CELEX: 31999R0172
Language: en
Date: 1999-01-26 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 172/1999 of 26 January 1999 re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of uniflorous (standard) carnations originating in Israel

27. 1. 1999           EN                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                    L 20/5
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 172/1999
                                                      of 26 January 1999
                  re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of uniflorous (standard)
                                              carnations originating in Israel
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         down detailed rules for the application of these arrange-
                                                                    ments;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,                                                          Whereas the preferential customs duty fixed for
                                                                    uniflorous (standard) carnations originating in Israel by
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87                Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 was suspended by Commis-
of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the applica-              sion Regulation (EC) No 71/1999 (8);
tion of preferential customs duties on imports of certain
flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan and Morocco           Whereas on the basis of price recordings made as speci-
and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (1), as last amended           fied in Regulations (EEC) No 4088/87 and (EEC) No
by Regulation (EC) No 1300/97 (2), and in particular                700/88 it must be concluded that the requirement for
Article 5 (2) (b) thereof,                                          reintroduction of the preferential customs duty laid down
                                                                    in Article 2 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 is met for
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 fixes conditions                uniflorous (standard) carnations originating in Israel;
for the application of a preferential customs duty on               whereas the preferential customs duty should be reintro-
large-flowered roses, small-flowered roses, uniflorous              duced;
(bloom) carnations and multiflorous (spray) carnations
within the limit of tariff quotas opened annually for               Whereas in between meetings of the Management
imports of fresh cut flowers into the Community;                    Committee, the Commission must adopt such measures,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 (3), as last
amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 650/98 (4),                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
opens and provides for the administration of Community
tariff quotas for certain products originating in Algeria,                                     Article 1
Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Malta, Morocco, the West
Bank and the Gaza Strip, Tunisia and Turkey, and                    1. For imports of uniflorous (standard) carnations (CN
providing detailed rules for extending and adapting these           codes ex 0603 10 13 and ex 0603 10 53) originating in
tariff quotas;                                                      Israel the preferential customs duty set by Regulation (EC)
                                                                    No 1981/94 is reintroduced.
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 171/1999 (5)
fixed Community producer and import prices for carna-               2.    Regulation (EC) No 71/1999 is hereby repealed.
tions and roses for application of the arrangements for
importation from the countries in question;                                                    Article 2
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 ( ), as    6
                                                                    This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 January
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97 (7), laid                1999.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 26 January 1999.
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                  Franz FISCHLER
                                                                           Member of the Commission
(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.
(4) OJ  L 88, 24. 3. 1998, p. 8.
(5) See page 3 of this Official Journal.
(6) OJ  L 72, 18. 3. 1988, p. 16.
(7) OJ  L 289, 22. 10. 1997, p. 1.                                  (8) OJ L 7, 13. 1. 1999, p. 6.