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REGULATION (EEC)No1231/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of11May1973
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
rulesfordeterminedfree-at-frontier pricesandfor
fixingleviesinrespectofmilkandmilkproducts
providesthatthecomponentofthelevyfixedby
meansofacoefficientexpressingtheweightratio
betweenthemilkpowdercontainedintheproduct
andtheproductitselfis,fortheproductsfalling
withinsubheadingNo04.02Bib)listedinAnnexII
toRegulation (EEC)No823/68,calculatedbymulti­
plyingthebasicamountbythequantityofmilk
powdercontainedintheproduct;whereasthesame
appliestoproductsfallingwithinsubheadingNo
04.02BIIb)asregardsthecomponentofthelevy
fixedbymeansofacoefficientexpressingthe
weightratiobetweenthemilkcomponentscon­
tainedintheproductandtheproductitself;
Whereasthebasicamountmustbeequaltoonehun­
dredthpartofthelevysetoutforeachproductin
thesecondsubparagraph ofArticle9(1)andthe
secondsubparagraphofArticle9(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1073/68;
WhereasforproductsbelongingtoGroupNo11,
originatinginandexportedfromthirdcountries,for
whichitisfoundonimportationintotheCommu­
nitythattherullingpriceisnotlessthan95unitsof
accountper100kginrespectoftheproductsfalling
withinsubheadingNo04.04EIb)2andNo04.04
EIb)3,ornotlessthan80unitsofaccountper100
kginrespectoftheproductsfallingwithinsubhead­
ingNo04.04EIb)4,thelevyper100kgisequal:
—tothethresholdpriceless95unitsofaccount,if
theproductfallswithinsubheadingNo04.04EI
b)2aa),04.04EIb)3or04.04EIb)4;
—tothesumofthefollowingcomponentsifthe
productfallswithinsubheadingNo04.04EIb)THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No804/
68(*)of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbytheAct(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)on
theAccessionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheEuropeanAtomic
EnergyCommunity ,signedatBrusselson22January
1972,andinparticularArticle14(8)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle14ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68
providesforchargingalevyonimportsofthepro­
ductslistedinArticle1ofthatRegulation;whereas
theseproductsmaybedividedintogroups;whereas
theproductgroupsandthepilotgroupsandthe
pilotproductforeachofthesegroupsaresetoutin
AnnexItoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No823/68(4)
of28June1968determiningthegroupsofproducts
andthespecialprovisionsforcalculatinglevieson
milkandmilkproducts,aslastmendedbytheAct
annexedtotheTreatyontheAccessionofnew
MemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomicCom­
munityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommu­
nity,signedatBrusselson22January1972;
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroup
mustbeequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilot
productlessthefree-at-frontier price;whereasthese
thresholdpriceswerefixedforthe1973/74milk
yearbyCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1190/73(5)of
8May1973;
Whereas,however,Regulation (EEC)No823/68
laysdownspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevy
oncertainassimilatedproducts;whereasthesepro­
ductsarelistedandthemethodofcalculatingthe
levyonthemdescribedinAnnexIIandinArticles2
to7ofthatRegulationrespectively ;whereasthis
methodconsistsinaddingtogetherthevariouscom­
ponentsdefinedinthoseArticles;
WhereasCommission Regulataion (EEC)No
1073/68(8)of24July1968layingdowndetailed2bb):
(a)acomponentequaltothethresholdpriceless
95unitsofaccount;
(b)acomponentequalto20unitsofaccount;
—tothethresholdpriceless85unitsofaccount,if
theproductfallswithinsubheadingNos04.04E
Ib)3or04.04EIb)4.
Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimporta­
tionintotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilated
productforwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevy
onitspilotproductisconsiderablylowerthanthe(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(8)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(«)OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.3.
(5)OJNoL122,9.5.1973,p.4.
(•)OJNoL180,26-7.1968,p.25.

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pricewhichwouldobtainiftheratiotothepriceof
thepilotproductwerenormal,thelevymustbe
equaltothesumoftwocomponents :ingeneralorotherinformationavailabletoitlead
theCommissiontobelievethatthepriceinquestion
isunrepresentative oftherealtrendofthemarket:
—onecomponentequaltotheamountresulting
fromtheprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No823/68applicabletotheassimi­
latedproductinquestion;
—anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,
thecompositionandqualityoftheassimilated
productbeingtakenintoaccount,makesitpos­
sibletore-establishnormalpriceratiosforim­
portsintotheCommunity ;Whereasthepricesusedmustbeadjustedwhere
theyarenotquotedfree-at-Community-frontier or
wheretheydonotapplytoproductsofgoodmarket­
ablequality;whereastheajustmentinrespectof
anassimilatedproductthelevyonwhichisequalto
thelevyonitspilotproductmustbeeffectedinsuch
awayastoallow,inparticular,fordifferencesin
composition,maturity,qualityandpresentationbe­
tweentheassimilatedproductandtherelatedpilot
product;whereasadjustmentsrelatingtocomposi­
tionmustbecalculatedbymultiplyingthedifference
betweenthemilkcomponentcontentofthepilot
productandthatoftheassimilatedproductinques­
tionbythevalueattributedininternationaltradeto
oneunitofweightofthemilkcomponentinques­
tion;whereasthedifferencebetweenthevalueattri­
butedontheCommunitymarkettoeachoftherele­
vantcharacteristics ofthepilotproductandthe
valueattributedonthatmarkettothecorresponding
characteristics oftheassimilatedproductinquestion
mustbetakenintoaccountwhentheotheradjust­
mentsarebeingeffected;WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
804/68providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespect
ofwhichthecustomsdutyhasbeenboundwithin
GAITmustbelimitedtotheamountresultingfrom
thatbinding;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1073/68provides
thatafree-at-frontier pricemustbeestablishedfor
eachofthepilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoReg­
ulation(EEC)No823/68;whereastheseprices
mustbedeterminedforproductsofgoodmarket­
ablequality;Whereas,ifnoinformationonpricesisavailable,
thefree-at-frontier pricemay,bywayofexception,
beestablishedonthebasisofthevalueoftheraw
materialscontainedinthepilotproductinquestion
(calculatedonthebasisofthepricesofmilkpro­
ductsforwhichpricesareavailable),averagepro­
cessingcostsandaverageyields;
Whereasthefree-at-frontier pricesmustbeestab­
lishedonthebasisofthemostfavourablepurchas­
ingopportunitiesininternationaltradeforthepro­
ductslistedinArticle1(a)2and(b)to(g)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No804/68otherthanassimilatedpro­
ductsforwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyon
therelatedpilotproducts;whereas,whenrecording
thesepurchasingopportunities ,theCommission
musttakeaccountofallinformationobtaineddi­
rectorthroughtheMemberStatesconcerningprices
fordeliveryofthird-country productsfree-at­
Communityfrontierandpricesonthird-country
markets;Whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,afree-at­
frontierpricemayremainunchangedforalimited
periodwherethenewlevelofthepriceforagiven
qualityoraspecificorigin,usedasabasisforestab­
lishingthepreviousfree-at-frontier price,hasnot
reachedtheCommissiontoenableittoestablishthe
nextfree-at-frontier priceandiftheCommission
considersthatthepriceswhichareavailablecould
leadtosuddenandconsiderablechangesinthefree­
at-frontierpricebecausetheyarenotsufficiently
representativeofrealmarkettrends;
Whereas,however,noaccountshouldbetakenof
informationrelatingtosmallquantitieswhichare
notrepresentative oftradeintheproductinques­
tionandquantitiesinrespectofwhichpricetrendsWhereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclatureprovided
forinthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCom­
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Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovi­
sionsthattheleviesonmilkandmilkproductsmust
befixedasshownintheAnnextothisRegulation;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1WhereasArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;
whereastheymaybealteredintheinterveningperiod
ifnecessary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntil
anotherbecomesapplicable;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthebasisofan
exchangeratewhichisbased,inthecaseofcurrencies
whicharefloatingorwhosecentralratediffersfrom
theofficialparity,ontheeffectiverateorthe
centralrateofthesecurrenciesand,inthecaseof
theUSdollar,onthechangeinparityannounced
on13February1973;TheleviesreferredtoinArticle14(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon14May
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,11May1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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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 14-27
b)Other 0120 11-27
II.Other:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2litresorless
andofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding4% 0130 11-27
2.Exceeding4°/o 0140 15-32
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding4°/o 0150 11-27
2.Exceeding4°/o 0160 14-32
B.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
I.Exceeding6°/obutnotexceeding21% 0200 33-31
II.Exceeding21%butnotexceeding45°/o 0300 70-47
III.Exceeding45°/o 0400 108-90
04.02Milkandcream,preserved,concentratedorsweetened :
A.Notcontainingaddedsugar:
I.Whey 0500 3-47
II.Milkandcream,inpowderorgranules:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2-5kgor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding1-5% 0620 42-72
2.Exceeding1-5°/obutnotexceeding27°/o 0720 74-95
3.Exceeding27%butnotexceeding29%> 0820 76-95
4.Exceeding29% 0920 90-70
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding1-5% 1020 36-72
2.Exceeding1*5%butnotexceeding27% 1120 68-95
3.Exceeding27%butnotexceeding29°/o 1220 70-95
4.Exceeding29% 1320 84-70
III.Milkandcream,otherthaninpowderorgranules:
a)Inhermeticallysealedcansofanetcapacityof454gor
less,oringlasscontainersofacapacityof0*5litre
orlessandofafatcontent,byweight,of11°/oorless:
1.Ofafatcontent,byweight,of8-9%orless 1420 16-23
2.Other 1520 21-91
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding45°/o 1620 70-47
2.Exceeding45% 1720 108-90

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TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
04.02
(cont'd)B.Containingaddedsugar:
I.Milkandcream,inpowderorgranules:
a)Specialmilkforinfants(*),inhermeticallysealedcans
ofanetcapacityof500gorlessandofafatcontent,
byweight(s):
1.Exceeding10°/obutnotexceeding11% 1810 29-00
2.Exceeding14*5%>butnotexceeding15-5°/o 1910 33-00
3.Exceeding17%butnotexceeding18°/o2010 36-00
4.Exceeding23°/obutnotexceeding24%2110 38-00
b)Other:
1.Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2-5kgor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight:
aa)Notexceeding1*5°/o(3) 2220perkg0-3672(®)
bb)Exceeding1*5°/obutnotexceeding27%(3) 2320perkg0-6895(»)
cc)Exceeding27%(a) 2420perkg0-8470(»)
2.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
aa)Notexceeding1-5°/o(8)2520perkg0-3672(10)
bb)Exceeding1-5°/obutnotexceeding27%>(s)2620perkg0-6895(10)
cc)Exceeding27°/o(3)2720perkg0-8470(10)
II.Milkandcream,otherthaninpowderorgranules:
a)Inhermeticallysealedcansofanetcapacityof454gor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding9-5°/o2810 30-29
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding45°/o(8) 2910perkg0-7047(10)
2.Exceeding45°/o(8) 3010perkg1-0890(10)
04.03 Butter:
A.Ofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding85%3110 128-12
B.Other 3210 156-31
04.04 Cheeseandcurd:
A.Emmentaler,Gruyère,Sbrinz,BergkäseandAppenzell,not
gratedorpowdered :
I.Ofaminimumfatcontentof45°/obyweight,referredto
drymatter,maturedforatleast3months(2):
a)Wholecheese(4)ofafree-at-frontier value(5)per100kg
netweightof:
1.142-58u.a.ormorebutlessthan162-58u.a. 3313 15-00
2.162-58u.a.ormore 3412 98-71(»)

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TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
04.04
(cont'd)b)Vacuum-packed pieces:
1.Withrindonatleastoneside,ofanetweight:
aa)Of1kgormorebutlessthan5kgandofa
free-at-frontier value(5)of162-58u.a.ormore
butlessthan190-58u.a.per100kgnetweight 3513 15-00
bb)Of450gormoreandofafree-at-frontier value(5)
of190-58u.a.ormoreper100kgnetweight 3611 98-71(")
2.Other,ofanetweightof75gormorebutnot
exceeding250g(e)andofafree-at-frontier value(5)
of210-58u.a.ormoreper100kgnetweight 3711 98-71(")
II.Other 3800 98-71
B.Glarusherbcheese(knownasSchabziger)madefromskimmed
milkandmixedwithfinely-groundherbs(2) 3900 108-32(12)
C.Blue-veinedcheese,notgratedorpowdered 4000 50-13
D.Processedcheese,notgratedorpowdered :
I.IntheblendingofwhichonlyEmmentaler ,Gruyèreand
Appenzellhavebeenusedandwhichmaycontain,asan
addition,Glarusherbcheese(knownasSchabziger),put
up(inboxesorslices)forretailsale(7),ofafree-at­
frontiervalue(5)of140u.a.ormoreper100kgnetweight
andofafatcontent,byweight,referredtodrymatter(2):
a)Notexceeding48%inrespectoftheaggregateofpor­
tionsorslices 4111 30-00
b)Notexceeding48°/oinrespectof5/6oftheaggregateof
portionsorslicesandnotexceeding56°/oinrespectof
theremaining1/6 4211 31-00
c)Exceeding48%butnotexceeding56°/oinrespectof
theaggregateofportionsorslices 4311 35-00
II.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
a)Notexceeding36%andofafatcontent,byweight,
referredtodrymatter:
1.Notexceeding48% 4410 82-75
2.Exceeding48% 4510 90-50
b)Exceeding36% 4610 170-50
E.Other:
I.Notgratedorpowdered,ofafatcontent,byweight,not
exceeding40%andawatercontent,calculatedbyweight,
ofthenon-fattymatter:
a)Notexceeding47% 4710 108-32

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TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
04.04
(cont'd)b)Exceeding47°/obutnotexceeding72°/o:
1.Cheddar,includingChester
2.Tilsat,ofafatcontent,byweight,referredtothedry
matter(2):4810 84-85
aa)Notexceeding48°/o 4921 82-92(1S)
bb)Exceeding48%> 5021 82-92(14)
3.Kashkaval(2) 5030 82-92(le)
4.Cheeseofsheep'smilkorbuffalomilk,incontainers
holdingbrine,orinsheep-orgoat-skinbottles(2) 5060 82-92(15)
5.Other 5120 82-92
c)Exceeding72%:
1.Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacitynotexceeding
500g5210 62-19
2.Other 5250 162-92
II.Notspecified:
a)Gratedorpowdered5310 108-32
b)Other5410 162-92
17-02 Othersugars;sugarsyrups;artificialhoney(whetherornot
mixedwithnaturalhoney);caramel:
A.Lactoseandlactosesyrup:
II.Otherthanthatcontaining,inthedrystate,99®/oormore
byweightofthepureproduct(1β)5500 15-76
17.05 Flavouredorcolouredsugars,syrupsandmolasses,butnotinclud­
ingfruitjuicescontainingaddedsugarinanyproportion :
A.Lactoseandlactosesyrup 5600 15-76
23.07 Sweetenedforage;otherpreparationsofakindusedinanimal
feeding:
B.Other,containingstarchorglucoseorglucosesyrupfalling
withinsubheadingsNos17.02Band17.05B,ormilkprod­
ucts(8):
I.Containingstarch,orglucoseorglucosesyrup:
a)ContainingnostarcHorcontaining10°/oorlessby
weightofstarch:
1
2
3.Containing50%ormorebutlessthan75%by
weightofmilkproducts 5700 29-54
4.Containing75%>ormorebyweightofmilkproducts 5800 37-99
b)Containingmorethan10°/obutnotmorethan30%>
byweightofstarch:
1
2
3.Containing50%ormorebyweightofmilkproducts 5900 35-67

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TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
23.07
(cont'd)c)Containingmorethan30°/obyweightofstarch:
1
3.Containing50%ormorebyweightofmilkproducts 6000 29-64
II.Containingnostarch,glucoseorglucosesyrup,butcontain­
ingmilkproducts 6100 37-99
Fornotes(*)to(8),seenotes(*)to(8)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No823/68(OJNoL151,30.6.1968).
(•)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;
b)6u.a.;and
c)3*07u.a.
(I0)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;and
b)3-07u.a.
(u)Thelevyislimitedto7*50u.a.per100kgnetweight.
(1!)Thelevyislimitedto6%ofthevalueforcustomspurposes.
(")Thelevyislimitedto53-05u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromAustria,Finland,RumaniaandSwitzerland (Regulation(EEC)No
1054/68asamended).
(")Thelevyislimitedto73-05u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromAustria,Finland,RumaniaandSwitzerland (Regulation (EEC)No
1054/68asamended).
I15)Thelevyislimitedto53-05u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromBulgaria,Hungary,RumaniaandTurkey(Regulation(EEC)No
1054/68asamended).
('•)LactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02AIare,inpursuanceofRegulationNo189/66/EEC,subjecttothesame
levyasthatapplicabletolactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02AII.