Commission Regulation (EC) No 491/2005 of 29 March 2005 fixing Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses with a view to the application of the arrangements governing imports of certain floricultural products originating in Jordan
Date: 2005-03-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Jordan, floriculture, import price, originating product, producer price

30.3.2005

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 491/2005

of 29 March 2005

fixing Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses with a view to the
application of the arrangements governing imports of certain floricultural products originating in
Jordan

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21
December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of prefe-
rential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating
in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the
Gaza Strip (1), and in particular Article 5(2)(a) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Under Articles 2(2) and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No
4088/87, Community import and producer prices are
fixed each fortnight for uniflorous (bloom) carnations,
multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and
small-flowered roses and apply for two-week periods.
Under Article 1(b) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No
700/88 of 17 March 1988 laying down detailed rules for
the application of the arrangements for the import into
the Community of certain floricultural products origi-
nating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West
Bank and the Gaza Strip (2), those prices are determined
for two-week periods on the basis of weighted prices
provided by the Member States.

Those prices should be fixed immediately so the customs
duties applicable can be determined.

Following the accession of Cyprus to the European
Union on 1 May 2004, it is no longer necessary to fix
import prices for Cyprus.

Likewise, it is no longer necessary to fix import prices for
Israel, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, in
order to take account of the agreements approved by
Council Decisions 2003/917/EC of 22 December 2003

on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an
Exchange of Letters between the European Community
and the State of Israel concerning reciprocal liberalisation
measures and the replacement of Protocols 1 and 2 to
the EC-Israel Association Agreement (3), 2003/914/EC of
22 December 2003 on the conclusion of an Agreement
in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the
European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco
concerning reciprocal
liberalisation measures and the
replacement of Protocols 1 and 3 to the EC-Morocco
Association Agreement (4)
22
December 2004 on the conclusion of the Agreement
in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the
European Community and the Palestine Liberation Orga-
nisation (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority
of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip concerning reci-
liberalisation measures and the replacement of
procal
Protocols 1 and 2 to the EC-Palestinian Authority
Interim Association Agreement (5).

2005/4/EC of

and

(5)

The Commission must adopt these measures in between
the meetings of the Management Committee for Live
Plants and Floriculture Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

carnations, multiflorous

The Community producer and import prices for uniflorous
(bloom)
large-
flowered roses and small-flowered roses as referred to in
Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 shall be as set out
in the Annex hereto for the period from 30 March to 12 April
2005.

carnations,

(spray)

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi-
cation in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 March 2005.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(1) OJ L 382, 31.12.1987, p. 22. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1300/97 (OJ L 177, 5.7.1997, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 72, 18.3.1988, p. 16. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2062/97 (OJ L 289, 22.10.1997, p. 1).

(3) OJ L 346, 31.12.2003, p. 65.
(4) OJ L 345, 31.12.2003, p. 117.
(5) OJ L 2, 5.1.2005, p. 4.

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ANNEX

Period from 30 March to 12 April 2005

(EUR/100 pieces)

Community producer
price

Uniflorous (bloom)
carnations

Multiflorous (spray)
carnations

Large-flowered roses

Small-flowered roses

19,13

14,98

30,54

16,65

Community import
prices

Uniflorous (bloom)
carnations

Multiflorous (spray)
carnations

Large-flowered roses

Small-flowered roses

Jordan

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