13.8.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL207/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1855/77
of12August1977
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean
Economic Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticle14(8)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle14ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68
providesforcharging alevyonimportsofthe
productslistedinArticle 1ofthatRegulation ;
whereastheseproductsmaybedividedintogroups;
whereastheproductgroupsandthepilotgroupsand
thepilotproductforeachofthesegroupsaresetout
inAnnexItoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No823/68of
28June1968determining thegroupsofproductsand
thespecialprovisions forcalculating leviesonmilk
andmilkproducts (3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1638/77(4);
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroup
mustbeequaltothethreshold priceforthepilot
productlessthefree-at-frontier price;whereasthese
threshold priceswerefixedforthe1977/78milkyear
byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No873/77of26April
1977(5);
Whereas ,however,Regulation (EEC)No823/68lays
downspecialprovisions forcalculating thelevyon
certainassimilated products ;whereastheseproducts
arelistedandthemethodofcalculating thelevyon
themdescribed inAnnexIIandinArticles2to7of
thatRegulation respectively ;whereasthismethod
consistsinaddingtogetherthevariouscomponents
definedinthoseArticles ;
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No1073/68
of24July1968layingdowndetailedrulesfordeter­
miningfree-a-frontier pricesandforfixingleviesin
respectofmilkandmilkproducts (6),providesthat
thecomponent ofthelevyfixedbymeansofacoeffi­
cientexpressing theweightratiobetweenthemilk
powdercontained intheproductandtheproduct
itselfis,fortheproductsfallingwithinsubheading
04.02Bib)listedinAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No823/68,calculated bymultiplying thebasic
amountbythequantityofmilkpowdercontained in
theproduct ;whereasthesameappliestoproducts
fallingwithinsubheading 04.02BIIb)asregardsthe
component ofthelevyfixedbymeansofacoefficient
expressing theweightratiobetweenthemilkcompo­
nentscontained intheproductandtheproductitself;
Whereasthebasicamountmustbeequaltoone
hundredth partofthelevysetoutforeachproductin
thesecondsubparagraph ofArticle9(1)andthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle9(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1073/68;
Whereasforproductsbelonging toGroupNo11,
originating inandexportedfromthirdcountries ,for
whichitisfoundonimportation intotheCommunity
thattherulingpriceisnotlessthan150unitsof
accountper100kginrespectoftheproductsfalling
withinsubheading 04.04EIb)2,ornotlessthan130
unitsofaccountper100kginrespectoftheproducts
fallingwithinsubheading 04.04EIb)3,ornotless
than115unitsofaccountforproductsfallingwithin
subheading 04.04EIb)4,thelevyper100kgis
definedinArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)No823/68;
Whereas ,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimportation
intotheCommunity thepriceofanassimilated
productforwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyon
itspilotproductisconsiderably lowerthantheprice
whichwouldobtainiftheratiotothepriceofthe
pilotproductwerenormal,thelevymustbeequalto
thesumoftwocomponents :
—onecomponent equaltotheamountresulting
fromtheprovisions ofArticles2to7ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No823/68applicable totheassimi­
latedproductinquestion ;
—anadditional component fixedatalevelwhich,
thecomposition andqualityoftheassimilated
productbeingtakenintoaccount,makesit
possibletore-establish normalpriceratiosfor
importsintotheCommunity ;
WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespectofwhich
thecustomsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATTmust
belimitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding ;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1073/68providesthat
afree-at-frontier pricemustbeestablished foreachof
thepilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(*)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.3.
(4)OJNoL183,22.7.1977,p.3.
(5)OJNoL106,29.4.1977,p.19.
(<>)OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.

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(EEC)No823/68;whereasthesepricesmustbedeter­
minedforproductsofgoodmarketable quality;
Whereasthefree-at-frontier pricesmustbeestab­
lishedonthebasisofthemostfavourable purchasing
opportunities ininternational tradefortheproducts
listedinArticle 1(a)2and(b)to(g)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68otherthanassimilated productsfor
whichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyontherelated
pilotproducts ;whereas,whenrecording these
purchasing opportunities ,theCommission musttake
accountofallinformation obtaineddirectorthrough
theMemberStatesconcerning pricesfordeliveryof
third-country products free-at-Community frontier
andpricesonthird-country markets ;whereas,inexceptional circumstances ,afree-at­
frontierpricemayremainunchanged foralimited
periodwherethenewlevelofthepriceforagiven
qualityoraspecificorigin,usedasabasisforestab­
lishingthepreviousfree-at-frontier price,hasnot
reachedtheCommission toenableittoestablish the
nextfree-at-frontier priceandiftheCommission
considersthatthepriceswhichareavailablecould
leadtosuddenandconsiderable changesinthefree­
at-frontier pricebecausetheyarenotsufficiently repre­
sentativeofrealmarkettrends;
Whereas,inaccordance withArticle19(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclature providedfor
inthisRegulation isincorporated intheCommon
CustomsTariff;
WhereasArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight ;
whereastheymaybealteredintheintervening period
ifnecessary ;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntil
anotherbecomesapplicable ;
Whereas ,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally ,
refundsshouldbecalculated onthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencies whicharemaintained in
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,atrateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies ,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmetic meanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrencies recordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunity currencies referredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovisions
thattheleviesonmilkandmilkproductsmustbe
fixedasshownintheAnnextothisRegulation ,Whereas ,however ,noaccountshouldbetakenof
information relatingtosmallquantitieswhicharenot
representative oftradeintheproductinquestionand
quantities inrespectofwhichpricetrendsingeneral
orotherinformation available toitleadtheCommis­
siontobelievethatthepriceinquestionisunrepre­
sentative oftherealtrendofthemarket ;
Whereasthepricesusedmustbeadjustedwherethey
arenotquotedfree-at-Community-frontier orwhere
theydonotapplytoproductsofgoodmarketable
quality;whereastheajustment inrespectofanassimi­
latedproductthelevyonwhichisequaltothelevy
onitspilotproductmustbeeffectedinsuchawayas
toallow,inparticular ,fordifferences incomposition ,
maturity ,qualityandpresentation betweentheassimi­
latedproductandtherelatedpilotproduct ;whereas
adjustments relatingtocomposition mustbecalcu­
latedbymultiplying thedifference betweenthemilk
component contentofthepilotproductandthatof
theassimilated productinquestionbythevalueattri­
butedininternational tradetooneunitofweightof
themilkcomponent inquestion ;whereasthediffer­
encebetweenthevalueattributed ontheCommunity
markettoeachoftherelevantcharacteristics ofthe
pilotproductandthevalueattributed onthatmarket
tothecorresponding characteristics oftheassimilated
productinquestionmustbetakenintoaccountwhen
theotheradjustments arebeingeffected ;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article 1
TheleviesreferredtoinArticle14(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation .
Article2Whereas ,ifnoinformation onpricesisavailable ,the
free-at-frontier pricemay,bywayofexception ,be
established onthebasisofthevalueoftherawmate­
rialscontained inthepilotproductinquestion (calcu­
latedonthebasisofthepricesofmilkproductsfor
whichpricesareavailable),averageprocessing costs
andaverageyields;ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceon16August
1977.

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ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable inallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12August1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEX
totheCommission Regulation of12August1977fixingtheimportleviesonmilkand
milkproducts
(u.a.1100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CCTheadingNo Code Importlevy
04.01AIa) 0110 21-53
04.01AIb) 0120 19-53
04.01AIIa)1 0130 19-53
04.01AIIa)2 0140 23-99
04.01AIIb)1 0150 18-53
04.01AIIb)2 0160 22-99
04.01BI 0200 48-69
04.01BII 0300 102-99
04.01BIII 0400 159-17
04.02AI 0500 15-30
04.02AIIa)1 0620 94-39
04.02AIIa)2 0720 123-45
04.02AIIa)3 0820 125-45
04.02AIIa)4 0920 137-25
04.02AIIb)1 1020 88-39
04.02AIIb)2 1120 117-45
04.02AIIb)3 1220 119-45
04.02AIIb)4 1320 131-25
04.02AIIIa)1 1420 20-76
04.02AIIIa)2 1520 28-03
04.02AIIIb)1 1620 102-99
04.02AIIIb)2 1720 159-17
04.02BIa) 1820 30-00
04.02BIb)1aa) 2220 perkg0-8839(,J)
04.02BIb)1bb) 2320 perkgM745(®)
04.02BIb)1cc) 2420 perkg1-3125(9)
04.02BIb)2aa) 2520 perkg0-8839(,0)
04.02BIb)2bb) 2620 perkg1-1745(10)
04.02BIb)2cc) 2720 perkg1-3125(ιυ)
04.02BIIa) 2810 33-26
04.02BIIb)1 2910 perkg1-0299(10)
04.02BIIb)2 3010 perkg1-5917(10)
04.03A 3110 187-26
04.03B 3210 228-46
04.04AIa)1 3321 15-00
04.04AIa)2 3420 129-35(»)
04.04AIb)1aa) 3521 15-00
04.04AIb)1bb) 3619 129-35(»)
04.04AIb)2 3719 T29:35(n)
04.04AII 3800 129-35
04.04B 3900 134-56(12)
04.04C 4000 127-81
04.04DI 4120 30-00
04.04DIIa)1 4410 129-11
04.04DIIa)2 4510 137-25
04.04DIIb) 4610 217-25
04.04EIa) 4710 134-56
04.04EIb)1aa) 4834 15-00
04.04EIb)1bb) 4850 167-81

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CCTheadingNo Code Importlevy
04.04EIb)2aa) 4922 137-19 (1S)
04.04EIb)2bb) 5022 137-19(14)
04.04EIb)3 5030 137-19(15)
04.04EIb)4 5060 137-19 (1S)
04.04EIb)5 5120 137-19
04.04EIc)1 5210 102-89
04.04EIc)2 5250 217-19
04.04EIIa) 5310 134-56
04.04EIIb) 5410 217-19
17.02All(1β) 5500 18-95
17.05A 5600 18-95
23.07BIa)3 5700 68-29
23.07BIa)4 5800 88-62
23.07BIb)3 5900 82-69
23.07BIc)3 6000 67-45
23.07BII 6100 88-62
Fornotes(')to(8),seenotes(')to(8)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No823/68(OJNoL151,30.6.1968).
(*)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheading isequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
a)theamountperkgshown,multiplied bytheweightofmilkandcreamcontained in100kgofproduct ;
b)6u.a.;and
c)12-46u.a.
(")Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheading isequaltothesumofthefollowing components :
a)theamountperkgshown,multiplied bytheweightofmilkandcreamcontained in100kgofproduct ;
and
b)12-46u.a.
(")Thelevyislimitedto7-50u.a.per100kgnetweight.
(12)Thelevyislimitedto6%ofthevalueforcustomspurposes .
(13)Thelevyislimitedto49-75u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromAustria ,Finland,Romania and
Switzerland (Regulation (EEC)No1054/68asamended).
(14)Thelevyislimitedto69-75u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromAustria ,Finland,Romania and
Switzerland (Regulation (EEC)No1054/68asamended).
('=)Thelevyislimitedto69-75u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromBulgaria ,Hungary ,Romania
andTurkey (Regulation (EEC)No1054/68asamended).
C6)Lactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading 17.02AIare,inpursuance ofRegulation (EEC)
No2730/75,subjecttothesamelevyasthatapplicable tolactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithin
subheading 17.02AII.
NB.-ForthepurposesofheadingNo04.04,theexchange ratetobeappliedinconverting
intonationalcurrencies theunitofaccountreferredtointhesubdivisions ofthisheading
shall,notwithstanding generalruleC3contained inPartI,SectionIoftheCommon
CustomsTariffbetherepresentative rate,ifsucharateisfixedpursuanttoCouncil
Regulation No129onthevalueoftheunitofaccountandtheexchange ratestobe
appliedforthepurposesofthecommonagricultural policy(OJNo106,30.10.1962,
p.2553/62).