31990R3244
10 . 11 . 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 311 / 11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3244/90
of 9 November 1990
reintroducing the preferential customs duty on imports of small-flowered roses originating in Israel
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, whereas to permit the import arrangements to function in the normal manner, prices on importation should be Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European calculated using : Economic Community, — for currencies maintained against each other within a Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 maximum spread at any given moment for spot rate of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the transactions of 2,25 % a conversion rate based on application of preferential customs duties on imports of their central rate multiplied by the correcting factor certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan and provided for in the last subparagraph of Article 3 ( 1 ) Morocco ('), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 Q, as last 3551 /88 (2), and in particular Article 5 (2) (b) thereof, amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90 (*),
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 fixes conditions — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an for the application of a preferential customs duty on average of the ecu rates published in the Official large-flowered roses, small-flowered roses, uniflorous Journal of the European Communities, C series, over (bloom) carnations and multiflorous (spray) carnations a period to be determined, multiplied by the within the limit of tariff quotas opened annually for coefficient referred to in the preceding indent ; imports of fresh cut flowers into the Community ;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2396/89 (3) opens Whereas the preferential customs duty fixed fo. small and provides for the administration of Community tariff flowered roses originating in Israel by Regulation (EEC) quotas for cut flowers and 3129/90 buds, fresh, originating No 2396/89 was suspended by Commission Regulation in Cyprus, Jordan, Morocco and Israel respectively ; (EEC) No 2976/90Q ;
Whereas Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 Whereas on the basis of price recordings made as stipulates that the preferential customs duty shall be specified in Regulations (EEC) No 4088/87 and (EEC) No reintroduced for a given product of a given origin if the 700/88 it must be concluded that the requirement for prices of the imported product (full rate customs duty not reintroduction of the preferential customs duty laid down deducted) are, for at least 70 % of the quantities for which in the first paragraph of Article 2 (3) relative to the prices are available on representative Community import absence of available price quotations for six successive markets, not less than 85 % of the Community producer working days is met for small-flowered roses originating price for a period, calculated from the actual date of in Israel ; whereas the preferential customs duty should be suspension of the actual preferential customs duty, reintroduced, — of two successive market days, after suspension under Article 2 (2) (a) of that Regulation,
— of three successive market days, after suspension under Article 2 (2) (b) of that Regulation ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas, Article 2 (3) of that Regulation stipulates that in the absence of available price quotations, the preferential customs duty shall be reintroduced if there are no prices Article 1 for six successive working days from the date the measure was applied ; For imports of small-flowered roses (CN codes ex Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3129/90 (4) 0603 10 11 and ex 0603 10 51 ) originating in Israel the fixed Community producer prices for carnations and roses preferential customs duty set by Regulation (EEC) No for application of the arrangements for importation from 2396/89 is reintroduced. the countries in question ;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 (0, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3556/88 (6), laid down Article 2 detailed rules for the application of these arrangements ;
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 November (') OJ No L 382, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 22. 1990 . (J) OJ No L 311 , 17. 11 . 1988 , p. 1 . (J) OJ No L 227, 4. 8 . 1989, p. 9. (4) OJ No L 299, 30. 10. 1990, p. 26. 0 OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 72, 18 . 3. 1988 , p. 16. (•) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9. (*) OJ No L 311 , 17. 11 . 1988, p. 8 . O OJ No L 283, 16. 10. 1990, p. 17.
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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .
Done at Brussels, 9 November 1990 .
For the Commission
Ray MAC SHARRY
Member of the Commission