NoL81/36 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities28.3.91
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No765/91
of27March1991
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No3641/90(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)No3116/90(4);
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroupmust
beequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilotproductless
thefree-at-frontier price;whereasthesethresholdprices
werefixedforthe1990/1991milkyearbyCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No1182/90(^;whereasCouncilRegulation
(EEC)N°750/91(6)hasextendedthe1990/91marketing
yearformilkuntil28April1991;
WhereasthethresholdpricefixedbytheCouncilistobe
reducedbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1552/90of
8June1990determiningthereducedecuvaluesofmilk
sectorpricesandamountsconsequentonthemonetary
realignmentof5January1990Q
Whereas,however,Regulation (EEC)No2915/79lays
downspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevyoncertain
assimilatedproducts;whereastheseproductsarelisted
andthemethodofcalculatingthelevyonthemdescribed
inAnnexIIandinArticles2to12ofthatRegulation
respectively ;
Whereas,asprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)No
2915/79,thecomponentofthelevyestablishedusinga
factorexpressingtheweightratioexistingbetweenthe
milkcomponentscontainedintheproductontheone
handandtheproductitselfontheotheris,forproducts
containingsugarorothersweeteners,calculatedbymulti­plyingthebasicamountbythequantityofmilk
componentscontainedintheproduct;
WhereasArticle12ofRegulation (EEC)No2915/79
providesthatforcertainproductsoriginatinginor
comingfromcertainthirdcountriesaspecificlevyisto
beapplied;whereasthelevyapplicabletothoseproducts
isfixedinAnnexItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
1767/82(8),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1502/90(9);
Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimportation
intotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilatedproduct
forwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyonitspilot
productisconsiderablylowerthanthepricewhichwould
obtainiftheratiotothepriceofthepilotproductwere
normal,thelevymustbeequaltothesumoftwo
components :
—onecomponentequaltotheamountresultingfrom
theprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegulation (EEC)
No2915/79applicabletotheassimilatedproductin
question,
—anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,the
compositionandqualityoftheassimilatedproduct
beingtakenintoaccount,makesitpossibleto
re-establishnormalpriceratiosforimportsintothe
Community ;
WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespectofwhichthe
customsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATTmustbe
limitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1073/68(10),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No222/88(n),provides
thatafree-at-frontier pricemustbeestablishedforeachof
thepilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79;whereasthesepricesmustbedetermined
forproductsofgoodmarketablequality;
Whereasthefree-at-frontier pricesmustbeestablishedon
thebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasingopportunities
ininternationaltradefortheproductslistedinArticle
1ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68otherthanassimilated
productsforwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyonthe
relatedpilotproducts;whereas,whenrecordingthese
purchasingopportunities ,theCommissionmusttake
accountofallinformationobtaineddirectorthroughthe
MemberStatesconcerningpricesfordeliveryofthird
countryproductsfree-at-Community-frontier andprices
onthird-country markets; (')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL362,27.12.1990,p.5.
(3)OJNoL329,24.12.1979,p.1.
(4)OJNoL303,31.10.1990,p.1.0OJNoL119,11.5.1990,p.26.
(6)Seepage1ofthisOfficialJournal.0OJNoL146,9.6.1990,p.14.(8)OJNoL196,5.7.1982,p.1.
OOJNoL141,2.6.1990,p.5.
HOJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.
(")OJNoL28,1.2-1988,p.1.

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WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No788/86('),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1525/90(2),speci­
fiesthefree-at-Spanish-frontier valuesofcertaincheeses
importedfromandoriginatinginSwitzerland ;
Whereas,however,noaccountshouldbetakenofinfor­
mationrelatingtosmallquantitieswhicharenotrepre­
sentativeoftradeintheproductsinquestionandquanti­
tiesinrespectofwhichpricetrendsingeneralorother
informationavailabletoitleadtheCommission tobelieve
thatthepriceinquestionisunrepresentative ofthereal
trendofthemarket;theymaybealteredintheinterveningperiodifneces­
sary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntilanother
becomesapplicable;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2730/75of29
October1975onglucoseandlactose(3),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No222/88,stipulatesthatthetreatment
providedforlactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinCN
code17021090byRegulation(EEC)No804/68andby
theprovisionsadoptedfortheapplicationofthatRegula­
tionistobeextendedtolactoseandlactosesyrupfalling
withinCNcode17021010;whereasconsequentlythe
levyfixedforproductsfallingwithinCNcode17021090
alsoappliestoproductsfallingwithinCNcode
17021010;whereastoensurethattheprovisioninques­
tionisproperlyappliedtheseproductsandthelevy
thereonshouldbeexplicitlymentionedinthelistof
levies;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(4),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No523/91(*),laysdown
thearrangementsapplicabletoagriculturalproductsorigi­
natingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorin
theoverseascountriesandterritories;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforinthe
lastsubparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(6),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/900,
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesonmilkandmilkproductsshouldbeassetout
intheAnnexhereto,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
ofthepilotproductandthevalueattributedonfhat
markettothecorresponding characteristics oftheassimi­
latedproductinquestionmustbetakenintoaccount;
Whereas,ifnoinformationonpricesisavailable,thefree­
at-frontierpricemay,bywayofexception,be
establishedonthebasisofthevalueoftherawmaterials
containedinthepilotproductinquestion(calculatedon
thebasisofthepricesofmilkproductsforwhichprices
areavailable),averageprocessingcostsandaverageyields;
Whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,afree-at-frontier
pricemayremainunchangedforalimitedperiodwhere
thenewlevelofthepriceforagivenqualityoraspecific
origin,usedasabasisforestablishingthepreviousfree­
at-frontierprice,hasnotreachedtheCommissionto
enableittoestablishthenextfree-at-frontier priceandif
theCommissionconsidersthatthepriceswhichare
availablecouldleadtosuddenandconsiderablechanges
inthefree-at-frontier pricebecausetheyarenotsuffici­
entlyrepresentative ofrealmarkettrends;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle14ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
Regulationisincorporated inthecombinednomen­
clature;Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April1991.
WhereasArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;whereas OOJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.20.
(4)OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.0OJNoL58,5.3.1991,p.1.
(«)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
HOJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.(')OJNoL74,19.3.1986,p.20.
0OJNoL144,7.6.1990,p.15.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27March1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27March1991fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilk
products
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04011010 18,42
04011090 17,21
04012011 25,23
04012019 24,02
04012091 30,58
04012099\ 29,37
04013011 77,94
04013019 76,73
04013031\ 149,37
04013039 148,16
04013091 249,99
04013099 248,78
04021011 0 132,23
04021019 (4) 124,98
04021091 CM4) 1,2498/kg+29,25
04021099 00 1,2498/kg+22,00
04022111 (4) 184,23
04022117(4) 176,98
04022119 (4) 176,98
04022191 (4) 222,34
04022199 (4) 215,09
04022911 00(4) 1,7698/kg+29,25
04022915 00 1,7698/kg+29,25
04022919 00 1,7698/kg+22,00
04022991 00 2,1509/kg+29,25
04022999 00 2,1509/kg+22,00
04029111 0 30,28
04029119 0 30,28
04029131 0 37,85
04029139 0 37,85
04029151 0 149,37
04029159 0 148,16
04029191 0 249,99
04029199 0 248,78
04029911 0 49,85
04029919 0 49,85
04029931 00 1,4574/kg+25,63
04029939 00 1,4574/kg+24,42.
04029991 00 2,4636/kg+25,63
04029999 00 2,4636/kg+24,42
04031002 132,23
04031004 I 184,23

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04031006 222,34
04031012 (') 1,2498/kg+29,25
04031014 C) 1,7698/kg+29,25
04031016 (') 2,1509/kg+29,25
04031022\ 27,64
04031024 32,99
04031026ll 80,35
04031032 0) 0,2160/kg+28,04
04031034 (') 0,2695/kg+28,04
04031036 0 0,7431/kg+28,04
04039011II 132,23
04039013 184,23
04039019ll 222,34
04039031 (') 1,2498/kg+29,25
04039033 (') 1,7698/kg+29,25
04039039 (') 2,1509/kg+29,25
04039051|| 27,64
04039053\ 32,99
04039059 80,35
04039061 0 0,2160/kg+28,04
04039063 0 0,2695/kg+28,04
04039069 (') 0,7431/kg+28,04
04041011 30,87
04041019 (') 0,3087/kg+22,00
04041091 (2) 0,3087/kg
04041099 (2) 0,3087/kg+22,00
04049011 132,23
04049013|| 184,23
04049019 222,34
04049031 132,23
04049033|| 184,23
04049039 222,34
04049051 (') 1,2498/kg+29,25
04049053 00 1,7698/kg+29,25
04049059 (•) 2,1509/kg+29,25
04049091 (') 1,2498/kg+29,25
04049093 OK3) 1,7698/kg+29,25
04049099 (') 2,1509/kg+29,25
04050010 . 257,86
04050090||314,59
04061010 (4) 234,72
04061090 (4) 285,03
04062010 (3)(4) 391,87
04062090 (4) 391,87
04063010 (3).(4) 186,96
04063031 (3)(4) 175,63
04063039 0(4) 186,96
04063090 (3)(4) 283,68

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04064000 CM4) 148,14
04069011 00 227,43'
04069013 (3)(4) 196,74
04069015 00 196,74
04069017 00 196,74
04069019 00 391,87
04069021 00 227,43
04069023 00 188,31
04069025 00 188,31
04069027 00 188,31
04069029 00 188,31
04069031 00 188,31
04069033 0 188,31
04069035 00 188,31
04069037 00 188,31
04069039 00 188,31
04069050 00 188,31
04069061 0 391,87
04069063 0 391,87
04069069 0 391,87
04069071 0 234,72
04069073 0 188,31
04069075 0 188,31
04069077 0 188,31
04069079 0 188,31
04069081 0 188,31
04069083 o 188,31
04069085 0 188,31
04069089 00 188,31
04069091 0 234,72
04069093 0 234,72
04069097 0 285,03
04069099 0 285,03
17021010 36,29
17021090l36,29
21069051 36,29
23091015 96,15
23091019 124,90
23091039 117,10
23091059 96,78
23091070 124,90
23099035 96,15
23099039 124,90
23099049 117,10
23099059 96,78
23099070 124,90

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(')Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthiscodeisequaltothesumofthefollowing:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandmilkcreamcontainedin100kgof
product;and
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(2)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthiscodeisequalto:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightofthedriedmilkcontainedin100kgofproduct
plus,whereappropriate,
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(■')Productsfallingwithinthiscodeimportedfromathirdcountryunderspecialarrangementsconcludedbetween
thatcountryandtheCommunityforwhichanIMA1certificateissuedundertheconditionsprovidedforin
Regulation(EEC)No1767/82isissuedaresubjecttotheleviesinAnnexItothatRegulation .
(4)ThelevyapplicableislimitedundertheconditionslaiddowninRegulation(EEC)No715/90.