15.3.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL68/9
REGULATION (EEC)No686/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of14March1975
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No465/75(2),andin
particularArticle14(8)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle14ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68
providesforchargingalevyonimportsofthe
productslistedinArticle 1ofthatRegulation ;
whereastheseproductsmaybedividedintogroups;
whereastheproductgroupsandthepilotgroupsand
thepilotproductforeachofthesegroupsaresetout
inAnnexItoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No823/68(3)
of28June1968determiningthegroupsofproducts
andthespecialprovisionsforcalculatinglevieson
milkandmilkproducts,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No467/75(•>);
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroup
mustbeequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilot
productlessthefree-at-frontier price;whereasthese
thresholdpriceswerefixedforthe1975/76milkyear
byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No468/75(5)of27
February 1975;
Whereas,however,Regulation (EEC)No823/68lays
downspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevyon
certainassimilatedproducts;whereastheseproducts
arelistedandthemethodofcalculatingthelevyon
themdescribedinAnnexIIandinArticles2to7of
thatRegulationrespectively ;whereasthismethod
consistsinaddingtogetherthevariouscomponents
definedinthoseArticles;
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1073/68(6)of24July1968layingdowndetailedrules
fordeterminedfree-a-frontier pricesandforfixing
leviesinrespectofmilkandmilkproductsprovides
thatthecomponentofthelevyfixedbymeansofa
coefficientexpressingtheweightratiobetweenthe
milkpowdercontainedintheproductandthe
productitselfis,fortheproductsfallingwithin
subheading04.02IBIb)listedinAnnexIItoRegula­tion(EEC)No823/68,calculatedbymultiplyingthe
basicamountbythequantityofmilkpowder
containedintheproduct;whereasthesameappliesto
productsfallingwithinsubheading04.02BIIb)as
regardsthecomponentofthelevyfixedbymeansofa
coefficientexpressingtheweightratiobetweenthe
milkcomponentscontainedintheproductandthe
productitself;
Whereasthebasicamountmustbeequaltoone
hundredthpartofthelevysetoutforeachproductin
thesecondsubparagraph ofArticle9(1)andthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle9(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1073/68;
WhereasforproductsbelongingtoGroupNo11,
originatinginandexportedfromthirdcountries,for
whichitisfoundonimportationintotheCommunity
thattherulingpriceisnotlessthan130unitsof
accountper100kginrespectoftheproductsfalling
withinsubheadings04.04EIb)2and04.04EIb)3,
ornotlessthan115unitsofaccountper100kgin
respectoftheproductsfallingwithinsubheading
04.04EIb)4,thelevyper100kgisdefinedin
Article8ofRegulation (EEC)No823/68;
Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimportation
intotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilated
productforwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyon
itspilotproductisconsiderablylowerthantheprice
whichwouldobtainiftheratiotothepriceofthe
pilotproductwerenormal,thelevymustbeequalto
thesumoftwocomponents :
—onecomponentequaltotheamountresulting
fromtheprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No823/68applicabletotheassimi­
latedproductinquestion;
—anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,
thecompositionandqualityoftheassimilated
productbeingtakenintoaccount,makesit
possibletore-establishnormalpriceratiosfor
importsintotheCommunity ;
WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespectofwhich
thecustomsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATTmust
belimitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1073/68providesthat
afree-at-frontier pricemustbeestablishedforeachof
thepilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
2)OJNoL52,28.2.1975,p.8.
3)OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.3.
4)OJNoL52,28.2.1975,p.10.
5)OJNoL52,28.2.1975,p.16.
6)OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.

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(EEC)No823/68;whereasthesepricesmustbedeter­
minedforproductsofgoodmarketablequality;
Whereasthefree-at-frontier pricesmustbeestab­
lishedonthebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasing
opportunities ininternationaltradefortheproducts
listedinArticle1(a)2and(b)to(g)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68otherthanassimilatedproductsfor
whichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyontherelated
pilotproducts;whereas,whenrecordingthese
purchasingopportunities ,theCommissionmusttake
accountofallinformationobtaineddirectorthrough
theMemberStatesconcerningpricesfordeliveryof
third-country productsfree-at-Community frontier
andpricesonthird-country markets;Whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,afree-at­
frontierpricemayremainunchangedforalimited
periodwherethenewlevelofthepriceforagiven
qualityoraspecificorigin,usedasabasisforestab­
lishingthepreviousfree-at-frontier price,hasnot
reachedtheCommission toenableittoestablishthe
nextfree-at-frontier priceandiftheCommission
considersthatthepriceswhichareavailablecould
leadtosuddenandconsiderablechangesinthefree­
at-frontierpricebecausetheyarenotsufficientlyrepre­
sentativeofrealmarkettrends;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclature providedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff;
WhereasArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;
whereastheymaybealteredintheinterveningperiod
ifnecessary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntil
anotherbecomesapplicable ;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintained in
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,atrateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovisions
thattheleviesonmilkandmilkproductsmustbe
fixedasshownintheAnnextothisRegulation ;Whereas,however,noaccountshouldbetakenof
informationrelatingtosmallquantitieswhicharenot
representative oftradeintheproductinquestionand
quantitiesinrespectofwhichpricetrendsingeneral
orotherinformation availabletoitleadtheCommis­
siontobelievethatthepriceinquestionisunrepre­
sentativeoftherealtrendofthemarket;
Whereasthepricesusedmustbeadjustedwherethey
arenotquotedfree-at-Community-frontier orwhere
theydonotapplytoproductsofgoodmarketable
quality;whereastheajustmentinrespectofanassimi­
latedproductthelevyonwhichisequaltothelevy
onitspilotproductmustbeeffectedinsuchawayas
toallow,inparticular,fordifferencesincomposition ,
maturity,qualityandpresentationbetweentheassimi­
latedproductandtherelatedpilotproduct;whereas
adjustmentsrelatingtocompositionmustbecalcu­
latedbymultiplyingthedifferencebetweenthemilk
componentcontentofthepilotproductandthatof
theassimilatedproductinquestionbythevalueattri­
butedininternationaltradetooneunitofweightof
themilkcomponentinquestion;whereasthediffer­
encebetweenthevalueattributedontheCommunity
markettoeachoftherelevantcharacteristics ofthe
pilotproductandthevalueattributedonthatmarket
tothecorresponding characteristics oftheassimilated
productinquestionmustbetakenintoaccountwhen
theotheradjustmentsarebeingeffected;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheleviesreferredtoinArticle14(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation .
Whereas,ifnoinformationonpricesisavailable,the
free-at-frontier pricemay,bywayofexception,be
establishedonthebasisofthevalueoftherawmate­
rialscontainedinthepilotproductinquestion(calcu­
latedonthebasisofthepricesofmilkproductsfor
whichpricesareavailable),averageprocessingcosts
andaverageyields;Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16March
1975.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14March1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
TariffNomenclature\
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
04.01 Milkandcream,fresh,notconcentratedorsweetened :
A.Ofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding6°/o:
I.Yoghourt,kephir,curdledmilk,whey,buttermilkandother
fermentedoracidifiedmilk:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2litresorless 0110 16.13
b)Other 0120 14.13
II.Other:
-a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2litresorless
andofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding4°/o 0130 14-13
2.Exceeding4% 0140 17-77
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding4°/o 0150 13-13
2.Exceeding4°/o 0160 16.77
B.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
I.Exceeding6°/obutnotexceeding21°/o
II.Exceeding21%>butnotexceeding45%
III.Exceeding45%>0200
0300
040039-73
84-04
129-88
04.02 Milkandcream,preserved,concentratedorsweetened :
A.Notcontainingaddedsugar:
I.Whey 0500 11.48
II.Milkandcream,inpowderorgranules:
.a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2.5kgor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding1.5%>f0620 50-75
2.Exceeding1.5%>butnotexceeding27°/o0720 79-64
3.Exceeding27°/obutnotexceeding29°/o0820 81.64
4.Exceeding29%>0920 93-18
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:\\ 1.Notexceeding1.5°/o 1020 44-75
2.Exceeding1.5%butnotexceeding27%> 1120 73.64
3.Exceeding27%>butnotexceeding29%> 1220 75-64
4.Exceeding29%> 1320 87-18
III.Milkandcream,otherthaninpowderorgranules:
a)Inhermeticallysealedcansofanetcapacityof454gor
less,oringlasscontainersofacapacityof0.5litre
orlessandofafatcontent,byweight,of11%orless:
1.Ofafatcontent,byweight,of8.9%>orless 1420 12-19
2.Other 1520 16-46
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding45°/o1620 84-04
2.Exceeding45%1720 129-88

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TariffNomenclatureilil
Levy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCode
04.02
(cont'd)B.Containingaddedsugar:
I.Milkandcream,inpowderorgranules:
a)Specialmilkforinfants(*),inhermeticallysealedcans
ofanetcapacityof500gorlessandofafatcontent,
byweight(2):
1.Exceeding10°/obutnotexceeding11°/o 1810 29.00
2.Exceeding14.5%>butnotexceeding15.5°/o 1910 33.00
3.Exceeding17%>butnotexceeding18°/o 2010 36.00
4.Exceeding23%butnotexceeding24%> 2110 38-00
b)Other:II
1.Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2.5kgor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight:II
aa)Notexceeding1.5%>(3) 2220perkg0-4475(9)
bb)Exceeding1.5%butnotexceeding27%>(3) 2320perkg0-7364(9)
cc)Exceeding27%>(3) 2420perkg0.8718(»)
2.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:II
aa)Notexceeding1-5%>(3) 2520perkg0-4475(10)
bb)Exceeding1.5%butnotexceeding27%>(3) 2620perkg0-7364(10)
cc)Exceeding27%>(3) 2720perkg0.8718(10)
II.Milkandcream,otherthaninpowderorgranules :II
a)Inhermeticallysealedcansofanetcapacityof454gor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding9.5°/o2810 22-74
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:II
1.Notexceeding45°/o(3) 2910perkg0.8404(10)
2.Exceeding45%>(s) 3010perkg1.2988(10)
04.03 Butter:I
A.Ofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding85%> 3110 152.80
-B.Other 3210 186.42
04.04 Cheeseandcurd:
A.Emmentaler,Gruyere,Sbrinz,BergkaseandAppenzell,not
gratedorpowdered :
I.Ofaminimumfatcontentof45%byweight,referredto
drymatter,maturedforatleast3months(2):
a)Wholecheese(4)ofafree-at-frontier value(5)per100kg
netweightof:
1.186.68u.a.(a)ormorebutlessthan206.68u.a.(a)
2.206.68u.a.(a)ormore3317
341615.00
120.52(»)

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TariffNomenclature\
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
04.04
(cont'd)b)Piecespackedinvacuumorininertgas:
1.Withrindonatleastoneside,ofanetweight:
aa)Of1kgormorebutlessthan5kgandofa
free-at-frontier value(5)of206.68u.a.(a)ormore,
butlessthan234.68u.a.(a)per100kgnetweight 3517 15.00
bb)Of450gormoreandofafree-at-frontier value(5)
of234.68u.a.(a)ormoreper100kgnetweight 3615 120.52(»)
2.Other,ofanetweightof75gormorebutnot
exceeding250g(6)andofafree-at-frontier value(5)
of254.68u.a.(a)ormoreper100kgnetweight 3715 120-52(»)
II.Other 3800 120-52
B.Glarusherbcheese(knownasSchabziger)madefromskimmed
milkandmixedwithfinely-groundherbs(2) 3900 117-00(12)
C.Blue-veinedcheese,notgratedorpowdered 4000 85-42
D.Processedcheese,notgratedorpowdered :I\I.IntheblendingofwhichonlyEmmentaler ,Gruyereand
Appenzellhavebeenusedandwhichmaycontain,asan
addition,Glarusherbcheese(knownasSchabziger),put
up(inboxesorslices)forretailsale(7),ofafree-at
frontiervalue(5)of140u.a.ormoreper100kgnetweight
andofafatcontent,byweight,referredtodrymatter(2):
a)Notexceeding48%inrespectoftheaggregateofpor­
tionsorslices 4111 30.00
b)Notexceeding48°/oinrespectof5/6oftheaggregateof
portionsorslicesandnotexceeding56°/oinrespectof
theremaining1/6 4211 31.00
c)Exceeding48%>butnotexceeding56%inrespectof
theaggregateofportionsorslices 4311 35.00
II.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:I
a)Notexceeding36°/oandofafatcontent,byweight,
referredtodrymatter:I
1.Notexceeding48°/o
2.Exceeding48°/o4410
451098.80
107.54
b)Exceeding36%> 4610 187-54
E.Other:II
I.Notgratedorpowdered,ofafatcontent,byweight,not
exceeding40%andawatercontent,calculatedbyweight,
ofthenon-fattymatter:
a)Notexceeding47% 4710 117.00

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TariffNomenclatureI
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
04.04
(cont'd)b)Exceeding47°/obutnotexceeding72%>:
1.Cheddar,includingChester
2.TilsitandButterkase,ofafatcontent,byweight,
referredtothedrymatter(2):4810 123.26
aa)Notexceeding48°/o 4922 101.45(13)
bb)Exceeding48°/o 5022 101-45(14)
3.Kashkaval (2)
4.Cheeseofsheep'smilkorbuffalomilkincontainers
holdingbrine,orinsheep-orgoat-skinbottles(2)5030
5060101.45(15)
101-45(15)
5.Other 5120 101-45
c)Exceeding72%:
1.Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacitynotexceeding
500g 5210 76.09
2.Other 5250 181-45
II.Notspecified:
a)Gratedorpowdered 5310 117-00
b)Other 5410 181-45
17.02 Othersugars;sugarsyrups;artificialhoney(whetherornotmixed
withnaturalhoney);caramel:
A.Lactoseandlactosesyrup:
II.Otherthanthatcontaining,inthedrystate,99%>ormore
byweightofthepureproduct(16) 5500 15-25
17.05 Flavouredorcolouredsugars,syrupsandmolasses,butnotinclud­
ingfruitjuicescontainingaddedsugarinanyproportion :
A.Lactoseandlactosesyrup 5600 15-25
23.07 Sweetenedforage;otherpreparationsofakindusedinanimal
feeding:
B.Other,containingstarchorglucoseorglucosesyrupfalling
withinsubheadings 17.02Band17.05B,ormilkprod­
ucts(8):
I.Containingstarch,orglucoseorglucosesyrup:
a)Containingnostarchorcontaining10%>orlessby
weightofstarch:
1
2
3.Containing50%ormorebutlessthan75%byweight
ofmilkproducts 5700 35-56
4.Containing75%>ormorebyweightofmilkproducts 5800 45-86
b)Containingmorethan10°/obutnotmorethan30%by
weightofstarch:
1
2
3.Containing50°/oormorebyweightofmilkproducts 5900 42-57

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TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
23.07
(cont'd)c)Containingmorethan30°/obyweightofstarch:
1
2
3.Containing50%>ormorebyweightofmilkproducts 6000 34.23
II.Containingnostarch,glucoseorglucosesyrup,butcontain­
ingmilkproducts 6100 45.86
Fornotes(')to(8),seenotes(')to(8)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No823/68(OJNoL151,30.6.1968).
(•)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;
b)6u.a.;and
c)0u.a.
(w)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;and
b)0u.a.
(")Thelevyislimitedto7.50u.a.per100kgnetweight.
(")Thelevyislimitedto6%ofthevalueforcustomspurposes.
(")Thelevyislimitedto43.80u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromAustria,Finland,RumaniaandSwitzerland (Regulation (EEC)No
1054/68asamended).
(u)Thelevyislimitedto63.80u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromAustria,Finland,RumaniaandSwitzerland (Regulation (EEC)No
1054/68asamended).
(15)Thelevyislimitedto43-80u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromBulgaria,Hungary,RumaniaandTurkey(Regulation (EEC)No
1054/68asamended).
('•)Lactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading17.02AIare,inpursuanceofRegulationNo189/66/EEC,subjecttothesamelevy
asthatapplicabletolactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading17.02AII.
(a)ForimportsintotheUnitedKingdom,thisfree-at-frontier valueshallbereducedby7.11u.a.per100kgnet.