COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 942/1999 of 4 May 1999 suspending the preferential customs duties and re-establishing the Common Customs Tariff duty on imports of multiflorous (spray) carnations originating in Israel
Date: 1999-05-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, Israel, floriculture, import, suspension of customs duties, tariff preference

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Official Journal of the European Communities

5. 5. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 942/1999

of 4 May 1999

suspending the preferential customs duties and re-establishing the Common
Customs Tariff duty on imports of multiflorous (spray) carnations 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 multi-
florous (spray) carnations 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 1999; 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

For imports of multiflorous (spray) carnations (CN codes
ex 0603 10 13 and ex 0603 10 53) 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 938/1999 (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 18 of this Official Journal.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 May 1999.

(6) OJ L 72, 18.3.1988, p. 16.
(7) OJ L 289, 22.10.1999, p. 71.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 May 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission