CELEX: 31998R2835
Language: en
Date: 1998-12-28
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2835/98 of 28 December 1998 fixing Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses with a view to the application of the arrangements governing imports of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

29. 12. 98             EN               Official Journal of the European Communities                                 L 351/33
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2835/98
                                                   of 28 December 1998
                   fixing Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses with a
                   view to the application of the arrangements governing imports of certain flori-
                   cultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West
                                                 Bank and the Gaza Strip
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        whereas, to that end, provision should be made for this
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              Regulation to enter into force immediately;
Community,
                                                                   Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1103/
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87               97 of 17 June 1997 on certain provisions relating to the
of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the applica-             introduction of the euro (5) provides that, as from 1
tion of preferential customs duties on imports of certain          January 1999, all references to the ecu in legal instru-
flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and         ments are to be replaced by references to the euro at the
the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (1), as last amended by           rate of EUR 1 to ECU 1,
Regulation (EC) No 1300/97 (2), and in particular Article
5 (2) (a) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (2) and Article 3 of above-         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
mentioned Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87, Community
import and producer prices are fixed each fortnight for                                       Article 1
uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carna-
tions, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses and           The Community producer and import prices for
apply for two-weekly periods; whereas, pursuant to Article         uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carna-
1b of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 of 17                  tions, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses as
March 1988 laying down detailed rules for the application          referred to in Article 1b of Regulation (EEC) No 700/88
of the arrangements for the import into the Community              for a fortnightly period shall be as set out in the Annex.
of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus,
Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza                                        Article 2
Strip (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/             This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 December
97 (4), those prices are determined for fortnightly periods        1998.
on the basis of weighted prices provided by the Member
States; whereas those prices should be fixed immediately           It shall apply from 30 December 1998 to 12 January
so the customs duties applicable can be determined;                1999.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                   Done at Brussels, 28 December 1998.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                               Karel VAN MIERT
                                                                          Member of the Commission
(1) OJ  L  382, 31. 12. 1987, p. 22.
(2) OJ  L  177, 5. 7. 1997, p. 1.
(3) OJ  L  72, 18. 3. 1988, p. 16.
(4) OJ  L  289, 22. 10. 1997, p. 1.                                (5) OJ L 162, 19. 6. 1997, p. 1.
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                                                         ANNEX
                                                                                                  (ECU/100 pieces)
                                       Period from 30 December 1998 to 12 January 1999
                                         Uniflorous          Multiflorous
                Community producer                                                Large-flowered Small-flowered
                                           (bloom)              (spray)
                     price                                                             roses         roses
                                         carnations           carnations
                                            16,82                12,12                 58,04         19,33
                                         Uniflorous          Multiflorous
                 Community import                                                 Large-flowered Small-flowered
                                           (bloom)              (spray)
                     prices                                                            roses         roses
                                         carnations           carnations
         Israel                             13,59                 7,92                 14,52         13,03
         Morocco                            15,51               13,08                   —              —
         Cyprus                               —                   —                     —              —
         Jordan                               —                   —                     —              —
         West Bank and
         Gaza Strip                           —                   —                     —              —