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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1038/2000
of 17 May 2000
re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of uniflorous (standard) carnations
originating in Morocco
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No4088/87of21
December1987fixingconditionsfortheapplicationofprefer-entialcustomsdutiesonimportsofcertainflowersoriginatinginCyprus,Israel,JordanandMoroccoandtheWestBankandthe Gaza Strip(
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1300/97(2), and in particular Article 5(2)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 fixes conditions for the
application of a preferential customs duty on large-floweredroses,small-floweredroses,uniflorous(bloom)carnationsandmultiflorous(spray)carnationswithinthelimit of tariff quotas opened annually for imports offresh cut flowers into the Community.
(2)CouncilRegulation(EC)No1981/94(3),aslastamended
byCommissionRegulation(EC)No563/2000(4),opens
andprovidesfortheadministrationofCommunitytariffquotasforcertainproductsoriginatinginCyprus,Egypt,Israel, Malta, Morocco, the West Bank and the GazaStrip,TunisiaandTurkey,andprovidesdetailedrulesforextending and adapting these tariff quotas.
(3)Commission Regulation (EC) No 1018/2000(5), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1037/2000(6), fixed
Community producer and import prices for carnationsand roses for application of the arrangements forimportation from the countries in question.(4)Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88(7), as last
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No2062/97(8),laiddown
detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesearrangements.
(5)The preferential customs duty fixed for uniflorous(standard)carnationsoriginatinginMoroccobyRegula-tion (EC) No 1981/94 was suspended by CommissionRegulation (EC) No 913/2000(
9).
(6)On the basis of price recordings made as specified inRegulations(EEC)No4088/87and(EEC)No700/88itmustbeconcludedthattherequirementforreintroduc-tion of the preferential customs duty laid down inArticle2(4)ofRegulation(EEC)No4088/87ismetforuniflorous(standard)carnationsoriginatinginMorocco.The preferential customs duty should be reintroduced.
(7)InbetweenmeetingsoftheManagementCommitteeforLive Plants and Floriculture Products, the Commissionmust adopt such measures,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Forimportsofuniflorous(standard)carnations(CNcode
ex 06031020) originating in Morocco the preferentialcustoms duty set by Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 is reintro-duced.
2. Regulation (EC) No 913/2000 is hereby repealed.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 May 2000.It shall apply from 17 May 2000.
(1) OJ L 382, 31.12.1987, p. 22.
(2) OJ L 177, 5.7.1997, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 199, 2.8.1994, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 68, 16.3.2000, p. 46. (7) OJ L 72, 18.3.1988, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 115, 16.5.2000, p. 16. (8) OJ L 289, 22.10.1997, p. 1.
(6) See page 20 of this Official Journal. (9) OJ L 105, 3.5.2000, p. 26.
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 17 May 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission