CELEX: 31992R3524
Language: en
Date: 1992-12-05 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3524/92 of 4 December 1992 reintroducing the preferential customs duty on imports of small-flowered roses originating in Israel

No L 355/30                                Official Journal of the European Communities                                 5. 12. 92
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3524/92
                                                        of 4 December 1992
                  reintroducing the preferential customs duty on imports of small-flowered roses
                                                        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 Q, 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, small-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 small­
                                                                       flowered roses originating in Israel by Regulation (EEC)
                                                                       No 3341 /92 was suspended by Commission Regulation
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3341 /92 (3) opens                (EEC) No 3466/92 (9);
and provides for the administration of Community tariff
quotas for cut flowers and 3129/90 buds, fresh, originating
in Cyprus, Jordan, Morocco and Israel respectively ;                  Whereas on the basis of price recordings made as
                                                                       specified in Regulations (EEC) No 4088/87 and (EEC) No
                                                                       700/88 it must be concluded that the requirement for
Whereas Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87                   reintroduction of the preferential customs duty laid down
stipulates that the preferential customs duty shall be                 in the first paragraph of Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC)
reintroduced for a given product of a given origin if the              No 4088/87 is met for small-flowered roses originating in
prices of the imported product (full rate customs duty not             Israel ; whereas the preferential customs duty should be
deducted) are, for at least 70 % of the quantities for which           reintroduced,
prices are available on representative Community import
 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,
                                                                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 — of two successive market days, after suspension under
      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 2960/92 (4)                     For imports of small-flowered roses (CN code
 fixed Community producer prices for carnations and roses              ex 0603 10 51 ) originating in Israel the preferential
 for application of the arrangements for importation from              customs duty set by Regulation (EEC) No 3341 /92 is
                                                                       reintroduced.
the countries in question ;
 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 (*), as
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3556/88 (6), laid down                                           Article 2
 detailed rules for the application of these arrangements ;
                                                                       This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 December
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          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
          States.
          Done at Brussels, 4 December 1992.
                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                  Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                             Member of the Commission