CELEX: 31999R0292
Language: en
Date: 1999-02-09
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 292/1999 of 9 February 1999 re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of small-flowered roses originating in Israel

L 36/10               EN                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                10. 2. 1999
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 292/1999
                                                      of 9 February 1999
                  re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of small-flowered roses
                                                     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               Whereas the preferential customs duty fixed for small-
Community,                                                          flowered roses originating in Israel by Regulation (EC) No
                                                                    1981/94 was suspended by Commission Regulation (EC)
                                                                    No 73/1999 (8);
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87
of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the applica-              Whereas on the basis of price recordings made as speci-
tion of preferential customs duties on imports of certain           fied in Regulations (EEC) No 4088/87 and (EEC) No
flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan and Morocco           700/88 it must be concluded that the requirement for
and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (1), as last amended           reintroduction of the preferential customs duty laid down
by Regulation (EC) No 1300/97 (2), and in particular                in Article 2 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 is met for
Article 5 (2) (b) thereof,                                          small-flowered roses originating in Israel; whereas the
                                                                    preferential customs duty should be reintroduced;
                                                                    Whereas in between meetings of the Management
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 fixes conditions                Committee, the Commission must adopt such measures,
for the application of a preferential customs duty on
large-flowered 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;
                                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 (3), as last
amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 650/98 (4),
opens and provides for the administration of Community
tariff quotas for certain products originating in Cyprus,
Egypt, Israel, Malta, Morocco, the West Bank and the                                           Article 1
Gaza Strip, Tunisia and Turkey, and providing detailed
rules for extending and adapting these tariff quotas;
                                                                    1. For imports of small-flowered roses (CN codes ex
                                                                    0603 10 11 and ex 0603 10 51) originating in Israel the
                                                                    preferential customs duty set by amended Regulation (EC)
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 290/1999 (5)                  No 1981/94 is reintroduced.
fixed Community producer and import prices for carna-
tions and roses for application of the arrangements for
importation from the countries in question;                         2.    Regulation (EC) No 73/1999 is hereby repealed.
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 (6), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97 (7), laid                                           Article 2
(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.                                    This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 February
(4) OJ  L 88, 24. 3. 1998, p. 8.                                    1999.
(5) See page 6 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. 10.
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
            Done at Brussels, 9 February 1999.
                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                       Franz FISCHLER
                                                                  Member of the Commission