15.1.92 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL9/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No76/92
of14January1992
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
comingfromcertainthirdcountriesaspecificlevyisto
beapplied;whereasthelevyapplicabletothoseproducts
isfixedinAnnexItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1767/82(<),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1502/900;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)No1633/91(*);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;
Whereas,however,Regulation(EEC)No2915/79lays
downspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevyoncertain
assimilatedproducts;whereastheseproductsarelisted
andthemethodofcalculatingthelevyonthemdescribed
inAnnexIIandinArticles2to12ofthatRegulation
respectively ;WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1073/68(®),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No222/88(9),provides
thatafree-at-frontier pricemustbeestablishedforeachof
thepilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79;whereasthesepricesmustbedetermined
forproductsofgoodmarketablequality;
Whereas,asprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)
No2915/79,thecomponentofthelevyestablishedusing
afactorexpressingtheweightratioexistingbetweenthe
milkcomponentscontainedintheproductontheone
handandtheproductitselfontheotheris,forproducts
containingsugarorothersweeteners,calculatedbymulti­
plyingthebasicamountbythequantityofmilk
componentscontainedintheproduct;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;WhereasArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)No2915/79
providesthatforcertainproductsoriginatinginor
(»)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL150,15.6.1991,p.19.
(3)OJNoL329,24.12.1979,p.1.
(4)OJNoL357,28.12.1991,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,L2.1988,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;sary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntilanother
becomesapplicable;
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;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforinthe
lastsubparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(0,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90Q,
—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;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,afree-at-frontier
pricemayremainunchangedforalimitedperiodwhere
thenewlevelofthepriceforagivenqualityoraspecific
origin,usedasabasisforestablishingthepreviousfree­
at-frontierprice,hasnotreachedtheCommissionto
enableittoestablishthenextfree-at-frontier priceandif
theCommissionconsidersthatthepriceswhichare
availablecouldleadtosuddenandconsiderablechanges
inthefree-at-frontier pricebecausetheyarenotsuffici­
entlyrepresentative ofrealmarkettrends;Article1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle14ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclature providedforinthis
Regulationisincorporatedinthecombinednomen­
clature;Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16January
1992.WhereasArticle8ofRegulation(EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;whereas
theymaybealteredintheinterveningperiodifneces­0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.20.
(*)OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.0OJNoL58,5.3.1991,p.1.
(0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.f)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.(')OJNoL74,19.3.1986,p.20.
(2)OJNoL144,7.6.1990,p.15.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14January1992.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof14January1992fixingtheimportleviesonmilkand
milkproducts
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04011010 18,13
04011090 16,92
04012011 ,24,91
04012019 23,70
04012091 30,31
04012099 29,10
04013011 77,45
04013019 76,24
04013031 148,64
04013039 147,43
04013091 249,01
04013099 247,80
04021011 (4) 129,30
04021019 (4) 122,05
04021091 C)(4) 1,2205/kg+29,75
04021099 (>)(4) 1,2205/kg+22,50
04022111 (4) 181,58
04022117 , (4) 174,33
04022119 (4) 174,33
04022191 (4) 216,73
04022199 (4) 209,48
04022911 0(3)(4) 1,7433/kg+29,75
04022915 0(4) 1,7433/kg+29,75
04022919 (')(4) 1,7433/kg+22,50
04022991 (')(4) 2,0948/kg+29,75
04022999 (')(4) 2,0948/kg+22,50
04029111 (4) 30,28
04029119 (4) 30,28
04029131 (4) 37,85
04029139 (4) 37,85
04029151 (4) 148,64
04029159 (4) 147,43
04029191 (4) 249,01
04029199 1(4) 247,80
04029911 (4) 49,85
04029919 (4) 49,85
04029931 (')(4) 1,4501/kg+26,13
04029939 (')(4) 1,4501/kg+24,92
04029991 (')(4) 2,4538/kg+26,13
04029999 (')(4) 2,4538/kg+24,92
04031002 I129,30
04031004 i181,58

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04031006 216,73
04031012 (') 1,2205/kg+29,75
04031014 0 1,7433/kg+29,75
04031016 (') 2,0948/kg+29,75
04031022 27,32
04031024 32,72
04031026 79,86
04031032 (') 0,2128/kg+28,54
04031034 (') 0,2668/kg+28,54
04031036 (') 0,7382/kg+28,54
04039011 129,30
04039013 181,58
04039019 216,73
04039031 (') 1,2205/kg+29,75
04039033 (') 1,7433/kg+29,75
04039039 (') 2,0948/kg+29,75
04039051 27,32
04039053 32,72
04039059 79,86
04039061 (') 0,2128/kg+28,54
04039063 (') 0,2668/kg+28,54
04039069 (') 0,7382/kg+28,54
04041011 *11 23,03
04041011*14 181,58
04041011*17 216,73
04041011*21 129,30
04041011 *24 181,58
04041011*27 216,73
04041019*11 (') 0,2303/kg+22,50
04041019*14 (') 1,7433/kg+29,75
04041019*17 (') 2,0948/kg+29,75
04041019 *21 (') 1,2205/kg+29,75
04041019*24 (') 1,7433/kg+29,75
04041019*27 (') 2,0948/kg+29,75
04041091*11 O 0,2303/kg
04041091*14 O 1,7433/kg+6,04
04041091*17 (2) 2,0948/kg+6,04
04041091*21 O 1,2205/kg+6,04
04041091*24 O 1,7433/kg+6,04
04041091*27 O 2,0948/kg+6,04
04041099*11 (2) 0,2303/kg+22,50
04041099*14 (2) 1,7433/kg+28,54
04041099*17 O 2,0948/kg+28,54
04041099*21 (2) 1,2205/kg+28,54
04041099*24 (2) 1,7433/kg+28,54
04041099*27 (2) 2,0948/kg+28,54
04049011 129,30
04049013 181,58
04049019 216,73
04049031 129,30
04049033 181,58
04049039 216,73
04049051 (') 1,2205/kg+29,75
04049053 (')0 1,7433/kg+29,75
04049059 (') 2,0948/kg+29,75
04049091 (') 1,2205/kg+29,75
04049093 O(3) 1,7433/kg+29,75
04049099 (') 2,0948/kg+29,75

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04050010 256,83
04050090 313,33
04061020 (4) 234,54
04061080 (4) 285,03
04062010 (3)(4) 407,72
04062090 (4) 407,72
04063010 00 186,72
04063031 (3)(4) 175,58
04063039 00 186,72
04063090 0(4) 283,44
04064000 0(4) 148,14
04069011 00 239,96
04069013 00 177,62
04069015 00 177,62
04069017 00 177,62
04069019 00 407,72
04069021 O0 239,96
04069023 00 188,31
04069025 00 188,31
04069027 00 188,31
04069029 00 188,31
04069031 00 188,31
04069033 0 188,31
04069035 00 188.31
04069037 00 188,31
04069039 00 188,31
04069050 00 188,31
04069061 O 407,72
04069063 0 407,72
04069069 O 407,72
04069073 O 188,31
04069075 O 188,31
04069077 O 188,31
04069079 O 188,31
04069081 O 188,31
04069085 O 188,31
04069089 OO 188,31
04069093 O 234,54
04069099 O 285,03
17021010 24,98
17021090 24,98
21069051 24,98
23091015 93,96
23091019 122,03
23091039 114,38
23091059 94,48
23091070 122,03
23099035 93,96
23099039 122,03
23099049 114,38
23099059 94,48
23099070 122,03

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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.