CELEX: 32001R0247
Language: en
Date: 2001-02-05 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 247/2001 of 5 February 2001 re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of uniflorous (bloom) carnations originating in Israel

L 35/30                EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                        6.2.2001
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 247/2001
                                                           of 5 February 2001
               re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of uniflorous (bloom) 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,                                                                       (bloom) carnations originating in Israel by Regulation
                                                                                 (EC) No 1981/94 was suspended by Commission Regu-
                                                                                 lation (EC) No 124/2001 (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 (bloom) carnations originating in Israel. The
                                                                                 preferential customs duty should be reintroduced.
                                                                         (7)     In between meetings of the Management Committee for
Whereas:                                                                         Live Plants and Floriculture Products, 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 563/2000 (4), opens
        and provides for the administration of Community tariff
                                                                         1.     For imports of uniflorous (bloom) carnations (CN code
        quotas for certain products originating in Algeria,
                                                                         ex 0603 10 20) originating in Israel the preferential customs
        Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Malta, Morocco, the West
                                                                         duty set by Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 is reintroduced.
        Bank and the Gaza Strip, Tunisia and Turkey, and
        providing detailed rules for extending and adapting these
        tariff quotas.
                                                                         2.     Regulation (EC) No 124/2001 is hereby repealed.
(3)     Commission Regulation (EC) No 246/2001 (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 7 February 2001.
(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 68, 16.3.2000, p. 46.                                           (7) OJ L 289, 22.10.1997, p. 1.
(5) See page 28 of this Official Journal.                                (8) OJ L 21, 23.1.2001, p. 21.
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         This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
         Done at Brussels, 5 February 2001.
                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                          Franz FISCHLER
                                                                    Member of the Commission