15.2.74 NoL43/29 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
REGULATION (EEC)No388/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of14February1974
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulescontained
inRegulation(EEC)No1443/73tothepricesknown
totheCommissionthattheleviesatpresentinforce
shouldbealteredasshownintheAnnextothisRegu­
lation,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(!)of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbytheAct(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)on
theAccessionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheEuropeanAtomic
EnergyCommunity ,signedatBrusselson22January
1972,andinparticularArticle14(8)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
Whereastheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
werefixedbyRegulation (EEC)No1443/73(4)and
subsequentamendingRegulations ;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheleviesreferredtoinArticle14(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68areherebyfixedasshowninthe
Annex.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16February
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14February1974.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(1)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.b)OJNoL144,31.5.1973,p.44.

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ANNEX
TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
04.01 Milkandcream,fresh,notconcentratedorsweetened:
A.Ofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding6%:
I.Yoghourt,kephir.curdledmilk,whey,buttermilkandother
fermentedoracidifiedmilk:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2litresorless
less 0110 12-37
b)Other 0120 10-37
II.Other:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof?,litresorless
andofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding4°/· 0130 10-37
2.Exceeding4°/o 0140 13-43
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding4®/o 0150 9-37
2.Exceeding4*/o 0160 12-43
B.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
I.Exceeding6°/obutnotexceeding21*/o 0200 33-42
II.Exceeding21%butnotexceeding45°/o 0300 70-69
III.Exceeding45°/o 0400 109-25
04.02 Milkandcream,preserved,concentratedorsweetened :
A.Notcontainingaddedsugar:
I.Whey 0500 3-39
II.Milkandcream,inpowderorgranules:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2-5kgor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding1-5°/o 0620 20-50
2.Exceeding1·5°/obutnotexceeding27°/o 0720 65-95
3.Exceeding27°/obutnotexceeding29% 0820 67-95
4.Exceeding29% 0920 82-36
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding1*5% 1020 14-50
2.Exceeding1-5°/obutnotexceeding27°/o 1120 59-95
3.Exceeding27°/obutnotexceeding29°/o 1220 61-95
4.Exceeding29% 1320 76-36
III.Milkandcream,otherthaninpowderorgranules:
a)Inhermeticallysealedcansofanetcapacityof454gor
less,oringlasscontainersofacapacityof0-5litre
orlessandofafatcontent,byweight,of11°/oorless:
1.Ofafatcontent,byweight,of8·9°/oorless 1420 15-98
2.Other 1520 21-57
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding45% 1620 70-69
2.Exceeding45·/· 1720 109-25

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TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100k«net
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
04.02
(cont'd)B.Containingaddedsugar:
I.Milkandcream,inpowderorgranules:
a)Specialmilkforinfants(*),inhermeticallysealedcans
ofanetcapacityof500gorlessandofafatcontent,
byweight(*):
1.Exceeding10%butnotexceeding11°/o
2.Exceeding14-5%butnotexceeding15-5®/o
3.Exceeding17%butnotexceeding18®/o
4.Exceeding23°/obutnotexceeding24®/o1810
1910
2010
21102900
3300
3600
3800
b)Other:
1.Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2·5kgor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight:
aa)Notexceeding1·5°/o(8)
bb)Exceeding1-5e/obutnotexceeding27%(s)
cc)Exceeding27e/o(·)2220
2320
2420perkg0-1450(·)
perkg0-5995(·)
perkg0-7636(9)
2.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
aa)Notexceeding1*5%(*)
bb)Exceeding1-5®/obutnotexceeding27®/o(8)
cc)Exceeding27%(s)2520
2620
2720perkg0-1450(10)
perkg0-5995(10)
perkg0-7636(10)
IT.Milkandcream,otherthaninpowderorgranules:
a)Inhermeticallysealedcansofanetcapacityof454gor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding9-5®/o2810 30-15
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding45®/o(·)
2.Exceeding45®/o(")2910
3010perkg0-7069(10)
perkg1-0925(,0)
04.03 Butter:
A.Ofafatcontent,byweight,norexceeding85·/#
B.Other3110
3210128-53
156-81
04.04 Cheeseandcurd:
A.Emmentaler ,Gruyère,Sbrinz,BergkäseandAppenzell,not
gratedorpowdered:
I.Ofaminimumfatcontentof45®/obyweight,referredto
drymatter,maturedforatleast3months(*):
a)Wholecheese(4)ofafree-at-frontier value(')per100kg
netweightof:
1.151-68u.a.(a)ormorebutlessthan171-68u.a.(a)
2.171*68u.a.(a)ormore3314
34131500
100-05(»)

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TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
U4.04
(cont'd)b)Vacuum-packed pieces:
1.Withrindonatleastoneside,ofanetweight:
aa)Of1kgormorebutlessthan5kgandofa
free-at-frontier value(8)of171-68u.a.(a)ormore
butlessthan199-68u.a.(a)per100kgnetweight 3514 15-00
bb)Of450gormoreandofafree-at-frontier value(®)
of199'68u.a.(a)ormoreper100kgnetweight 3612 100-05(")
2.Other,ofanetweightof75gormorebutnot
exceeding250g(·)andofafree-at-frontier value(5)
of219-68u.a.(a)ormoreper100kgnetweight 3712 100-05(»)
If.Other 3800 100-05
B.Glarusherbcheese(knownasSchabziger)madefromskimmed
milkandmixedwithfinely-groundherbs(*) 3900 85-48(")
C.Blue-veinedcheese,notgratedorpowdered 4000 52-65
D.Processedcheese,notgratedorpowdered:
I.IntheblendingofwhichonlyEmmentaler,GruyèreandAppenzellhavebeenusedandwhichmaycontain,asan
addition,Glarusherbcheese(knownasSchabziger),put
up(inboxesorslices)forretailsale(7),ofafree-at­
frontiervalue(®)of140u.a.ormoreper100kgnetweight
andofafatcontent,byweight,referredtodrymatter(*):
a)Notexceeding48%inrespectoftheaggregateofpor­
tionsorslices 4111 30-00
b)Notexceeding48%inrespectof5/6oftheaggregateof
portionsorslicesandnotexceeding56%inrespectof
theremaining1/6 4211 31-00
c)Exceeding48%butnotexceeding56%inrespectof
theaggregateofportionsorslices 4311 35-00
II.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
a)Notexceeding36%andofafatcontent,byweight,
referredtodrymatter:
1.Notexceeding48% 4410 83-58
2.Exceeding48% 4510 91-21
b)Exceeding36% 4610 171-21
E.Other:
I.Notgratedorpowdered,ofafatcontent,byweight,not
exceeding40%andawatercontent,calculatedbyweight,
ofthenon-fattymatter:
a)Notexceeding47% 4710 85-48

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TariffNomenclature
CCTheadingÑo DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotnerwiac
indicated)
04.04
(cont'd)b)Exceeding47°/obutnotexceeding72°/o:
1.Cheddar,includingChester
2.TilsitandButterkäse,ofafatcontent,byweight,
referredtothedrymatter(2):4810 75-43
aa)Notexceeding48°/o 4922 83-94(")
bb)Exceeding48% 5022 83-94(14)
3.Kashkaval(*) 5030 83-94(15)
4.Cheeseofsheep'smilkorbuffalomilk,incontainers
holdingbrine,orinsheep-orgoat-skinbottles(2) 5060 83-94(15)
5.Other 5120 83-94
c)Exceeding72°/o:
1.Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacitynotexceeding
500g5210 62-96
2.Other 5250 163-94
II.Notspecified:
a)Gratedorpowdered5310 85-48
b)Other5410 163-94
17.02 Othersugars;sugarsyrups;artificialhoney(whetherornot
mixedwithnaturalhoney);caramel:
A.Lactoseandlactosesyrup:
II.Otherthanthatcontaining,inthedrystate,99*/oormore
byweightofthepureproduct(1β)5500 13-92('«)
17.05 flavouredorcolouredsugars,syrupsandmolasses,butnotinclud­
ingfruitjuicescontainingaddedsugarinanyproportion :
A.Lactoseandlactosesyrup 5600 13-92
13.07 Sweetenedforage;otherpreparationsofakindusedinanimal
feeding:
B.Other,containingstarchorglucoseorglucosesyrupfalling
withinsubheadingsNos17.02Band17.05B,ormilkprod­
ucts(8):
I.Containingstarch,orglucoseorglucosesyrup:
a)Containingnostarchorcontaining10%orlessby
weightofstarch:
1
2
3.Containing50e/oormorebutlessthan75%by
weightofmilkproducts 5700 12-88
4.Containing75%ormorebyweightofmilkproducts 5800 16-21
b)Containingmorethan10°/obutnotmorethan30°/o
byweightofstarch:
1
2
3.Containing50·/οormorebyweightofmilkproducts 5900 15-05

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TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwi»e
indicated)
23.07
(cont'd)c)Containingmorethan30e/obyweightofstarch:
1
3.Containing50%>ormorebyweightofmilkproducts 6000 12-15
II.Containingnostarch,glucoseorglucosesyrup,butcontain­
ingmilkproducts 6100 16-21
Fornotes(')to(•),seenotes(*)to(•)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No823/68(OJNoL151,30.6.1968).
(•)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;
b)6u.a.;and
c)0u.a.
(I#)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;and
b)0u.a.
(")Thelevyislimitedto7-50u.a.per100kgnetweight.
(")Thelevyislimitedto6°/oofthevalueforcustomspurposes.
('•)Thelevyislimitedto5305u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromAustria,Finland,RumaniaandSwitzerland (Regulation (EEC)No
1054/68asamended).
(")Thelevyislimitedto73-05u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromAustria,Finland,RumaniaandSwitzerland (Regulation (EEC)No
1054/68asamendtd).
'")Thelevyislimitedto53-05u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromBulgaria,Hungary,RumaniaandTurkey(Regulation (EEC)No
1054/68asamended).
('•)LactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02AIare,inpursuanceofRegulationNo189/66/EEC,subjecttothetame
levyasthatapplicabletolactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02AII.
(t)ForimportsintotheUnitedKingdom,thisfree-at-frontier valueshallbereducedby17-68u.a.per100kgnet.