EN Official Journal of the European Communities 6.3.2001 L 64/ 32

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EC) No 451/ 2001 of 5 March 2001 suspending the preferential customs duties and re- establishing the Common Customs Tariff duty

on imports of large- flowered roses originating in Morocco

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 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 and Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip ( 1 ) , as last amended by Regulation ( EC) No 1300/ 97 ( 2 ) , and in particular Article 5( 2) ( b) thereof,

Whereas: ( 1) Regulation ( EEC) No 4088/ 87 lays down the conditions

for applying a preferential duty on large- flowered roses, small- flowered roses, uniflorous ( bloom) carnations and multiflorous ( spray) carnations within the limit of tariff quotas opened annually for imports into the Community of fresh cut flowers.

( 2) Council Regulation ( EC) No 1981/ 94 ( 3 ) , as last amended by Commission Regulation ( EC) No 563/ 2000 ( 4 ) , opens and provides for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain products originating in Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Malta, Morocco, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Tunisia and Turkey and providing detailed rules for extending and adapting these tariff quotas.

( 3) Commission Regulation ( EC) No 450/ 2001 ( 5 ) fixes the Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses for the application of the import arrange- ments.

( 4) Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 700/ 88 ( 6 ) , as last amended by Regulation ( EC) No 2062/ 97 ( 7 ) , lays down the detailed rules for the application of the arrange- ments.

( 5) 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 suspension of the preferential customs duty are met for large- flowered roses originating in Morocco. The Common Customs Tariff duty should be re- established.

( 6) The quota for the products in question covers the period 1 January to 31 December 2001. As a result, the suspension of the preferential duty and the reintroduc- tion of the Common Customs Tariff duty apply up to the end of that period at the latest.

( 7) In between meetings of the Management Committee for Live Plants and Floriculture Products, the Commission must adopt such measures,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For imports of large- flowered roses ( CN code ex 0603 10 10) 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 7 March 2001. ( 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 68, 16.3.2000, p. 46. ( 6 ) OJ L 72, 18.3.1988, p. 16. ( 5 ) See page 30 of this Official Journal. ( 7 ) OJ L 289, 22.10.1997, p. 1.

EN Official Journal of the European Communities 6.3.2001 L 64/ 33 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 5 March 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission


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