NoL350/88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.12.94
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No3343/94
of28December 1994
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EC)No2807/94(2),andinparticularArticle14(8)
thereof,afactorexpressingtheweightratioexistingbetweenthe
milkcomponentscontainedintheproductontheone
handandtheproductitselfontheotheris,forproducts
containingsugarorothersweeteners,calculatedbymulti­
plyingthebasicamountbythequantityofmilk
componentscontainedintheproduct;
WhereasArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)No2915/79
providesthatforcertainproductsoriginatinginor
comingfromcertainthirdcountriesaspecificlevyisto
beapplied;whereasthelevyapplicabletothoseproducts
isfixedinAnnexItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1767/82(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No3334/94f);
WhereasArticle14ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1ofthatRegulation;whereasthese
productsmaybedividedintogroups;whereasthe
productgroupsandthepilotgroupsandthepilotproduct
foreachofthesegroupsaresetoutinAnnexItoCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No2915/79of18December1979
determiningthegroupsofproductsandthespecialprovi­
sionsforcalculatingleviesonmilkandmilkproducts(3),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No3423/93(4);Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimportation
intotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilatedproduct
forwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyonitspilot
productisconsiderablylowerthanthepricewhichwould
obtainiftheratiotothepriceofthepilotproductwere
normal,thelevymustbeequaltothesumoftwo
components :
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroupmust
beequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilotproductless
thefree-at-frontier price;whereasthethresholdpricefor
the1994/95milkyearwasfixedbyCouncilRegulation
(EC)No1882/940;—onecomponentequaltotheamountresultingfrom
theprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79applicabletotheassimilatedproductin
question,
Whereas,however,Regulation(EEC)No2915/79lays
downspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevyoncertain
assimilatedproducts;whereastheseproductsarelisted
andthemethodofcalculatingthelevyonthemdescribed
inAnnexIIandinArticles2to12ofthatRegulation
respectively ;—anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,the
compositionandqualityoftheassimilatedproduct
beingtakenintoaccount,makesitpossibleto
re-establishnormalpriceratiosforimportsintothe
Community ;
WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespectofwhichthe
customsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATTmustbe
limitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding;Whereas,asprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)
No2915/79,thecomponentofthelevyestablishedusing
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL298,19.11.1994,p.1.
(3)OJNoL329,24.12.1979,p.1.
(4)OJNoL312,15.12.1993,p.8.
f3)OINoL197,30.7.1994,p.24.0OJNoL196,5.7.1982,p.1.
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Whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,afree-at-frontier
pricemayremainunchangedforalimitedperiodwhere
thenewlevelofthepriceforagivenqualityoraspecific
origin,usedasabasisforestablishingthepreviousfree­
at-frontierprice,hasnotreachedtheCommissionto
enableittoestablishthenextfree-at-frontier priceandif
theCommissionconsidersthatthepriceswhichare
availablecouldleadtosuddenandconsiderablechanges
inthefree-at-frontier pricebecausetheyarenotsuffici­
entlyrepresentative ofrealmarkettrends;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
Regulationisincorporatedinthecombinednomen­
clature;
WhereasArticle8ofRegulation(EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;whereas
theymaybealteredintheinterveningperiodifneces­
sary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntilanother
becomesapplicable;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2730/75of
29October1975onglucoseandlactose^,asamended
byRegulation(EEC)No222/88,stipulatesthatthetreat­
mentprovidedforlactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithin
CNcode17021090byRegulation(EEC)No804/68and
bytheprovisionsadoptedfortheapplicationofthat
Regulationistobeextendedtolactoseandlactosesyrup
fallingwithinCNcode17021010;whereasconse­
quentlythelevyfixedforproductsfallingwithinCN
code17021090alsoappliestoproductsfallingwithin
CNcode17021010;whereastoensurethattheprovi­
sioninquestionisproperlyappliedtheseproductsand
thelevythereonshouldbeexplicitlymentionedinthe
listoflevies;
WhereasCouncilRegulations (EC)No3491/93(*)and
(EC)No3492/93f),oncertainproceduresforapplying
theEuropeAgreementestablishinganassociation
betweentheEuropeanCommunitiesandtheirMember
States,oftheonepart,andtheRepublicsofHungaryand
Poland,oftheotherpart,andCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No520/92of27February1992oncertainrulesfor
applyingtheInterimAgreementontradeandtrade­
relatedmattersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nityandtheEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity,ofthe
onepart,andtheCzechandSlovakFederalRepublic,of
theotherpart(8),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2235/93(9),andinparticularArticle1thereofintro­
ducearrangementsforreducingimportleviesoncertain
products;whereasCommission Regulation (EEC)
No584/92(10),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No3550/93(u),laysdowndetailedrulesforapplyingthe
arrangementsprovidedforintheseagreementsasregards
milkandmilkproducts;WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1073/68('),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No222/88(2),provides
thatafree-at-frontier pricemustbeestablishedforeachof
thepilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79;whereasthesepricesmustbedetermined
forproductsofgoodmarketablequality;
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;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No788/86(3),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1525/90(4),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;(0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.20.
(*)OJNoL319,21.12.1993,p.1.0OJNoL319,21.12.1993,p.4.
(8)OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.9. (')OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.
(2)OJNoL28,1.2.1988,p.1.
(3)OJNoL74,19.3.1986,p.20.
(4)OJNoL144,7.6.1990,p.15.OOJNoL200,10.8.1993,p.5.HOJNoL62,7.3.1992,p.34.
(")OJNoL324,24.12.1993,p.15.

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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)No3642/93(3)oncertainrulesforapplyingthe
InterimAgreementontradeandtrade-relatedmatters
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
EuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity,oftheonepart,
andtheRepublicofBulgariaandRomania,oftheother
part;whereasCommission Regulation (EC)
No1588/94(4),asamendedbyRegulation (EC)
No3109/940,laysdowndetailedrulesforapplyingthe
arrangementsprovidedforintheseagreementsasregards
milkandmilkproducts;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(^aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No2484/94Q;laysdown
thearrangementsapplicabletoagriculturalproductsorigi­
natingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorin
theoverseascountriesandterritories;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity(8),noleviesshallapplyonproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountriesand
territories;
Whereastherepresentative marketratesdefinedin
Article1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92f),as
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No3528/93(10),areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;
whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermina­
tionoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No1068/93(u),asamendedbyRegulation
(EC)No547/94(12);
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesonmilkandmilkproductsshouldbeassetout
intheAnnexhereto,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle14ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1995.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28December1994.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL1,3.1.1994,p.1.
(2)OJNoL333,31.12.1993,p.16.
(3)OJNoL333,31.12.1993,p.17.0OJNoL167,1.7.1994,p.8.
(9)OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1. OOJNoL328,20.12.1994,p.45.
OOJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.0OJNoL265,15.10.1994,p.3.
(«)OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.(10)OJNoL320,22.12.1993,p.32.
(")OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.
(u)OJNoL69,12.3.1994,p.1.

31.12.94 NoL350/91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28December1994fixingtheimportleviesonmilkand
milkproducts
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note(*) Import
levyCNcode Note(*) Import
levy
04011010 16,78
04011090 15,57
04012011 22,80
04012019 21,59
04012091 27,50
04012099 26,29
04013011 69,35
04013019 68,14
04013031 132,45
04013039 131,24
04013091 221,31
04013099 220,10
04021011 (4) 118,49
04021019 (3)(4) 111,24
04021091 C)(4)1,1124/kg+25,18
04021099 (')01,1124/kg+17,93
04022111 (4) 177,48
04022117 (4) 170,23
04022119 (3)(4) 170,23
04022191 (3)(4) 214,30
04022199 (3)(4) 207,05
04022911 (')(3)(4)1,7023/kg+25,18
04022915 (')(4) 1,7023/kg+25,18
04022919 0)(4) 1,7023/kg+17,93
04022991 (')(4)2,0705/kg+25,18
04022999 (')(4)2,0705/kg+17,93
04029111 (4) 35,40
04029119 (4) 35,40
04029131 (4) 44,25
04029139 (4) 44,25
04029151 (4) 132,45
04029159 (4) 131,24
04029191 (4) 221,31
04029199 (4) 220,10
04029911 (4) 52,41
04029919 (4) 52,41
04029931 (')(4)1,2882/kg+21,56
04029939 (')(4) 1,2882/kg+20,35
04029991 (')(4)2,1768/kg+21,56
04029999 (')(4)2,1768/kg+20,35
04031002 118,49
04031004 177,48
04031006 21430
040310120 1,1124/kg+25,18
04031014 (')1,7023/kg+25,1804031016 (')2,0705/kg+25,18
04031022 25,21
04031024 29,91
04031026 71,76
04031032 (')0,1917/kg+23,97
04031034 (»)0,2387/kg+23,97
04031036 (')0,6572/kg+23,97
04039011 118,49
04039013 177,48
04039019 214,30
04039031 (') 1,1124/kg+25,18
04039033 (')1,7023/kg+25,18
04039039 (');.2,0705/kg+25,18
04039051 25,21
04039053 29,91
04039059 71,76
04039061 (')0,1917/kg+23,97
04039063 (')0,2387/kg+23,97
04039069 (')0,6572/kg+23,97
04041002 25,04
04041004 177,48
04041006 214,30
04041012 118,49
04041014 177,48
04041016 214,30
04041026 (')0,2504/kg+17,93
04041028 (')1,7023/kg+25,18
0404103202,0705/kg+25,18
0404103401,1124/kg+25,18
04041036 (')1,7023/kg+25,18
04041038 (')2,0705/kg+25,18
04041048 (2)0,2504/kg
04041052 (2)1,7023/kg+6,04
04041054 (2)2,0705/kg+6,04
04041056 (2)1,1124/kg+6,04
04041058 (2) 1,7023/kg+6,04
04041062 (2)2,0705/kg+6,04
04041072 (2)0,2504/kg+17,93
04041074 (2)1,7023/kg+23,97
04041076 (2)2,0705/kg+23,97
04041078 (2)1,1124/kg+23,97
04041082 (2)1,7023/kg+23,97
04041084 (2)2,0705/kg+23,97
04049011 118,49
04049013 177,48

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CNcode Note0 Import
levyCNcode Note(*) Import
levy
04049019 214,30
04049031 118,49
04049033 177,48
04049039 214,30
04049051 (')1,1124/kg+25,18
04049053 (')(3)1,7023/kg+25,18
04049059 (')2,0705/kg+25,18
04049091 (')1,1124/kg+25,18
04049093 (')(3) 1,7023/kg+25,18
04049099 (■)2,0705/kg+25,18
040500110 227,84
04050019 (3) 227,84
04050090 277,96
04061020 (3)(4) 193,57
04061080 (3)(4) 249,28
04062010 (3)(4) 369,97
04062090 (3)(4) 369,97
04063010 (3)(4) 158,31
04063031 (3)(4) 145,53
04063039 (3)(4) 158,31
04063090 (3)(4) 255,03
04064010 (3)(4) 143,61
04064050 (3)(4) 143,61
04064090 (3)(4) 143,61
04069001 (3)0 211,82
04069002 (3)(4) 161,83
04069003 (3)(4) 161,83
04069004 (3)(4) 161,83
04069005 (3)(4) 161,83
04069006 (3)(4) 161,83
04069007 (3)(4) 161,83
04069008 (3)(4) 161,83
04069009 (3)(4) 161,83
04069012 (3)(4) 161,83
04069014 (3)(4) 161,83
04069016 (3)(4) 161,83
04069018 (3)(4) 161,83
04069019 (3)0 369,97
04069021 (3)(4) 211,8204069023 (3)(4) 152,56
04069025 (3)(4) 152,56
04069027 152,56
04069029 (3)(4) 152,56
04069031 (3)(4) 152,56
04069033 (3)(4) 152,56
04069035 (3)(4) 152,56
04069037 (3)(4) 152,56
04069039 (3)(4) 152,56
04069050 (3)(4) 152,56
04069061 (3)(4) 369,97
04069063 (3)(4) 369,97
040690690(4) 369,97
04069073 (3)O 152,56
04069075 (3)(4j 152,56
04069076 (3)(4) 152,56
04069078 (3)(4) .152,56
04069079 (3)(4) 152,56
04069081 (3)(4) 152,56
04069082 (3)(4) 152,56
04069084 OC) 152,56
04069085 (3)(4) 152,56
04069086 (3)(4) 152,56
04069087 (3)(4) 152,56
04069088 (3)(4) 152,56
04069093 (3)(4) 193,57
04069099 (3)(4) 249,28
17021010 62,97
17021090 62^7
21069051 62,97
23091015 85,85
23091019 111,44
23091039 103,94
23091059 84,67
23091070 111,44
23099035 85,85
23099039 111,44
23099049 103,94
23099059 84,67
23099070 111,44
(!)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthiscodeisequaltothesumofthefollowing:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightoflacticmattercontainedin100kgofproduct;and
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(2)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthiscodeisequalto:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightofthedrylacticmattercontainedin100kgofproductphis,whereappropriate,
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(3)Productsfallingwithinthiscodeandimportedfromathirdcountry
—forwhichanIMA1certificate,issuedinaccordancewithamendedRegulation(EEC)No1767/82,ispresented,
—forwhichanEUR1certificate,issuedinaccordancewithamendedRegulation(EEC)No584/92forPoland,theCzechandSlovakRepublicsand
HungaryandRegulation(EC)No1588/94forBulgariaandRomania,ispresented,
shallbesubjecttotheleviesdefinedinthesaidRegulations,respectively.
(4)ThelevyapplicableislimitedundertheconditionslaiddowninRegulation(EEC)No715/90.
f5)NolevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.