NoL96/42JEN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.4.95
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No944/95
of27April1995
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,handandtheproductitselfontheotheris,forproducts
containingsugarorothersweeteners,calculatedbymulti­
plyingthebasicamountbythequantityofmilk
componentscontainedintheproduct;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
WhereasArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)No2915/79
providesthatforcertainproductsoriginatinginor
comingfromcertainthirdcountriesaspecificlevyisto
beapplied;whereasthelevyapplicabletothoseproducts
isfixedinAnnexItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1767/82(%aslastamendedbyRegulation (EC)
No527/950;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbytheAct
ofAccessionofAustria,FinlandandSweden,andinparti­
cularArticle14(8)thereof,
Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimportation
intotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilatedproduct
forwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyonitspilot
productisconsiderablylowerthanthepricewhichwould
obtainiftheratiotothepriceofthepilotproductwere
normal,thelevymustbeequaltothesumoftwo
components :WhereasArticle14ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1ofthatRegulation;whereasthese
productsmaybedividedintogroups;whereasthe
productgroupsandthepilotgroupsandthepilotproduct
foreachofthesegroupsaresetoutinAnnexItoCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No2915/79of18December1979
determiningthegroupsofproductsandthespecialprovi­
sionsforcalculatingleviesonmilkandmilkproducts(2),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No3326/94(3);
—onecomponentequaltotheamountresultingfrom
theprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79applicabletotheassimilatedproductin
question, Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroupmust
beequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilotproductless
thefree-at-frontier price;whereasthethresholdpricefor
the1994/95milkyearwasfixedbyCouncilRegulation
(EC)No1882/94(4),asextendedbyRegulation(EC)No
682/950;anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,the
compositionandqualityoftheassimilatedproduct
beingtakenintoaccount,makesitpossibleto
re-establishnormalpriceratiosforimportsintothe
Community ;
Whereas,however,Regulation(EEC)No2915/79lays
downspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevyoncertain
assimilatedproducts;whereastheseproductsarelisted
andthemethodofcalculatingthelevyonthemdescribed
inAnnexIIandinArticles2to12ofthatRegulation
respectively ;WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespectofwhichthe
customsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGAITmustbe
limitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1073/68(8),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No222/88(9),provides
thatafree-at-frontier pricemustbeestablishedforeachof
thepilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79;whereasthesepricesmustbedetermined
forproductsofgoodmarketablequality;Whereas,asprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)
No2915/79,thecomponentofthelevyestablishedusing
afactorexpressingtheweightratioexistingbetweenthe
milkcomponentscontainedintheproductontheone
0OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.0OJNoL329,24.12.1979,p.1.0OJNoL350,31.12.1994,p.41.(«)OJNoL196,5.7.1982,p.1.0OJNoL54,10.3.1995,p.4.
(8)OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.0OJNoL28,1.2.1988,p.1.(4)OJNoL197,30.7.1994,p.24.0OJNoL71,31.3.1995,p.1.

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at-frontierprice,hasnotreachedtheCommissionto
enableittoestablishthenextfree-at-frontier priceandif
theCommissionconsidersthatthepriceswhichare
availablecouldleadtosuddenandconsiderablechanges
inthefree-at-frontier pricebecausetheyarenot
sufficientlyrepresentative ofrealmarkettrends;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclature providedforinthis
Regulationisincorporatedinthecombinednomen­
clature:
WhereasArticle8ofRegulation(EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;whereas
theymaybealteredintheinterveningperiodifneces­
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:Whereasthefree-at-frontier pricesmustbeestablishedon
thebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasingopportunities
ininternational tradefortheproductslistedin
Article1ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68otherthanassi­
milatedproductsforwhichthelevyisnotequaltothe
levyontherelatedpilotproducts;whereas,whenrecord­
ingthesepurchasingopportunities ,theCommissionmust
takeaccountofallinformationobtaineddirectorthrough
theMemberStatesconcerningpricesfordeliveryofthird­
countryproductsfree-at-Community-frontier andprices
onthird-country markets;
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;
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,usedasabasisforestablishingthepreviousfree­WhereasCouncilRegulations (EC)No3491/93(4)and
(EC)No3492/93(*),oncertainproceduresforapplying
theEuropeAgreementestablishinganassociation
betweentheEuropeanCommunities andtheirMember
States,oftheonepart,andtheRepublicsofHungaryand
Poland,oftheotherpart,andCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No520/92of27February1992oncertainrulesfor
applyingtheInterimAgreementontradeandtrade­
relatedmattersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nityandtheEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity ,ofthe
onepart,andtheCzechandSlovakFederalRepublic,of
theotherpart(6),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2235/93f),andinparticularArticle1thereofintro­
ducearrangements forreducingimportleviesoncertain
products;whereasCommission Regulation (EEC)
No584/92(8),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No3337/94(9),laysdowndetailedrulesforapplyingthe
arrangementsprovidedforintheseagreementsasregards
milkandmilkproducts;
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.20.
(4)OJNoL319,21.12.1993,p.1.
HOJNoL319,21.12.1993,p.4.
(6)OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.9.0OJNoL200,10.8.1993,p.5.
(8)OJNoL62,7.3.1992,p.34. (')OJNoL74,19.3.1986,p.20.
(2)OJNoL144,7.6.1990,p.15. 0OJNoL350,31.12.1994,p.66.

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Whereas,inaddition,accountmustbetakenofCouncil
andCommissionDecision94/1/ECSC,EC(')concerning
theconclusionoftheAgreementsontheEuropean
EconomicArea,betweentheEuropeanCommunity ,the
EuropeanCoalandSteelCommunityandtheirMember
States,ontheonehand,andAustria,Finland,Iceland,
Norway,SwedenandLiechtenstein ,ontheotherhand,
hereafterreferredtoasthe'EEAAgreement';
WhereasCouncilRegulations (EC)No3641/93(2)and
(EC)No3642/930oncertainrulesforapplyingthe
InterimAgreementontradeandtrade-relatedmatters
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
EuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity,oftheonepart,
andtheRepublicofBulgariaandRomania,oftheother
part,shouldbetakenintoaccount;whereasCommission
Regulation(EC)No1588/94(4),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EC)No845/950,laysdowndetailedrulesfor
applyingthearrangementsprovidedforintheseagree­
mentsasregardsmilkandmilkproducts;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(6),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No2484/94Q,laysdown
thearrangementsapplicabletoagriculturalproductsorig­
inatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorin
theoverseascountriesandterritories;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationoftheoverseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity (8),noleviesshallapplyon
productsoriginatingintheoverseascountriesand
territories;
Whereastherepresentative marketratesdefinedin
Article1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92(9),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No150/95(I0),areused
toconvertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;
whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermina­
tionoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No1068/93("),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EC)No157/95(12);
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesonmilkandmilkproductsshouldbeassetout
intheAnnexhereto,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle14ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May1995.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27April1995.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
')OJNoL1,3.1.1994,p.1.
AOJNoL333,31.12.1993,p.17. (8)OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.0OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
(10)OJNoL22,31.1.1995,p.1.
(")OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.
HOJNoL24,1.2.1995,p.1.4)OJNoL167,1.7.1994,p.8.
5)OJNoL85,19.4.1995,p.22.
<)OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.iOJNoL265,15.10.1994,p.3.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27April1995fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilk
products
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
Note0 NoteIs)CNcodeImport
levyCNcodeImport
levy
04011010 18,71
04011090 17,25
04012011 24,78
04012019 23,32
04012091 29,06
04012099 27,60
04013011 70,92
04013019 69,46
04013031 133,59
04013039 132,13
04013091 221,47
04013099 220,01
04021011 (4) 132,67
04021019 (3)(4) 123,92
04021091 (')0 1,2392/kg+33,45
040210990(4) 1,2392/kg+24,70
04022111 (4) 224,10
04022117 (4) 215,35
04022119 (3)(4) 215,35
04022191 (3)(4) 264,49
04022199 (3)(4) 255,74
040229110(3)(4)2,1535/kg+33,45
04022915 0)(4)2,1535/kg+33,45
04022919 (')(4)2,1535/kg+24,70
04022991 (')(4)2,5574/kg+33,45
04022999 (')(4)2,5574/kg+24,70
04029111 (4) 49,91
04029119 (4) 49,91
04029131 (4) 62,39
04029139 (4) 62,39
04029151 (4) 133,59
04029159 (4) 132,13
04029191 (4) 221,47
04029199 (4) 220,01
04029911 (4) 70,51
04029919 (4) 70,51
04029931 (')(4) 1,2921/kg+29,08
04029939 (')(4) 1,2921/kg+27,62
04029991 (!)(4)2,1709/kg+29,08
04029999 (')(4)2,1709/kg+27,62
04031002 132,67
04031004 224,10
04031006 264,49
04031012 (')1,2392/kg+33,45
04031014 (')2,1535/kg+33,4504031016 (')2,5574/kg+33,45
04031022 27,69
04031024 31,97
04031026 73,83
04031032 (')0,2040/kg+31,99
04031034 (')0,2468/kg+31,99
04031036 (')0,6654/kg+31,99
04039011 132,67
04039013 224,10
04039019 264,49
04039031 (') 1,2392/kg+33,45
04039033 (')2,1535/kg+33,45
04039039 (')2,5574/kg+33,45
04039051 27,69
04039053 31,97
04039059 73,83
04039061 (')0,2040/kg+31,99
04039063 (•)0,2468/kg+31,99
04039069 (!)0,6654/kg+31,99
04041002 32,88
04041004 224,10
04041006 264,49
04041012 132,67
04041014 224,10
04041016 264,49
04041026 (')0,3288/kg+24,70
04041028 (>)2,1535/kg+33,45
04041032 (')2,5574/kg+33,45
04041034 (') 1,2392/kg+33,45
04041036 (')2,1535/kg+33,45
04041038 (')2,5574/kg+33,45
04041048 (2)0,3288/kg
04041052 (2)2,1535/kg+7,29
04041054 (2)2,5574/kg+7,29
04041056 (2) 1,2392/kg+7,29
0404105802,1535/kg+7,29
04041062 (2)2,5574/kg+7,29
04041072 (2)0,3288/kg+24,70
04041074 (2)2,1535/kg+31,99
04041076 (2)2,5574/kg+31,99
04041078 (2) 1,2392/kg+31,99
04041082 (2)2,1535/kg+31,99
04041084 (2)2,5574/kg+31,99
04049011 132,67
04049013 224,10

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CNcode Note(*) ImportCNcode Note0 ImportIllevylllevy
04049019II 264,490406902300 194,39
04049031ll132,67 0406902500 194,39
04049033Il224,10 0406902700 194,39
04049039ll264,49 0406902900 194,39
04049051 0)1,2392/kg+33,45 0406903100 194,39
0404905300 2,1535/kg+33,45 0406903300 194,39
0404905902,5574/kg+33,45 0406903500 194,39
040490910 1,2392/kg+33,45 0406903700 194,39
0404909300 2,1535/kg+33,45 0406903900 194,39
0404909902,5574/kg+33,450406905000 194,39
0 227,220406906100 468,91040500110406906300 468,91
04050019 O 227,220406906900 468,91
04050090l277,210406907300 194,39
0406102000 235,290406907500 194,39
0406108000 311,180406907600 194,39
0406201000 468,910406907800 194,39
0406209000 468,910406907900 194,39
0406301000 185,770406908100 194,39
0406303100 181,470406908200 194,39
0406303900 185,770406908400 194,39
0406309000 302,560406908500 194,39
0406401000 190,370406908600 194,39
0406908700 194,390406405000 190,370406908800 194,390406409000 190,370406909300 235,29
0406900100 255,780406909900 311,18
0406900200 195,42
0406900300 195,4217021010l76,81
0406900400 195,4217021090l76,81
0406900500 195,42 21069051l 76,81
0406900600 195,4223091015l 95,86
0406900700 195,4223091019 124,36
0406900800 195,42 23091039l 116,31
0406900900 195,42 23091059l 95,49
0406901200 195,42 23091070\ 124,36
0406901400 195,42 23099035l 95,86
0406901600 195,42 23099039l 124,36
0406901800 195,42 23099049l 116,31
0406901900 468,91 23099059\ 95,49
0406902100 255,78 23099070\124,36
(')Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthiscodeisequaltothesumofthefollowing:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightoflacticmattercontainedin100kgofproduct;and
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(2)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthiscodeisequalto:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightofthedrylacticmattercontainedin100kgofproductplus,whereappropriate,
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(')Productsfallingwithinthiscodeandimportedfromathirdcountry
—forwhichanIMA1certificate,issuedinaccordancewithamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1767/82(OJNoL196,5.7.1982,p.1),is
presented,
—forwhichanEUR1certificate,issuedinaccordancewithamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No584/92(OJNoL62,7.3.1992,p.34)for
Poland,theCzechandSlovakRepublicsandHungaryandCommissionRegulation(EC)No1588/94(OJNoL167,1.7.1994,p.8)forBulgariaand
Romania,ispresented,
shallbesubjecttotheleviesdefinedinthesaidRegulations,respectively .
(*)ThelevyapplicableislimitedundertheconditionslaiddowninamendedCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85).
(*)NolevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.