NoL151/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.6.91
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1653/91
of14June1991
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,comingfromcertainthirdcountriesaspecificlevyisto
beapplied;whereasthelevyapplicabletothoseproducts
isfixedinAnnexItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
1767/82(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,1502/900;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1630/91(2),andinparticularArticle14(8)
thereof,Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimportation
intotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilatedproduct
forwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyonitspilot
productisconsiderablylowerthanthepricewhichwould
obtainiftheratiotothepriceofthepilotproductwere
normal,thelevymustbeequaltothesumoftwo
components :HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
whereasArticle14ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1ofthatRegulation;whereasthese
productsmaybedividedintogroups;whereasthe
productgroupsandthepilotgroupsandthepilotproduct
foreachofthesegroupsaresetoutinAnnexItoCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No2915/79of18December1979
determiningthegroupsofproductsandthespecialprovi­
sionsforcalculatingleviesonmilkandmilkproducts(3),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3116/90(4);onecomponentequaltotheamountresultingfrom
theprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79applicabletotheassimilatedproductin
question,
anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,the
compositionandqualityoftheassimilatedproduct
beingtakenintoaccount,makesitpossibleto
re-establishnormalpriceratiosforimportsintothe
Community ;
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroupmust
beequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilotproductless
thefree-at-frontier price;whereasthesethresholdprices
werefixedforthe1991/1992milkyearbyCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No1633/9H5);WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespectofwhichthe
customsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATTmustbe
limitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding;
Whereas,however,Regulation(EEC)No2915/79lays
downspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevyoncertain
assimilatedproducts;whereastheseproductsarelisted
andthemethodofcalculatingthelevyonthemdescribed
inAnnexIIandinArticles2to12ofthatRegulation
respectively ;WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1073/68(8),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No222/88(9),provides
thatafree-at-frontier pricemustbeestablishedforeachof
thepilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79;whereasthesepricesmustbedetermined
forproductsofgoodmarketablequality;
Whereas,asprovidedforinRegulation(EEC)No
2915/79,thecomponentofthelevyestablishedusinga
factorexpressingtheweightratioexistingbetweenthe
milkcomponentscontainedintheproductontheone
handandtheproductitselfontheotheris,forproducts
containingsugarorothersweeteners,calculatedbymulti­
plyingthebasicamountbythequantityofmilk
componentscontainedintheproduct;Whereasthefree-at-frontier pricesmustbeestablishedon
thebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasingopportunities
ininternationaltradefortheproductslistedinArticle
1ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68otherthanassimilated
productsforwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyonthe
relatedpilotproducts;whereas,whenrecordingthese
purchasingopportunities ,theCommissionmusttake
accountofallinformationobtaineddirectorthroughthe
MemberStatesconcerningpricesfordeliveryofthird­
countryproductsfree-at-Community-frontier andprices
onthird-countrymarkets;WhereasArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)No2915/79
providesthatforcertainproductsoriginatinginor
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
OOJNoL150,15.6.1991,p.19.
(3)OJNoL329,24.12.1979,p.1.0OJNoL303,31.10.1990,p.1.
OOJNoL150,15.6.1991,p.25.(6)OJNoL196,5.7.1982,p.1.0OJNoL141,2.6.1990,p.5.
(8)OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.
OOJNoL28,1.2.1988,p.1.

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WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No788/86('),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1525/90(2),speci­
fiesthefree-at-Spanish-frontier valuesofcertaincheeses
importedfromandoriginatinginSwitzerland ;
Whereas,however,noaccountshouldbetakenofinfor­
mationrelatingtosmallquantitieswhicharenotrepre­
sentativeoftradeintheproductsinquestionandquanti­
tiesinrespectofwhichpricetrendsingeneralorother
informationavailabletoitleadtheCommission tobelieve
thatthepriceinquestionisunrepresentative ofthereal
trendofthemarket;theymaybealteredintheinterveningperiodifneces­
sary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntilanother
becomesapplicable;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2730/75of29
October1975onglucoseandlactose(3),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No222/88,stipulatesthatthetreatment
providedforlactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinCN
code17021090byRegulation(EEC)No804/68andby
theprovisionsadoptedfortheapplicationofthatRegula­
tionistobeextendedtolactoseandlactosesyrupfalling
withinCNcode17021010;whereasconsequentlythe
levyfixedforproductsfallingwithinCNcode17021090
alsoappliestoproductsfallingwithinCNcode
17021010;whereastoensurethattheprovisioninques­
tionisproperlyappliedtheseproductsandthelevy
thereonshouldbeexplicitlymentionedinthelistof
levies;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(4),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No523/91(*),laysdown
thearrangementsapplicabletoagriculturalproductsorigi­
natingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorin
theoverseascountriesandterritories;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforinthe
lastsubparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(6),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90Q,
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesonmilkandmilkproductsshouldbeassetout
intheAnnexhereto,Whereasthepricesusedmustbeadjustedwheretheyare
notquotedfree-at-Community-frontier orwheretheydo
notapplytoproductsofgoodmarketablequality;
whereastheadjustmentinrespectofanassimilated
productthelevyonwhichisequaltothelevyonitspilot
productmustbeeffectedinsuchawayastoallow,in
particular,fordifferencesincomposition ,maturity,
qualityandpresentationbetweentheassimilatedproduct
andtherelatedpilotproduct;whereasadjustments
relatingtocompositionmustbecalculatedbymultiplying
thedifferencebetweenthemilkcomponentcontentof
thepilotproductandthatoftheassimilatedproductin
questionbythevalueattributedininternationaltradeto
oneunitofweightofthemilkcomponentinquestion;
whereas,whentheotheradjustmentsarebeingeffected,
thedifferencebetweenthevalueattributedonthe
Communitymarkettoeachoftherelevantcharacteristics
ofthepilotproductandthevalueattributedonthat
markettothecorresponding characteristics oftheassimi­
latedproductinquestionmustbetakenintoaccount;
Whereas,ifnoinformationonpricesisavailable,thefree­
at-frontierpricemay,bywayofexception,be
establishedonthebasisofthevalueoftherawmaterials
containedinthepilotproductinquestion(calculatedon
thebasisofthepricesofmilkproductsforwhichprices
areavailable),averageprocessingcostsandaverageyields;
Whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,afree-at-frontier
pricemayremainunchangedforalimitedperiodwhere
thenewlevelofthepriceforagivenqualityoraspecific
origin,usedasabasisforestablishingthepreviousfree­
at-frontierprice,hasnotreachedtheCommissionto
enableittoestablishthenextfree-at-frontier priceandif
theCommissionconsidersthatthepriceswhichare
availablecouldleadtosuddenandconsiderablechanges
inthefree-at-frontier pricebecausetheyarenotsuffici­
entlyrepresentative ofrealmarkettrends;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle14ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclature providedforinthis
Regulationisincorporatedinthecombinednomen­
clature:Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon17June1991.
WhereasArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;whereas (3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.20.
(4)OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.0OJNoL58,5.3.1991,p.1.if)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
0OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.(')OJNoL74,19.3.1986,p.20.
(2)OJNoL144,7.6.1990,p.15.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14June1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof14June1991fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilk
products
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04011010 18,03
04011090I 16,82
04012011I 24,72
04012019 23,51
04012091\ 30,04
.04012099 28,83
04013011\ 76,62
04013019I 75,41
04013031\ 146,95
04013039 145,74
04013091\ 246,07
04013099 244,86
04021011 (4) 128,54
04021019 C) 121,29
04021091 C)(4) 1,2129/kg+29,23
04021099 C)(4) 1,2129/kg+21,98
04022111 (4) 178,90
04022117 (4) 171,65
04022119 (4) 171,65
04022191 (4) 219,22
04022199 (4) 211,97
04022911 C)(3)(4) 1,7165/kg+29,23
04022915 0(4) 1,7165/kg+29,23
04022919 CM4) 1,7165/kg+21,98
04022991 C)(4) 2,1197/kg+29,23
04022999 0)(4) 2,1197/kg+21,98
04029111 (4) 30,28
04029119 (4) 30,28
04029131 (4) 37,85
04029139 (4) 37,85
04029151 (4) 146,95
04029159 (4) 145,74
04029191 (4) 246,07
04029199 (4) 244,86
04029911 (4) 49,85
04029919 (4) 49,85
04029931 C)(4) 1,4332/kg+25,61
04029939 CM4) 1,4332/kg+24,40
04029991 C)(4) 2,4244/kg+25,61
04029999 C)(4) 2,4244/kg+24,40
04031002II 128,54
04031004II 178,90

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04031006 219,22
04031012 0 1,2129/kg+29,23
04031014 (•) 1,7165/kg+29,23
04031016 (') 2,1197/kg+29,23
04031022 27,13
04031024 32,45
04031026 79,03
04031032 0 0,2109/kg+28,02
04031034 0 0,2641/kg+28,02
04031036 0,7299/kg+28,02
04039011 128,54
04039013 178,90
04039019 219,22
04039031 (') 1,2129/kg+29,23
04039033 0 1,7165/kg+29,23
04039039 0 2,1197/kg+29,23
04039051\ 27,13
04039053II 32,45
04039059II 79,03
04039061 (') 0,2109/kg+28,02
04039063 0 0,2641/kg+28,02
04039069 0 0,7299/kg+28,02
04041011 26,43
04041019 0) 0,2643/kg+21,98
04041091 0 0,2643/kg
04041099 0 0,2643/kg+21,98
04049011Il 128,54
04049013I 178,90
04049019 219,22
04049031 128,54
04049033\ 178,90
04049039 219,22
04049051 0 1,2129/kg+29,23
04049053 00 1,7165/kg+29,23
04049059 0 2,1197/kg+29,23
04049091 0 1,2129/kg+29,23
04049093 00 1,7165/kg+29,23
04049099 0 2,1197/kg+29,23
04050010 253,76
04050090 309,59
04061010 0 233,99
04061090 0 285,03
04062010 00 380,01
04062090 0 380,01
04063010 00 185,98
04063031 00 175,43
04063039 00 185,98
04063090 00 282,70

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04064000 00 148,14
04069011 00 225,59
04069013 00 181,87
04069015 00 181,87
04069017 00 181,87
04069019 00 380,01
04069021 00 225,59
04069023 00 188,31
04069025 00 188,31
04069027 00 188,31
04069029 00 188,31
04069031 00 188,31
04069033 0 188,31
04069035 00 188,31
04069037 00 188,31
04069039 00 188,31
04069050 00 188,31
04069061 0 380,01
04069063 0 380,01
04069069 0 380,01
04069071 0 233,99
04069073 0 188,31
04069075 0 188,31
04069077 0 188,31
04069079 0 188,31
04069081 0 188,31
04069083 0 188,31
04069085 0 188,31
04069089 00 188,31
04069091 0 233,99
04069093 0 233,99
04069097 0 285,03
04069099 0 285,03
17021010 36,29
17021090 36,29
21069051 36,29
23091015 93,39
23091019 121,28
23091039\ 113,74
23091059 94,08
23091070 121,28
23099035\ 93,39
23099039 121,28
23099049l 113,74
23099059 94,08
23099070 121,28

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(')Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthiscodeisequaltothesumofthefollowing:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandmilkcreamcontainedin100kgof
product;and
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(2)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthiscodeisequalto:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightofthedriedmilkcontainedin100kgofproduct
plus,whereappropriate,
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(3)Productsfallingwithinthiscodeimportedfromathirdcountryunderspecialarrangementsconcludedbetween
thatcountryandtheCommunityforwhichanIMA1certificateissuedundertheconditionsprovidedforin
Regulation(EEC)No1767/82isissuedaresubjecttotheleviesinAnnexItothatRegulation ..
(4)ThelevyapplicableislimitedundertheconditionslaiddowninRegulation(EEC)No715/90.