Commission Regulation (EC) No 742/2002 of 29 April 2002 suspending the preferential customs duties and re-establishing the Common Customs Tariff duty on imports of uniflorous (bloom) carnations originating in Morocco
Date: 2002-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, Morocco, floriculture, import, originating product, restoration of customs duties

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 742/2002

of 29 April 2002

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,

and roses for the application of the import arrange-
ments.

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(5)

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:

(6)

(7)

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
the
for
Community of fresh cut flowers.

annually

imports

opened

into

On the basis of prices recorded pursuant to Regulations
it must be
(EEC) No 4088/87 and (EEC) No 700/88,
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
15 October 2001 to 31 May 2002. 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,

Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 (3) 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 (4), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97 (5), lays down
the detailed rules for the application of the arrange-
ments.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(bloom) carnations

imports of uniflorous

(CN code
For
ex 0603 10 20) originating in Morocco,
the preferential
customs duty fixed by Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 is hereby
suspended and the Common Customs Tariff duty is hereby
re-established.

(4)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 741/2002 (6) fixes the
Community producer and import prices for carnations

(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) OJ L 72, 18.3.1988, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 289, 22.10.1997, p. 1.
(6) See page 19 of this Official Journal.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 April 2002.

(1)

(2)

(3)

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

Done at Brussels, 29 April 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission