31.3.90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL85/33
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No803/90
of30March1990
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
WhereasArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)No2915/79
providesthatforcertainproductsoriginatinginor
comingfromcertainthirdcountriesaspecificlevyisto
beapplied;whereasthelevyapplicabletothoseproducts
isfixedinAnnexItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
1767/82f),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
107/90(*);
Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimportation
intotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilatedproduct
forwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyonitspilot
productisconsiderablylowerthanthepricewhichwould
obtainiftheratiotothepriceofthepilotproductwere
normal,thelevymustbeequaltothesumoftwo
components :
—onecomponentequaltotheamountresultingfrom
theprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79applicabletotheassimilatedproductin
question,
—anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,the
compositionandqualityoftheassimilatedproduct
beingtakenintoaccount,makesitpossibleto
re-establishnormalpriceratiosforimportsintothe
Community ;THECOMMISSION 'OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoRegulation(EEC)No804/68ofthe
Councilof27June1968onthecommonorganizationof
themarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No3879/89(2),andinparticular
Article14(8)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle14ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1ofthatRegulation;whereasthese
productsmaybedividedintogroups;whereasthe
productgroupsandthepilotgroupsandthepilotproduct
foreachofthesegroupsaresetoutinAnnexItoCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No2915/79of18December1979
determiningthegroupsofproductsandthespecialprovi­
sionsforcalculatingleviesonmilkandmilkproducts(3),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3884/89(4);
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroupmust
beequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilotproductless
thefree-at-frontier price;whereasthesethresholdprices
werefixedforthe1989/90milkyearbyCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1114/89;whereasCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No788/90(*)hasextendedthe1989/90marketing
yearformilkuntil29April1990;
Whereas,however,Regulation(EEC)No2915/79lays
downspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevyoncertain
assimilatedproducts;whereastheseproductsarelisted
andthemethodofcalculatingthelevyonthemdescribed
inAnnexIIandinArticles2to12ofthatRegulation
respectively ;
Whereas,asprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)No
2915/79,thecomponentofthelevyestablishedusinga
factorexpressingtheweightratioexistingbetweenthe
milkcomponentscontainedintheproductontheone
handandtheproductitselfontheotheris,forproducts
containingsugarorothersweeteners,calculatedbymulti­
plyingthebasicamountbythequantityofmilk
componentscontainedintheproduct;WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespectofwhichthe
customsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGAITmustbe
limitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1073/68('),
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
productsforwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyonthe
relatedpilotproducts;whereas,whenrecordingthese
purchasingopportunities ,theCommissionmusttake
accountofallinformationobtaineddirectorthroughthe
MemberStatesconcerningpricesfordeliveryofthird­
countryproductsfree-at-Community-frontier andprices
onthird-countrymarkets;
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL378,27.12.1989,p.1.
(3)OJNoL329,24.12.1979,p.1.
(4)OJNoL378,27.12.1989,p.9.
Is)OJNoL118,29.4.1989,p.37.
(6)Seepage1ofthisOfficialJournal.0OJNoL196,5.7.1982,p.1.
(«)OJNoL13,17.1.1990,p.13.0OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.
(10)OJNoL28,1.2.1988,p.1.

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WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No788/86(%as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2431/88(^.speci­
fiesthefree-at-Spanish-frontier valuesofcertaincheeses
importedfromandoriginatinginSwitzerland ;
Whereas,however,noaccountshouldbetakenofinfor­
mationrelatingtosmallquantitieswhicharenotrepre­
sentativeoftradeintheproductsinquestionandquanti­
tiesinrespectofwhichpricetrendsingeneralorother
informationavailabletoitleadtheCommission tobelieve
thatthepriceinquestionisunrepresentative ofthereal
trendofthemarket;sary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntilanother
becomesapplicable;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2730/75of29
October1975onglucoseandlactose(3),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)No1636/87(«),
—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;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
1.TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle14ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No804/68shallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
2.ThereshallbenolevyforimportsfromPortugal,
includingtheAzoresandMadeira,formilkandmilk
productslistedinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No
804/68.Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
Regulationisincorporatedinthecombinednomen­
clature;
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April1990. WhereasArticle8ofRegulation(EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;whereas
theymaybealteredintheinterveningperiodifneces­0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.20.
(4)OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
Is)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
0OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.(')OJNoL74,19.3.1986,p.20.
(2)OJNoL210,3.8.1988,p.6.

31.3.90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL85/35
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30March1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

NoL85/36 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.3.90
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30March1990fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilk
products
(ECU/WOkgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04011010 18,42
04011090 17,21
04012011 25,21
04012019\ 24,00
04012091 30,51
04012099\ 29,30
04013011 77,67
04013019II 76,46
04013031ll 148,77
04013039\ 147,56
04013091I 248,92
04013099l247,71
04021011 0 132,37
04021019 (4) 125,12
04021091 cm 1,2512/kg+23,90
04021099 00 1,2512/kg+16,65
04022111 0 187,21
04022117 0 179,96
04022119 0 179,96
04022191 0 226,28
04022199 0 219,03
04022911 000 1,7996/kg+23,90
04022915 00 1,7996/kg+23,90
04022919 00 1,7996/kg+16,65
04022991 00 2,1903/kg+23,90
04022999 00 2,1903/kg+16,65
04029111 0 31,00
04029119 0 31,00
04029131 0 38,75
04029139 0 38,75
04029151 0 148,77
04029159 0 147,56
04029191 0 248,92
04029199 0 247,71
04029911 0 52,87
04029919 0 52,87
04029931 00 1,4514/kg+20,28
04029939 00 1,4514/kg+49,07
04029991 00 2,4529/kg+20,28
04029999 00 2,4529/kg+19,07

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04031011 27,62
04031013 32,92
04031019I 80,08
04031031 0 0,2158/kg+22,69
04031033 C) 0,2688/kg+22,69
04031039 0 0,7404/kg+22,69
04039011 132,37
04039013 187,21
04039019 226,28
04039031 0 1,2512/kg+23,90
04039033 (') 1,7996/kg+23,90
04039039 0 2,1903/kg+23,90
04039051 27,62
04039053 32,92
04039059 80,08
04039061 0 0,2158/kg+22,69
04039063 0 0,2688/kg+22,69
04039069 (') 0,7404/kg+22,69
04041011 32,13
04041019 (') 0,3213/kg+16,65
04041091 0 03213/kg
04041099 0 0,3213/kg+16,65
04049011 132,37
04049013II 187,21
04049019|| 226,28
04049031 132,37
04049033II 187,21
04049039 226,28
04049051 0 1,2512/kg+23,90
04049053 (l)(3) 1,7996/kg+23,90
04049059 (') 2,1903/kg+23,90
04049091 (') 1,2512/kg+23,90
04049093 00 1,7996/kg+23,90
04049099 (') 2,1903/kg+23,90
04050010Il 256,74
04050090||313,22
04061010 0 233,62
04061090 O 284,13
04062010 00 400,79
04062090 0 400,79
04063010 00 186,15
04063031 00 174,85
04063039 00 186,15
04063090 00 282,87
04064000 00 158,11
04069011 00 223,59

NoL85/38 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.3.90
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04069013 oo 198,52
04069015 00 198,52
04069017 (3)0 198,52
04069019 00 400,79
04069021 00 223,59
04069023 00 187,41
04069025 00 187,41
04069027 00 187,41
04069029 00 187,41
04069031 00 187,41
04069033 0 187,41
04069035 00 187,41
04069037 00 187,41
04069039 00 187,41
04069050 00 187,41
04069061 0 400,79
04069063 0 400,79
04069069 0 400,79
04069071 0 233,62
04069073 0 187,41
04069075 0 187,41
04069077 0 187,41
04069079 0 187,41
04069081 0 187,41
04069083 0 187,41
04069085 0 187,41
04069089 00 187,41
04069091 0 233,62
04069093 0 233,62
04069097 0 284,13
04069099 0 284,13
17021010|| 3634
17021090 36,34
21069051I.._I
36,34
23091015 \ 96,26
23091019|| 125,04
23091039 117,21
23091059|| 96,81
23091070\\ 125,04
23099035 \ 96,26
23099039I 125,04
23099049 117,21
23099059 96,81
23099070 125,04

31.3.90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL85/39
(')Thelevypn100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowing:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandmilkcreamcontainedin100kgof
product;and
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(2)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequalto:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightofthedriedmilkcontainedin100kgofproduct
plus,whereappropriate,
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(J)Productsfallingwithinthissubheadingimportedfromathirdcountryunderspecialarrangementsconcluded
betweenthatcountryandtheCommunityforwhichanIMA1certificateissuedundertheconditionsprovided
forinRegulation(EEC)No1767/82isissuedaresubjecttotheleviesinAnnexItothatRegulation.
(4)ThelevyapplicableislimitedundertheconditionslaiddowninRegulation(EEC)No715/90.