CELEX: 32000R1038
Language: en
Date: 2000-05-17 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1038/2000 of 17 May 2000 re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of uniflorous (standard) carnations originating in Morocco

L 117/22               EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                       18.5.2000
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1038/2000
                                                            of 17 May 2000
               re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of uniflorous (standard) carnations
                                                         originating in Morocco
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                              (4)     Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 (7), as last
                                                                                 amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97 (8), 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 Morocco by Regula-
                                                                                 tion (EC) No 1981/94 was suspended by Commission
                                                                                 Regulation (EC) No 913/2000 (9).
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 Morocco.
                                                                                 The preferential customs duty should be reintroduced.
                                                                         (7)     In between meetings of the Management Committee for
                                                                                 Live Plants and Floriculture Products, the Commission
Whereas:                                                                         must adopt such measures,
(1)     Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 fixes conditions for the
        application of a preferential customs duty on large-
        flowered roses, small-flowered roses, uniflorous (bloom)         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
        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 uniflorous (standard) carnations (CN code
        by Commission Regulation (EC) No 563/2000 (4), opens             ex 0603 10 20) originating in Morocco the preferential
        and provides for the administration of Community tariff          customs duty set by Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 is reintro-
        quotas for certain products originating in Cyprus, Egypt,        duced.
        Israel, Malta, Morocco, the West Bank and the Gaza
        Strip, Tunisia and Turkey, and provides detailed rules for
        extending and adapting these tariff quotas.                      2.     Regulation (EC) No 913/2000 is hereby repealed.
(3)     Commission Regulation (EC) No 1018/2000 (5), as                                                Article 2
        amended by Regulation (EC) No 1037/2000 (6), fixed
        Community producer and import prices for carnations
        and roses for application of the arrangements for                This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 May 2000.
        importation from the countries in question.
(1) OJ L 382, 31.12.1987, p. 22.                                         It shall apply from 17 May 2000.
(2) OJ L 177, 5.7.1997, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 199, 2.8.1994, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 68, 16.3.2000, p. 46.                                           (7) OJ L 72, 18.3.1988, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 115, 16.5.2000, p. 16.                                          (8) OJ L 289, 22.10.1997, p. 1.
(6) See page 20 of this Official Journal.                                (9) OJ L 105, 3.5.2000, p. 26.
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          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
          Done at Brussels, 17 May 2000.
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                           Franz FISCHLER
                                                                     Member of the Commission