28.3.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL79/31
REGULATION (EEC)No829/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of26March1975
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No740/75(2),andin
particularArticle14(8)thereof;
Havingregard.totheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle14ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68
providesforchargingalevyonimportsofthe
productslistedinArticle 1ofthatRegulation ;
whereastheseproductsmaybedividedintogroups;
whereastheproductgroupsandthepilotgroupsand
thepilotproductforeachofthesegroupsaresetout
inAnnexItoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No823/68(3)
of28June1968determiningthegroups'ofproducts
andthespecialprovisionsforcalculatinglevieson
milkandmilkproducts,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No823/75(■»);
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroup
mustbeequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilot
productlessthefree-at-frontier price;whereasthese
thresholdpriceswerefixedforthe1975/76milkyear
byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No468/75(5)of27
February 1975;
Whereas,however,Regulation (EEC)No823/68lays
downspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevyon
certainassimilatedproducts;whereastheseproducts
arelistedandthemethodofcalculatingthelevyon
themdescribedinAnnexIIandinArticles2to7of
thatRegulationrespectively ;whereasthismethod
consistsinaddingtogetherthevariouscomponents
definedinthoseArticles;
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1073/68(6)of24July1968layingdowndetailedrules
fordeterminedfree-a-frontier pricesandforfixing
leviesinrespectofmilkandmilkproductsprovides
thatthecomponentofthelevyfixedbymeansofa
coefficientexpressingtheweightratiobetweenthe
milkpowdercontainedintheproductandthe
productitselfis,fortheproductsfallingwithin
subheading04.0213Ib)listedinAnnexIItoRegula­tion(EEC)No823/68,calculatedbymultiplyingthe
basicamountbythequantityofmilkpowder
containedintheproduct;whereasthesameappliesto
productsfallingwithin,subheading04.02BIIb)as
regardsthecomponentofthelevyfixedbymeansofa
coefficientexpressingtheweightratiobetweenthe
milkcomponentscontainedintheproductandthe
productitself;
Whereasthebasicamountmustbeequaltoone
hundredthpartofthelevysetoutforeachproductin
thesecondsubparagraph ofArticle9(1)andthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle9(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1073/68;
WhereasforproductsbelongingtoGroupNo11,
originatinginandexportedfromthirdcountries,for
whichitisfoundonimportationintotheCommunity
thattherulingpriceisnotlessthan130unitsof
accountper100kginrespectoftheproductsfalling
withinsubheadings04.04EIb)2and04.04EIb)3,
ornotlessthan115unitsofaccountper100kgin
respectoftheproductsfallingwithinsubheading
04.04EIb)4,thelevyper100kgisdefinedin
Article8ofRegulation (EEC)No823/68;
Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimportation
intotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilated
productforwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyon
itspilotproductisconsiderablylowerthantheprice
whichwouldobtainiftheratiotothepriceofthe
pilotproductwerenormal,thelevymustbeequalto
thesumoftwocomponents :
—onecomponentequaltotheamountresulting
fromtheprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No823/68applicabletotheassimi­
latedproductinquestion;
—anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,
thecompositionandqualityoftheassimilated
productbeingtakenintoaccount,makesit
possibletore-establishnormalpriceratiosfor
importsintotheCommunity ;
WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespectofwhich
thecustomsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATTmust
belimitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1073/68providesthat
afree-at-frontier pricemustbeestablishedforeachof
thepilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(-')OJNoL74,22.3.1975,p.1.
(3)OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.3.
(4)Secpage3ofthisOfficialJournal.
(5)OJNoL52,28.2.1975,p.16.
(")OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.

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(EEC)No823/68;whereasthesepricesmustbedeter­
minedforproductsofgoodmarketablequality;
Whereasthefree-at-frontier pricesmustbeestab­
lishedonthebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasing
opportunities ininternationaltradefortheproducts
listedinArticle 1(a)2and(b)to(g)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68otherthanassimilatedproductsfor
whichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyontherelated
pilotproducts;whereas,whenrecordingthese
purchasingopportunities ,theCommissionmusttake
accountofallinformationobtaineddirectorthrough
theMemberStatesconcerningpricesfordeliveryof
third-country productsfree-at-Community frontier
andpricesonthird-countrymarkets;Whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,afree-at­
frontierpricemayremainunchangedforalimited
periodwherethenewlevelofthepriceforagiven
qualityoraspecificorigin,usedasabasisforestab­
lishingthepreviousfree-at-frontier price,hasnot
reachedtheCommission toenableittoestablishthe
nextfree-at-frontier priceandiftheCommission
considersthatthepriceswhichareavailablecould
leadtosuddenandconsiderablechangesinthefree­
at-frontierpricebecausetheyarenotsufficientlyrepre­
sentativeofrealmarkettrends;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclature providedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff;
WhereasArticle8ofRegulation(EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;
whereastheymaybealteredintheinterveningperiod
ifnecessary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntil
anotherbecomesapplicable;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,atrateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovisions
thattheleviesonmilkandmilkproductsmustbe
fixedasshowninthe'AnnextothisRegulation ;Whereas,however,noaccountshouldbetakenof
informationrelatingtosmallquantitieswhicharenot
representative oftradeintheproductinquestionand
quantitiesinrespectofwhichpricetrendsingeneral
orotherinformation availabletoitleadtheCommis­
siontobelievethatthepriceinquestionisunrepre­
sentativeoftherealtrendofthemarket;
Whereasthepricesusedmustbeadjustedwherethey
arenotquotedfree-at-Community-frontier orwhere
theydonotapplytoproductsofgoodmarketable
quality;whereastheajustmentinrespectofanassimi­
latedproductthelevyonwhichisequaltothelevy
onitspilotproductmustbeeffectedinsuchawayas
toallow,inparticular,fordifferencesincomposition ,
maturity,qualityandpresentationbetweentheassimi­
latedproductandtherelatedpilotproduct;whereas
adjustmentsrelatingtocompositionmustbecalcu­
latedbymultiplyingthedifferencebetweenthemilk
componentcontentofthepilotproductandthatof
theassimilatedproductinquestionbythevalueattri­
butedininternationaltradetooneunitofweightof
themilkcomponentinquestion;whereasthediffer­
encebetweenthevalueattributedontheCommunity
markettoeachoftherelevantcharacteristics ofthe
pilotproductandthevalueattributedonthatmarket
tothecorresponding characteristics oftheassimilated
productinquestionmustbetakenintoaccountwhen
theotheradjustmentsarebeingeffected;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheleviesreferredtoinArticle14(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation .
Whereas,ifnoinformationonpricesisavailable,the
free-at-frontier pricemay,bywayofexception,be
establishedonthebasisofthevalueoftherawmate­
rialscontainedinthepilotproductinquestion(calcu­
latedonthebasisofthepricesofmilkproductsfor
whichpricesareavailable),averageprocessingcosts
andaverageyields;Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April
1975.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26March1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
TariffNomenclature
CodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)CCTheading
No Descriptionofgoods
04.01 Milkandcream,fresh,notconcentratedorsweetened :
A.Ofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding6°/o:
I.Yoghourt,kephir,curdledmilk,whey,buttermilkandother
fermentedoracidifiedmilk:-\ a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2litresorless 0110 16.19
b)Other 0120 14.19
II.Other:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2litresorless
andofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding% 0130 14.19
2.Exceeding% 0140 17-82
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding% 0150 13-19
2.Exceeding4°/o 0160 16-82
B.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Exceeding%butnotexceeding%0200 39.73
II.Exceeding21°/obutnotexceeding%0300 84.04
III.Exceeding45%0400 129.88
04.02 Milkandcream,preserved,concentratedorsweetened :
A.Notcontainingaddedsugar:
I.Whey0500 11-48
II.Milkandcream,inpowderorgranules:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2.5kgor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding%0620 51-47
2.Exceeding1.5°/obutnotexceeding27°/o0720 79.64
3.Exceeding27°/obutnotexceeding%0820 81-64
4.Exceeding29%0920 93.18
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding1.5°/o1020 45-47
2.Exceeding%butnotexceeding%1120 73-64
3.Exceeding27°/obutnotexceeding%1220 75.64
4.Exceeding29°/»1320 87.18
III.Milkandcream,otherthaninpowderorgranules:
a)Inhermeticallysealedcansofanetcapacityof454gor
less,oringlasscontainersofacapacityof0.5litre
orlessandofafatcontent,byweight,of%orless:
1.Ofafatcontent,byweight,of8.9°/oorless1420 12.19
2.Other 1520 16-46
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding45%1620 84-04
2.Exceeding45°/o1720 129-88

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TariffNomenclature
CodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)CCTheading
No Descriptionofgoods
04.02
(cont'd)B.Containingaddedsugar:
I.Milkandcream,inpowderorgranules:
a)Specialmilkforinfants(*),inhermeticallysealedcans
ofanetcapacityof500gorlessandofafatcontent,
byweight(2):-
1.Exceeding10%butnotexceeding11% 1810 29.00 \ 2.Exceeding%butnotexceeding% 1910 33-00
3.Exceeding17°/obutnotexceeding% 2010 36.00
4.Exceeding%butnotexceeding24°/o 2110 38-00
b)Other:
1.Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2-5kgor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight:
aa)Notexceeding%(3) 2220perkg0-4547(9)
bb)Exceeding%butnotexceeding%(3) 2320perkg0.7364(9)
cc)Exceeding%(3) 2420perkg0-8718(9)
2.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
aa)Notexceeding1.5%(3) 2520perkg0-4547(10)
bb)Exceeding%butnotexceeding27°/o(3) 2620perkg0.7364(10)
cc)Exceeding%(3) 2720perkg0-8718(10)
II.Milkandcream,otherthaninpowderorgranules:Ila)Inhermeticallysealedcansofanetcapacityof454gor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding9.5°/o2810 22.74
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:Ir
1.Notexceeding45%(3) 2910perkg0-8404(10)
2.Exceeding%(3) 3010•perkg1.2988(10)
04.03 Butter:I
A.Ofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding% 3110 152.80
B.Other 3210 186-42
04.04 Cheeseandcurd:
A.Emmentaler,Gruyere,Sbrinz,BergkaseandAppenzell,not
gratedorpowdered :
I.Ofaminimumfatcontentof%byweight,referredto
drymatter,maturedforatleast3months(2):
a)Wholecheese(4)ofafree-at-frontier value(5)per100kg
netweightof:
1.186.68u.a.(a)ormorebutlessthan206-68u.a.(a) 3317 15-00
2.206-68u.a.(a)ormore 3416 120-52(«)

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TariffNomenclature
CodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)CCTheading
No Descriptionofgoods
04.04
(cont'd)b)Piecespackedinvacuumorininertgas:
1.Withrindonatleastoneside,ofanetweight:
aa)Of1kgormorebutlessthan5kgandofa
free-at-frontier value(5)of206*68u.a.(a)ormore,
butlessthan234.68u.a.(a)per100kgnetweight 3517 15.00
bb)Of450gormoreandofafree-at-frontier value(5)
of234.68u.a.(a)ormoreper100kgnetweight 3615 120-52(»)
2.Other,ofanetweightof75gormorebutnot
exceeding250g(6)andofafree-at-frontier value(5)
of254.68u.a.(a)ormoreper100kgnetweight 3715 120-52(")
II.Other 3800 120.52
B.Glarusherbcheese(knownasSchabziger )madefromskimmed
milkandmixedwithfinely-groundherbs(2) 3900 117.00(12)
C.Blue-veinedcheese,notgratedorpowdered 4000 85-42lD.Processedcheese,notgratedorpowdered :
I.IntheblendingofwhichonlyEmmentaler,Gruyereand
Appenzellhavebeenusedandwhichmaycontain,asan
addition,Glarusherbcheese(knownasSchabziger),put
up(inboxesorslices)forretailsale(7),ofafree-at­
frontiervalue(5)of140u.a.ormoreper100kgnetweight
andofafatcontent,byweight,referredtodrymatter(2):
a)Notexceeding%inrespectoftheaggregateofpor­
tionsorslices 4111 30.00
b)Notexceeding48°/oinrespectof5/6oftheaggregateof
portionsorslicesandnotexceeding56%inrespectof
theremaining1/6 4211 31.00
c)Exceeding%butnotexceeding56%inrespectof
theaggregateofportionsorslices 4311 35-00
II.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:I
a)Notexceeding36°/oandofafatcontent,byweight,
referredtodrymatter:I
1.Notexceeding% 4410 98.80
2.Exceeding% 4510 107-54
b)Exceeding36% 4610 187-54
E.Other:I
I.Notgratedorpowdered,ofafatcontent,byweight,not
exceeding%andawatercontent,calculatedbyweight,
ofthenon-fattymatter:\
a)Notexceeding% 4710 117.00

28.3.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL7937
TariffNomenclature
CodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)CCTheading
No Descriptionofgoods
04.04
(cont'd)b)Exceeding%butnotexceeding72%:
1.Cheddar,includingChester:
aa)WholeCheddarcheeses(4)madefromunpasteuri­
zedmilk,ofaminimumfatcontentof50%by
weight,inthedrymatter,maturedforaleastnine
monthsandofafree-at-frontier valueofnotless
than186.20u.a.per100kgnetweight(2) 4830 15.00 l bb)Other 4850 123.26
2.TilsitandButterkase,ofafatcontent,byweight,
referredtothedrymatter(2):
aa)Notexceeding48°/o 4922 101-45(13)
bb)Exceeding48% 5022 101-45(")
3.Kashkaval(2) 5030 101.45(1S)
4.Cheeseofsheep'smilkorbuffalomilkincontainers
holdingbrine,orinsheep-orgoat-skinbottles(2) 5060 101.45(1S)
5.Other 5120 101-45
c)Exceeding72%:
1.Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacitynotexceeding
500g 5210 76.09 l2.Other 5250 181-45
II.Notspecified:'
a)^Gratedorpowdered5310 117.00Ib)Other 5410 181-45
17.02 Othersugars;sugarsyrups;artificialhoney(whetherornotmixed
withnaturalhoney);caramel:
A.Lactoseandlactosesyrup:
II.Otherthanthatcontaining,inthedrystate,99°/oormore
byweightofthepureproduct(18) 5500 15.25
17.05 Flavouredorcolouredsugars,syrupsandmolasses,butnotinclud­
ingfruitjuicescontainingaddedsugarinanyproportion :lA.Lactoseandlactosesyrup 5600 15-25
23.07 Sweetenedforage;otherpreparationsofakindusedinanimal
feeding:
B.Other,containingstarchorglucoseorglucosesyrupfalling
withinsubheadings 17.02Band17.05B,ormilkprod­
ucts(8):
I.Containingstarch,orglucoseorglucosesyrup:
a)Containingnostarchorcontaining%orlessby
weightofstarch:
1
2
3.Containing50%ormorebutlessthan75%byweight
ofmilkproducts 5700 36.10
4.Containing75%ormorebyweightofmilkproducts 5800 46-56

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TariffNomenclature
CodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)CCTheading
No Descriptionofgoods
23.07
(cont'd)b)Containingmorethan10%butnotmorethan30°/oby
weightofstarch:
1
2
3.Containing50%ormorebyweightofmilkproducts 5900 43.33
c)Containingmorethan%byweightofstarch:
1
2
3.Containing50%ormorebyweightofmilkproducts 6000 35-12
II.Containingnostarch,glucoseorglucosesyrup,butcontain­
ingmilkproducts 6100 46-56
Fornotes(')to('),seenotes(')to(8)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No823/68(OJNoL151,30.6.1968).
(•)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;
b)6u.a.;and
c)0u.a.
(M)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;and
b)0u.a.
(")Thelevyislimitedto7.50u.a.per100kgnetweight.
(")Thelevyislimitedto6%ofthevalueforcustomspurposes.
(")Thelevyislimitedto43.80u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromAustria,Finland,RumaniaandSwitzerland (Regulation (EEC)No
1054/68asamended).
(14)Thelevyislimitedto63.80u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromAustria,Finland,RumaniaandSwitzerland (Regulation (EEC)No
1054/68asamended).
(">)Thelevyislimitedto43.80u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromBulgaria,Hungary,RumaniaandTurkey(Regulation (EEC)No
1054/68asamended).
(")Lactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading17.02AIare,inpursuanceofRegulationNo189/66/EEC,subjecttothesamelevy
asthatapplicabletolactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading17.02AII.
(a)ForimportsintotheUnitedKingdom,thisfree-at-frontier valueshallbereducedby7.11u.a.per100kgnet.
NB:ForthepurposesofheadingNo04.04,theexchangeratetobeappliedinconvertingintonationalcurrenciesthe
unitofaccountreferredtointhesubdivisionsofthisheadingshall,notwithstanding generalruleC3containedin
PartI,SectionIoftheCommonCustomsTariffbetherepresentativerate,ifsucharateisfixedpursuanttoCouncil
RegulationNo129onthevalueoftheunitofaccountandtheexchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62).