22. 10. 97 Official Journal of the European Communities L 289/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2062/97 of 21 October 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for the import into the Community of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and Gaza Strip THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the applica- tion of preferential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and Gaza Strip ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1300/97 (3), and in particular Article 5 (1) thereof; Whereas, pursuant to the Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the Community and Israel (%) and between the Community and Morocco (*) on imports into the Community of fresh cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets and ornamental purposes the Community and these countries have agreed to adjust the procedures for determination of Community producer prices and prices of imports; whereas the rules of applica- tion set in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1239/97 (%), should therefore be adjusted; Whereas the main changes are to use weighted instead of arithmetical averages to determine producer and import prices and to determine these every 15 days so that appro- priate customs duties can be applied in the two weeks following the date of determination; Whereas time limits for notification of data by the Member States should be set and the action to be taken when data is incomplete or unavailable specified; 1 () OJ L 382, 31. 12. 1987, p. 22. () O L 177, 5. 7. 1997, p. 1. () Decision 96/206/ECSC, EC (O] L 71, 20. 3. 1996, p. 1). (*) Regulation (EC) No 3057/95 (O] L 326, 30. 12. 1995, p. 3). () OJ L 72, 18. 3. 1988, p. 16. () OJ L 173, 1. 7. 1997, p. 71. Whereas this Regulation should enter into force on the day following the expiry of Commission Regulation (EC) No 989/97 of 30 May 1997 fixing Community producer prices for carnations and roses for the application of the import arrangements for certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan and Morocco (7); Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Live Plants, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 1 is replaced by the following: Article 1 For each of the four products, (uniflorous (bloom) and multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered and small-flowered roses), indicated in Article 1 of Regula- tion (EEC) No 4088/87, Member States shall calculate every two weeks, beginning on Monday, the producer price in national currency per 100 pieces, this being the average, weighted by quantity, of the daily rates recorded on each of the representative producer markets indicated in Article 2. For roses the prices used shall be those of the pilot varieties listed in the Annex. () OJ L 141, 31. 5. 1997, p. 71.