Commission Regulation (EC) No 291/1999 of 9 February 1999 re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of multiflorous (spray) carnations originating in Israel
Date: 1999-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, Middle East, Morocco, floriculture, import, tariff preference

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 291/1999

of 9 February 1999

re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of multiflorous (spray)
carnations originating in Israel

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

down detailed rules for the application of these arrange-
ments;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87
of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the applica-
tion of preferential customs duties on imports of certain
flowers originating
Jordan and
in Cyprus,
Morocco (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1300/
97 (2), and in particular Article 5(2)(b) thereof,

Israel,

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 fixes conditions
for the application of a preferential customs duty on
large-flowered roses,
small-flowered roses, uniflorous
(bloom) carnations and multiflorous (spray) carnations
within the limit of
tariff quotas opened annually for
imports of fresh cut flowers into the Community;

Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 (3), as last
amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 650/98 (4),
opens and provides for the administration of Community
tariff quotas for certain products originating in Algeria,
Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Malta, Morocco, the West
Bank and the Gaza Strip, Tunisia and Turkey, and
providing detailed rules for extending and adapting these
tariff quotas;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 290/1999 (5)
fixed Community producer prices for carnations and roses
for application of the arrangements for importation from
the countries in question;

Whereas the preferential customs duty fixed for multi-
florous (spray) carnations originating in Israel by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1981/94 was suspended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 72/1999 (8);

Whereas on the basis of price recordings made as speci-
fied in Regulations (EEC) No 4088/87 and (EEC) No
700/88 it must be concluded that the requirement for
reintroduction of the preferential customs duty laid down
in the last indent of Article 2(4) of Regulation (EEC) No
4088/87 is met for multiflorous (spray) carnations origin-
ating in Israel; whereas the preferential customs duty
should be reintroduced;

Whereas
the Management
Committee, the Commission must adopt such measures,

in between meetings of

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
For imports of multiflorous (spray) carnations (CN
codes ex 0603 10 13 and ex 0603 10 53) originating in
Israel the preferential customs duty set by Regulation (EC)
No 1981/94 is reintroduced.

2. Regulation (EC) No 721/1999 is hereby repealed.

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 (6), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97 (7),
laid

Article 2

(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 88, 24. 3. 1998, p. 8.
(5) See page 6 of this Official Journal.
(6) OJ L 72, 18. 3. 1988, p. 16.
(7) OJ L 264, 23. 10. 1993, p. 33.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 February
1999.

(8) OJ L 7, 13. 1. 1999, p. 8.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels, 9 February 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission