27.4.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL107/37
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1067/91
of26April1991
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°1025/91(6)hasextendedthe1990/91marketing
yearformilkuntil26May1991;
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("),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.
0OJNoL329,24.12.1979,p.1.
(4)OJNoL303,31.10.1990,p.1.0OJNoL119,11.5.1990,p.26.
(6)OJNoL106,26.4.1991,p.1.
OOJNoL146,9.6.1990,p.14.f)OJNoL196,5.7.1982,p.1.0OJNoL141,2.6.1990,p.5.
(,0)OJNoL180,26.7.1968,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(•'),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(5),laysdown
thearrangementsapplicabletoagriculturalproductsorigi­
natingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorin
theoverseascountriesandterritories ;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforinthe
lastsubparagraph ofArticle3(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
ofthepilotproductandthevalueattributedonthat
markettothecorresponding characteristics oftheassimi­
latedproductinquestionmustbetakenintoaccount;
Whereas,ifnoinformationonpricesisavailable,thefree­
at-frontierpricemay,bywayofexception,be
establishedonthebasisofthevalueoftherawmaterials
containedinthepilotproductinquestion(calculatedon
thebasisofthepricesofmilkproductsforwhichprices
areavailable),averageprocessingcostsandaverageyields;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,afree-at-frontier
pricemayremainunchangedforalimitedperiodwhere
thenewlevelofthepriceforagivenqualityoraspecific
origin,usedasabasisforestablishingthepreviousfree­
at-frontierprice,hasnotreachedtheCommissionto
enableittoestablishthenextfree-at-frontier priceandif
theCommissionconsidersthatthepriceswhichare
availablecouldleadtosuddenandconsiderablechanges
inthefree-at-frontier pricebecausetheyarenotsuffici­
entlyrepresentative ofrealmarkettrends;Article1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle14ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
Regulationisincorporatedinthecombinednomen­
clature:Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon29April1991.
WhereasArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;whereas (')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.20.
(4)OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
(5)OJNoL58,5.3.1991,p.1.f)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(7)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.(')OJNoL74,19.3.1986,p.20.
(2)OJNoL144,7.6.1990,p.15.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26April1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof26April1991fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilk
products
(ECU/100kgnetweight,-unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04011010
04011090
04012011
04012019
04012091
04012099
04013011
04013019
04013031
04013039
04013091
04013099-18,22
17,01
24,98
23,77
30,30
29,09
77,27
76,06
148,15
146,94
248,01
246,80
04021011
04021019
04021091
04021099
04022111
04022117
04022119
04022191
040221990
0
oo
00
0
0
0
0
0130,36
123,11
1,2311/kg+28,92
1,2311/kg+21,67
181,54
174,29
174,29
220,77
213,52
04022911
04022915
04022919
04022991
04022999
04029111
04029119
04029131
04029139
04029151
04029159
04029191
04029199
04029911
04029919000
00
00
00
00
o
0
0
0
0
.0
0
0
0
01,7429/kg+28,92
1,7429/kg+28,92
1,7429/kg+21,67
2,1352/kg4-28,92
2,1352/kg+21,67
30,28
30,28
37,85
37,85
148,15
146,94
248,01
246,80
49,85
49,85
04029931
04029939
04029991
04029999
04031002
0403100400
00
00
001,4452/kg+25,30
1,4452/kg+24,09
2,4438/kg+25,30
2,4438/kg+24,09
130,36
181,54

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04031006 220,77
04031012 0 1,2311/kg+28,92
04031014 O 1,7429/kg+28,92
04031016 O 2,1352/kg+'28,92
04031022 27,39
04031024 32,71
04031026 I79,68
04031032 (') I0,2135/kg+27,71
04031034 0 0,2667/kg+27,71
04031036 (') 0,7364/kg+27,71
04039011 130,36
04039013 181,54
04039019 220,77
04039031 (') 1,2311/kg+28,92
04039033 O 1,7429/kg+28,92
04039039 v(') 2,1352/kg+28,92
04039051 27,39
04039053 32,71
04039059 79,68
04039061 (') 0,2135/kg+27,71
04039063 (') 0,2667/kg+27,71
04039069 (') 0,7364/kg+27,71
04041011 30,29
04041019 (') 0,3029/kg+21,67
04041091 (2) 0,3029/kg
04041099 (2) 0,3029/kg+21,67
04049011 130,36
04049013 181,54
04049019 220,77
04049031 130,36
04049033 181,54
04049039 220,77
04049051 0 1,2311/kg+28,92
04049053 OO 1,7429/kg+28,92
04049059 0 2,1352/kg+28,92
04049091 (') 1,2311/kg+28,92
04049093 00 1,7429/kg+28,92
04049099 2,1352/kg+28,92
04050010 255,79
04050090\312,06
04061010 0 234,35
04061090 0 285,03
04062010 OO 385,87
04062090 0 385,87
04063010 OO 186,47
04063031 OO 175,53
04063039 OO 186,47
04063090 |00 I 283,19

NoL107/42 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities27.4.91
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04064000
04069011
04069013
04069015
04069017
04069019
04069021
04069023
04069025
04069027
04069029
04069031
0406903300
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
0148,14
224,00
196,74
196,74
196,74
385,87
224,00
188,31
188,31
188,31
188,31
188,31
188,31
04069035
04069037
04069039
04069050
04069061
04069063
04069069
04069071
04069073
04069075
04069077
04069079
04069081
04069083
04069085
04069089
04069091
04069093
04069097
0406909900
00
00
00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
00
0
0
0
0188,31
188,31
188,31
188,31
385,87
385,87
385,87
234,35
188,31
188,31
188,31
188,31
188,31
188,31
188,31
188,31
234,35
234,35
285,03
285,03
17021010
17021090
21069051
23091015
23091019
23091039
23091059
23091070
23099035
23099039
23099049
23099059
2309907036,29
36,29
36,29
94,75
123,07
115,40
95,40
123,07
94,75
123,07
115,40
95,40
123,07

27.4.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL107/43
(')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.