CELEX: 31992R0399
Language: en
Date: 1992-02-20 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 399/92 of 19 February 1992 re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of multiflorous (spray) carnations originating in Israel

20 . 2. 92                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 44/ 17
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 399/92
                                                         of 19 February 1992
                  re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of multiflorous (spray)
                                                   carnations 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 1676/85 Q, as last
Morocco ('), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                              amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90 (8),
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
(bloom) carnations and multiflorous (spray) carnations                      coefficient referred to in the preceding indent ;
within the limit of tariff quotas opened annually for
imports of fresh cut flowers into the Community ;                      Whereas the preferential customs duty fixed for
                                                                       multiflorous (spray) carnations originating in Israel by
                                                                       Regulation (EEC) No 1551 /91 was suspended by
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1551 /91 (3) opens                 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 54/92 (9) ;
and provides for the administration of Community tariff
quotas for cut flowers and flower buds, fresh, originating
in Cyprus, Jordan, Morocco and Israel ;                                Whfereas 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 last indent of Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No
reintroduced for a given product of a given origin if the              4088/87 is met for multiflorous (spray) carnations
 prices of the imported product (full rate customs duty not            originating in Israel ; whereas the preferential customs
 deducted) are, for at least 70 % of the quantities for which          duty should be 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 multiflorous (spray) carnations (CN codes
 fixed Community producer prices for carnations and roses              ex 0603 10 13 and ex 0603 10 53) originating in Israel the
 for application of the arrangements for importation from               preferential customs duty set by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                        1551 /91 is reintroduced.
 the countries in question ;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 (5), 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 20 February
 (') OJ No  L  382, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 22.                               1992.
 (2) OJ No  L  311 , 17. 11 . 1988, p. 1 .
 (3) OJ No  L  144, 8 . 6. 1991 , p. 3.
 O   OJ No  L  285, 15. 10 . 1991 , p. 18 .                             0 OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
 O   OJ No  L  72, 18 . 3. 1988 , p. 16.                                (*) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.
 (6) OJ  No  L 311 , 17. 11 . 1988, p. 8.                               (') OJ No L 17, 24. 1 . 1992, p. 25.
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States .
            Done at Brussels, 19 February 1992.
                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                    Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                               Member of the Commission