Commission Regulation (EC) No 2122/2003 of 2 December 2003 re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of uniflorous (bloom) carnations originating in Morocco
Date: 2003-12-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Morocco, customs duties, floriculture, import, originating product, restoration of customs duties, tariff preference

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2122/2003

of 2 December 2003

re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of uniflorous (bloom) carnations
originating in Morocco

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)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2064/2003 (6)
fixed
Community producer and import prices for carnations
and roses for application of the arrangements for impor-
tation from the countries in question for the period from
26 November to 9 December 2003.

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 Morocco.
The preferential customs duty should be reintroduced.

(6)

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

as

Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 (3),
last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 786/2002 (4), opens
and provides for the administration of Community tariff
quotas for fresh cut flowers and flower buds originating
in Cyprus, Egypt,
Jordan, Malta, Morocco, the
West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Tunisia and Turkey, and
providing detailed rules for extending and adapting these
tariff quotas.

Israel,

For imports of uniflorous (bloom) carnations (CN code
1.
ex 0603 10 20) originating
in Morocco the preferential
customs duty set by Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 is reintro-
duced.

2.

Regulation (EC) No 1976/2003 is hereby repealed.

(3)

The preferential customs duty fixed for uniflorous
(bloom) carnations originating in Morocco by Regulation
(EC) No 747/2001 was suspended by Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 1976/2003 (5).

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 December 2003.

(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 124, 14.5.2002, p. 3.
(5) OJ L 293, 11.11.2003, p. 11.

It shall apply from 26 November 2003.

(6) OJ L 308, 25.11.2003, 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 December 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General