29.6.84 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL170/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1809/84
of28June1984
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,consistsinaddingtogetherthevariouscomponents
definedinthoseArticles:
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68
of.27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1557/84(2),andinparticular
Article14(8)thereof,WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1073/68
of24July1968layingdowndetailedrulesfordeter­
miningfree-at-frontier pricesandforfixingleviesin
respectofmilkandmilkproducts(6),providesthatthe
componentofthelevyfixedbymeansofacoefficient
expressingtheweightratiobetweenthemilkpowder
containedintheproductandtheproductitselfis,for
theproductsfallingwithinsubheading04.02BIb),
calculatedbymultiplyingthebasicamountbythe
quantityofmilkpowdercontainedintheproduct;
whereasthesameappliestoproductsfallingwithin
subheading04.02BIIb)asregardsthecomponentof
thelevyfixedbymeansofacoefficientexpressingthe
weightratiobetweenthemilkcomponentscontained
intheproductandtheproductitself;HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee,
whereasthebasicamountmustbeequaltoone
hundredthpartofthelevysetoutforeachproductin
thesecondsubparagraph ofArticle9(1)andthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle9(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1073/68;WhereasArticle14ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesforchargingalevyonimportsofthe
productslistedinArticle1ofthatRegulation;
whereastheseproductsmaybedividedintogroups;
whereastheproductgroupsandthepilotgroupsand
thepilotproductforeachofthesegroupsaresetout
inAnnexItoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2915/79
of18December1979determiningthegroupsof
productsandthespecialprovisionsforcalculating
leviesonmilkandmilkproductsandamendingRegu­
lation(EEC)No950/68ontheCommonCustoms
Tariff(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1736/84(4);WhereasAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No2915/79
listedcertainproductsofGroup11originatinginand
consignedfromcertainnon-member countries;
whereasthelevyapplicabletotheseproductsissetout
inAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1767/82f7),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1693/84(8);Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroup
mustbeequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilot
productlessthefree-at-frontier price;whereasthese
thresholdpriceswerefixedforthe1984/85milkyear
byCouncilRegulation(EEC)No860/84of31March
19840;WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3700/81
of23December1981(9)laiddowndetailedinterim
rulesinrespectofthecheeseagreementswithAustria
andFinland;
Whereas,however,Regulation(EEC)No2915/79lays
downspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevyon
certainassimilatedproducts;whereastheseproducts
arelistedandthemethodofcalculatingthelevyon
themdescribedinAnnexIIandinArticles2to11of
thatRegulationrespectively ;whereasthismethodWhereas,withinthetariffquotasreferredtoinAnnex
ItoRegulation(EEC)No1767/82,thelevyon100
kilogramsofaproductofGroup10or11andfalling
withinsubheadings04.04EIb)1andb)2shallbe
equalto12,09ECU;
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.0OJNoL150,6.6.1984,p.6.
(3)OJNoL329,24.12.1979,p.1.
(<)OJNoL164,22.6.1984,p.10.HOJNoL90,1.4.1984,p.20.(6)OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.0OJNoL196,5.7.1982,p.1.
(")OJNoL160,15.6.1984,p.14.
OOJNoL369,24.12.1981,p.33.

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toallow,inparticular,fordifferencesincomposition,
maturity,qualityandpresentationbetweentheassimi­
latedproductandtherelatedpilotproduct;whereas
adjustmentsrelatingtocompositionmustbecalcu­
latedbymultiplyingthedifferencebetweenthemilk
componentcontentofthepilotproductandthatof
theassimilatedproductinquestionbythevalueattri­
butedininternationaltradetooneunitofweightof
themilkcomponentinquestion;whereas,whenthe
otheradjustmentsarebeingeffected,thedifference
betweenthevalueattributedontheCommunity
markettoeachoftherelevantcharacteristics ofthe
pilotproductandthevalueattributedonthatmarket
tothecorresponding characteristics oftheassimilated
productinquestionmustbetakenintoaccount;
Whereas,ifnoinformationonpricesisavailable,the
free-at-frontier pricemay,bywayofexception,be
establishedonthebasisofthevalueoftheraw
materialscontainedinthepilotproductinquestion
(calculatedonthebasisofthepricesofmilkproducts
forwhichpricesareavailable),averageprocessingcosts
andaverageyields;
Whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,afree-at­
frontierpricemayremainunchangedforalimited
periodwherethenewlevelofthepriceforagiven
qualityoraspecificorigin,usedasabasisforestab­
lishingthepreviousfree-at-frontier price,hasnot
reachedtheCommission toenableittoestablishthe
nextfree-at-frontier priceandiftheCommission
considersthatthepriceswhichareavailablecouldlead
tosuddenandconsiderablechangesinthefree-at­
frontierpricebecausetheyarenotsufficientlyrep­
resentativeofrealmarkettrends:Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimportation
intotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilated
productforwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyon
itspilotproductisconsiderablylowerthantheprice
whichwouldobtainiftheratiotothepriceofthe
pilotproductwerenormal,thelevymustbeequalto
thesumoftwocomponents :
—onecomponentequaltotheamountresulting
fromtheprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegulation
(EEC)No2915/79applicabletotheassimilated
productinquestion,
—anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,
thecompositionandqualityoftheassimilated
productbeingtakenintoaccount,makesit
possibletore-establishnormalpriceratiosfor
importsintotheCommunity ;
WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespectofwhich
thecustomsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATTmust
belimitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1073/68providesthata
free-at-frontier pricemustbeestablishedforeachof
thepilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation
(EEC)No2915/79;whereasthesepricesmustbe
determinedforproductsofgoodmarketablequality;
Whereasthefree-at-frontier pricesmustbeestablished
onthebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasingoppor­
tunitiesininternationaltradefortheproductslistedin
Article1(a)2and(b)to(g)ofRegulation(EEC)No
804/68otherthanassimilatedproductsforwhichthe
levyisnotequaltothelevyontherelatedpilot
products;whereas,whenrecordingthesepurchasing
opportunities ,theCommissionmusttakeaccountof
allinformationobtaineddirectorthroughtheMember
Statesconcerningpricesfordeliveryofthird-country
productsfree-at-Community-frontier andpriceson
third-countrymarkets;
Whereas,however,noaccountshouldbetakenof
informationrelatingtosmallquantitieswhicharenot
representativeoftradeintheproductsinquestionand
quantitiesinrespectofwhichpricetrendsingeneral
orotherinformationavailabletoitleadtheCommis­
siontobelievethatthepriceinquestionisunrepre­
sentativeoftherealtrendofthemarket:Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclatureprovidedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff;
WhereasArticle8ofRegulation(EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;
whereastheymaybealteredintheinterveningperiod
ifnecessary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntil
anotherbecomesapplicable;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2,25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theircentralrate,multipliedbythecoefficient
providedforinArticle2b(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No974/71,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No855/84,Whereasthepricesusedmustbeadjustedwherethey
arenotquotedfree-at-Community-frontier orwhere
theydonotapplytoproductsofgoodmarketable
quality;whereastheadjustmentinrespectofanassi­
milatedproductthelevyonwhichisequaltothelevy
onitspilotproductmustbeeffectedinsuchawayas

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—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindentandtheaforesaidcoeffi­
cient;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesonmilkandmilkproductsshouldbeasset
outintheAnnexhereto,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle14(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No804/68shallbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1984.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28June1984.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28June1984fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilk
products
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CCTheadingNo Code Importlevy
04.01Ala) 0110 25,31
04.01AIb) 0120 22,90
04.01Alia)1 0130 22,90
04.01AIIa)2 0140l 27,63
04.01Alib)1 0150 21,69
04.01Alib)2 0160 26,42
04.01BI 0200 51,63
04.01BII 0300I 109,21
04.01BIII 0400 168,78
04.02AI 0500 19,00
04.02AIIa)1 0620 121,16
04.02AIIa)2 0720 157,03
04.02AIIa)3 0820 159,45
04.02AIIa)4 0920 224,49
04.02AIIb)1 1020 113,91
04.02AIIb)2 1120 149,78
04.02AIIb)3 1220 152,20
04.02AIIb)4 1320 217,24
04.02AIIIa)1 1420 26,59
04.02AIIIa)2 1520 35,90
04.02AIIIb)1 1620 109,21
04.02AIIIb)2 1720 168,78
04.02BIa) 1820 36,27
04.02BIb)1aa) 2220 perkg1,1391(4)
04.02BIb)1bb) 2320 perkg1,4978(4)
04.02BIb)1cc) 2420 perkg2,17240
04.02BIb)2aa) 2520 perkg1,13910
04.02BIb)2bb) 2620 perkg1,49780
04.02BIb)2cc) 2720 perkg2,17240
04.02BIIa) 2820 50,55
04.02BIIb)1 2910 perkg1,09210
04.02BIIb)2 3010 perkg1,68780
04.03A 3110 198,56
04.03B 3210 242,24
04.04A 3300 213,49(*)
04.04B 3900 236,36O
04.04C 4000 157,69(*)
04.04DIa) 4410162,52O
04.04DIb) 4510 165,11O
04.04DII 4610 261,83
04.04EIa) 4710 236,36
04.04EIb)1 4800193,46('")

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CCTheadingNo Code Importlevy
04.04E1b)2 5000 175,62(")
04.04EIc)1 5210 131,72
04.04EIc)2 5250 272,34
04.04EIIa) 5310 236,36
04.04EIIb) 5410 272,34
17.02AII 5500 40,3102)
21.07FI 5600 40,31
23.07BIa)3 5700 87,85
23.07BIa)4 5800 114,05
23.07BIb)3 5900 105,94
23.07BIc)3 6000 85,30
23.07BII 6100 114,05

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(')Forthepurposesofthistariffsubheading,'specialmilkforinfantsmeansproductsfreefrompathogenictoxicogenicgerms
andcontainingpergramlessthan10000revivifiableaerobicbacteriaandlessthantwocoliformbacteria.
(2)Inclusionunderthistariffsubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobelaiddownbythecompetentauthorities .
(3)Incalculatingthefatcontenttheweightofanyaddedsugarshallbedisregarded .
(4)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
(a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;
(b)7,25ECU;and
(c)22,49ECU.
(*)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
(a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;and
(b)22,49ECU.
(6)Thelevyislimitedto:
—18,13ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(a)inAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1767/82importedfrom
Switzerlandandforproductslistedunder(c)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustriaorFinland,
—9,07ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(b)ofAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1767/82importedfrom
Switzerland .
0Thelevyislimitedto6%ofthecustomsvalueforimportsfromSwitzerland,inaccordancewithArticle1(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1767/82.
(8)Thelevyislimitedto50ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(o)and(p)ofAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No
1767/82importedfromAustria.
f)Thelevyislimitedto36,27ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(g)ofAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No
1767/82importedfromSwitzerlandandforproductslistedunder(h)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustriaorFinland.
(10)Thelevyislimitedto12,09ECUper100kgnetweight:
—forproductslistedunder(d)ofAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1767/82importedfromCanada,
—forproductslistedunder(e)and(f)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustraliaorNewZealand.
(")Thelevyislimitedto:
—77,70ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(i)ofAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1767/82importedfrom
RomaniaorSwitzerland ,
—50ECUforproductslistedunder(o)and(p)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustria,
—101,88ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(k)ofthatAnneximportedfromRomaniaorSwitzerland,
—65,61ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(1)ofthatAnneximportedfromBulgaria,Hungary,Israel,
Romania,TurkeyorYugoslaviaandforproductslistedunder(m)ofthatAnneximportedfromBulgaria,Hungary,Israel,
Romania,Turkey,CyprusorYugoslavia,
—55ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(n)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustriaandforproductslisted
under(r)ofthatAnneximportedfromNorway,
—18,13ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(q)ofthatAnneximportedfromFinland,
—12,09ECUforproductslistedunder(f)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustraliaandNewZealand.
(,2)Lactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading17.02AIare,inpursuanceofRegulation(EEC)No2730/75,subjecttothe
samelevyasthatapplicabletolactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading17.02AII.
(n)Forthepurposesoftariffsubheadingex23.07B'milkproducts'meanstheproductsfallingwithintariffheadingsandsub­
headings04.01,04.02,04.03,04.04,17.02Aand21.07FI.