OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities31.12.87NoL378/82
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No4041/87
of30December1987
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No3904/87(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)No2346/87(4);
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroupmust
beequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilotproductless
thefree-at-frontierprice;whereasthesethresholdprices
werefixedforthe1987/88milkyearbyCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1895/870;
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
isfixedinAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1767/82(*),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3048/87Q;
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)No1073/68providesthata
free-at-frontierpricemustbeestablishedforeachofthe
pilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation(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)OJNoL370,30.12.1987.0OJNoL329,24.12.1979,p.1.oOJNoL213,4.8.1987,p.1.
(*)OJNoL182,3.7.1987,p.33.(«)OJNoL196,5.7.1982,p.1.
P)OJNoL289,13.10.1987,p.18.

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WhereasRegulation(EEC)No788/86('),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1927/86(2),specifiesthefree-at­
Spanish-frontier valuesofcertaincheesesimportedfrom
andoriginatinginSwitzerland .
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;whereasadjustmentsrela­
tingtocompositionmustbecalculatedbymultiplying
thedifferencebetweenthemilkcomponentcontentof
thepilotproductandthatoftheassimilatedproductin
questionbythevalueattributedininternationaltradeto
oneunitofweightofthemilkcomponentinquestion;
whereas,whentheotheradjustmentsarebeingeffected,
thedifferencebetweenthevalueattributedonthe
Communitymarkettoeachoftherelevantcharacteristics
ofthepilotproductandthevalueattributedonthat
markettothecorresponding characteristics oftheassimi­
latedproductinquestionmustbetakenintoaccount;WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2658/87(3)intro­
ducesfrom1January1988anewcombinednomencla­
turemeetingtherequirements ofboththeCommon
CustomsTariffandtheCommunity'sstatisticsofforeign
tradeandreplacingthepresentnomenclature ;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
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(4),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1636/87(*),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesonmilkandmilkproductsshouldbeassetout
intheAnnexhereto,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle14(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68shallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1988.Whereas,ifnoinformationonpricesisavailable,thefree­
at-frontierpricemay,bywayofexception,be
establishedonthebasisofthevalueofthe.rawmaterials
containedinthepilotproductinquestion(calculatedon
thebasisofthepricesofmilkproductsforwhichprices
areavailable),averageprocessingcostsandaverageyields;
Whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,afree-at-frontier
pricemayremainunchangedforalimitedperiodwhere
thenewlevelofthepriceforagivenqualityoraspecific
origin,usedasabasisforestablishingthepreviousfree­
at-frontierprice,hasnotreachedtheCommissionto
enableittoestablishthenextfree-at-frontier priceandif
theCommissionconsidersthatthepriceswhichareavai­
lablecouldleadtosuddenandconsiderablechangesin
thefree-at-frontier pricebecausetheyarenotsufficiently
representative ofrealmarkettrends;
(')OJNoL74,19.3.1986,p.20.
(2)OJNoL188,|8.7.1987,p.34.0OJNoL256,7.9.1987,p.1.
(4)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30December1987.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30December1987fixingtheimportleviesonmilkand
milkproducts
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04011010 18,75
04011090\ 17,54
04012011\ 26,13
04012019II 24,92
04012091Il 32,28
04012099Il 31,07
04013011II 83,79
04013019II 82,58
04013031I 161,83
04013039II 160,62
04013091II 272,09
04013099\270,88
04021011 I 132,87
04021019II 125,62
04021091 (') 1,2562/kg+33,12
04021099 0 1,2562/kg+25,87
04022111II 206,10
04022117|-I 198,85
04022119II 198,85
04022191II 243,91
04022199II 236,66
040229'11 CM3) 1,9885/kg+33,12
04022915 (') 1,9885/kg+33,12
04022919 (') 1,9885/kg+25,87
04022991 (') 2,3666/kg+33,12
04022999 (') 2,3666/kg+25,87
04029111\ 30,88
04029119\ 30,88
04029131 38,60
04029139\ 38,60
04029151\ 161,83
04029159 160,62
04029191 272,09
04029199I 270,88
04029911\ 53,76
04029919\ 53,76
04029931 0) 1,5820/kg+29,50
04029939 C) 1,5820/kg+28,29
04029991 (') 2,6846/kg+29,50
04029999 (') 2,6846/kg+28,29
04031011I 28,54
04031013I 34,69
04031019\ 86,20
04031031 C) 0,2250/kg+31,91

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
Note ImportlevyCNcode
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
04069011
04069013
04069015
04069017
04069019
04069021
04069023
04069025(')
0)
(')
C)
0
C)
0)
0
(')
(2)
0
C)
(')
0
0)
(')
(')
0
(3)
0
(3)
0
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)0,2865/kg+31,91
0,8016/kg+31,91
132,87
206,10
243,91
1,2562/kg+33,12
1,9885/kg+33,12
2,3666/kg+33,12
28,54
34,69
86,20
0,2250/kg+31,91
0,2865/kg+31,91
0,8016/kg+31,91
34,77
0,3477/kg+25,87
0,3477/kg
0,3477/kg+25,87
132,87
206,10
243,91
132,87
206,10
243,91
1,2562/kg+33,12
1,9885/kg+33,12
2,3666/kg+33,12
1,2562/kg+33,12
1,9885/kg+33,12
2,3666/kg+33,12
280,99
342,81
290,85
336,99
405,47
405,47
223,69
218,36
223,69
320,41
157,44
257,89
260,63
260,63
260,63
405,47
257,89
240,27
240,27

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04069027 (3) 240,27
04069029 0 240,27
04069031 240,27
04069033I 240,27
04069035 0 240,27
04069037 0 240,27
04069039 0 240,27
04069050 0 240,27
04069061\ 405,47
04069063II 405,47
04069069|| 405,47
04069071 290,85
04069073II 240,27
04069075II 240,27
04069077Il 240,27
04069079II 240,27
04069081II 240,27
04069083II 240,27
04069085ll 240,27
04069089 (3) 240,27
04069091II 290,85
04069093Il 290,85
04069097Il 336,99
04069099II336,99
17021090 0 42,54
21069051\42,54
23091015 \ 96,64
23091019II 125,53
23091039II 118,23
23091059Il 98,95
23091070II 125,53
23099035II 96,64
23099039|| 125,53
23099049|| 118,23
23099059|| 98,95
23099070 125,53
(')Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowing:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandmilkcreamcontainedin100kgof
product;and
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(2)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequalto:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightofthedriedmilkcontainedin100kgofproduct
plus,whereappropriate ,
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(3)Productsfallingwithinthissubheadingimportedfromathirdcountryunderspecialarrangementsconcluded
betweenthatcountryandtheCommunityforwhichanIMA1certificateissuedundertheconditionsprovided
forinRegulation(EEC)No1767/82isissuedaresubjecttotheleviesinAnnexItothatRegulation.
(4)Lactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading17021010aresubject,pursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No
2730/75,tothesamelevyasthatapplicabletolactosefallingwithinsubheading17021090.