Commission Regulation (EC) No 2784/1999 of 27 December 1999 re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of uniflorous (standard) carnations originating in Morocco
Date: 1999-12-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Morocco, floriculture, import, originating product, restoration of customs duties, tariff preference

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Official Journal of the European Communities

28. 12. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2784/1999

of 27 December 1999

re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of uniflorous (standard) carnations origin-
ating in Morocco

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,

(5) Whereas

the preferential

customs duty fixed for
uniflorous (standard) carnations originating in Morocco
by Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 was suspended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2530/1999 (8);

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21
December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of prefer-
ential 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 last in particular Article 5(2)(b) thereof,

(6) 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 Article 2 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 is
met for uniflorous (standard) carnations originating in
Morocco; whereas the preferential customs duty should
be reintroduced;

(1) 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;

(7) Whereas

the Management
Committee, the Commission must adopt such measures,

in between meetings of

and

provides

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

administration

the

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(3) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2783/1999 (5)
fixed Community producer and import prices for carna-
tions and roses for application of the arrangements for
importation from the countries in question;

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

2.

Regulation (EC) No 2530/1999 is hereby repealed.

(4) 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 28 of this Official Journal.
(6) OJ L 72, 18.3.1988, p. 16.
(7) OJ L 289, 22.10.1997, p. 1.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 December 1999.

(8) OJ L 306, 1.12.1999, p. 17.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 December 1999.

For the Commission

Margot WALLSTRÖM

Member of the Commission