30.11.88NoL326/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3723/88
of29November 1988
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1109/88(2),andinparticularArticle14(8)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle14ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1ofthatRegulation;whereasthese
productsmaybedividedintogroups;whereasthe
productgroupsandthepilotgroupsandthepilotproduct
foreachofthesegroupsaresetoutinAnnexItoCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No2915/79of18December1979
determiningthegroupsofproductsandthespecialprovi­
sionsforcalculatingleviesonmilkandmilkproducts(3),
*aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3609/88(4);
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroupmust
beequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilotproductless
thefree-at-frontier price;whereasthesethresholdprices
werefixedforthe1988/89milkyearbeCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2235/88(*);
Whereas,however,Regulation(EEC)No2915/79lays
downspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevyoncertain
assimilatedproducts;whereastheseproductsarelisted
andthemethodofcalculatingthelevyonthemdescribed
inAnnexIIandinArticles2to12ofthatRegulation
respectively ;
Whereas,asprovidedforinRegulation(EEC)No
2915/79,thecomponentofthelevyestablishedusinga
factorexpressingtheweightratioexistingbetweenthe
milkcomponentscontainedintheproductontheone
handandtheproductitselfontheotheris,forproducts
containingsugarorothersweeteners,calculatedbymulti­plyingthebasicamountbythequantityofmilkcompo­
nentscontainedintheproduct;
WhereasArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)No2915/79
providesthatforcertainproductsoriginatinginor
comingfromcertainthirdcountriesaspecificlevyisto
beapplied;whereasthelevyapplicabletothoseproducts
isfixedinAnnexItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
1767/82(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
611/880;
Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimportation
intotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilatedproduct
forwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyonitspilot
productisconsiderablylowerthanthepricewhichwould
obtainiftheratiotothepriceofthepilotproductwere
normal,thelevymustbeequaltothesumoftwocompo­
nents:
—onecomponentequaltotheamountresultingfrom
theprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79applicabletotheassimilatedproductin
question,
—anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,the
compositionandqualityoftheassimilatedproduct
beingtakenintoaccount,makesitpossibleto
re-establishnormalpriceratiosforimportsintothe
Community ;
WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespectofwhichthe
customsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATTmustbe
limitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1073/68(8),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No222/88,providesthatafree-at­
frontierpricemustbeestablishedforeachofthepilot
productsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No
2915/79;whereasthesepricesmustbedeterminedfor
productsofgoodmarketablequality;
Whereasthefree-at-frontier pricesmustbeestablishedon
thebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasingopportunities
ininternationaltradefortheproductslistedinArticle
1ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68otherthanassimilated
productsforwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyonthie
relatedpilotproducts;whereas,whenrecordingthese
purchasingopportunities ,theCommissionmusttake
accountofallinformationobtaineddirectorthroughthe
MemberStatesconcerningpricesfordeliveryofthird­
countryproductsfree-at-Community-frontier andprices
onthird-countrymarkets;
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL110,29.4.1988,p.27.0OJNok329,24.12.1979,p.1.h)OJNoL315,22.11.1988,p.1.0OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.37.I6)OJNoL196,5.7.1982,p.1.0OJNoL60,5.3.1988,p.19.
(8)OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.

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WhereasRegulation(EEC)No788/86(1),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No222/88,specifiesthefree-at­
Spanish-frontier valuesofcertaincheesesimportedfrom
andoriginatinginSwitzerland .
Whereas,however,noaccountshouldbetakenofinfor­
mationrelatingtosmallquantitieswhicharenotrepre­
sentativeoftradeintheproductsinquestionandquanti­
tiesinrespectofwhichpricetrendsingeneralorother
informationavailabletoitleadtheCommission tobelieve
thatthepriceinquestionisunrepresentative ofthereal
trendofthemarket;Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclature providedforinthis
Regulationisincorporatedinthecombinednomencla­
ture;
WhereasArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;whereas
theymaybealteredintheinterveningperiodifneces­
sary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntilanother
becomesapplicable;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—-inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforinthe
lastsubparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(2),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/87(3),
—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;whereasadjustmentsrela­
tingtocompositionmustbecalculatedbymultiplying
thedifferencebetweenthemilkcomponentcontentof
thepilotproductandthatoftheassimilatedproductin
questionbythevalueattributedininternationaltradeto
oneunitofweightofthemilkcomponentinquestion;
whereas,whentheotheradjustmentsarebeingeffected,
thedifferencebetweenthevalueattributedonthe
Communitymarkettoeachoftherelevantcharacteristics
ofthepilotproductandthevalueattributedonthat
markettothecorresponding characteristics oftheassimi­
latedproductinquestionmustbetakenintoaccount;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Whereas,ifnoinformationonpricesisavailable,thefree­
at-frontierpricemay,bywayofexception,be
establishedonthebasisofthevalueoftherawmaterials
containedinthepilotproductinquestion(calculatedon
thebasisofthepricesofmilkproductsforwhichprices
areavailable),averageprocessingcostsandaverageyields;Article1
1.Theimportleviesreferre^toinArticle14ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No804/68shallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
2.ThereshallbenolevyforimportsfromPortugal,
includingtheAzoresandMadeira,formilkand^milk
productslistedinArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No
804/68. Whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,afree-at-frontier
pricemayremainunchangedforalimitedperiodwhere
thenewlevelofthepriceforagivenqualityoraspecific
origin,usedasabasisforestablishingthepreviousfree­
at-frontierprice,hasnotreachedtheCommissionto
enableittoestablishthenextfree-at-frontier priceandif
theCommissionconsidersthatthepriceswhichareavai­
lablecouldleadtosuddenandconsiderablechangesin
thefree-at-frontier pricebecausetheyarenotsufficiently
representative ofrealmarkettrends;Article2 '
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1December
1988.
(2)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1. (')OJNoL74,19.3.1986,p.20.

NoL326/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities30.11.88
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29November1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

30.11.88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL326/9
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29November1988fixingtheimportleviesonmilkand
milkproducts
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04011010 13,77
04011090 12,56
04012011 20,17
04012019 18,96
04012091 26,81
04012099 25,60
04013011\ 72,56
04013019 71,35
04013031l 143,10
04013039 141,89
04013091\ 243,83
04013099l242,62
04021011 83,45
04021019l 76,20
04021091 (') 0,7620/kg+29,74
04021099 0 0,7620/kg+22,49
04022111I 143,36
04022117\ 136,11
04022119 \ 136,11
04022191I 183,65
04022199 176,40
04022911 00 1,3611/kg+29,74
04022915 0 1,3611/kg+29,74
04022919 0 1,3611/kg+22,49
04022991 0 1,7640/kg+29,74
04022999 0 1,7640/kg+22,49
04029111II 34,27
04029119|| 34,27
04029131li 42,84
04029139|| 42,84
04029151\ 143,10
04029159I 141,89
04029191 243,83
04029199 242,62
04029911 49,76
04029919 49,76
04029931 0 1,3947/kg+26,12
04029939 0 1,3947/kg+24,91
04029991 0 2,4020/kg+26,12
04029999 0 2,4020/kg+24,91

NoL326/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities30.11.88
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
(')
0
0
0
C)
0
(')
(')
C)
0
0
022,58
29,22
74,97
0,1654/kg+28,53
0,2318/kg+28,53
0,6893/kg+28,5$
83,45
143,36
183,65
0,7620/kg+29,74
1,3611/kg+29,74
1,7640/kg+29,74
22,58
29,22
74,97
0,1654/kg+28,53
0,2318/kg+28,53
0,6893/kg+28,53
19,03
0,1903/kg+22,49
0,1903/kg
0,1903/kg+22,49
83,45
143,36
183,65
83,45'
143,3'6
183,65
0,7620/kg+29,74
1,3611/kg+29,74
1,7640/kg+29,74
0,7620/kg+29,74
1,3611/kg+29,74
1,76,40/kg+29,74
251,41
306,72
262,30
313,77
392,18
392,18
202,66
198,30
202,66
299,38
157,44
248,5604031011
04031013
04031019
04031031
04031033
04031039
04039011
04039013
04039019
04039031
04039033
04039039
04039051
04039053
04039059
04039061
04039063
04039069
04041011
04041019
04041091
04041099
04049011
04049013
04049019
04049031
04049033
04049039
04049051
04049053
04049059
04049091
04049093
04049099
04050010
04050090
04061010
04061090
04062010
04062090
04063010
04063031
04063039
04063090
04064000
04069011C)
(')
C)
0
0
0
0
(3)
(3)
(3)
0
(3)
0

30.11.88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL326/11
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04069013 0 232,42
04069015 (3) 232,42
04069017' 0 232,42
04069019 0 392,18
04069021 248,56
04069023 0 217,05
04069025 (3) 217,05
04069027 0 217,05
04069029 (3) 217,05
04069031 0 217,05
04069033 217,05
04069035 (3) 217,05
04069037 (3) 217,05
04069039 0 217,05
04069050 0 217,05
04069061I 392,18
04069063I 392,18
04069069II 392,18
04069071 262,30
04069073 217,05
04069075 217,05
04069077 217,05
04069079ll 217,05
04069081 217,05
04069083|| 217,05
04069085Il 217,05
04069089 0 217,05
04069091 262,30
04069093II 262,30
04069097II.313,77
04069099II313,77
17021090 0 36,85
21069051\ 36,85
23091015|| 59,57
23091019|| 77,10
23091039Il 73,12
23091059 62,39
23091070ll 77,10
23099035Il 59,57
23099039II 77,10
23099049\73,12
23099059ll 62,39
23099070
\77,10

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(1)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowing:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweight,ofmilkandmilkcreamcontainedin100kgof
product;and
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(2)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequalto:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightofthedriedmilkcontainedin100kgofproduct
plus,whereappropriate,
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(3)Productsfallingwithinthissubheadingimportedfromathirdcountryunderspecialarrangementsconcluded
betweenthatcountryandtheCommunityforwhichanIMA1certificateissuedundertheconditionsprovided
forinRegulation(EEC)No}767/82isissuedaresubjecttotheleviesinAnnexItothatRegulation.
(4)Lactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading17021010aresubject,pursuanttoCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No2730/75,tothesamelevyasthatapplicabletolactosefallingwithinsubheading17021090.