CELEX: 32001R0248
Language: en
Date: 2001-02-05 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 248/2001 of 5 February 2001 re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of small-flowered roses originating in Israel

L 35/32                EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                          6.2.2001
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 248/2001
                                                           of 5 February 2001
               re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of small-flowered roses originating in
                                                                    Israel
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                (4)     Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 (6), as last
                                                                                   amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97 (7), laid down
                                                                                   detailed rules for the application of these arrangements.
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                      (5)     The preferential customs duty fixed for small-flowered
Community,                                                                         roses originating in Israel by Regulation (EC) No 1981/
                                                                                   94 was suspended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
                                                                                   35/2001 (8).
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21
December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of prefer-             (6)     On the basis of price recordings made as specified in
ential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating                    Regulations (EEC) No 4088/87 and (EEC) No 700/88 it
in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan and Morocco and the West Bank and                        must be concluded that the requirement for reintroduc-
the Gaza Strip (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No                          tion of the preferential customs duty laid down in
1300/97 (2), and in particular Article 5(2)(b) thereof,                            Article 2 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 is met for
                                                                                   small-flowered roses originating in Israel. The preferen-
                                                                                   tial customs duty should be reintroduced,
Whereas:
(1)     Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 fixes conditions for the               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
        application of a preferential customs duty on large-flow-
        ered roses, small-flowered roses, uniflorous (bloom)
        carnations and multiflorous (spray) carnations within the
        limit of tariff quotas opened annually for imports of
        fresh cut flowers into the Community.
                                                                                                         Article 1
(2)     Council Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 (3), as last amended            1.     For imports of small-flowered roses (CN code
        by Commission Regulation (EC) No 563/2000 (4), opens               ex 0603 10 10) originating in Israel the preferential customs
        and provides for the administration of Community tariff            duty set by amended Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 is reintro-
        quotas for certain products originating in Algeria,                duced.
        Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Malta, Morocco, the West
        Bank and the Gaza Strip, Tunisia and Turkey, and
        providing detailed rules for extending and adapting these
        tariff quotas.                                                     2.     Regulation (EC) No 35/2001 is hereby repealed.
(3)     Commission Regulation (EC) No 246/2001 (5) fixed
        Community producer and import prices for carnations                                              Article 2
        and roses for application of the arrangements for
        importation from the countries in question.
                                                                           This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 February 2001.
(1) OJ L 382, 31.12.1987, p. 22.
(2) OJ L 177, 5.7.1997, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 199, 2.8.1994, p. 1.                                              (6) OJ L 72, 18.3.1988, p. 16.
(4) OJ L 68, 16.3.2000, p. 46.                                             (7) OJ L 289, 22.10.1997, p. 1.
(5) See page 28 of this Official Journal.                                  (8) OJ L 4, 9.1.2001, p. 15.
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         This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
         Done at Brussels, 5 February 2001.
                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                          Franz FISCHLER
                                                                    Member of the Commission