CELEX: 31991R1237
Language: en
Date: 1991-05-14
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1237/91 of 13 May 1991 re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of multiflorous (spray) carnations originating in Israel

14. 5. 91                                   Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 1 19/9
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1237/91
                                                             of 13 May 1991
                    re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of multiflorous (spray)
                                                     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(0, 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, sjmall-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
                                                                        multiflorous (spray) carnations originating in Israel by
 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 728/90 (3) opens                   Regulation (EEC) No 728/90 was suspended by
 and provides for the administration of Community tariff                Commission Regulation (EEC) No 896/91 (9);
 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 multiflorous (spray) 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 3129/90 (4)                      For imports of multiflorous (spray) carnations (CN codes
fixed Community producer prices for carnations and roses                ex 0603 10 13 and ex 0603 10 53) originating in Israel the
for application of the arrangements for importation from                preferential customs duty set by Regulation (EEC) No
the countries in question ;                                             728 /90 is reintroduced.
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 (*), as
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3556/88 (6), 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 14 May 1991 .
0   OJ  No  L  311 , 17. 11 . 1.988,  p. 1 .
(3) OJ  No  L  81 , 28 . 3 . 1990, p.  7.
(4) OJ  No  L  299, 30 . 10. 1990,    p. 26.                            0 OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
(*) OJ  No  L  72, 18 . 3 . 1988, p .  16 .                             (8) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9 .
(4 OJ No L 311 , 17. 11 . 1988, p. 8.                                   0 OJ No L 90, 11 . 4. 1991 , p . 30 .
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             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 13 May 1991 .
                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                     Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                Member of the Commission