31994R3085

17. 12. 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 325/45

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3085/94

of 16 December 1994

re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of small-flowered roses originating in Israel

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 (*), 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 3813/92 Q, 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

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 fixes conditions detailed rules on the application and determination of for the application of a preferential customs duty on these conversions were set by Commission Regulation large-flowered roses, small-flowered roses, uniflorous (EEC) No 1068/93 f), as amended by Regulation (EC) No (bloom) carnations and multiflorous (spray) carnations 547/94 (io) . within the limit of tariff quotas opened annually for Whereas the preferential customs duty fixed for small­ imports of fresh cut flowers into the Community ; flowered roses originating in Israel by Regulation (EC) No

Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 1981 /94 (3) opens 1981 /94 was suspended by Commission Regulation (EC) and provides for the administration of Community tariff No 2720/94 (»);

quotas for cut flowers and flower buds, fresh, originating Whereas on the basis of price recordings made as in Cyprus, Jordan, Morocco and Israel ; 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 subparagraph of Article 2 (3) of Regulation re-established for a given product of a given origin if the (EEC) No 4088/87 is met for small-flowered roses 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 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : price for a period, calculated from the actual date of suspension of the actual preferential customs duty, Article 1

— of two successive market days, after suspension For imports of small-flowered roses (CN codes pursuant to Article 2 (2) (a) of that Regulation, ex 0603 10 11 and ex 0603 10 51 ) originating in Israel — of three successive market days, after suspension the preferential customs duty set by Regulation (EC) No pursuant to Article 2 (2) (b) of that Regulation ; 1981 /94 is re-established.

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2578/94 (4) Article 2 fixed Community producer prices for carnations and roses for application of the arrangements for importation from This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 December the countries in question ; 1994 .

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

Done at Brussels, 16 December 1994.

For the Commission

Rene STEICHEN

Member of the Commission

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