Commission Regulation (EC) No 605/2000 of 20 March 2000 suspending the preferential customs duties and re-establishing the Common Customs Tariff duty on imports of uniflorous (bloom) carnations originating in Israel
21. 3. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 72/13 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 605/2000 of 20 March 2000 suspending the preferential customs duties and re-establishing the Common Customs Tariff duty on imports of uniflorous (bloom) carnations originating in Israel 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 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 in particular Article 5(2)(b) thereof, Whereas: (4) (5) (6) (7) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97 (7), lays down the detailed rules for the application of the arrange- ments; On the basis of prices recorded pursuant to Regulations (EEC) No 4088/87 and (EEC) No 700/88, it must be concluded that the conditions laid down in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 for suspension of the preferential customs duty are met for uniflorous (bloom) carnations originating in Israel; whereas the Common Customs Tariff duty should be re-established; The quota for the products in question covers the period 1 January to 31 December 2000; whereas, as a result, the suspension of the preferential duty and the reintro- duction of the Common Customs Tariff duty apply up to the end of that period at the latest; In between meetings of the Management Committee for Live Plants and Floriculture Products, the Commission must adopt such measures, (1) (2) (3) Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 lays down the conditions for applying a preferential duty on large-flowered roses, small-flowered roses, uniflorous (bloom) carnations and multiflorous (spray) carnations within the limit of tariff quotas the for Community of fresh cut flowers; annually imports opened into Council Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 563/2000 (4), opens and provides for the administration of Community tariff quotas for cut flowers and flower buds, fresh, originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Malta, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 imports of uniflorous For (CN code ex 0603 10 20) originating in Israel, the preferential customs duty fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 is hereby suspended and the Common Customs Tariff duty is hereby re-established. (bloom) carnations Commission Regulation (EC) No 604/2000 (5) fixes the Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses for the application of the import arrange- ments; 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 68, 16. 3. 2000, p. 46. (5) See page 11 of this Official Journal. This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 March 2000. (6) OJ L 72, 18. 3. 1988, p. 16. (7) OJ L 289, 22. 10. 1997, p. 1. L 72/14 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 21. 3. 2000 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 20 March 2000. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission