Commission Regulation (EC) No 56/2000 of 10 January 2000 suspending the preferential customs duties and re-establishing the Common Customs Tariff duty on imports of uniflorous (bloom) carnations originating in Israel
Date: 2000-01-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, Israel, floriculture, import, suspension of customs duties, tariff preference

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 56/2000

of 10 January 2000

suspending the preferential customs duties and re-establishing the Common Customs Tariff duty
on imports of uniflorous (bloom) carnations originating in Israel

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

down the detailed rules for the application of
arrangements;

the

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 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 in particular Article 5(2)(b) thereof,

(1) Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 lays down the
conditions for applying a preferential 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 into
the Community of fresh cut flowers;

(5) 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
for
uniflorous
(bloom) carnations originating in Israel;
whereas the Common Customs Tariff duty should be
re-established;

the preferential customs duty are met

(6) Whereas the quota for the products in question covers
the period 1 January to 31 December 2000; 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;

(7) Whereas,

the Management
Committee, the Commission must adopt such measures,

in between meetings of

(2) Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 (3), as last
amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2530/
1999 (4), opens and provides for the administration of
Community tariff quotas for cut
flowers and flower
buds, fresh, originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Malta,
Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(3) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 55/2000 (5)
fixes the Community producer and import prices for
carnations and roses for the application of the import
arrangements;

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

(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 306, 1.12.1999, p. 17.
(5) See page 23 of this Official Journal.
(6) OJ L 72, 18.3.1988, p. 16.
(7) OJ L 289, 22.10.1997, p. 1.

imports of uniflorous

For
(CN code
ex 0603 10 20) 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.

(bloom) carnations

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 January 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 January 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission