NoL108/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities29.4.88
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1143/88
of28April1988
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
Having,regardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1109/88(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)No222/88(4);
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroupmust
beequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilotproductless
thefree-at-frontier price;whereasthesethresholdprices
werefixedforthe1987/88milkyearbyCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1895/87(*),extendedbyCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1060/88of19April1988(«);
Whereas,however,Regulation(EEC)No2915/79lays
downspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevyoncertain
assimilatedproducts;whereastheseproductsarelisted
andthemethodofcalculatingthelevyonthemdescribed
inAnnexIIandinArticles2to12ofthatRegulation
respectively ;
Whereas,asprovidedforinRegulation(EEC)No
2915/79,thecomponentofthelevyestablishedusinga
factor.expressingtheweightratioexistingbetweenthe
milkcomponentscontainedintheproductontheone
handandtheproductitselfontheotheris,forproductscontainingsugarorothersweeteners,calculatedbymulti­
plyingthebasicamountbythequantityofmilkcompo­
nentscontainedintheproduct;
WhereasArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)No2915/79
providesthatforcertainproductsoriginatinginor
comingfromcertainthirdcountriesaspecificlevyisto
beapplied;whereasthelevyapplicabletothoseproducts
isfixedinAnnexItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
1767/820,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
611/88(8);
Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimportation
intotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilatedproduct
forwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyonitspilot
productisconsiderablylowerthanthepricewhichwould
obtainiftheratiotothepriceofthepilotproductwere
normal,thelevymustbeequaltothesumoftwocompo­
nents:
—onecomponentequaltotheamountresultingfrom
theprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79applicabletotheassimilatedproductin
question,
—anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,the
compositionandqualityoftheassimilatedproduct
beingtakenintoaccount,makesitpossibleto
re-establishnormalpriceratiosforimportsintothe
Community ;
WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespectofwhichthe
customsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATTmustbe
limitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1073/68providesthata
free-at-frontierpricemustbeestablishedforeachofthe
pilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79;whereasthesepricesmustbedetermined
forproductsofgoodmarketablequality;
Whereasthefree-at-frontier pricesmustbeestablishedon
thebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasingopportunities
ininternationaltradefortheproductslistedinArticle
1ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68otherthanassimilated
productsforwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyonthe
relatedpilotproducts;whereas,whenrecordingthese
purchasingopportunities,theCommissionmusttake
accountofallinformationobtaineddirectorthroughthe
MemberStatesconcerningpricesfordeliveryofthird­
countryproductsfree-at-Community-frontier andprices
onthird-countrymarkets;(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
MOJNoL110,29.4.1988.
(3)OJNoL329,24.12.1979,p.1.hOJNoL.28,1.2.1988,p.1.
(*)OJNoL182,3.7.1987,p.33.
(«)O!NoL104,23.4.1988,p.5.f)OJNoL196,5.7.1982,p.1.
("OJNoL60,5.3.1988,p.19.

29.4.88 Officii!JournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL108/19
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No788/86('),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No222/88,specifiesthefree-at­
Spanish-frontier valuesofcertaincheesesimportedfrom
andoriginatinginSwitzerland .
Whereas,however,noaccountshouldbetakenofinfor­
mationrelatingtosmallquantitieswhicharenotrepre­
sentativeoftradeintheproductsinquestionandquanti­
tiesinrespectofwhichpricetrendsingeneralorother
informationavailabletoitleadtheCommissiontobelieve
thatthepriceinquestionisunrepresentative ofthereal
trendofthemarket:WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2658/87(2),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1058/88(3),introduces
from1January1988anewcombinednomenclature
meetingtherequirementsofboththeCommonCustoms
TariffandtheCommunity'sstatisticsofforeigntradeand
replacingthepreviousnomenclature ;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
Regulationisincorporatedinthecombinednomencla­
ture;
WhereasArticle8ofRegulation(EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;whereas
theymaybealteredintheinterveningperiodifneces­
sary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntilanother
becomesapplicable;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforinthe
lastsubparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(4),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1636/870,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesonmilkandmilkproductsshouldbeassetout
intheAnnexhereto,Whereasthepricesusedmustbeadjustedwheretheyare
notquotedfree-at-Community-frontier orwheretheydo
notapplytoproductsofgoodmarketablequality;
whereastheadjustmentinrespectofanassimilated
productthelevyonwhichisequaltothelevyonitspilot
productmustbeeffectedinsuchawayastoallow,in
particular,fordifferencesincomposition,maturity,
qualityandpresentationbetweentheassimilatedproduct
andtherelatedpilotproduct;whereasadjustmentsrela­
tingtocompositionmustbecalculatedbymultiplying
thedifferencebetweenthemilkcomponentcontentof
thepilotproductandthatoftheassimilatedproductin
questionbythevalueattributedininternationaltradeto
oneunitofweightofthemilkcomponentinquestion;
whereas,whentheotheradjustmentsarebeingeffected,
thedifferencebetweenthevalueattributedonthe
Communitymarkettoeachoftherelevantcharacteristics
ofthepilotproductandthevalueattributedonthat
markettothecorrespondingcharacteristics oftheassimi­
latedproductinquestionmustbetakenintoaccount;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereas,ifnoinformationonpricesisavailable,thefree­
at-frontierpricemay,bywayofexception,be
establishedonthebasisofthevalueoftherawmaterials
containedinthepilotproductinquestion(calculatedon
thebasisofthepricesofmilkproductsforwhichprices
areavailable),averageprocessingcostsandaverageyields; Article1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle14(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68shallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto. Whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,afree-at-frontier
pricemayremainunchangedforalimitedperiodwhere
thenewlevelofthepriceforagivenqualityoraspecific
origin,usedasabasisforestablishingthepreviousfree­
at-frontierprice,hasnotreachedtheCommissionto
enableittoestablishthenextfree-at-frontier priceandif
theCommissionconsidersthatthepriceswhichareavai­
lablecouldleadtosuddenandconsiderablechangesin
thefree-at-frontierpricebecausetheyarenotsufficiently
representativeofrealmarkettrends;Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May1988.
(2)OJNoL256,7.9.1987,p.1.
(3)OJNoL104,23.4.1988,p.1.
(*)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.HOJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.(')OJNoL74,19.3.1986,p.20.

NoL108/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities29.4.88
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28April1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

29.4.88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL108/21
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28April1988fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilk
products
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04011010 18,50
04011090 17,29
04012011 25,73
04012019 24,52
04012091 31,77
04012099 30,56
04013011 82,32
04013019 81,11
04013031l158,91
04013039 157,70
04013091 267,11
04013099 265,90
04021011 I130,76
04021019 123,51
04021091 0 1,2351/kg+32,10
04021099 (') 1,2351/kg+24,85
04022111 198,05
04022117II190,80
04022119II190,80
04022191Il236,96
04022199||229,71
04022911 00 1,9080/kg+32,10
04022915 0 1,9080/kg+32,10.
04022919 0 1,9080/kg+24,85
04022991 0 2,2971/kg+32,10
04022999 .0 2,2971/kg+24,85
04029111 30,88
04029119 I30,88
04029131 \38,60
04029139l38,60
04029151 158,91
04029159 157,70
04029191 267,11
04029199 \265,90
04029911 53,76
04029919 \53,76
04029931 0. 1,5528/kg+28,48
04029939 0 1,5528/kg+27,27
04029991 0 2,6348/kg+28,48
04029999 0 2,6348/kg+27,27

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04031011 28,14
04031013 34,18
04031019 84,73
04031031 C) 0,2210/kg+30,89
04031033 (') 0,2814/kg+30,89
04031039 (') 0,7869/kg+30,89
04039011l130,76
04039013 198,05
04039019 236,96
04039031 0 1,2351/kg+32,10
04039033 (') 1,9080/kg+32,10
04039039 (') 2,2971/kg+32,10
04039051 28,14
04039053 34,18
04039059 84,73
04039061 (■) 0,2210/kg+30,89
04039063 0 0,2814/kg+30,89
04039069 (■) '0,7869/kg4-30,89
04041011 25,37
04041019 (') 0,2537/kg+24,85
04041091 (2) 0,2537/kg
04041099 0 0,2537/kg+24,85
04049011\130,76
04049013 198,05
04049019 236,96
04049031 130,76
04049033 \198,05
04049039||236,96
04049051 (') 1,2351/kg+32,10
04049053 (') 1,9080/kg+32,10
04049059 (') 2,2971/kg+32,10
04049091 (') 1,2351/kg+32,10
04049093 (') 1,9080/kg+32,10
04049099 (') 2,2971/kg+32,10
04050010l275,78
04050090 336,45
04061010 287,38
04061090 334,46
04062010 (3) 399,55
04062090 399,55
04063010 (3) 220,92
04063031 0 216,07
04063039 0 220,92
04063090 (3) 317,64
04064000 (3) 157,44
04069011 (3) 254,61

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04069013 0 245,48
04069015 0 245,48
04069017 (3) 245,48
04069019 (3) 399,55
04069021 0 254,61
04069023 0 237,74
04069025 0 237,74
04069027 0 237,74
04069029 (3) 237,74
04069031 0 237,74
04069033 237,74
04069035 (3) 237,74
04069037 0 237,74
04069039 0 237,74
04069050 (3) 237,74
04069061 399,55
04069063 399,55
04069069 399,55
04069071 \287,38
04069073 \237,74
04069075 \237,74
04069077 237,74
04069079 237,74
04069081 237,74
04069083||237,74
04069085||237,74
04069089 « 237,74
04069091 \287,38
04069093 l.287,38
04069097 \334,46
04069099 334,46
17021090 0 42,54
21069051 42,54
23091015 95,05
23091019 123,46
23091039 116,40
23091059 97,71
23091070 123,46
23099035 95,05
23099039 123,46
23099049 116,40
23099059 97,71
23099070L123,46

NoL108/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.4.88
(')Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowing:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandmilkcreamcontainedin100kgof
product;and
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(2)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequalto:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightofthedriedmilkcontainedin100kgofproduct
plus,whereappropriate,
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(3)Productsfallingwithinthissubheadingimportedfromathirdcountryunderspecialarrangementsconcluded
betweenthatcountryandtheCommunityforwhichanIMA1certificateissuedundertheconditionsprovided
forinRegulation(EEC)No1767/82isissuedaresubjecttotheleviesinAnnexItothatRegulation.
(4)Lactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading17021010aresubject,pursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No
2730/75,tothesamelevyasthatapplicabletolactosefallingwithinsubheading17021090.