CELEX: 31991R1236
Language: en
Date: 1991-05-14 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1236/91 of 13 May 1991 reintroducing the preferential customs duty on imports of large-flowered roses originating in Israel

14. 5. 91                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 119/7
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1236/91
                                                           of 13 May 1991
                   reintroducing the preferential customs duty on imports of large-flowered roses
                                                        originating in Israel
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 (*), as
                                                                     amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3556/88 (6), laid down
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               detailed rules for the application of these arrangements ;
 Economic Community,
                                                                     Whereas to permit the import arrangements to function
                                                                     in the normal manner, prices on importation should be
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87                calculated using :
of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the
 application of preferential customs duties on imports of            — for currencies maintained against each other within a
certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan and                 maximum spread at any given moment for spot rate
Morocco (l), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                            transactions of 2,25 % a conversion rate based on
3551 /88 (2), and in particular Article 5 (2) (b) thereof,                their central rate multiplied by the correcting factor
                                                                          provided for in the last subparagraph of Article 3 (1 )
                                                                          of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 Q, as last
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 fixes conditions
                                                                          amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90 (8),
for the application of a preferential customs duty on
large-flowered roses, small-flowered roses, uniflorous               — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an
(bloom) carnations and multiflorous (spray) carnations                    average of the ecu rates published in the Official
within the limit of tariff quotas opened annually for                    Journal of the European Communities, C series, over
 imports of fresh cut flowers into the Community ;                        a period to be determined, multiplied by the
                                                                          coefficient referred to in the preceding indent ;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 728/90 (3) opens
and provides for the administration of Community tariff              Whereas the preferential customs duty fixed for large­
quotas for cut flowers and flower buds, fresh, originating           flowered roses originating in Israel by Regulation (EEC)
in Cyprus, Jordan, Morocco and Israel respectively ;                 No 728/90 was suspended by Commission Regulation
                                                                     (EEC) No 2977/90 (9);
Whereas Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87                 Whereas on the basis of price recordings made as
stipulates that the preferential customs duty shall be               specified in Regulations (EEC) No 4088/87 and (EEC) No
reintroduced for a given product of a given origin if the            700/88 it must be concluded that the requirement for
prices of the imported product (full rate customs duty not           reintroduction of the preferential customs duty laid down
deducted) are, for at least 70 % of the quantities for which         in the first paragraph of Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC)
prices are available on representative Community import              No 4088/87 is met for large-flowered roses originating in
markets, not less than 85 % of the Community producer                Israel ; whereas the preferential customs duty should be
price for a period, calculated from the actual date of               reintroduced,
suspension of the actual preferential customs duty,
— of two successive market days, after suspension under
     Article 2 (2) (a) of that Regulation,                           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
— of three successive market days, after suspension
     under Article 2 (2) (b) of that Regulation ;
                                                                                                   Article 1
Whereas, Article 2 (3) of that Regulation stipulates that in
the absence of available price quotations, the preferential          For imports of large-flowered roses (CN codes ex
customs duty shall be reintroduced if there are no prices            0603 10 11 and ex 0603 10 51 ) originating in Israel the
for six successive working days from the date the measure            preferential customs duty set by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                     728/90 is reintroduced.
was applied.
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 31 29/90 (4)                                                Article 2
fixed Community producer prices for carnations and roses
for application of the arrangements for importation from             This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 May 1991 .
the countries in question ;
                                                                     O   OJ  No  L  72, 18 . 3. 1988 , p. 16.
(') OJ  No L  382, 31 . 12. 1987,   p. 22.                           (6) OJ  No  L  311 , 17. 11 . 1988 , p. 8 .
O   OJ  No L  311 , 17. 11 . 1988,  p. 1 .                           O   OJ  No  L  164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
(3) OJ  No.L  81 , 28 . 3. 1990, p.  7.                              (8) OJ  No  L  201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9 .
(4) OJ  No L  299, 30. 10. 1990,    p. 26.                           O   OJ  No  L  283, 16. 10. 1990, p. 19 ,
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States.
           Done at Brussels, 13 May 1991 .
                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                   Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                              Member of the Commission