Commission Regulation (EC) No 721/1999 of 6 April 1999 suspending the preferential customs duties and re-establishing the Common Customs Tariff duty on imports of small-flowered roses originating in Israel
Date: 1999-04-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, Israel, floriculture, import, suspension of customs duties, tariff preference

7. 4. 1999

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 721/1999

of 6 April 1999

suspending the preferential customs duties and re-establishing the Common
Customs Tariff duty on imports of small-flowered roses originating in Israel

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan and Morocco
and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (1), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 1300/97 (2), and in particular
Article 5 (2)

(b) thereof,

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

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 (6), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97 (7),
lays
down the detailed rules for the application of the arrange-
ments;

Whereas, on the basis of prices recorded pursuant to
Regulations (EEC) No 4088/87 and (EEC) No 700/88, it
must be concluded that
the conditions laid down in
Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 for suspen-
sion of the preferential customs duty are met for small-
flowered roses originating in Israel; whereas the Common
Customs Tariff duty should be re-established;

Whereas the quota for the products in question covers the
period 1 January to 31 December 1998; whereas, as a
result, the suspension of the preferential duty and the
reintroduction of the Common Customs Tariff duty apply
up to the end of that period at the latest;

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

in between meetings of

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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 cut flowers and flower buds, fresh, origin-
ating in Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Malta, Morocco and the
West Bank and the Gaza Strip;

Article 1

imports of

For
(CN codes ex
small-flowered roses
0603 10 11 and ex 0603 10 51) originating in Israel, the
preferential customs duty fixed by Regulation (EC) No
1981/94 is hereby suspended and the Common Customs
Tariff duty is hereby re-established.

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 720/1999 (5)
fixes the Community producer and import prices for
carnations and roses for the application of the import
arrangements;

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 3 of this Official Journal

This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 April 1999.

(6) OJ L 72, 18.3.1988, p. 16.
(7) OJ L 289, 22.10.1997, p. 1.

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

Done at Brussels, 6 April 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission