28.12.90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL365/47
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3803/90
of27December1990
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No3641/90(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)No3116/90(4);
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroupmust
beequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilotproductless
thefree-at-frontier price;whereasthesethresholdprices
werefixedforthe1990/1991milkyearbyCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No1182/900;
WhereasthethresholdpricefixedbytheCouncilistobe
reducedbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1552/90of
8June1990determiningthereducedecuvaluesofmilk
sectorpricesandamountsconsequentonthemonetary
realignmentof5January1990(^);
Whereas,however,Regulation(EEC)No2915/79lays
downspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevyoncertain
assimilatedproducts;whereastheseproductsarelisted
andthemethodofcalculatingthelevyonthemdescribed
inAnnexIIandinArticles2to12ofthatRegulation
respectively ;
Whereas,asprovidedforinRegulation(EEC)No
2915/79,thecomponentofthelevyestablishedusinga
factorexpressingtheweightratioexistingbetweenthe
milkcomponentscontainedintheproductontheone
handandtheproductitselfontheotheris,forproducts
containingsugarorothersweeteners,calculatedbymulti­plyingthebasicamountbythequantityofmuk
componentscontainedintheproduct;
WhereasArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)No2915/79
providesthatforcertainproductsoriginatinginor
comingfromcertainthirdcountriesaspecificlevyisto
beapplied;whereasthelevyapplicabletothoseproducts
isfixedinAnnexItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
1767/82f),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1502/90(8);
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;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1073/68(s),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No222/88(10),provides
thatafree-at-frontier pricemustbeestablishedforeachof
thepilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79;whereasthesepricesmustbedetermined
forproductsofgoodmarketablequality;
Whereasthefree-at-frontier pricesmustbeestablishedon
thebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasingopportunities
ininternationaltradefortheproductslistedinArticle
1ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68otherthanassimilated
productsforwhichthelevyisnotfcqualtothelevyonthe
relatedpilotproducts;whereas,whenrecordingthese
purchasingopportunities ,theCommissionmusttake
accountofallinformationobtaineddirectorthroughthe
MemberStatesconcerningpricesfordeliveryofthird­
countryproductsfree-at-Community-frontier andprices
onthird-country markets;
(•)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL362,27.12.1990,p.5.
(3)OJNoL329,24.12.1979,p.1.
(4)OJNoL303,31.10.1990,p.1.
(*)OJNoL119,11.5.1990,p.26.
(«)OJNoL146,9.6.1990,p.14.0OJNoL196,5.7.1982,p.1.
(8)OJNoL141,2.6.1990,p.5.0OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.
(,0)OJNoL28,1.2.1988,p.1.

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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:theymaybealteredintheinterveningperiodifneces­
sary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntilanother
becomesapplicable;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2730/75of29
October1975onglucoseandlactosef),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No222/88,stipulatesthatthetreatment
providedforlactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinCN
code17021090byRegulation(EEC)No804/68andby
theprovisionsadoptedfortheapplicationofthatRegula­
tionistobeextendedtolactoseandlactosesyrupfalling
withinCNcode17021010;whereasconsequentlythe
levyfixedforproductsfallingwithinCNcode17021090
alsoappliestoproductsfallingwithinCNcode
17021010;whereastoensurethattheprovisioninques­
tionisproperlyappliedtheseproductsandthelevy
thereonshouldbeexplicitlymentionedinthelistof
levies;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(4)lays
downthearrangementsapplicabletoagriculturalproducts
originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesor
intheoverseascountriesandterritories;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforinthe
lastsubparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
.tion(EEC)No1676/85(*),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90(*),
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesonmilkandmilkproductsshouldbeassetout
intheAnnexhereto,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;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle14ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
Regulationisincorporatedinthecombinednomen­
clature: Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1991.WhereasArticle8ofRegulation(EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;whereas
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.20.
(4)OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
OOJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(«)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.(')OJNoL74,19.3.1986,p.20.
V)OJNoL144,7.6.1990,p.15.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27December1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27December1990fixingtheimportleviesonmilkand
milkproducts
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04011010 19,32
04011090 18,11
04012011 26,48
04012019 25,27
04012091 l 32,04
04012099l 30,83
04013011 81,79
04013019 80,58
04013031 156,77
04013039 155,56
04013091 262,34
04013099 261,13
04021011 0 140,17
04021019 0 132,92
04021091 CM4) 1,3292/kg+29,75
04021099 00 1,3292/kg+22,50
04022111 0 205,53
04022117 0 198,28
04022119 0 198,28
04022191 0 240,11
04022199 0 232,86
04022911 000 1,9828/kg+29,75
04022915 00 1,9828/kg+29,75
04022919 00 1,9828/kg+22,50
04022991 00 2,3286/kg+29,75
04022999 00 2,3286/kg+22,50
04029111 0 30,28
04029119 0 30,28
04029131 0 37,85
04029139 0 37,85
04029151 0 156,77
04029159 0 155,56
04029191 0 262,34
04029199 0 261,13
04029911 0 49,85
04029919 0 49,85
04029931 00 1,5314/kg+26,13
04029939 00 1,5314/kg+24,92
04029991 2,5871/kg+26,13
04029999 00 2,5871/kg+24,92
04031002 140,17
04031004 \ 205,53

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04031006ll 240,11
04031012 0 1,3292/kg+29,75
04031014 (') 1,9828/kg+29,75
04031016 0 2,3286/kg+29,75
04031022Il 28,89
04031024Il 34,45
04031026Il 84,20
04031032 (') 0,2285/kg+28,54
04031034 0 0,2841/kg+28,54
04031036 C) 0,7816/kg+28,54
04039011ll 140,17
04039013ll 205,53
04039019ll 240,11
04039031 0 1,3292/kg+29,75
04039033 0 1,9828/kg/kg+29,75
04039039 (') 2,3286/kg+29,75
04039051ll 28,89
04039053ll 34,45
04039059Il 84,20
04039061 (') 0,2285/kg+28,54
04039063 (') 0,2841/kg+28,54
04039069 0 0,7816/kg+28,54
04041011Il 30,94
04041019 (') 0,3094/kg+22,50
04041091(2) 0,3094/kg
04041099(2) 0,3094/kg+22,50
04049011l 140,17
04049013\ 205,53
04049019\ 240,11
04049031ll 140,17
04049033\ 205,53
04049039\ 240,11
04049051 (') 1,3292/kg+29,75
04049053 (l)(3) 1,9828/kg+29,75
04049059 0) 2,3286/kg+29,75
04049091 0) 1,3292/kg+29,75
04049093 00 1,9828/kg+29,75
04049099 0 2,3286/kg+29,75
04050010l 270,79
04050090l330,36
04061010 0 238,55
04061090 0 286,53
04062010 00 410,77
04062090 0 410,77
04063010 00 190,97
04063031 00 177,48
04063039 00 190,97
04063090 00 287,69

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04064000 00 148,14
04069011 00 241,77
04069013 00 196,74
04069015 00 196,74
04069017 00 196,74
04069019 00 410,77
04069021 00 241,77 .
04069023 00 189,81
04069025 00 189,81
04069027 (S(1189,81
04069029 00 189,81
04069031 00 189,81
04069033 0 189,81
04069035 00 189,81
04069037 00 189,81
04069039 00 189,81
04069050 00 189,81
04069061 0 410,77
04069063 0 410,77
04069069 0 410,77
04069071 0 238,55
04069073 0 189,81
04069075 0 189,81
04069077 0 189,81
04069079 0 189,81
04069081 0 189,81
04069083 0 189,81
04069085 0 189,81
04069089 00 189,81
04069091 0 238,55
04069093 0 238,55
04069097 0 286,53
04069099 0 286,53
17021010 36,29
1702109036,29
21069051 36,29
23091015102,11
23091019132,68
23091039124,34
23091059l 102,63
23091070 132,68
23099035 102,11
23099039 132,68
23099049 124,34
23099059 102,63
23099070 132,68

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(')Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowing:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandmilkcreamcontainedin100kgof
product;and
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(*)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequalto:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightofthedriedmilkcontainedin100kgofproduct
plus,whereappropriate,
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(3)Productsfallingwithinthissubheadingimportedfromathirdcountryunderspecialarrangementsconcluded
betweenthatcountryandtheCommunityforwhichanIMA1certificateissuedundertheconditionsprovided
forinRegulation(EEC)No1767/82isissuedaresubjecttotheleviesinAnnexItothatRegulation .
(4)ThelevyapplicableislimitedundertheconditionslaiddowninRegulation(EEC)No715/90.