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5 . 2. 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 32/ 1

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 263/94 of 4 February 1994 re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of single-flower (standard) carnations originating in Israel

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2917/93 (6), laid Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European down detailed rules for the application of these Community, arrangements ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 38 13/92 0, as application of preferential customs duties on imports of amended by Regulation (EC) No 3528/93 (8), are used to certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan and convert amounts expressed in third country currencies Morocco ('), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural 3551 /88 (2), and in particular Article 5 (2) (b) thereof, conversion rates of the Member States' currencies ; whereas detailed rules on the application and determi­ Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 fixes conditions nation of these conversions were set by Commission for the application of a preferential customs duty on Regulation (EEC) No 3819/92 (9); large-flowered roses, small-flowered roses, uniflorous Whereas the preferential customs duty fixed for single­ (bloom) carnations and multiflorous (spray) carnations flower (standard) carnations originating in Israel by within the limit of tariff quotas opened annually for Regulation (EEC) No 2604/93 was suspended by imports of fresh cut flowers into the Community ; Commission Regulation (EC) No 3590/93 (l0) ; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2604/93 (3) opens Whereas on the basis of price recordings made as and provides for the administration of Community tariff specified in Regulations (EEC) No 4088/87 and (EEC) No quotas for cut flowers and flower buds, fresh, originating 700/88 it must be concluded that the requirement for in Cyprus, Jordan, Morocco and Israel ; reintroduction of the preferential customs duty laid down in the last indent of Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No Whereas Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 4088/87 is met for single-flower (standard) carnations stipulates that the preferential customs duty shall be originating in Israel ; whereas the preferential customs reintroduced for a given product of a given origin if the duty should be reintroduced, prices of the imported product (full rate customs duty not deducted) are, for at least 70 % of the quantities for which prices are available on representative Community import HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : markets, not less than 85 % of the Community producer price for a period, calculated from the actual date of Article 1 suspension of the actual preferential customs duty, For imports of single-flower (standard) carnations (CN — of two successive market days, after suspension under codes ex 0603 10 13 and ex 0603 10 53) originating in Article 2 (2) (a) of that Regulation, Israel the preferential customs duty set by Regulation — of three successive market days, after suspension (EEC) No 2604/93 is reintroduced. under Article 2 (2) (b) of that Regulation ;

Article 2 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2890/93 (4) fixed Community producer prices for carnations and roses This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 February 1994. for application of the arrangements for importation from the countries in question ; o OJ No L 72, 18 . 3. 1988 , p. 16. (6) OJ No L 264, 23. 10. 1993, p. 33. (*) OJ No L 382, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 22. O OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 311 , 17. 11 . 1988, p. 1 . (8) OJ No L 320, 22. 12. 1993, p. 32. (3) OJ No L 239, 24. 9. 1993, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 17. 0 OJ No L 263, 22. 10 . 1993, p. 10. H OJ No L 326, 28. 12. 1993, p. 52.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 February 1994.

For the Commission

Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission