Commission Regulation (EC) No 2529/1999 of 30 November 1999 suspending the preferential customs duties and re-establishing the Common Customs Tariff duty on imports of multiflorous (spray) carnations originating in Morocco
1. 12. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 306/15 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2529/1999 of 30 November 1999 suspending the preferential customs duties and re-establishing the Common Customs Tariff duty on imports of multiflorous (spray) carnations originating in Morocco THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, carnations and roses for the application of the import arrangements; 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, Morocco, the West Bank and Gaza Strip (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1300/97 (2), and in particular Article 5(2)(b) thereof, (5) Whereas, 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(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 for suspen- sion of the preferential customs duty are met for multi- florous carnations originating in Morocco; whereas the Common Customs Tariff duty should be re-established; (spray) (6) Whereas the quota for the products in question covers the period 1 November 1999 to 31 May 2000; whereas, as a result, the suspension of the preferential duty and the reintroduction of the Common Customs Tariff duty apply up to the end of that period at the latest; (1) Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 lays down the conditions for applying a preferential duty on large- flowered uniflorous small-flowered (bloom) carnations and multiflorous (spray) carnations within the limit of tariff quotas opened annually for imports into the Community of fresh cut flowers; roses, roses, and (2) Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 650/98 (4), administration opens of the for flowers and flower Community tariff quotas for cut buds, fresh, originating in Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Malta, Morocco, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Tunisia and Turkey; provides (7) Whereas, in between meetings of the Management Committees, the Commission must adopt such meas- ures, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 (3) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97 (6), lays down the detailed rules for the application of the arrangements; (4) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2528/1999 (7) fixes the Community producer and import prices for (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) OJ L 72, 18. 3. 1988, p. 16. (6) OJ L 289, 22. 10. 1997, p. 1. (7) See page 13 of this Official Journal. For imports of multiflorous (spray) carnations (CN codes ex 0603 10 13 and ex 0603 10 53) originating in Morocco, the preferential customs duty fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 is hereby suspended and the Common Customs Tariff duty is hereby re-established. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 December 1999. L 306/16 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 1. 12. 1999 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 30 November 1999. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission