Commission Regulation (EC) No 916/2000 of 2 May 2000 re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of uniflorous (bloom) carnations originating in Israel
Date: 2000-05-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Israel, customs duties, floriculture, import, originating product, tariff preference

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Official Journal of the European Communities

3.5.2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 916/2000

of 2 May 2000

re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of uniflorous (bloom) carnations origin-
ating 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 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,

Whereas:

(4)

(5)

(6)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 (6), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97 (7), laid down
detailed rules for the application of these arrangements.

The preferential customs duty fixed for uniflorous
(bloom) carnations originating in Israel by Regulation
(EC) No 1981/94 was suspended by Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 605/2000 (8).

On the basis of price recordings made as specified in
Regulations (EEC) No 4088/87 and (EEC) No 700/88 it
must be concluded that the requirement for reintroduc-
tion of
the preferential customs duty laid down in
Article 2 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 is met for
uniflorous (bloom) carnations originating in Israel. The
preferential customs duty should be reintroduced.

(7)

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

(1)

(2)

Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 fixes conditions for the
application of a preferential customs duty on large-flow-
ered 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.

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 certain products originating in Algeria,
Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Malta, Morocco, the West
Bank and the Gaza Strip, Tunisia and Turkey, and
providing detailed rules for extending and adapting these
tariff quotas.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
For imports of uniflorous (bloom) carnations (CN code
ex 0603 10 20) originating in Israel the preferential customs
duty set by Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 is reintroduced.

2.

Regulation (EC) No 605/2000 is hereby repealed.

(3)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 915/2000 (5)
fixed
Community producer and import prices for carnations
and roses
for
for application of
importation from the countries in question.

the 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 68, 16.3.2000, p. 46.
(5) See page 30 of this Official Journal.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 May 2000.

(6) OJ L 72, 18.3.1988, p. 16.
(7) OJ L 289, 22.10.1997, p. 1.
(8) OJ L 72, 21.3.2000, p. 13.

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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