15.6.90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL151/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1593/90
of14June1990
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No3879/89(2),andinparticularArticle14(8)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle14ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1(ofthatRegulation;whereasthese
productsmaybedividedintogroups;whereasthe
productgroupsandthepilotgroupsandthepilotproduct
foreachofthesegroupsaresetoutinAnnexItoCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No2915/79of18December1979
determiningthegroupsofproductsandthespecialprovi­
sionsforcalculatingleviesonmilkandmilkproducts(3),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3884/89(4);
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroupmust
beequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilotproductless
thefree-at-frontier price;whereasthesethresholdprices
werefixedforthe1990/1991milkyearbyCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No1182/900;
WhereasthethresholdpricefixedbytheCouncilistobe
reducedbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1552/90of
8June1990determiningthereducedecuvaluesofmilk
sectorpricesandamountsconsequentonthemonetary
realignmentof5January1990(*);
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
1767/82Q,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
107/90f);
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('),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No222/88(10),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-countrymarkets;
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL378,27.12.1989,p.1.
(3)OJNoL329,24.12.1979,p.1.
(4)OJNoL378,27.12.1989,p.9.0OJNoL119,11.5.1990,p.26.
(«)OJNoL146,9.6.1990,p.14.f)OJNoL196,5.7.1982,p.1.
(8)OJNoL13,17.1.1990,p.13.0OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.
(10)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:sary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntilanother
becomesapplicable;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2730/75of29
October1975onglucoseandlactose(3),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)lays
downthearrangementsapplicabletoagriculturalproducts
originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesor
intheoverseascountriesandterritories;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforinthe
lastsubparagraph ofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(*),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/87(*),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcoefficient ;
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;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :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
1.TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle14ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No804/68shallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
2.ThereshallbenolevyforimportsfromPortugal,
includingtheAzoresandMadeira,formilkandmilk
productslistedinArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No
804/68.Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
Regulationisincorporatedinthecombinednomen­
clature;
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16June1990. WhereasArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;whereas
theymaybealteredintheinterveningperiodifneces­0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.20.
(4)OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
fóOJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.(»)OJNoL74,19.3.1986,p.20.
(2)OJNoL144,7.6.1990,p.15.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14June1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof14June1990fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilk
products
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04011010 19,46
04011090 18,25
04012011 26,48
04012019 25;27
04012091 31,73
04012099: 30,52
04013011 80,32
04013019 79,11
04013031 153,36
04013039 152,15
04013091 256,05
04013099 254,84
04021011 0 142,49
04021019 0 135,24
04021091 em 1,3524/kg+23,63
04021099 CM4) 1,3524/kg+16,38
04022111 o 191,75
04022117 o 184,50
04022119 o 184,50
04022191 (4) 230,29
04G22199 (4) 223,04
04022911 0(3)(4) 1,8450/kg+23,63
04022915 C)(4) 1,8450/kg+23,63
04022919 em 1,8450/kg+16,38
04022991 C)(4) 2,2304/kg+23,63
04022999 0(4) 2,2304/kg+16,38
04029111 o 28,57
04029119 o 28,57
04029131 o 35,71
04029139 o 35,71
04029151 o 153,36
04029159* (4) 152,15
04029191 (4) 256,05
04029199 (4) 254,84
04029911 n 49,40
04029919 n 49,40
04029931 enr 1,4973/kg+20,01
04029939 0(T 1,4973/kg+18,80
04029991 m 2,5242/kg+20,01
04029999 C)(4) 2,5242/kg+18,80

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
GNcode Note Importlevy
04031011 28,89
04031013 34,14
04031019 82,73
04031031 C) 0,2285/kg+22,42
04031033 (') 0,2810/kg+22,42
04031039 0 0,7669/kg+22,42
04039011I 142,49
04039013\ 191,75
04039019|| 230,29
04039031 C) 1,3524/kg+23,63
04039033 0 1,8450/kg+23,63
04039039 0 2,2304/kg+23,63
04039051 28,89
04039053 34,14
04039059 82,73
04039061 0 0,2285/kg+22,42
04039063 0) 0,2810/kg+22,42
04039069 0 0,7669/kg+22,42
04041011I 27,23
04041019 C) 0,2723/kg+16,38
04041091 (2) 0,2723/kg
04041099 0 0,2723/kg+16,38
04049011II 142,49
04049013 191,75
04049019\ 230,29
04049031 142,49
04049033 191,75
04049039II 230,29
04049051 0 1,3524/kg+23,63
04049053 00 1,8450/kg+23,63
04049059 0 2,2304/kg+23,63
04049091 0 1,3524/kg+23,63
04049093 00 1,8450/kg+23,63
04049099 (!) 2,2304/kg+23,63
04050010|| 264,20
04050090 322,32
04061010 0 243,51
04061090 0 292,67
04062010 00 389,56
04062090 0 389,56
04063010 00 193,07
04063031 00 182,06
04063039 00 193,07
04063090 00 289,79
04064000 00 148,14
04069011 00 213,86

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04069013 00 190,56
04069015 00 190,56
04069017 00 190,56
04069019 00 389,56
04069021 00 213,86
04069023 00 195,95
04069025 00 195,95
04069027 00 195,95
04069029 00 195,95
04069031 00 195,95
04069033 0 195,95
04069035 00 195,95
04069037 00 195,95
04069039 00 195,95
04069050 00 195,95
04069061 0 389,56
04069063 0 389,56
04069069 0 389,56
04069071 0 243,51
04069073 0 195,95
04069075 0 195,95
04069077 0 195,95
04069079 0 195,95
04069081 0 195,95
04069083 0 195,95
04069085 0 195,95
04069089 00 195,95
04069091 0 243,51
04069093 0 243,51
04069097 0 292,67
04069099 0 292,67
17021010 35,96
17021090\35,96
21069051 35,96
23091015li 103,85
23091019 134,96
23091039|| 126,25
23091059li 103,71
23091070|| 134,96
23099035 103,85
23099039 134,96
23099049 126,25
23099059\
103,71
23099070 134,96

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(')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)ThelevyapplicableislimitedundertheconditionslaiddowninRegulation(EEC)No715/90.