CELEX: 31991R3491
Language: en
Date: 1991-11-30
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3491/91 of 29 November 1991 reintroducing the preferential customs duty on imports of small-flowered roses originating in Israel

No L 328 /78                          Official Journal of the European Communities                                30 . 11 . 91
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3491 /91
                                                    of 29 November 1991
                  reintroducing the preferential customs duty on imports of small-flowered roses
                                                     originating in Israel
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       Whereas to permit the import arrangements to function
                                                                  in the normal manner, prices on importation should be
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            calculated using :
 Economic Community,
                                                                  — for currencies maintained against each other within a
                                                                      maximum spread at any given moment for spot rate
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87                 transactions of 2,25 % a conversion rate based on
of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the                         their central rate multiplied by the correcting factor
application of preferential customs duties on imports of              provided for in the last subparagraph of Article 3 (1 )
certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan and             of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1 676/85 17), as last
Morocco ('), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                        amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90 (*),
3551 /88 (2), and in particular Article 5 (2) (b) thereof,
                                                                  — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 fixes conditions                  average of the ecu rates published in the Official
for the application of a preferential customs duty on                 Journal of the European Communities, C series, over
large-flowered roses, small-flowered roses, uniflorous
                                                                      a period to be determined, multiplied by the
                                                                      coefficient referred to in the preceding indent ;
(bloom) carnations and multiflorous (spray) carnations
within the limit of tariff quotas opened annually for
imports of fresh cut flowers into the Community ;                 Whereas the preferential customs duty fixed for small­
                                                                  flowered roses originating in Israel by Regulation (EEC)
                                                                  No 1551 /91 was suspended by Commission Regulation
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1551 /91 (3) opens            (EEC) No 3272/91 (') ;
and provides for the administration of Community tariff
quotas for cut flowers and 3129/90 buds, fresh, originating
in Cyprus, Jordan, Morocco and Israel respectively ;              Whereas 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
Whereas Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87              reintroduction of the preferential customs duty laid down
stipulates that the preferential customs duty shall be            in the first paragraph of Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC)
reintroduced for a given product of a given origin if the         No 4088/87 is met for small-flowered roses originating in
prices of the imported product (full rate customs duty not        Israel ; whereas the preferential customs duty should be
deducted) are, for at least 70 % of the quantities for which      reintroduced,
prices are available on representative Community import
markets, not less than 85 % of the Community producer
price for a period, calculated from the actual date of
suspension of the actual preferential customs duty,
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
— of two successive market days, after suspension under
     Article 2 (2) (a) of that Regulation,
— of three successive market days, after suspension
                                                                                            Article 1
     under Article 2 (2) (b) of that Regulation ;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2995/91 (4)                For imports of small-flowered roses (ON codes ex
fixed Community producer prices for carnations and roses          0603 10 11 and ex 0603 10 51 ) originating in Israel the
for application of the arrangements for importation from          preferential customs duty set by Regulation (EEC) No
the countries in question ;                                       1551 /91 is reintroduced.
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88              as
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3556/88 (6), laid down                                       Article 2
detailed rules for the application of these arrangements ;
                                                                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 November
(') OJ No L 382, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 22.                             1991 .
O OJ No L 311 , 17. 11 . 1988, p. 1 .
I3) OJ No L 144, 8. 6. 1991 , p. 3.
(4) OJ No L 285, 15. 10. 1991 , p. 18.                            f) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
 4 OJ No L 72, 18. 3. 1988, p. 16.                                (8) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.
(<) OJ No L 311 , 17. 11 . 1988, p. 8.                            (» OJ No L 308, 9. 11 . 1991 , p. 38 .
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
            Done at Brussels, 29 November 1991 .
                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                    Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                               Member of the Commission