Commission Regulation (EC) No 913/2000 of 2 May 2000 suspending the preferential customs duties and re-establishing the Common Customs Tariff duty on imports of uniflorous (bloom) carnations originating in Morocco
Date: 2000-05-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, Morocco, customs duties, floriculture, import, tariff preference

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 913/2000

of 2 May 2000

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

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 application of prefer-
ential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating
in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, the West Bank and Gaza
Strip (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1300/97 (2),
and in particular Article 5(2)(b) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 lays down the conditions
for applying a preferential duty on large-flowered
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.

Council Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 (3), as last amended
by Commission Regulation (EC) No 563/2000 (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, the West Bank
and the Gaza Strip.

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 (5), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97 (6), lays down
the detailed rules for the application of the arrange-
ments.

(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 68, 16.3.2000, p. 46.
(5) OJ L 72, 18.3.1988, p. 16.
(6) OJ L 289, 22.10.1997, p. 1.

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 915/2000 (7) fixes the
Community producer and import prices for carnations
and roses for the application of the import arrange-
ments.

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(3)
of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 for suspension of the
preferential customs duty are met for uniflorous (bloom)
carnations originating in Morocco. The Common
Customs Tariff duty should be re-established.

The quota for the products in question covers the period
1 January to 31 December 2000. As a result,
the
suspension of the preferential duty and the reintroduc-
tion of the Common Customs Tariff duty apply up to
the end of that period at the latest.

In between meetings of the Management Committee for
Live Plants and Floriculture Products, the Commission
must adopt such measures,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(bloom) carnations

imports of uniflorous

For
(CN code
the preferential
ex 0603 10 20) originating in Morocco,
customs duty fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 is hereby
suspended and the Common Customs Tariff duty is hereby
re-established.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 May 2000.

(7) See page 30 of this Official Journal.

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

Done at Brussels, 2 May 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission