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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2577/87
of27August1987
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
free-at-frontier pricesandforfixingleviesinrespectof
milkandmilkproducts(*),providesthatthecomponent
ofthelevyfixedbymeansofacoefficientexpressingthe
weightratiobetweenthemilkpowdercontainedinthe
productandtheproductitselfis,fortheproductsfalling
withinsubheading04.02BIb),calculatedbymultiplying
thebasicamountbythequantityofmilkpowder
containedintheproduct;whereasthesameappliesto
productsfallingwithinsubheading04.02BIIb)as
regardsthecomponentofthelevyfixedbymeansofa
coefficientexpressingtheweightratiobetweenthemilk
componentscontainedintheproductandtheproduct
itself:
Whereasthebasicamountmustbeequaltoone
hundredthpartofthelevysetoutforeachproductinthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle9(1)andthesecond
subparagraph ofArticle9(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1073/68;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No773/87(2),andinparticularArticle14(8)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle14ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1ofthatRegulation ;whereasthese
productsmaybedividedintogroups;whereasthe
productgroupsandthepilotgroupsandthepilotproduct
foreachofthesegroupsaresetoutinAnnexItoCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No2915/79of18December1979
determiningthegroupsofproductsandthespecialprovi­
sionsforcalculatingleviesonmilkandmilkproductsand
amendingRegulation(EEC)No950/68ontheCommon
CustomsTariff(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2346/87(4);
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroupmust
beequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilotproductless
thefree-at-frontier price;whereasthesethresholdprices
werefixedforthe1987/88milkyearbyCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1895/87(*);
Whereas,however,Regulation(EEC)No2915/79lays
downspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevyoncertain
assimilatedproducts;whereastheseproductsarelisted
andthemethodofcalculatingthelevyonthemdescribed
inAnnexIIandinArticles2to11ofthatRegulation
respectively ;whereasthismethodconsistsinadding
togetherthevariouscomponentsdefinedinthose
Articles;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1073/68of
24July1968layingdowndetailedrulesfordeterminingWhereasAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No2915/79listed
certainproductsofGroup11originatinginand
consignedfromcertainnon-membercountries;whereas
thelevyapplicabletotheseproductsissetoutinAnnexI
toRegulation(EEC)No1767/82Q,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No394/87(8);
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3700/81of
23December1981(9)laiddowndetailedinterimrulesin
respectofthecheeseagreementswithAustriaand
Finland;
Whereas,withinthetariffquotasreferredtoinAnnexIto
Regulation(EEC)No1767/82,thelevyon100kilograms
ofaproductofGroup10or11orfallingwithinsubhea­
dings04.04EIb)1andb)2shallbetheamountfixedin
thatAnnex:
Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimportation
intotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilatedproduct
forwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyonitspilot
productisconsiderablylowerthanthepricewhichwould
obtainiftheratiotothepriceofthepilotproductwere
normal,thelevymustbeequaltothesumoftwocompo­
nents:
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL78,20.3.1987,p.1.
(3)OJNoL329,24.12.1979,p.1(«)OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.0OJNoL196,5.7.1982,p.1.
OOJNoL40,10.2.1987,p.10. (4)OJNoL213,4.8.1987,p.1.
(ÓOJNoL182,3.7.1987,p.33 0OJNoL369,24.12.1981,p.33.

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—onecomponentequaltotheamountresultingfrom
theprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79applicabletotheassimilatedproductin
question,
—anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,the
compositionandqualityoftheassimilatedproduct
beingtakenintoaccount,makesitpossibleto
re-establishnormalpriceratiosforimportsintothe
Community ;qualityandpresentationbetweentheassimilatedproduct
andtherelatedpilotproduct;whereasadjustmentsrela­
tingtocompositionmustbecalculatedbymultiplying
thedifferencebetweenthemilkcomponentcontentof
thepilotproductandthatoftheassimilatedproductin
questionbythevalueattributedininternationaltradeto
oneunitofweightofthemilkcomponentinquestion;
whereas,whentheotheradjustmentsarebeingeffected,
thedifferencebetweenthevalueattributedonthe
Communitymarkettoeachoftherelevantcharacteristics
ofthepilotproductandthevalueattributedonthat
markettothecorresponding characteristics oftheassimi­
latedproductinquestionmustbetakenintoaccount; WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespectofwhichthe
customsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATTmustbe
limitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding;Whereas,ifnoinformationonpricesisavailable,thefree­
at-frontierpricemay,bywayofexception,be
establishedonthebasisofthevalueoftherawmaterials
containedinthepilotproductinquestion(calculatedon
thebasisofthepricesofmilkproductsforwhichprices
areavailable),averageprocessingcostsandaverageyields;WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1073/68providesthata
free-at-frontier pricemustbeestablishedforeachofthe
pilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation (EEC)
No2915/79;whereasthesepricesmustbedetermined
forproductsofgoodmarketablequality;
Whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,afree-at-frontier
pricemayremainunchangedforalimitedperiodwhere
thenewlevelofthepriceforagivenqualityoraspecific
origin,usedasabasisforestablishingthepreviousfree­
at-frontierprice,hasnotreachedtheCommissionto
enableittoestablishthenextfree-at-frontier priceandif
theCommissionconsidersthatthepriceswhichareavai­
lablecouldleadtosuddenandconsiderablechangesin
thefree-at-frontier pricebecausetheyarenotsufficiently
representative ofrealmarkettrends;Whereasthefree-at-frontier pricesmustbeestablishedon
thebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasingopportunities
ininternationaltradefortheproductslistedinArticle
1(a)2and(b)to(g)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68other
thanassimilatedproductsforwhichthelevyisnotequal
tothelevyontherelatedpilotproducts;whereas,when
recordingthesepurchasingopportunities ,theCommis­
sionmusttakeaccountofallinformationobtaineddirect
orthroughtheMemberStatesconcerningpricesfordeli­
veryofthird-countryproductsfree-at-Community-frontier
andpricesonthird-country markets;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclature providedforinthis
Regulationisincorporated intheCommonCustoms
Tariff;WhereasRegulation(EEC)No788/86('),asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1927/86(2),specifiesthefree-at­
Spanish-frontier valuesofcertaincheesesimportedfrom
andoriginatinginSwitzerland .
WhereasArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;whereas
theymaybealteredintheinterveningperiodifneces­
sary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntilanother
becomesapplicable;Whereas,however,noaccountshouldbetakenofinfor­
mationrelatingtosmallquantitieswhicharenotrepre­
sentativeoftradeintheproductsinquestionandquanti­
tiesinrespectofwhichpricetrendsingeneralorother
information availabletoitleadtheCommission tobelieve
thatthepriceinquestionisunrepresentative ofthereal
trendofthemarket;Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintain^!inrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforinthe
lastsubparagraph ofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(3),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1636/87(4),Whereasthepricesusedmustbeadjustedwheretheyare
notquotedfree-at-Community-frontier orwheretheydo
notapplytoproductsofgoodmarketablequality;
whereastheadjustmentinrespectofanassimilated
productthelevyonwhichisequaltothelevyonitspilot
productmustbeeffectedinsuchawayastoallow,in
particular,fordifferencesincomposition ,maturity,
(')OJNoL74,19.3.1986,p.20.
(2)OJNoL167,24.6.1986,p.11.(3)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.h)OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle14(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68shallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto.—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcoefficient ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesonmilkandmilkproductsshouldbeassetout
intheAnnexhereto;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1826/87(')
provisionally fixedtheimportleviesonproducts
processedfrommilkandmilkproductsasfrom1July
1987;whereastheyshouldbeadjustedtotakeaccountof
thedecisionstakeninrespectofpricesbytheCouncil,Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom1September1987.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
Doneat.Brussels,27August1987.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL173,30.6.1987,p.7.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27August1987fixingtheimportleviesonmilkand
milkproducts
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CCTheadingNo
04.01Ala)
04.01Alb)
04.01Alla)1
04.01AIIa)2
04.01AIIb)1
04.01Alib)2
04.01BI
04.01BII
04.01BIII
04:02AICode Importlevy
0110 33,45
■0120 31,04
0130 31,04
0140 38,05
0150 29,83
0160 36,84
0200 76,59
0300 162,02
0400 250,40
0500 31,71
0620 162,61
0720 216,82
0820 219,24
0920 260,34
\1020 155,36
1120 209,57
1220 211,99
1320 253,09
1420 30,88
1520 41,69
1620 162,02
1720 250,40
1820 36,27
2220 perkg1,5536(4)
2320 perkg2,0957(4)
\2420 perkg2,5309(")
2520 perkg1,55360
2620 perkg2,09570
2720 perkg2,53090
\2820 53,76
2910 perkg1,62020
3010 perkg2,50400
3110 294,59
3210 359,40
3300 266,620
3900 374,850
4000 157,440
4410 208,590
4510 219,120
4610 315,84
4710 374,85
4800 251,52(,0)04.02AIIa)1
04.02AIIa)2
04.02AIIa)3
04.02AIIa)4
04.02AIIb)1
04.02AIIb)2
04.02AIIb)3
04.02AIIb)4
04.02AIIIa)1
04.02AIIIa)2
04.02AIIIb)1
04.02AIIIb)2
04.02BIa)
04.02Blb)1aa)
04.02BIb)1bb)
04.02BIb)1cc)
04.02BIb)2aa)
04.02BIb)2bb)
04.02BIb)2cc)
04.02BIIa)
04.02BIIb)1
04.02BIIb)2
04.03A
04.03B
04.04A
04.04B
04.04C
04.04DIa)
04.04DIb)
04.04DII
04.04EIa)
04.04EIb)1

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CCTheadingNo Code Importlevy
04.04EIb)2 5000 227,21(")
04.04EIc)1 5210 170,41
04.04EIc)2 5250 323,93
04.04EIIa) 5310 374,85
04.04EIIb) 5410 323,93
17.02AII 5500 42,54(12)
21.07FI 5600 42,54
23.07BIa)3 5700 118,94
23.07BIa)4 5800 154,67
23.07BIb)3 5900 145,13
23.07BIc)3 6000 120,22
23.07BII 6100 154,67

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(')Forthepurposesofthistariffsubheading,'specialmilkforinfants'meansproductsfreefrompathogenictoxicogenicgermsandcontainingpergramless
than10000revivifiableaerobicbacteriaandlessthantwocoliformbacteria.
(2)Inclusionunderthistariffsubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobelaiddownbythecompetentauthorities.
(3)Incalculatingthefatcontenttheweightofanyaddedsugarshallbedisregarded .
(4)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
(a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;
(b)7,25ECU;and
(c)26,48ECU.
Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
(a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;and
(b)26,48ECU.
(6)Thelevyislimitedto:
—18,13ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(a)inAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No2915/79importedfromSwitzerlandandfor
productslistedunder(c)ofthatAnneximportedfromFinlandandforproductslistedunder(d)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustria,
—9,07ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(b)ofAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1767/82importedfromSwitzerland.
f7)Thelevyislimitedto6%ofthecustomsvalueforimportsfromSwitzerland,inaccordancewithArticle1(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No2915/79.
(8)Thelevyislimitedto60ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(p)ofAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No2915/79importedfromAustria.
(')Thelevyislimitedto36,27ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(h)ofAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No2915/79importedfromSwit­
zerlandandforproductslistedunder(i)ofthatAnneximportedfromFinlandandforproductslistedunder(k)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustria.
(10)Thelevyper100kgnetweightislimitedto:
—12,09ECUforproductslistedunder(e)ofAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No2915/79importedfromCanada,
—15,00ECUforproductslistedunder(f)and(g)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustraliaorNewZealand.
(")Thelevyislimitedto:
—77,70ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(1)ofAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No2915/79importedfromRomaniaorSwitzerland,
—60ECUforproductslistedunder(p)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustriaandforproductslistedunder(s)ofthatAnneximportedfromFinland,
—101,88ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(m)ofthatAnneximportedfromRomaniaorSwitzerland,
—65,61ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(n)ofthatAnneximportedfromBulgaria,Hungary,Israel,Romania,TurkeyorYugoslavia
andforproductslistedunder(o)ofthatAnneximportedfromBulgaria,Hungary,Israel,Romania,Turkey,CyprusorYugoslavia,
—55ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(r)ofthatAnneximportedfromNorway,
—18,13ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(q)ofthatAnneximportedfromFinland,
—15,00ECUforproductslistedunder(g)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustraliaandNewZealand.
(12)Lactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading17.02AIare,inpursuanceofRegulation(EEC)No2730/75,subjecttothesamelevyasthatappli­
cabletolactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading17.02AII.
(13)Forthepurposesoftariffsubheadingex23.07B'milkproducts'meanstheproductsfallingwithintariffheadingsandsubheadings04.01,04.02,04.03,
04.04,17.02Aand21.07FI.