27.5.85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL139/47
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1374/85
of24May1985
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,consistsinaddingtogetherthevariouscomponents
definedinthoseArticles:
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68
of27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1298/85(2),andinparticular
Article14(8)thereof,WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1073/68
of24July1968layingdowndetailedrulesfordeter­
miningfree-at-frontier pricesandforfixingleviesin
respectofmilkandmilkproducts(6),providesthatthe
componentofthelevyfixedbymeansofacoefficient
expressingtheweightratiobetweenthemilkpowder
containedintheproductandtheproductitselfis,for
theproductsfallingwithinsubheading04.02BIb),
calculatedbymultiplyingthebasicamountbythe
quantityofmilkpowdercontainedintheproduct;
whereasthesameappliestoproductsfallingwithin
subheading04.02BIIb)asregardsthecomponentof
thelevyfixedbymeansofacoefficientexpressingthe
weightratiobetweenthemilkcomponentscontained
intheproductandtheproductitself;HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereasthebasicamountmustbeequaltoone
hundredthpartofthelevysetoutforeachproductin
thesecondsubparagraph ofArticle9(1)andthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle9(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1073/68;WhereasArticle14ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesforchargingalevyonimportsofthe
productslistedinArticle1ofthatRegulation ;
whereastheseproductsmaybedividedintogroups;
whereastheproductgroupsandthepilotgroupsand
thepilotproductforeachofthesegroupsaresetout
inAnnexItoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2915/79
of18December1979determiningthegroupsof
productsandthespecialprovisionsforcalculating
leviesonmilkandmilkproductsandamendingRegu­
lation(EEC)No950/68ontheCommonCustoms
Tariff(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1300/85(4);WhereasAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No2915/79
listedcertainproductsofGroup11originatinginand
consignedfromcertainnon-member countries;
whereasthelevyapplicabletotheseproductsissetout
inAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1767/82O,aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No212/85(8);Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroup
mustbeequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilot
productlessthefree-at-frontier price;whereasthese
thresholdpriceswerefixedforthe1985/86milkyear
byCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1301/85of23May
19850;WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3700/81
of23December1981(9)laiddowndetailedinterim
rulesinrespectofthecheeseagreementswithAustria
andFinland;
Whereas,however,Regulation(EEC)No2915/79lays
downspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevyon
certainassimilatedproducts;whereastheseproducts
arelistedandthemethodofcalculatingthelevyon
themdescribedinAnnexIIandinArticles2to11of
thatRegulationrespectively ;whereasthismethodWhereas,withinthetariffquotasreferredtoinAnnex
ItoRegulation(EEC)No1767/82,thelevyon100
kilogramsofaproductofGroup10or11orfalling
withinsubheadings04.04EIb)1andb)2shallbethe
amountfixedinthatAnnex:
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL137,27.5.1985,p.5.
OOJNoL329,24.12.1979,p.1.
(4)OJNoL137,27.5.1985,p.7.
Is)OJNoL137,27.5.1985,p.8.(6)OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.0OJNoL196,5.7.1982,p.1.
(8)OJNoL24,29.1.1985,p.15.f)OJNoL369,24.12.1981,p.33.

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latedproductandtherelatedpilotproduct;whereas
adjustmentsrelatingto<compositionmustbecalcu­
latedbymultiplyingthedifferencebetweenthemilk
componentcontentofthepilotproductandthatof
theassimilatedproductinquestionbythevalueattri­
butedininternationaltradetooneunitofweightof
themilkcomponentinquestion;whereas,whenthe
otheradjustmentsarebeingeffected,thedifference
betweenthevalueattributedontheCommunity
markettoeachoftherelevantcharacteristics ofthe
pilotproductandthevalueattributedonthatmarket
tothecorresponding characteristics oftheassimilated
productinquestionmustbetakenintoaccount;
Whereas,ifnoinformationonpricesisavailable,the
free-at-frontier pricemay,bywayofexception,be
establishedonthebasisofthevalueoftheraw
materialscontainedinthepilotproductinquestion
(calculatedonthebasisofthepricesofmilkproducts
forwhichpricesareavailable),averageprocessingcosts
andaverageyields;
Whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,afree-at­
frontierpricemayremainunchangedforalimited
periodwherethenewlevelofthepriceforagiven
qualityoraspecificorigin,usedasabasisforestab­
lishingthepreviousfree-at-frontier price,hasnot
reachedtheCommission toenableittoestablishthe
nextfree-at-frontier priceandiftheCommission
considersthatthepriceswhichareavailablecouldlead
tosuddenandconsiderablechangesinthefree-at­
frontierpricebecausetheyarenotsufficientlyrep­
resentativeofrealmarkettrends;
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
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2,25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theircentralrate,multipliedbythecoefficient
providedforinArticle2b(2)ofRegulation(EEC'
No974/71('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC]
No855/84(2,Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimportation
intotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilated
productforwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyon
itspilotproductisconsiderablylowerthantheprice
whichwouldobtainiftheratiotothepriceofthe
pilotproductwerenormal,thelevymustbeequalto
thesumoftwocomponents :
—onecomponentequaltotheamountresulting
fromtheprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegulation
(EEC)No2915/79applicabletotheassimilated
productinquestion,
—anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,
thecompositionandqualityoftheassimilated
productbeingtakenintoaccount,makesit
possibletore-establishnormalpriceratiosfor
importsintotheCommunity ;
WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespectofwhich
thecustomsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATTmust
belimitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1073/68providesthata
free-at-frontier pricemustbeestablishedforeachof
thepilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation
(EEC)No2915/79;whereasthesepricesmustbe
determinedforproductsofgoodmarketablequality;
Whereasthefree-at-frontier pricesmustbeestablished
onthebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasingoppor­
tunitiesininternationaltradefortheproductslistedin
Article1(a)2and(b)to(g)ofRegulation(EEC)No
804/68otherthanassimilatedproductsforwhichthe
levyisnotequaltothelevyontherelatedpilot
products;whereas,whenrecordingthesepurchasing
opportunities ,theCommissionmusttakeaccountof
allinformationobtaineddirectorthroughtheMember
Statesconcerningpricesfordeliveryofthird-country
productsfree-at-Community-frontier andpriceson
third-countjy markets;
Whereas,however,noaccountshouldbetakenof
informationrelatingtosmallquantitieswhicharenot
representativeoftradeintheproductsinquestionand
quantitiesinrespectofwhichpricetrendsingeneral
orotherinformationavailabletoitleadtheCommis­
siontobelievethatthepriceinquestionisunrepre­
sentativeoftherealtrendofthemarket;
Whereasthepricesusedmustbeadjustedwherethey
arenotquotedfree-at-Community-frontier orwhere
theydonotapplytoproductsofgoodmarketable
quality;whereastheadjustmentinrespectofanassi­
milatedproductthelevyonwhichisequaltothelevy
onitspilotproductmustbeeffectedinsuchawayas
toallow,inparticular,fordifferencesincomposition ,
maturity,qualityandpresentationbetweentheassimi­(')OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.
(2)OJNoL90,1.4.1984,p.1.

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—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindentandtheaforesaidcoeffi­
cient;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesonmilkandmilkproductsshouldbeasset
outintheAnnexhereto,HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle14(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No804/68shallbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon27May1985.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24May1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof24May1985fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilk
products
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Code Importlevy
04.01Milkandcream,fresh,notconcentrated orsweetened :
A.Ofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding6%:
I.Yoghourt,kephir,curdledmilk,whey,buttermilkandother
fermentedoracidifiedmilk:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityoftwolitresorless0110 26,91
b)Other 0120 24,50
II.Other:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityoftwolitresorless,and
ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding4% 0130 24,50
2.Exceeding4% 0140 29,84
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding4% 0150 23,29
2.Exceeding4% 0160 28,63
B.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
I.Exceeding6%butnotexceeding21% 0200 58,35
II.Exceeding21%butnotexceeding45% 0300 123,44
III.Exceeding45% 0400 190,77
04.02Milkandcream,preserved,concentratedorsweetened :
A.Notcontainingaddedsugar:
I.Whey 0500 16,30
II.Milkandcream,inpowderorgranules:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2-5kgorlessandofa
fatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding1-5% 0620 125,42
2.Exceeding1-5%butnotexceeding27% 0720 166,65
3.Exceeding27%butnotexceeding29% 0820 169,07
4.Exceeding29% 0920 241,42
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:\I
1.Notexceeding1-5% 1020 118,17
2.Exceeding 1-5%butnotexceeding27% 1120 159,40
3.Exceeding27%butnotexceeding29% 1220 161,82
4.Exceeding29% 1320 234,17

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CCT
heading
NoDescription Code Importlevy
04.02
(cont'd)III.Milkandcream,otherthaninpowderorgranules:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2-5kgorlessandofa
fatcontent,byweight,notexceeding11%:
1.Ofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding8-9% 1420 27,57
2.Other 1520 37,22
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding45% 1620 123,44
2.Exceeding45% 1720 190,77
B.Containingaddedsugar:
I.Milkandcream,inpowderorgranules:
a)Specialmilkforinfants('),inhermeticallysealedcontainersofa
netcapacityof500gorlessandofafatcontent,byweight,
exceeding10%butnotexceeding27%(2) 1820 36,27l b)Other:l
1.Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2-5kgorlessand
ofafatcontent,byweight:
aa)Notexceeding 1-5%(3) 2220 1,18170
perkg
bb)Exceeding 1-5%butnotexceeding27%(3) 2320 1,5940(4)
perkg
cc)Exceeding27%(3) 2420 2,3417(")
perkg
2.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:I
aa)Notexceeding1-5%(3) 2520 1,18170
perkg
bb)Exceeding 1-5%butnotexceeding27%(3) 2620 1,59400
perkg
cc)Exceeding27%(3) 2720 2,34170
perkg
II.Milkandcream,otherthaninpowderorgranules:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2-5kgorlessandofa
fatcontent,byweight,notexceeding9-5% 2820 52,91
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding45%(3) 2910 1,23440
perkg
2.Exceeding45%(3) 3010 1,90770
perkg
04.03 Butter:
A.Ofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding85% 3110 224,43
B.Other 3210 273,80
04.04 Cheeseandcurd:\A.Emmentaler ,Gruyere,Sbrinz,Bergkase,Appenzell,Vacherinfribourgeois
andTetedemoine,notgratedorpowdered 3300 189,590
B.Glaurusherbcheese(knownasSchabziger),madefromskimmedmilk
andmixedwithfinely-ground herbs(2) 3900 206,310
C.Blue-veinedcheese,notgratedorpowdered 4000 162,970

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CCT
heading
NoDescription Code Importlevy
04.04
(cont'd)D.Processedcheese,notgratedorpowdered,ofafatcontent,byweight:
I.Notexceeding36%andofafatcontent,byweight,inthedry
matter: \
a)Notexceeding48% 4410 168,22(9)
b)Exceeding48% 4510 174,630
II.Exceeding36% 4610 271,35
E.Other:
I.Notgratedorpowdered,ofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding \ 40%andawatercontent,calculatedbyweightofthenon-fatty
matter:
a)Notexceeding47% 4710 206,31
b)Exceeding47%butnotexceeding72%:
1.Cheddar : 4800 181,27O
2.Other: 5000 181,14(")
c)Exceeding72%:
1.Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacitynotexceeding500g5210 135,86
2.Other 5250 277,86
II.Other:
a)Gratedorpowdered 5310 206,31
b)Other 5410 277,86
17.02Othersugarsinsolidform;sugarsyrups,notcontainingaddedflavouringor
colouringmatter;artificialhoney,whetherornotmixedwithnatural
honey;caramel:
A.Lactoseandlactosesyrup:1
II.Other(thanthosecontaining,inthedrystate,99%ormoreby
weightofthepureproduct)(l2) 5500 41,80
21.07F.Flavouredorcolouredsugarsyrups:\
I.Lactosesyrup 5600 41,80
23.07Sweetenedforage;otherpreparationsofakindusedinanimalfeeding:
B.Other,containingstarch,glucoseorglucosesyrupfallingwithinsub­
headings17.02Band21.07FII,ormilkproducts(l3):\
I.Containingstarchorglucoseorglucosesyrup:
a)Containingnostarchorcontaining10%orlessbyweightof
starch:
3.Containingnotlessthan50%butnotmorethan75%by\\
weightofmilkproducts 5700 91,05
4.Containingnotlessthan75%byweightofmilkproducts 5800 118,23
b)Containingmorethan10%butnotmorethan30%byweight \ ofstarch:l
3.Containingnotlessthan50%byweightofmilkproducts 5900 110,02
c)Exceeding30%:li\
3.Containing50%ormorebyweightofmilkproducts 6000 89,06
II.Containingnostarch,glucoseorglucosesyrup,butcontainingmilk
products 6100 118,23

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(')Forthepurposesofthistariffsubheading,'specialmilkforinfantsmeansproductsfreefrompathogenictoxicogenicgerms
andcontainingpergramlessthan10000revivifiableaerobicbacteriaandlessthantwocoliformbacteria.
(2)Inclusionunderthistariffsubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobelaiddownbythecompetentauthorities.
(3)Incalculatingthefatcontenttheweightofanyaddedsugarshallbedisregarded .
(4)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
(a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;
(b)7,25ECU;and
(c)24,04ECU.
(*)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
(a)theamountperkgshown,'multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;and
(b)24,04ECU.
(*)Thelevyislimitedto:
—18,13ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(a)inAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1767/82importedfrom
Switzerlandandforproductslistedunder(c)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustriaorFinland,
—9,07ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(b)ofAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1767/82importedfrom
Switzerland .
QThelevyislimitedto6%ofthecustomsvalueforimportsfromSwitzerland,inaccordancewithArticle1(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1767/82.
(8)Thelevyislimitedto50ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(o)and(p)ofAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No
1767/82importedfromAustria.
(9)Thelevyislimitedto36,27ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(g)ofAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No
1767/82importedfromSwitzerlandandforproductslistedunder(h)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustriaorFinland.
(10)Thelevyper100kgnetweightislimitedto:
—12,09ECUforproductslistedunder(d)ofAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1767/82importedfromCanada,
—15,00ECUforproductslistedunder(e)and(f)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustraliaorNewZealand.
(")Thelevyislimitedto:
—77,70ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(i)ofAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1767/82importedfrom
RomaniaorSwitzerland ,
—50ECUforproductslistedunder(o)and(p)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustria,
—101,88ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(k)ofthatAnneximportedfromRomaniaorSwitzerland,
—65,61ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(1)ofthatAnneximportedfromBulgaria,Hungary,Israel,
Romania,TurkeyorYugoslaviaandforproductslistedunder(m)ofthatAnneximportedfromBulgaria,Hungary,Israel,
Romania,Turkey,CyprusorYugoslavia,
—55ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(n)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustria,forproductslistedunder
(s)ofthatAnneximportedfromFinlandandforproductslistedunder(r)ofthatAnneximportedfromNorway,
—18,13ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(q)ofthatAnneximportedfromFinland,
—15,00ECUforproductslistedunder(f)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustraliaandNewZealand.
(12)Lactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading17.02AIare,inpursuanceofRegulation(EEC)No2730/75,subjecttothe
samelevyasthatapplicabletolactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading17.02AII.
(13)Forthepurposesoftariffsubheadingex23.07B'milkproducts'meanstheproductsfallingwithintariffheadingsandsub­
headings04.01,04.02,04.03,04.04,17.02Aand21.07FI.