CELEX: 31991R0005
Language: en
Date: 1991-01-03
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 5/91 of 2 January 1991 re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of multiflorous (spray) carnations originating in Israel

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                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 5/91
                                                         of 2 January 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 Q, as last
Morocco (l), 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
                                                                      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 3329/90 (') ;
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 3 January 1991 .
 (2) OJ  No  L 311 , 17. 11 . 1988, p. 1 .
 (3) OJ  No  L 81 , 28. 3. 1990, p. 7.
 (<) OJ  No  L 299, 30. 10. 1990, p. 26.                              0 OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
 0   OJ  No  L 72, 18. 3. 1988, p. 16.                                if) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.
 («) OJ  No  L 311 , 17. 11 . 1988, p. 8 .                             ') OJ No L 320, 20. 11 . 1990, p. 22.
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in . all Member
            States .
            Done at Brussels, 2 January 1991 .
                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                    Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                               Member of the Commission