CELEX: 31992R0823
Language: en
Date: 1992-04-02
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 823/92 of 1 April 1992 re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of single-flower (standard) carnations originating in Israel

2. 4. 92                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 87/9
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 823/92
                                                           of 1 April 1992
                    re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of single-flower
                                           (standard) 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 (J), 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 single­
                                                                     flower (standard) carnations originating in Israel by
 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1551 /91 (3) opens              Council Regulation (EEC) No 1551 /91 was suspended by
 and provides for the administration of Community tariff             Commission Regulation (EEC) No 512/92 (*);
 quotas for cut flowers and flower buds, fresh, originating
 in Cyprus, Jordan, Morocco and Israel ;                             Whereas on the basis of price recordings made as
                                                                     specified in Regulations (EEC) No 4088/87 and (EEC) No
 Whereas Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87                700/88 it must be concluded that the requirement for
 stipulates that the preferential customs duty shall be              reintroduction of the preferential customs duty laid down
 reintroduced for a given product of a given origin if the           in the last indent of Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No
 prices of the imported product (full rate customs duty not          4088/87 is met for single-flower (standard) carnations
 deducted) are, for at least 70 % of the quantities for which        originating in Israel ; whereas the preferential customs
 prices are available on representative Community import             duty should be reintroduced,
 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,
— of two successive market days, after suspension under              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
     Article 2 (2) (a) of that Regulation,
— of three successive market days, after suspension
     under Article 2 (2) (b) of that Regulation ;                                               Article 1
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2995/91 (4)                   For imports of single-flower (standard) carnations (CN
fixed Community producer prices for carnations and roses             codes ex 0603 10 13 and ex 0603 10 53) originating, in
for application of the arrangements for importation from             Israel the preferential customs duty set by Regulation
the countries in question ;                                          (EEC) No 1551 /91 is reintroduced.
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 (% as
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3556/88 (% laid down
detailed rules for the application of these arrangements ;                                      Article 2
(') OJ  No  L  382, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 22.                            This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 April 1992.
(2) OJ  No  L  311 , 17. 11 . 1988, p. 1 .
(3) OJ  No  L  144, 8. 6. 1991 , p. 3.
(4) OJ  No  L  285, 15. 10. 1991 , p. 18.                            O OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
0   OJ  No  L  72, 18. 3. 1988, p. 16.                               (*) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.
(s) OJ  No  L  311 , 17. 11 . 1988, p. 8.                            O OJ No L 55, 29. 2. 1992, p. 86.
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
            Done at Brussels, 1 April 1992.
                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                    Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                               Member of the Commission