Commission Regulation (EC) No 1020/2000 of 15 May 2000 re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of small-flowered roses originating in Israel
Date: 2000-05-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Israel, customs duties, floriculture, import, originating product, tariff preference

L 115/20

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Official Journal of the European Communities

16.5.2000

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1020/2000

of 15 May 2000

re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of small-flowered roses 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 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,

(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 small-flowered
roses originating in Israel by Regulation (EC) No 1981/
94 was suspended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
705/2000 (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-
the preferential customs duty laid down in
tion of
Article 2 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 is met for
small-flowered roses originating in Israel. The preferen-
tial customs duty should be reintroduced,

Whereas:

(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.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

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.

of

For

imports

1.
(CN code
ex 0603 10 10) originating in Israel the preferential customs
duty set by amended Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 is reintro-
duced.

small-flowered

roses

2.

Regulation (EC) No 705/2000 is hereby repealed.

(3)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1018/2000 (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 16 of this Official Journal.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 May 2000.

(6) OJ L 72, 18.3.1988, p. 16.
(7) OJ L 289, 22.10.1997, p. 1.
(8) OJ L 83, 4.4.2000, p. 14.

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 115/21

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

Done at Brussels, 15 May 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission