29.12.79 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL337/53
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3006/79
of27December 1979
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts'
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(1),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1761/78(2),andin
particularArticle14(8)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle,14ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesforchargingalevyonimportsofthe
productslistedinArticle1ofthatRegulation ;
whereastheseproductsmaybedividedintogroups;
whereastheproductgroupsandthepilotgroupsand
thepilotproductforeachofthesegroupsaresetout
inAnnexItoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2915/79
of18December1979determiningthegroupsof
productsandthespecialprovisionsforcalculating
leviesonmilkandmilkproductsandamendingRegu­
lation(EEC)No950/68ontheCommonCustoms
Tariff(3);
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroup
mustbeequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilot
productlessthefree-at-frontier price;whereasthese
thresholdpriceswerefixedforthe1979/80milkyear
byCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1268/79of25June
1979(4);
Whereas,however,Regulation(EEC)No2915/79lays
downspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevyon
certainassimilatedproducts;whereastheseproducts
arelistedandthemethodofcalculatingthelevyon
themdescribedinAnnexIIandinArticles2to7of
thatRegulationrespectively ;whereasthismethod
consistsinaddingtogetherthevariouscomponents
definedinthoseArticles;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1073/68
of24July1968layingdowndetailedrulesfordeter­
miningfree-at-frontier pricesandforfixingleviesin
respectofmilkandmilkproducts(5),providesthat
thecomponentofthelevyfixedbymeansofacoeffi­
cientexpressingtheweightratiobetweenthemilk
powdercontainedintheproductandtheproduct
itselfis,fortheproductsfallingwithinsubheading04.02Bib)listedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79,calculatedbymultiplyingthebasic
amountbythequantityofmilkpowdercontainedin
theproduct;whereasthesameappliestoproducts
fallingwithinsubheading04.02BIIb)asregardsthe
componentofthelevyfixedbymeansofacoefficient
expressingtheweightratiobetweenthemilkcompo­
nentscontainedintheproductandtheproductitself;
Whereasthebasicamountmustbeequaltoone
hundredthpartofthelevysetoutforeachproductin
thesecondsubparagraphofArticle9(1)andthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle9(2-)-ofRegulation
(EEC)No1073/68; ;
Whereas,forproductsofGroupNo11,
originatinginandcomingfromthirdcountries,for
whichitisfoundonimportationintotheCommunity
thattherulingpriceisnot-lessthan181.34ECUper
100kilogramsforproducts *fallingwithinsubheading
04.04EIb)2,ornotlessthan193.43ECUper100
kilogramsforproductsfallingwithinsubheading
04.04EIb)3,ornotlessthan175.30ECUfor
productsfallingwithinsubheading04.04EIb)4,the
levyper100kilogramsisdefinedinArticle11of
Regulation(EEC)No2915/79;
Whereas,withinthetariffquotasreferredtoinArticle
9(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No2915/79,thelevyon100
kilogramsofaproductofGroup10or11andfalling
withinsubheadings04.04EIb)1(aa),04.04EIb)1
(bb),04.04EIb)1(cc)and04.04EIb)5(aa)shallbe
equalto12.09ECU;
Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimportation
intotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilated
productforwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyon
itspilotproductisconsiderablylowerthantheprice
whichwouldobtainiftheratiotothepriceofthe
pilotproductwerenormal,thelevymustbeequalto
thesumoftwocomponents :
—onecomponentequaltotheamountresulting
fromtheprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2915/79applicabletotheassimi­
latedproductinquestion;
—anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,
thecompositionandqualityoftheassimilated
productbeingtakenintoaccount,makesit
possibletore-establishnormalpriceratiosfor
importsintotheCommunity ;(!)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL204,28.7.1978,p.6.
(3)OJNoL329,24.12.1979,p.1.
(")OJNoL161,29.6.1979,p.7.
(5)OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.

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WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespectofwhich
thecustomsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATTmust
belimitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1073/68providesthat
afree-at-frontier pricemustbeestablishedforeachof
thepilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation
(EEC)No2915/79;whereasthesepricesmustbe
determinedforproductsofgoodmarketablequality;
Whereasthefree-at-frontier pricesmustbeestab­
lishedonthebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasing
opportunitiesininternationaltradefortheproducts
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-countrymarkets;
Whereas,however,noaccountshouldbetakenof
informationrelatingtosmallquantitieswhicharenot
representative oftradeintheproductinquestionand
quantitiesinrespectofwhichpricetrendsingeneral
orotherinformationavailabletoitleadtheCommis­
siontobelievethatthepriceinquestionisunrepre­
sentativeoftherealtrendofthemarket;rialscontainedinthepilotproductinquestion(calcu­
latedonthebasisofthepricesofmilkproductsfor
whichpricesareavailable),averageprocessingcosts
andaverageyields;
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:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2.25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisions
thattheleviesonmilkandmilkproductsshouldbe
assetoutintheAnnexhereto,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereasthepricesusedmustbeadjustedwherethey
arenotquotedfree-at-Community-frontier orwhere
theydonotapplytoproductsofgoodmarketable
quality;whereastheajustmentinrespectofanassimi­
latedproductthelevyonwhichisequaltothelevy
onitspilotproductmustbeeffectedinsuchawayas
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
establishedonthebasisofthevalueoftherawmateArticle1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle14(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No804/68shallbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1980.

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This.RegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27December1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

NoL337/56 OfficialjournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.12.79
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27December1979fixingtheimportleviesonmilkand
milkproducts
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
Code CCTheadingNo Importlevy
04.01AIa)
04.01AIb)
04.01AIIa)1
04.01AIIa)2
04.01AIIb)1
04.01AIIb)2
04.01BI
04.01BII
04.01BIII
04.02AI
04.02AIIa)1
04.02AIIa)2
04.02AIIa)3
04.02AIIa)4
04.02AIIb)1
04.02AIIb)2
04.02AIIb)3
04.02AIIb)4
04.02AIIIa)1
04.02AIIIa)2
04.02AIIIb)1
04.02AIIIb)2
04.02BIa)
04.02BIb)1aa)
04.02BIb)1bb)
04.02BIb)1cc)
04.02BIb)2aa)
04.02BIb)2bb)
04.02BIb)2cc)
04.02BIIa)
04.02BIIb)10110
0120
0130
0140
0150
0160
0200
0300
0400
0500
0620
0720
0820
0920
1020
1120
1220
1320
1420
1520
1620
1720
1820
2220
2320
2420
2520
2620
2720
2820
2910
3010
3110
3210
3321
3420
3521
3619
3719
3800
3900
4000
4120
4410
4510
4610
4710
483525.47
23.06
23.06
28.78
21-'85
27.57
62.52
132.26
204.41
14.86
99.84
159.81
l'62.23"
173'-13,
92.59
152.56
154.98
165.88
23.89
32.25
132.26
204.41
36.27
0J9259(»)
1.5256(»)
16588(u)
0.9259(12)
.1.5256(12)
1.6588(12)
39.10
1.3226(12)
2.0441(12)
240.48'
293.39
18-13
175.24(13)
18.13'
175.24(13)
175.24(13)
175.24
179.12(14)
158.46
36.27
143.33
159.22
255.94
179-12
191.38(1B)perkg
perkg
perkg
perkg
perkg
perkg
perkg
perkg 04.02BIIb)2
04.03A
04.03B
04.04AIa)1
04.04AIa)2
04.04AIb)1aa)
04.04AIb)1bb)
04.04AIb)2
04.04AII
04.04B
04.04C
04.04DI
•04.04DIIa)1
04.04DIIa)2
04.04DIIb)
04.04EIa)
04.04EIb)1

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CCTheadingNo 'Code Importlevy
04.04EIb)2aa)
04.04EIb)2bb)
04.04EIb)3
04.04EIb)4
04.04EIb)5
04.04EIc)1
04.04EIc)2
04.04EIIa)
04.04EIIb)
17.02AII(18)
21.07FI
23.07BIa)3
23.07BIa)4
23.07BIb)3
23.07BIc)3
23.07BII4922
5022
5030
5060
5120
5210
5250
5310
5410
5500
5600
5700
5800
5900
6000
6100149.02(15)
149-02(16)
149.02(17)
149.02(")
149-02(19)
111.77
245.74
179.12
245-74
27.54
27.54
71.86
93.16
87.19 1
71.73'
93.16
Fornotes(')to(10),seenotes(')to(10)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2915/79(OJNoL329,24.12.1979).
(")Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;
b)7.25ECU;and
c)10.19ECU.
(1!)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;
and
b)10-19ECU.
(13)Thelevyislimitedto9.07ECUper100kgnetweight.
(")Thelevyislimitedto6°/nofthevalueforcustomspurposes.
(15)Thelevyislimitedto64.27ECUper100kgnetweightforimportsfromAustria,Finland,Romaniaand
Switzerland (Regulation (EEC)No1054/68asamended).
(")Thelevyislimitedto88.45ECUper100kgnetweightforimportsfromAustria,Finland,Romaniaand
Switzerland (Regulation (EEC)No1054/68asamended).
(17)Thelevyislimitedto52.18ECUper100kgnetweightforimportsfromBulgaria,Hungary,Romania
andTurkey(Regulation (EEC)No1054/68asamended).
(18)Lactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading 17.02AIare,inpursuanceofRegulation (EEC)
No2730/75,subjecttothesamelevyasthatapplicabletolactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithin
subheading17.02AII.
(")WithinthetariffquotasreferredtoinArticle9(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No2915/79thelevyon100kg
netweightshallbeequalto12.09ECU.
NB:ForthepurposesofheadingNo04.04,theexchangeratetobeappliedinconverting
intonationalcurrenciestheECUreferredtointhesubdivisionsofthisheadingshall,
notwithstanding generalruleC3containedinPartI,SectionIoftheCommon
CustomsTariffbetherepresentative rate,ifsucharateisfixedpursuanttoCouncil
RegulationNo129onthevalueoftheECUandtheexchangeratestobeappliedfor
thepurposesofthecommonagriculturalpolicy(OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62).