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REGULATION (EEC)No1443/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of29May1973
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
rulesfordeterminedfree-at-frontier pricesandfor
fixingleviesinrespectofmilkandmilkproducts
providesthatthecomponentofthelevyfixedby
meansofacoefficientexpressingtheweightratio
betweenthemilkpowdercontainedintheproduct
andtheproductitselfis,fortheproductsfalling
withinsubheadingNo04.02Bib)listedinAnnexII
toRegulation (EEC)No823/68,calculatedbymulti­
plyingthebasicamountbythequantityofmilk
powdercontainedintheproduct;whereasthesame
appliestoproductsfallingwithinsubheadingNo
04.02BIIb)asregardsthecomponentofthelevy
fixedbymeansofacoefficientexpressingthe
weightratiobetweenthemilkcomponentscon­
tainedintheproductandtheproductitself;
Whereasthebasicamountmustbeequaltoonehun­
dredthpartofthelevysetoutforeachproductin
thesecondsubparagraph ofArticle9(1)andthe
secondsubparagraphofArticle9(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1073/68;
WhereasforproductsbelongingtoGroupNo11,
originatinginandexportedfromthirdcountries,for
whichitisfoundonimportationintotheCommu­
nitythattherullingpriceisnotlessthan95unitsof
accountper100kginrespectoftheproductsfalling
withinsubheadingNo04.04EIb)2andNo04.04
EIb)3,ornotlessthan80unitsofaccountper100
kginrespectoftheproductsfallingwithinsubhead­
ingNo04.04EIb)4,thelevyper100kgisequal:
—tothethresholdpriceless95unitsofaccount,if
theproductfallswithinsubheadingNo04.04EI
b)2aa),04.04EIb)3or04.04EIb)4;
—tothesumofthefollowingcomponentsifthe
productfallswithinsubheadingNo04.04EIb)THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No804/
68(*)of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbytheAct(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)on
theAccessionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheEuropeanAtomic
EnergyCommunity,signedatBrusselson22January
1972,andinparticularArticle14(8)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle14ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68
providesforchargingalevyonimportsofthepro­
ductslistedinArticle1ofthatRegulation;whereas
theseproductsmaybedividedintogroups;whereas
theproductgroupsandthepilotgroupsandthe
pilotproductforeachofthesegroupsaresetoutin
AnnexItoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No823/68(4)
of28June1968determiningthegroupsofproducts
andthespecialprovisionsforcalculatinglevieson
milkandmilkproducts,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1354/73(5);
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroup
mustbeequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilot
productlessthefree-at-frontier price;whereasthese
thresholdpriceswerefixedforthe1973/74milk
yearbyCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1190/73(6)of
8May1973;
Whereas,however,Regulation (EEC)No823/68
laysdownspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevy
oncertainassimilatedproducts;whereasthesepro­
ductsarelistedandthemethodofcalculatingthe
levyonthemdescribedinAnnexIIandinArticles2
to7ofthatRegulationrespectively ;whereasthis
methodconsistsinaddingtogetherthevariouscom­
ponentsdefinedinthoseArticles;
WhereasCommission Regulataion (EEC)No
1073/68(7)of24July1968layingdowndetailed2bb):
(a)acomponentequaltothethresholdpriceless
95unitsofaccount;
(b)acomponentequalto20unitsofaccount;
—tothethresholdpriceless85unitsofaccount,if
theproductfallswithinsubheadingNos04.04E
Ib)3or04.04EIb)4.
Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimporta­
tionintotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilated
productforwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevy
onitspilotproductisconsiderablylowerthanthe(*)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(*)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(»)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(4)OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.3.
(5)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.23.
(•)OJNoL122,9.5.1973,p.4.
(7)OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.

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pricewhichwouldobtainiftheratiotothepriceof
thepilotproductwerenormal,thelevymustbe
equaltothesumoftwocomponents :ingeneralorotherinformationavailabletoitlead
theCommissiontobelievethatthepriceinquestion
isunrepresentative oftherealtrendofthemarket;
—onecomponentequaltotheamountresulting
fromtheprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No823/68applicabletotheassimi­
latedproductinquestion;
—anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,
thecompositionandqualityoftheassimilated
productbeingtakenintoaccount,makesitpos­
sibletore-establishnormalpriceratiosforim­
portsintotheCommunity ;Whereasthepricesusedmustbeadjustedwhere
theyarenotquotedfree-at-Community-frontier or
wheretheydonotapplytoproductsofgoodmarket­
ablequality;whereastheajustmentinrespectof
anassimilatedproductthelevyonwhichisequalto
thelevyonitspilotproductmustbeeffectedinsuch
awayastoallow,inparticular,fordifferencesin
composition,maturity,qualityandpresentationbe­
tweentheassimilatedproductandtherelatedpilot
product;whereasadjustmentsrelatingtocomposi­
tionmustbecalculatedbymultiplyingthedifference
betweenthemilkcomponentcontentofthepilot
productandthatoftheassimilatedproductinques­
tionbythevalueattributedininternationaltradeto
oneunitofweightofthemilkcomponentinques­
tion;whereasthedifferencebetweenthevalueattri­
butedontheCommunitymarkettoeachoftherele­
vantcharacteristics ofthepilotproductandthe
valueattributedonthatmarkettothecorresponding
characteristics oftheassimilatedproductinquestion
mustbetakenintoaccountwhentheotheradjust­
mentsarebeingeffected;WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
804/68providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespect
ofwhichthecustomsdutyhasbeenboundwithin
GATTmustbelimitedtotheamountresultingfrom
thatbinding;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1073/68provides
thatafree-at-frontier pricemustbeestablishedfor
eachofthepilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoReg­
ulation(EEC)No823/68;whereastheseprices
mustbedeterminedforproductsofgoodmarket­
ablequality;Whereas,ifnoinformationonpricesisavailable,
thefree-at-frontier pricemay,bywayofexception,
beestablishedonthebasisofthevalueoftheraw
materialscontainedinthepilotproductinquestion
(calculatedonthebasisofthepricesofmilkpro­
ductsforwhichpricesareavailable),averagepro­
cessingcostsandaverageyields;
Whereasthefree-at-frontier pricesmustbeestab­
lishedonthebasisofthemostfavourablepurchas­
ingopportunities ininternationaltradeforthepro­
ductslistedinArticle1(a)2and(b)to(g)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No804/68otherthanassimilatedpro­
ductsforwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyon
therelatedpilotproducts;whereas,whenrecording
thesepurchasingopportunities ,theCommission
musttakeaccountofallinformationobtaineddi­
rectorthroughtheMemberStatesconcerningprices
fordeliveryofthird-country productsfree-at-
Communityfrontierandpricesonthird-country
markets;Whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,afree-at­
frontierpricemayremainunchangedforalimited
periodwherethenewlevelofthepriceforagiven
qualityoraspecificorigin,usedasabasisforestab­
lishingthepreviousfree-at-frontier price,hasnot
reachedtheCommissiontoenableittoestablishthe
nextfree-at-frontier priceandiftheCommission
considersthatthepriceswhichareavailablecould
leadtosuddenandconsiderablechangesinthefree­
at-frontierpricebecausetheyarenotsufficiently
representative ofrealmarkettrends;
Whereas,however,noaccountshouldbetakenof
informationrelatingtosmallquantitieswhichare
notrepresentative oftradeintheproductinques­
tionandquantitiesinrespectofwhichpricetrendsWhereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclatureprovided
forinthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCom­
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Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovi­
sionsthattheleviesonmilkandmilkproductsmust
befixedasshownintheAnnextothisRegulation ;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1WhereasArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;
whereastheymaybealteredintheinterveningperiod
ifnecessary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntil
anotherbecomesapplicable;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthebasisofan
exchangeratewhichisbased,inthecaseofcurrencies
whicharefloatingorwhosecentralratediffersfrom
theofficialparity,ontheeffectiverateorthe
centralrateofthesecurrenciesand,inthecaseof
theUSdollar,onthechangeinparityannounced
on13February1973;TheleviesreferredtoinArticle14(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1June
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29May1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

31.5.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL144/47
ANNEX
TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet_weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
04.01
04.02Milkandcream,fresh,notconcentratedorsweetened :
A.Ofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding6%:
I.Yoghourt,kephir,curdledmilk,whey,buttermilkandother
fermentedoracidifiedmilk:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2litresorless
less
b)Other
II.Other:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2litresorless
andofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding4°/o
2.Exceeding4°/o
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding4°/o
2.Exceeding4%
B.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
I.Exceeding6%butnotexceeding21%
II.Exceeding21%butnotexceeding45°/o
III.Exceeding45%>
Milkandcream,preserved,concentratedorsweetened :
A.Notcontainingaddedsugar:
I.Whey
II.Milkandcream,inpowderorgranules:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2·5kgor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding1·5°/o
2.Exceeding1·5°/obutnotexceeding27%
3.Exceeding27°/obutnotexceeding29%
4.Exceeding29°/o
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding1·5%
2.Exceeding1·5%butnotexceeding27%
3.Exceeding27%>butnotexceeding29°/o
4.Exceeding29°/o
III.Milkandcream,otherthaninpowderorgranules:
a)Inhermeticallysealedcansofanetcapacityof454gor
less,oringlasscontainersofacapacityof0·5litre
orlessandofafatcontent,byweight,of11%orless:
1.Ofafatcontent,byweight,of8·9°/oorless
2.Other
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding45°/o
2.Exceeding45%14·27
12·27
12·27
15·32
11·27
14·32
33·31
70·47
108·90
3·47
42·72
74·95
76·95
90·70
36·72
68·95
70·95
84·70
15·19
20·51
70·47
108·900110
0120
0130
0140
0150
0160
0200
0300
0400
0500
0620
0720
0820
0920
1020
1120
1220
1320
1420
1520
1620
1720

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TariffNomenclature
CodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)CCTheading
No Descriptionofgoods
04.02
(cont'd)B.Containingaddedsugar:
I.Milkandcream,inpowderorgranules:
a)Specialmilkforinfants(1),inhermeticallysealedcans
ofanetcapacityof500gorlessandofafatcontent,
byweight(2):
1.Exceeding10%butnotexceeding11%
2.Exceeding14·5°/obutnotexceeding15·5%>
3.Exceeding17°/obutnotexceeding18%
4.Exceeding23°/obutnotexceeding24%
b)Other:
1.Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2·5kgor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight:
aa)Notexceeding1·5°/o(3)
bb)Exceeding1·5%>butnotexceeding27%(3)
cc)Exceeding27%>(3)
2.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
aa)Notexceeding1·5%>(3)
bb)Exceeding1·5%butnotexceeding27%>(3)
cc)Exceeding27°/o(3)
II.Milkandcream,otherthaninpowderorgranules:
a)Inhermeticallysealedcansofanetcapacityof454gor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding9·5°/o
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding45°/o(3)
2.Exceeding45°/o(3)
Butter:
A.Ofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding85°/o
B.Other
Cheeseandcurd:
A.Emmentaler ,Gruyere,Sbrinz,BergkäseandAppenzell,not
gratedorpowdered :
I.Ofaminimumfatcontentof45°/obyweight,referredto
drymatter,maturedforatleast3months{*):
a)Wholecheese(4)ofafree-at-frontier value(5)per100kg
netweightof:
1.151·68u.a.(a)ormorebutlessthan171·68u.a.(a)
2.171·68u.a.(a)ormore1810
1910
2010
2110
2220
2320
2420
2520
2620
2720
2810
2910
3010
3110
3210
3314
341329·00
33·00
36·00
38·00
perkg0·3672(9)
perkg0·6895(9)
perkg0·8470(•)
perkg0·3672(*°)
perkg0·6895(10)
perkg0·8470(10)
29·14
perkg0·7047(10)
perkg1·0890(10)
128·12
156·31
15·00
100·71(»)04.03
04.04

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TariffNomenclature
CodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)CCTheading
No Descriptionofgoods
04.04
(cont'd)b)Vacuum-packed pieces:
1.Withrindonatleastoneside,ofanetweight:
aa)Of1kgormorebutlessthan5kgandofa
free-at-frontier value(5)of171·68u.a.(a)ormore
butlessthan199·68u.a.(a)per100kgnetweight
bb)Of450gormoreandofafree-at-frontier value(5]
of199·68u.a.(a)ormoreper100kgnetweight
2.Other,ofanetweightof75gormorebutnot
exceeding250g(6)andofafree-at-frontier value(*]
of219·68u.a.(a)ormoreper100kgnetweight
II.Other
B.Glarusherbcheese(knownasSchabziger )madefromskimmed
milkandmixedwithfinely-groundherbs(2)
C.Blue-veinedcheese,notgratedorpowdered
D.Processedcheese,notgratedorpowdered :
I.IntheblendingofwhichonlyEmmentaler ,Gruyereand
Appenzellhavebeenusedandwhichmaycontain,asan
addition,Glarusherbcheese(knownasSchabziger),put
up(inboxesorslices)forretailsale(7),ofafree-at­
frontiervalue(5)of140u.a.ormoreper100kgnetweigh
andofafatcontent,byweight,referredtodrymatter(2)
a)Notexceeding48°/oinrespectoftheaggregateofpor­
tionsorslices
b)Notexceeding48%inrespectof5/6oftheaggregateo
portionsorslicesandnotexceeding56°/oinrespecto
theremaining1/6
c)Exceeding48%>butnotexceeding56%inrespecto
theaggregateofportionsorslices
II.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
a)Notexceeding36°/oandofafatcontent,byweight
referredtodrymatter:
1.Notexceeding48%>
2.Exceeding48%
b)Exceeding36°/o
E.Other:
I.Notgratedorpowdered,ofafatcontent,byweight,no
exceeding40%andawatercontent,calculatedbyweight
ofthenon-fattymatter:
a)Notexceeding47%>3514
3612
3712
3800
3900
4000
4111
4211
4311
4410
4510
4610
471015·00
100·71 (")
100·71 (")
100·71
100·03 (12)
47·32
30·00
31·00
35·00
84·01
91·45
171·45
100·03

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TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
b)Exceeding47°/obutnotexceeding72°/o: 04.04
(cont'd)1.Cheddar,includingChester
2.TilsitandButterkäse,ofafatcontent,byweight,
referredtothedrymatter(2):
aa)Notexceeding48°/o
bb)Exceeding48°/o
3.Kashkaval (2)
4.Cheeseofsheep'smilkorbuffalomilk,incontainers
holdingbrine,orinsheep-orgoat-skinbottles(2)
5.Other
c)Exceeding72%:
1.Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacitynotexceeding
500g
2.Other
II.Notspecified:
a)Gratedorpowdered
b)Other
Othersugars;sugarsyrups;artificialhoney(whetherornot
mixedwithnaturalhoney);caramel:
A.Lactoseandlactosesyrup:
II.Otherthanthatcontaining,inthedrystate,99%>ormore
byweightofthepureproduct(16)
Flavouredorcolouredsugars,syrupsandmolasses,butnotinclud­
ingfruitjuicescontainingaddedsugarinanyproportion :
A.Lactoseandlactosesyrup
Sweetenedforage;otherpreparationsofakindusedinanimal
feeding:
B.Other,containingstarchorglucoseorglucosesyrupfalling
withinsubheadingsNos17.02Band17.05B,ormilkprod­
ucts(8):
I.Containingstarch,orglucoseorglucosesyrup:
a)Containingnostarchorcontaining10%orlessby
weightofstarch:
1
2
3.Containing50°/oormorebutlessthan75%by
weightofmilkproducts
4.Containing75%ormorebyweightofmilkproducts
b)Containingmorethan10°/obutnotmorethan30°/o
byweightofstarch:
1
2
3.Containing50%ormorebyweightofmilkproducts4810
4922
5022
5030
5060
5120
5210
5250
5310
5410
5500
5600
5700
5800
590084·85
84·50(13)
84·50(14)
84·50(15)
84·50(15)
84·50
63·38
164·50
100·03
164·50
14·81
14·81
29·54
37·99
35·4817.02
17.05
23.07

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TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
23.07
(cont'd)c)Containingmorethan30%>byweightofstarch:
1
2.....
3.Containing50%ormorebyweightofmilkproducts 6000 29,04
II.Containingnostarch,glucoseorglucosesyrup,butcontain­
ingmilkproducts 6100 37·99
Fornotes(')to(8),seenotes(')to(8)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No823/68(OJNoL151,30.6.1968).
(•)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;
b)6u.a.;and
c)3·10u.a.
(w)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;and
b)3·10u.a.
(u)Thelevyislimitedto7·50u.a.per100kgnetweight.
(u)Thelevyislimitedto6°/oofthevalueforcustomspurposes.
(")Thelevyislimitedto53·05u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromAustria,Finland,RumaniaandSwitzerland (Regulation (EEC)No
1054/68asamended).
(M)Thelevyislimitedto73·05u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromAustria,Finland,RumaniaandSwitzerland (Regulation (EEC)No
1054/68asamended).
J")Thelevyislimitedto53·05u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromBulgaria,Hungary,RumaniaandTurkey(Regulation (EEC)No
1054/68asamended).
(w)LactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02AIare,inpursuanceofRegulationNo189/66/EEC,subjecttothesame
levyasthatapplicabletolactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02AII.
(a)ForimportsintotheUnitedKingdom,thisfree-at-frontier valueshallbereducedby17·68u.a.per100kgnet.