Commission Regulation (EC) No 2553/2001 of 21 December 2001 re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of uniflorous (bloom) carnations originating in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
Date: 2001-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Palestine, West Bank question, floriculture, import, restoration of customs duties, tariff preference

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2553/2001

of 21 December 2001

re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of uniflorous (bloom) carnations origin-
ating in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

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 (5), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97 (6), 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 747/2001 was suspended by Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 2413/2001 (7).

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 the West
Bank and the Gaza Strip. 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)

(3)

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 747/2001 (3) opens and
provides for the administration of 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.

1.
For imports of uniflorous (bloom) carnations (CN code
ex 0603 10 20) originating in the West Bank and the Gaza
Strip the preferential customs duty set by Regulation (EC) No
747/2001 is reintroduced.

2.

Regulation (EC) No 2413/2001 is hereby repealed.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2551/2001 (4)
fixed
Community producer and import prices for carnations
for
for application of
and roses
importation from the countries in question.

the arrangements

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 December 2001.

(1) OJ L 382, 31.12.1987, p. 22.
(2) OJ L 177, 5.7.1997, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 109, 19.4.2001, p. 2.
(4) See page 118 of this Official Journal.

(5) OJ L 72, 18.3.1988, p. 16.
(6) OJ L 289, 22.10.1997, p. 1.
(7) OJ L 326, 11.12.2001, p. 20.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission