NoL39/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.2.92
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No364/92
of14February1992
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
comingfromcertainthirdcountriesaspecificlevyisto
beapplied;whereasthelevyapplicabletothoseproducts
isfixedinAnnexItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1767/82(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1502/900;
Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimportation
intotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilatedproduct
forwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyonitspilot
productisconsiderablylowerthanthepricewhichwould
obtainiftheratiotothepriceofthepilotproductwere
normal,thelevymustbeequaltothesumoftwo
components :
—onecomponentequaltotheamountresultingfrom
theprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79applicabletotheassimilatedproductin
question,
—anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,the
compositionandqualityoftheassimilatedproduct
beingtakenintoaccount,makesitpossibleto
re-establishnormalpriceratiosforimportsintothe
Community ;
WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespectofwhichthe
customsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATTmustbe
limitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1630/91(2),andinparticularArticle14(8)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle14ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1ofthatRegulation;whereasthese
productsmaybedividedintogroups;whereasthe
productgroupsandthepilotgroupsandthepilotproduct
foreachofthesegroupsaresetoutinAnnexItoCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No2915/79of18December1979
determiningthegroupsofproductsandthespecialprovi­
sionsforcalculatingleviesonmilkandmilkproducts(3),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3798/91(4);
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroupmust
beequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilotproductless
thefree-at-frontier price;whereasthesethresholdprices
werefixedforthe1991/1992milkyearbyCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No1633/910;
Whereas,however,Regulation(EEC)No2915/79lays
downspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevyoncertain
assimilatedproducts;whereastheseproductsarelisted
andthemethodofcalculatingthelevyonthemdescribed
inAnnexIIandinArticles2to12ofthatRegulation
respectively ;
Whereas,asprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)
No2915/79,thecomponentofthelevyestablishedusing
afactorexpressingtheweightratioexistingbetweenthe
milkcomponentscontainedintheproductontheone
handandtheproductitselfontheotheris,forproducts
containingsugarorothersweeteners,calculatedbymulti­
plyingthebasicamountbythequantityofmilk
componentscontainedintheproduct;
WhereasArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)No2915/79
providesthatforcertainproductsoriginatinginorWhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1073/68(8),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No222/88(9),provides
thatafree-at-frontier pricemustbeestablishedforeachof
thepilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79;whereasthesepricesmustbedetermined
forproductsofgoodmarketablequality;
Whereasthefree-at-frontier pricesmustbeestablishedon
thebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasingopportunities
ininternational tradefortheproductslistedin
Article1ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68otherthanassi­
milatedproductsforwhichthelevyisnotequaltothe
levyontherelatedpilotproducts;whereas,whenrecor­
dingthesepurchasingopportunities ,theCommission
musttakeaccountofallinformationobtaineddirector
throughtheMemberStatesconcerningpricesfordelivery
ofthird-countryproductsfree-at-Community-frontier and
pricesonthird-countrymarkets;
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
OOJNoL150,15.6.1991,p.19.0OJNoL329,24.12.1979,p.1.0OJNoL357,28.12.1991,p.3.0OJNoL150,15.6.1991,p.25.(6)OJNoL196,5.7.1982,p.1.0OJNoL141,2.6.1990,p.5.
(8)OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25,0OJNoL28,1.2.1988,p.1.

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WhereasArticle8ofRegulation(EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;whereas
theymaybealteredintheinterveningperiodifneces­
sary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntilanother
becomesapplicable;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:WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2730/75of
29October1975onglucoseandlactose(3),asamended
byRegulation(EEC)No222/88,stipulatesthatthetreat­
mentprovidedforlactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithin
CNcode17021090byRegulation(EEC)No804/68and
bytheprovisionsadoptedfortheapplicationofthat
Regulationistobeextendedtolactoseandlactosesyrup
fallingwithinCNcode17021010;whereasconse­
quentlythelevyfixedforproductsfallingwithinCN
code17021090alsoappliestoproductsfallingwithin
CNcode17021010;whereastoensurethattheprovi­
sioninquestionisproperlyappliedtheseproductsand
thelevythereonshouldbeexplicitlymentionedinthe
listoflevies:
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(4),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No523/91(%laysdown
thearrangementsapplicabletoagriculturalproductsorigi­
natingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorin
theoverseascountriesandterritories;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;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
Regulationisincorporatedinthecombinednomen­
clature:Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity (<■),noleviesshallapplyon
productsoriginatingintheoverseascountriesandterrito­
ries;whereas,however,pursuanttoArticle101(4)ofthe
abovementioned Decision,aspecialamountshallbe
chargedonimportsofcertainproductsoriginatinginthe
overseascountriesandterritoriesinordertoprevent
productsoriginatingfromthesecountriesandterritories
fromreceivingmorefavourabletreatmentthansimilar
productsimportedfromSpainorPortugalintothe
Communityasconstitutedon31December1985;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforinthe
lastsubparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/850,lastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90(8),
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.20.0OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.0OJNoL58,5.3.1991,p.1.
(6)OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.(')OJNoL74,19.3.1986,p.20.
OOJNoL144,7.6.1990,p.15.

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—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle14ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16February
1992.Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesonmilkandmilkproductsshouldbeassetout
intheAnnexhereto,
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14February1992.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof14February1992fixingtheimportleviesonmilkand
milkproducts
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04011010 17,83
04011090 16,62
04012011 24,45
04012019 23,24
04012091 29,71
04012099 28,50
04013011 75,74
04013019 74,53
04013031 145,24
04013039 144,03
04013091 243,21
04013099 242,00
04021011 (4) 126,87
04021019 (4) 119,62
04021091 C)(4) 1,1962/kg+30,26
04021099 0)(4) 1,1962/kg+23,01
04022111 (4) 174,66
04022117 (4) 167,41
04022119 (4) 167,41
04022191 (4) 211,13
04022199 (4) 203,88
04022911 (')(3)(4) 1,6741/kg+30,26
04022915 (')(4) 1,6741/kg+30,26
04022919 (')(4) 1,6741/kg+23,01
04022991 (')(4) 2,0388/kg+30,26
04022999 (')(4) 2,0388/kg+23,01
04029111 (4) 30,28
04029119 (4) 30,28
04029131 (4) 37,85
04029139 (4) 37,85
04029151 (4) 145,24
04029159 (4) 144,03
04029191 (4) 243,21
04029199 (4) 242,00
04029911 (4) 49,85
04029919 (4) 49,85
04029931 (')(4) 1,4161/kg+26,64
04029939 (')(4) 1,4161/kg+25,43
04029991 (')(4) 2,3958/kg+26,64
04029999 (')(4) 2,3958/kg+25,43
04031002 126,87
04031004 174,66

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04031006 211,13
04031012 (') 1,1962/kg+30,26
04031014 (') 1,6741/kg+30,26
04031016 (') 2,0388/kg+30,26
04031022 26,86
04031024 32,12
04031026 78,15
04031032 (') 0,2082/kg+29,05
04031034 (') 0,2608/kg+29,05
04031036 (>) 0,7211/kg+29,05
04039011 126,87
04039013 174,66
04039019 211,13
04039031 (') 1,1962/kg+30,26
04039033 (') 1,6741/kg+30,26
04039039 (') 2,0388/kg+30,26
04039051 26,86
04039053 32,12
04039059 78,15
04039061 (') 0,2082/kg+29,05
04039063 (') 0,2608/kg+29,05
04039069 (') 0,7211/kg+29,05
04041011*11 23,91
04041011*14 174,66
04041011*17 211,13
04041011*21 126,87
04041011*24 174,66
04041011*27 211,13
04041019*11 (') 0,2391/kg+23,01
04041019*14 (') 1,6741/kg+30,26
04041019*17 (') 2,0388/kg+30,26
04041019*21 (') 1,1962/kg+30,26
04041019*24 (') 1,6741/kg+30,26
04041019*27 (') 2,0388/kg+30,26
04041091*11 (2) 0,2391/kg
04041091*14 (2) 1,6741/kg+6,04
04041091*17 (2) 2,0388/kg+6,04
04041091*21 .(2) 1,1962/kg+6,04
04041091*24 (2) 1,6741/kg+6,04
04041091*27 (2) 2,0388/kg+6,04
04041099*11 (2) 0,2391/kg+23,01
04041099*14 (2) 1,6741/kg+29,05
04041099*17 (2) 2,0388/kg+29,05
04041099*21 (2) 1,1962/kg+29,05
04041099*24 (2) 1,6741/kg+29,05
04041099*27 (2) 2,0388/kg+29,05
04049011 126,87
04049013 174,66
04049019 211,13
04049031 126,87
04049033 174,66
04049039 211,13
04049051 (') 1,1962/kg+30,26
04049053 (')(') 1,6741/kg+30,26
04049059 (') 2,0388/kg+30,26
04049091 (') 1,1962/kg+30,26
04049093 (')(') 1,6741/kg+30,26
04049099 (') 2,0388/kg+30,26

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04050010 250,76
04050090 305,93
04061020 (4) 244,79
04061080 (4) 296,37
04062010 (3)(4) 400,63
04062090 (4) 400,63
04063010 (3)(«) 192,06
04063031 0(4) 184,35
04063039 00 192,06
04063090 OO 288,78
04064000 OO 148,14
04069011 00 225,91
04069013 OO 173'37
04069015 OO 173,37
04069017 OO 1A37
04069019 OO 400,63
04069021 OO 225,91
04069023 OO 199,65
04069025 OO 199,65
04069027 OO 199,65
04069029 OO 199,65
04069031 OO 199,65
04069033 O 1".65
04069035 OO 199,65
04069037 OO 199,65
04069039 OO 199,65
04069050 OO 199,65
04069061 O 400»63
04069063 O 400,63
04069069 O 400,63
04069073 O 199,65
04069075 O l"'65
04069077 O 1">65
04069079 O 199,65
04069081 O 1"»65
04069085 O 1">65
04069089 OO I"-65
04069093 O 244,79
04069099 O 296,37
17021010 24,98
17021090 24,98
21069051 24,98
23091015 92,14
23091019 119,65
23091039 112,24
23091059 92,91
23091070 119,65
23099035 92,14
23099039 119,65
23099049 112,24
23099059 92,91
23099070 119,65

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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.
(*)NolevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.