9.4.97 EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL94/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No617/97
of8April1997
suspendingthepreferentialcustomsdutiesandre-establishing theCommon
CustomsTariffdutyonimportsofuniflorous(standard)carnationsoriginating
inIsrael
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EC)No1985/96(')
fixestheCommunityproducerpricesforcarnationsand
rosesfortheapplicationoftheimportarrangements ;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No700/88(6),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2917/93(7),lays
downthedetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
arrangements ;
WhereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92(x),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No150/95(9),areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;whereas
detailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermination of
theseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1068/93(l0),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No1482/96(");
Whereas,onthebasisofpricesrecordedpursuantto
Regulations (EEC)No4088/87and(EEC)No700/88,it
mustbeconcludedthattheconditionslaiddownin
Article2(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No4088/87for
suspensionofthepreferentialcustomsdutyaremetfor
uniflorous(standard)carnationsoriginatinginIsrael,
whereastheCommonCustomsTariffdutyshouldbe
re-established ;
Whereasthequotafortheproductsinquestioncoversthe
period1January1997to31December1997;whereas,as
aresult,thesuspensionofthepreferentialdutyandthe
reintroduction oftheCommonCustomsTariffdutyapply
uptotheendofthatperiodatthelatest,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Forimportsofuniflorous(standard)carnations(CNcodes
ex06031013andex06031053)originatinginIsrael,the
preferentialcustomsdutyfixedbyRegulation (EC)No
1981/94isherebysuspendedandtheCommonCustoms
Tariffdutyisherebyre-established .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon9Aprilandis
applicableuntil31December1997atthelatest.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No4088/87
of21December1987fixingconditionsforthe
applicationofpreferentialcustomsdutiesonimportsof
certainflowersoriginatinginCyprus,Israel,Jordanand
Morocco('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EC)No
539/96(2),andinparticularArticle5(2)(b)thereof,
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No4088/87laysdownthe
conditionsforapplyingapreferentialdutyonlarge­
floweredroses,small-flowered roses,uniflorous(bloom)
carnationsandmultiflorous (spray)carnationswithinthe
limitoftariffquotasopenedannuallyforimportsintothe
Communityoffreshcutflowers;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EC)No1981/94(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No592/97(4),openedand
providesfortheadministration ofCommunitytariff
quotasforcutflowersandflowerbuds,fresh,originating
inCyprus,Jordan,MoroccoandIsrael;
WhereasArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)No4088/87
provides,ontheonehand,thatforagivenproductofa
givenorigin,thepreferentialcustomsdutyistobe
applicableonlyifthepriceoftheimportedproductisat
leastequalto85%oftheCommunityproducerprice;
whereas,ontheotherhand,thepreferentialcustomsduty
is,exceptinexceptionalcases,suspendedandthe
CommonCustomsTariffdutyintroducedforagiven
productofagivenorigin:
(a)if,ontwosuccessivemarketdays,thepricesofthe
importedproductarelessthan85%ofthe
Communityproducerpriceinrespectofatleast30%
ofthequantitiesforwhichpricesareavailableon
representative importmarkets;
or
(b)if,overaperiodoffivetosevensuccessivemarket
days,thepricesoftheimportedproductarealterna­
tivelyaboveandbelow85%oftheCommunity
producerpriceinrespectofatleast30%ofthe
quantitiesforwhichpricesareavailableonthe
representativeimportmarketsandif,forthreedays
duringthatperiod,thepricesoftheimportproduct
havebeenbelowthatlevel; (5)OJNoL264,17.10.1996,p.14.
(<)OJNoL72,18.3.1988,p.16.0OJNoL264,23.10.1993,p.33.
(s)OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.0OJNoL22,31.1.1995,p.1.
(I0)OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.
(")OJNoL188,27.7.1996,p.22.(')OJNoL382,31.12.1987,p.22.
(2)OJNoL79,29.3.1996,p.6.
OOJNoL199,2.8.1994,p.1.
(4OJNoL89,4.4.1997,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8April1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission