CELEX: 32000R0164
Language: en
Date: 2000-01-24 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 164/2000 of 24 January 2000 re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of uniflorous (standard) carnations originating in Israel

L 19/26                EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                     25. 1. 2000
                                           COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 164/2000
                                                            of 24 January 2000
              re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of uniflorous (standard) carnations origin-
                                                               ating 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 uniflorous
Community,                                                                        (standard) carnations originating in Israel by Regulation
                                                                                  (EC) No 1981/94 was suspended by Commission Regu-
                                                                                  lation (EC) No 56/2000 (8);
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21                (6)     on the basis of price recordings made as specified in
December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of prefer-                    Regulations (EEC) No 4088/87 and (EEC) No 700/88 it
ential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating                   must be concluded that the requirement for reintroduc-
in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan and Morocco and the West Bank and                       tion of the preferential customs duty laid down in
the Gaza Strip (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No                         Article 2 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 is met for
1300/97 (2), and in particular Article 5 (2) (b) thereof,                         uniflorous (standard) carnations originating in Israel;
                                                                                  whereas the preferential customs duty should be reintro-
                                                                                  duced;
Whereas:                                                                  (7)     in between meetings of the Management Committee, the
                                                                                  Commission must adopt such measures,
(1)     Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 fixes conditions for the
        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             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
        fresh cut flowers into the Community;
                                                                                                        Article 1
(2)     Council Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 (3), as last amended
        by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2530/1999 (4),
        opens and provides for the administration of
                                                                          1.     For imports of uniflorous (standard) carnations (CN code
        Community tariff quotas for certain products originating
                                                                          ex 0603 10 20) originating in Israel the preferential customs
        in Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Malta, Morocco,
                                                                          duty set by Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 is reintroduced.
        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 56/2000 is hereby repealed.
(3)     Commission Regulation (EC) No 165/2000 (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 26 January 2000.
(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 306, 1.12.1999, p. 17.                                           (7) OJ L 289, 22.10.1997, p. 1.
(5) See page 28 of this Official Journal.                                 (8) OJ L 6, 11.1.2000, p. 25.
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 24 January 2000.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                             Franz FISCHLER
                                                                       Member of the Commission