Commission Regulation (EC) No 490/2003 of 17 March 2003 re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of multiflorous (spray) carnations originating in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
Date: 2003-03-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Middle East, floriculture, import, originating product, restoration of customs duties, tariff preference

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 490/2003

of 17 March 2003

re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of multiflorous (spray) carnations origi-
nating 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:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 fixes conditions for the
application of a preferential customs duty on large-flow-
(bloom)
ered roses,
carnations and multiflorous (spray) carnations within the
limit of tariff quotas opened annually for imports of
fresh cut flowers into the Community.

small-flowered roses, uniflorous

as

Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 (3),
last
amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 209/
2003 (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 and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip respec-
tively.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 486/2003 (5)
fixed
Community producer and import prices for carnations
and roses for application of the arrangements for impor-
tation from the countries in question.

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.

(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 28, 4.2.2003, p. 30.
(5) See page 18 of this Official Journal.
(6) OJ L 72, 18.3.1988, p. 16.
(7) OJ L 289, 22.10.1997, p. 1.

(5)

(6)

The preferential customs duty fixed for multiflorous
(spray) carnations originating in Israel by Regulation
(EC) No 747/2001 was suspended by Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 301/2003 (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
multiflorous (spray) 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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For imports of multiflorous (spray) carnations (CN code
1.
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 301/2003 is hereby repealed.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 March 2003.

(8) OJ L 43, 18.2.2003, p. 37.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 March 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General