31992R0399

20 . 2 . 92 No L 44/ 17 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 399/92 of 19 February 1992 re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of multiflorous (spray) carnations 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 calculated using : Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, — for currencies maintained against each other within a maximum spread at any given moment for spot rate Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 transactions of 2,25 % a conversion rate based on of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the their central rate multiplied by the correcting factor application of preferential customs duties on imports of provided for in the last subparagraph of Article 3 ( 1 ) certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan and of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 Q, as last Morocco ('), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90 (8), 3551 /88 (2), and in particular Article 5 (2) (b) thereof, — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an average of the ecu rates published in the Official Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 fixes conditions Journal of the European Communities; C series, over for the application of a preferential customs duty on a period to be determined, multiplied by the large-flowered roses, small-flowered roses, uniflorous coefficient referred to in the preceding indent ; (bloom) carnations and multiflorous (spray) carnations within the limit of tariff quotas opened annually for imports of fresh cut flowers into the Community ; Whereas the preferential customs duty fixed for multiflorous (spray) carnations originating in Israel by Regulation (EEC) No 1551 /91 was suspended by Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1551 /91 (3) opens Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 54/92 (9) ; and provides for the administration of Community tariff quotas for cut flowers and flower buds, fresh, originating in Cyprus, Jordan, Morocco and Israel ; Whfereas on the basis of price recordings made as specified in Regulations (EEC) No 4088/87 and (EEC) No 700/88 it must be concluded that the requirement for Whereas Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 reintroduction of the preferential customs duty laid down stipulates that the preferential customs duty shall be in the last indent of Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No reintroduced for a given product of a given origin if the 4088/87 is met for multiflorous (spray) carnations prices of the imported product (full rate customs duty not originating in Israel ; whereas the preferential customs deducted) are, for at least 70 % of the quantities for which duty should be reintroduced, prices are available on representative Community import markets, not less than 85 % of the Community producer price for a period, calculated from the actual date of suspension of the actual preferential customs duty, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : — of two successive market days, after suspension under Article 2 (2) (a) of that Regulation, — of three successive market days, after suspension Article 1 under Article 2 (2) (b) of that Regulation ;

For imports of multiflorous (spray) carnations (CN codes Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2995/91 (4) ex 0603 10 13 and ex 0603 10 53) 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 1551 /91 is reintroduced. the countries in question ;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 (5), 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 20 February (') OJ No L 382, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 22. 1992. (2) OJ No L 311 , 17. 11 . 1988, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 144, 8 . 6. 1991 , p. 3 . O OJ No L 285, 15. 10 . 1991 , p. 18 . 0 OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . O OJ No L 72, 18 . 3. 1988 , p. 16. (*) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9. (6) OJ No L 311 , 17. 11 . 1988 , p. 8 . (') OJ No L 17, 24. 1 . 1992, p. 25.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 19 February 1992.

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission