14. 2. 89 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 42/19 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 358/89 of 13 February 1989 reintroducing the preferential customs duty on imports of large-flowered roses originating in Morocco THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of preferential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan and Morocco (*), as amended - by Regulation - (EEC) No 3551/88 (3, and in particular. Article § (2) (b) thereof, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 fixes conditions for the application of a preferential customs 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 of fresh cut flowers into the Community ; Whereas Council Regulations (EEC) No 3005/88 (%), (EEC) No 3175/88 (*), (EEC) No 3552/88 (*) and (EEC) No 4078/88 () open -and provide for the administration of Community tariff quotas for cut flowers and flower buds, fresh, originating in Cyprus, Jordan, Morocco and Israel respectively ; Whereas Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 stipulates that the preferential customs duty shall be reintroduced for a given product of a given origin if the 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 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, — 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 ; Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3557/88 () fixed Community producer prices for carnations and roses for application of the arrangements for importation from the countries in question ; Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 (%), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3556/88 (°), laid down detailed rules for the application of these arrangements ; () OJ No L 382, 31. 12. 1987, p. 22. () OJ No L 311, 17. 11. 1988, p. 1. () OJ No L 271, 1. 10. 1988, p. 7. () OJ No L 283, 18. 10. 1988, p. 1. () OJ No L 311, 17. 11. 1988, p. 2. () OJ No L 359, 28. 12. 1988, p. 8. () OJ No L 311, 17. 11. 1988, p. 9. ) OJ No L 72, 18. 3. 1988, p. 16. ) OJ No L 311, 17. 11. 1988, p. 8. Whereas to permit the import arrangements to function in the normal manner prices on importation should be calculated using — for currencies maintained against each other within a maximum spread at any given moment for spot rate transactions of 2,25 % a conversion rate based on their central rate multiplied by the correcting factor provided for in the last subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 ('), as last - amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1636/87 ('), — for other currencies a conversion rate based on the arithmetic mean. of the spot: market rate of the currency, recorded for a. given: period, against the Community currencies indicated in the preceding indent and of the aforesaid coefficient ; Whereas the preferential customs duty fixed for large- flowered roses originating in Morocco by Regulation (EEC) No 3552/88 was suspended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 53/89 (1); Whereas 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 reintroduction of the preferential customs duty laid down in the first indent of Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 is met for large-flowered roses originating in Morocco ; whereas the preferential customs duty should be reintroduced, : HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 For imports of large-flowered roses (CN code ex 0603 10 51) originating in Morocco the preferential customs duty set- by Regulation (EEC) No 3552/88 is reintroduced with. effect from 14 February 1989. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 February 1989. (%) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1. (") O No L 153, 13. 6. 1987, p. 1. () OJ No L 9, 12. 1. 1989, p. 19.