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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2663/93
of29September1993
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,Whereas,asprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)
No2915/79,thecomponentofthelevyestablishedusing
afactorexpressingtheweightratioexistingbetweenthe
milkcomponentscontainedintheproductontheone
handandtheproductitselfontheotheris,forproducts
containingsugarorothersweeteners,calculatedbymulti­
plyingthebasicamountbythequantityofmilk
componentscontainedintheproduct;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2071/92(2),andinparticularArticle14(8)
thereof,WhereasArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)No2915/79
providesthatforcertainproductsoriginatinginor
comingfromcertainthirdcountriesaspecificlevyisto
beapplied;whereasthelevyapplicabletothoseproducts
isfixedinAnnexItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1767/82Q,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1941/93(8);WhereasArticle14ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1ofthatRegulation ;whereasthese
productsmaybedividedintogroups;whereasthe
productgroupsandthepilotgroupsandthepilotproduct
foreachofthesegroupsaresetoutinAnnexItoCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No2915/79of18December1979
determiningthegroupsofproductsandthespecialprovi­
sionsforcalculatingleviesonmilkandmilkproducts(3),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3798/91(4);Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimportation
intotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilatedproduct
forwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyonitspilot
productisconsiderablylowerthanthepricewhichwould
obtainiftheratiotothepriceofthepilotproductwere
normal,thelevymustbeequaltothesumoftwo
components :
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroupmust
beequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilotproductless
thefree-at-frontier price;whereasthesethresholdprices
werefixedforthe1993/94milkyearbyCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1562/93
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1723/93(6),
determiningthepricesandamountsfixedinecusinthe
milkandmilkproductssectorwhicharereducedasa
resultofthemonetaryrealignments ofSeptember
andNovember1992,JanuaryandMay1993;—onecomponentequaltotheamountresultingfrom
theprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79applicabletotheassimilatedproductin
question,
—anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,the
compositionandqualityoftheassimilatedproduct
beingtakenintoaccount,makesitpossibleto
re-establishnormalpriceratiosforimportsintothe
Community ; Whereas,however,Regulation(EEC)No2915/79lays
downspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevyoncertain
assimilatedproducts;whereastheseproductsarelisted
andthemethodofcalculatingthelevyonthemdescribed
inAnnexIIandinArticles2to12ofthatRegulation
respectively ;WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespectofwhichthe
customsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATTmustbe
limitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding;(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL215,30.7.1992,p.64.
(3)OJNoL329,24.12.1979,p.1.
(4)OJNoL357,28.12.1991,p.3.0OJNoL154,25.6.1993,p.1.
(«)OJNoL159,1.7.1993,p.123.0OJNoL196,5.7.1982,p.1.
(8)OJNoL176,20.7.1993,p.21.

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Whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,afree-at-frontier
pricemayremainunchangedforalimitedperiodwhere
thenewlevelofthepriceforagivenqualityoraspecific
origin,usedasabasisforestablishingthepreviousfree­
at-frontierprice,hasnotreachedtheCommissionto
enableittoestablishthenextfree-at-frontier priceandif
theCommissionconsidersthatthepriceswhichare
availablecouldleadtosuddenandconsiderablechanges
inthefree-at-frontier pricebecausetheyarenotsuffici­
entlyrepresentative ofrealmarkettrends;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
Regulationisincorporatedinthecombinednomen­
clature;
WhereasArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;whereas
theymaybealteredintheinterveningperiodifneces­
sary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntilanother
becomesapplicable ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2730/75of
29October1975onglucoseandlactose^,asamended
byRegulation(EEC)No222/88,stipulatesthatthetreat­
mentprovidedforlactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithin
CNcode17021090byRegulation(EEC)No804/68and
bytheprovisionsadoptedfortheapplicationofthat
Regulationistobeextendedtolactoseandlactosesyrup
fallingwithinCNcode17021010;whereasconse­
quentlythelevyfixedforproductsfallingwithinCN
code17021090alsoappliestoproductsfallingwithin
CNcode17021010;whereastoensurethattheprovi­
sioninquestionisproperlyappliedtheseproductsand
thelevythereonshouldbeexplicitlymentionedinthe
listoflevies;
WhereasCouncilRegulations (EEC)No518/92(6),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2233/93Q,(EEC)
No519/92(8),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2234/93(9),and(EEC)No520/92(10),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2235/93(n),of27February1992on
certainproceduresforapplyingtheInterimAgreements
ontradeandtrade-relatedmattersbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheEuropeanCoalandSteel
Community ,oftheonepart,andtheRepublicofPoland,
theRepublicofHungaryandtheCzechandSlovak
FederalRepublicrespectively,oftheotherpart,introduce
arrangements forreducingimportleviesoncertain
products;whereasCommission Regulation (EEC)
No584/92(12),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2658/93(13),laysdowndetailedrulesforapplyingthe
arrangementsprovidedforintheseagreementsasregards
milkandmilkproducts;WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1073/68(l),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No222/88(2),provides
thatafree-at-frontier pricemustbeestablishedforeachof
thepilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79;whereasthesepricesmustbedetermined
forproductsofgoodmarketablequality;
Whereasthefree-at-frontier pricesmustbeestablishedon
thebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasingopportunities
ininternational tradefortheproductslistedin
Article1ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68otherthanassi­
milatedproductsforwhichthelevyisnotequaltothe
levyontherelatedpilotproducts;whereas,whenrecor­
dingthesepurchasingopportunities ,theCommission
musttakeaccountofallinformationobtaineddirector
throughtheMemberStatesconcerningpricesfordelivery
ofthird-countryproductsfree-at-Community-frontier and
pricesonthird-countrymarkets;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No788/86(3),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1525/90(4),speci­
fiesthefree-at-Spanish-frontier valuesofcertaincheeses
importedfromandoriginatinginSwitzerland ;
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;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;0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.20.
(«)OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.3.0OJNoL200,10.8.1993,p.3.
(8)OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.6.
(')OJNoL200,10.8.1993,p.4.
(10)OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.9.
(")OJNoL200,10.8.1993,p.5.
(12)OJNoL62,7.3.1992,p.34.
(13)Seepage8ofthisOfficialJournal.(')OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.
(2)OJNoL28,1.2.1988,p.1.0OJNoL74,19.3.1986,p.20.
(4)OJNoL144,7.6.1990,p.15.

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currenciesandareusedasthebasisfordeterminingthe
agriculturalconversionratesoftheMemberStates'curren­
cies;whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddeter­
minationoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommission
Regulation(EEC)No1068/93Q;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesonmilkandmilkproductsshouldbeassetout
intheAnnexhereto,whereas,inaddition,accountmustbetakenofCouncil
Decision93/239/EECof15March1993concerningthe
conclusionoftheAgreementsintheformofexchanges
oflettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,
oftheonepart,andtheRepublicofAustria,theRepublic
ofFinland,theRepublicofIceland,theKingdomof
NorwayandtheKingdomofSweden,oftheotherpart,
ontheprovisionalapplicationoftheAgreementson
certainarrangementsinthefieldofagriculture,signedby
thesaidpartiesinOportoon2May19920;whereas
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1316/93(2)laysdown
detailedrulesfortheapplicationoftheimportarrange­
mentsfortheseproductsoriginatinginSweden;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No715/900,as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No297/91(4),laysdown
thearrangementsapplicabletoagriculturalproductsorigi­
natingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorin
theoverseascountriesandterritories;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity0,noleviesshallapplyon
productsoriginatingintheoverseascountriesandterrito­
ries;
Whereastherepresentative marketratesdefinedin
Article1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/920are
usedtoconvertamountsexpressedinthirdcountryHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle14ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1October1993.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29September1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL109,1.5.1993,p.1.
OOJNoL132,29.5.1993,p.73.
(3)OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.if)OJNoL36,8.2.1991,p.9.
OOJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.
(6)OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1. 0OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29September1993fixingtheimportleviesonmilkand
milkproducts
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode NoteW l™?0Tt
levy
04011010 17,15
04011090 15,94
04012011 23,27
04012019 22,06
04012091 27,98
04012099 26,77
04013011 70,47
04013019 69,26
04013031 134,46
04013039 133,25
04013091 224,53
04013099 223,32
04021011 (4) 122,04
04021019 (3)(4) 114,79
04021091 0)(4)1,1479/kg+28,79
04021099 C)(4)1,1479/kg+21,54
04022111 (4) 178,97
04022117 (4) 171,72
04022119 (3)(4) 171,72
04022191 (3)(4) 216,48
04022199 (3)(4) 209,23
04022911 (')(3)(4)1,7172/kg+28,79
04022915 C)(4)1,7172/kg+28,79
04022919 C)(4)1,7172/kg+21,54
04022991 C)(4)2,0923/kg+28,79
04022999 (')(4)2,0923/kg+21,54
04029111 (4) 38,74
04029119 (4) 38,74
04029131 (4) 48,43
04029139 (4) 48,43
04029151 (4) 134,46
04029159 (4) 133,25
04029191 (4) 224,53
04029199 (4) 223,32
04029911 (4) 45,90
04029919 (4) 45,90
04029931 C)(4) 1,3083/kg+25,17
04029939 (')(4) 1,3083/kg+23,96
04029991 (')(4)2,2090/kg+25,17
04029999 (')(4)2,2090/kg+23,96
04031002 122,04
04031004 178,97
04031006 216,48
04031012 (')1,1479/kg+28,79
04031014 (')1,7172/kg+28,79CNcode Note«^P0"
levy
04031016 (')2,0923/kg+28,79
04031022 25,68
04031024 30,39
04031026 72,88
04031032 (')0,1964/kg+27,58
04031034 (')0,2435/kg+27,58
04031036 (')0,6684/kg+27,58
04039011 122,04
04039013 178,97
04039019 216,48
04039031 (') 1,1479/kg+28,79
04039033 (')1,7172/kg+28,79
04039039 (>)2,0923/kg+28,79
04039051 25,68
04039053 30,39
04039059 72,88
04039061 (')0,1964/kg+27,58
04039063 (')0,2435/kg+27,58
04039069 (')0,6684/kg+27,58
04041002 31,82
04041004 178,97
04041006 216,48
04041012 122,04
04041014 178,97
04041016 216,48
04041026 (')0,3182/kg+21,54
04041028 (')1,7172/kg+28,79
04041032 (')2,0923/kg+28,79
04041034 (')1,1479/kg+28,79
04041036 (')1,7172/kg+28,79
04041038 (')2,0923/kg+28,79
04041048 (2)0,3182/kg
04041052 (2)1,7172/kg+6,04
04041054 (2)2,0923/kg+6,04
04041056 (2)l,147S?/kg+6,04
04041058 (2)1,7172/kg+6,04
04041062 (2)2,0923/kg+6,04
04041072 (2)0,3182/kg+21,54
04041074 (2)1,7172/kg+27,58
04041076 (2)2,0923/kg+27,58
04041078 (2)1,1479/kg+27,58
04041082 (2)1,7172/kg+27,58
04041084 (2)2,0923/kg+27,58
04049011 122,04
04049013 178,97

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CNcode Note« Ir"P°rt
levy
04049019 216,48
04049031 122,04
04049033 178,97
04049039 216,48
04049051 (')1,1479/kg+28,79
04049053 0)(3)1,7172/kg+28,79
04049059 (')2,0923/kg+28,79
04049091 (')1,1479/kg+28,79
04049093 (')(3) 1,7172/kg+28,79
04049099 (')2,0923/kg+28,79
04050011 (3) 231,21
04050019 (3) 231,21
04050090 282,08
04061020 (3)(4) 193,95
04061080 (3)(4) 249,05
04062010 (3)(4) 373,92
04062090 (3)(4) 373,92
04063010 (3)(4) 158,98
04063031 (3)(4) 145,51
04063039 (3)(4) 158,98
04063090 (3)(4) 255,70
04064000 (3)(4) 144,22
04069011 (3)(4) 217,16
04069013 (3)(4) 151,15
04069015 (3)(4) 151,15
04069017 (3)(4) 151,15
04069019 (3)(4) 373,92
04069021 (3)(4) 217,16
04069023 (3)(4) 152,33
04069025 (3)(4) 152,33
04069027 (3)(4) 152,33
04069029 (3)(4) 152,33CNcode NoteO Ir"P°rt
levy
04069031 (3)(4) 152,33
04069033 (3)(4) 152,33
04069035 (3)(4) 152,33
04069037 (3)(4) 152,33
04069039 (3)(4) 152,33
04069050 (3)(4) 152,33
04069061 (3)(4) 373,92
04069063 (3)(4) 373,92
04069069 (3)(4) 373,92
04069073 (3)(4) 152,33
04069075 (3)(4) 152,33
04069077 (3)(4) 152,33
04069079 (3)(4) 152,33
04069081 (3)(4) 152,33
04069085 (3)(4) 152,33
04069089 (3)(4) 152,33
04069093 (3)(4) 193,95
04069099 (3)(4) 249,05
17021010 27,82
17021090 27,82
21069051 27,82
23091015 88,51
23091019 114,91
23091039 107,29
23091059 87,66
23091070 114,91
23099035 88,51
23099039 114,91
23099049 107,29
23099059 87,66
23099070 114,91
(')Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthiscodeisequaltothesumofthefollowing:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightoflacticmattercontainedin100kgofproduct;and
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(*)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthiscodeisequalto:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightofthedrylacticmattercontainedin100kgofproductplus,whereappropriate ,
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(3)Productsfallingwithinthiscodeandimportedfromathirdcountry
—forwhichanIMA1certificate,issuedinaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No1767/82,ispresented,
—forwhichanEUR1certificate,issuedinaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No1316/93forSwedenandamendedRegulation(EEC)No584/92for
Poland,theCzechandSlovakRepublicsandHungary,ispresented,
shallbesubjecttotheleviesdefinedinthesaidRegulations,respectively .
(4)ThelevyapplicableislimitedundertheconditionslaiddowninRegulation(EEC)No715/90.
(*)NolevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.