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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No3107/93
of10November 1993
suspendingthepreferentialcustomsdutiesandre-establishing theCommon
CustomsTariffdutyonimportsofuniflorous (standard)carnationsoriginating
inIsrael
duringthatperiod,thepricesoftheimportproduct
havebeenbelowthatlevel;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2890/93(4)
fixestheCommunityproducerpricesforcarnationsand
rosesfortheapplicationoftheimportarrangements ;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No700/88(*),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2917/93(6),lays
downthedetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
arrangements ;
WhereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92f)areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies ;
whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermi­
nationoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommission
Regulation(EEC)No1068/93(8);
Whereas,onthebasisofpricesrecordedpursuantto
Regulations (EEC)No4088/87and(EEC)No700/88,it
mustbeconcludedthattheconditionslaiddownin
Article2(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No4088/87for
suspensionofthepreferentialcustomsdutyaremetfor
uniflorous (standard)carnationsoriginatinginIsrael;
whereastheCommonCustomsTariffdutyshouldbe
re-established ,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No4088/87
of21December1987fixingconditionsforthe
applicationofpreferentialcustomsdutiesonimportsof
certainflowersoriginatinginCyprus,Israel,Jordanand
Morocco('),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
3551/88(2),andinparticularArticle5(2)(b)thereof,
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No4088/87laysdownthe
conditionsforapplyingapreferentialdutyonlarge­
floweredroses,small-flowered roses,uniflorous(bloom)
carnationsandmultiflorous (spray)carnationswithinthe
limitoftariffquotasopenedannuallyforimportsintothe
Communityoffreshcutflowers;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2604/93(3)
openedandprovidesfortheadministration of
Communitytariffquotasforcutflowersandflowerbuds,
fresh,originatinginCyprus,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
representative importmarketsandif,forthreedaysHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Forimportsofuniflorous(standard)carnations(CNcodes
ex06031013andex06031053)originatinginIsrael,the
preferentialcustomsdutyfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2604/93isherebysuspendedandtheCommonCustoms
Tariffdutyisherebyre-established .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon11November
1993.
0OJNoL263,22.10.1993,p.10.
(J)OJNoL72,18.3.1988,p.16.
(6)OJNoL264,23.10.1993,p.33.0OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
(8)OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.(')OJNoL382,31.12.1987,p.22.
(2)OJNoL311,17.11.1988,p.1.
(3)OJNoL239,24.9.1993,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10November1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission