Commission Regulation (EC) No 2784/1999 of 27 December 1999 re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of uniflorous (standard) carnations originating in Morocco
L 334/30 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 12. 1999 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2784/1999 of 27 December 1999 re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of uniflorous (standard) carnations origin- ating in Morocco THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, down detailed rules for the application of these arrange- ments; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, (5) Whereas the preferential customs duty fixed for uniflorous (standard) carnations originating in Morocco by Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 was suspended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2530/1999 (8); Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of prefer- ential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan and Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1300/97 (2), and last in particular Article 5(2)(b) thereof, (6) Whereas on the basis of price recordings made as speci- fied in Regulations (EEC) No 4088/87 and (EEC) No 700/88 it must be concluded that the requirement for reintroduction of the preferential customs duty laid down in Article 2 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 is met for uniflorous (standard) carnations originating in Morocco; whereas the preferential customs duty should be reintroduced; (1) Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 fixes conditions for the application of a preferential customs duty on large-flowered roses, small-flowered roses, uniflorous (bloom) carnations and multiflorous (spray) carnations within the limit of tariff quotas opened annually for imports of fresh cut flowers into the Community; (7) Whereas the Management Committee, the Commission must adopt such measures, in between meetings of and provides (2) Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 650/98 (4), opens of for Community tariff quotas for certain products originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Malta, Morocco, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Tunisia and Turkey, and providing detailed rules for extending and adapting these tariff quotas; administration the HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 (3) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2783/1999 (5) fixed Community producer and import prices for carna- tions and roses for application of the arrangements for importation from the countries in question; 1. For imports of uniflorous (standard) carnations (CN codes ex 0603 10 13 and ex 0603 10 53) originating in Morocco the preferential customs duty set by Regulation (EC) No 1981/ 94 is reintroduced. 2. Regulation (EC) No 2530/1999 is hereby repealed. (4) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97 (7), laid Article 2 (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. (4) OJ L 88, 24. 3. 1998, p. 8. (5) See page 28 of this Official Journal. (6) OJ L 72, 18. 3. 1988, p. 16. (7) OJ L 289, 22. 10. 1997, p. 1. This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 December 1999. (8) OJ L 306, 1. 12. 1999, p. 17. 28. 12. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 334/31 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 27 December 1999. For the Commission Margot WALLSTRÖM Member of the Commission