NoL108/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.4.77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No907/77
of29April1977
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticle14(8)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle14ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68
providesforchargingalevyonimportsofthe
productslistedinArticle1ofthatRegulation ;
whereastheseproductsmaybedividedintogroups;
whereastheproductgroupsandthepilotgroupsand
thepilotproductforeachofthesegroupsaresetout
inAnnexItoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No823/68of
28June1968determiningthegroupsofproductsand
thespecialprovisionsforcalculatingleviesonmilk
andmilkproducts(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No874/77(4);
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroup
mustbeequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilot
productlessthefree-at-frontier price;whereasthese
thresholdpriceswerefixedforthe1977/78milkyear
byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No873/77of26April
1977(5);
Whereas,however,Regulation"(EEC)No823/68lays
downspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevyon
certainassimilatedproducts;whereastheseproducts
arelistedandthemethodofcalculatingthelevyon
themdescribedinAnnexIIandinArticles2to7of
thatRegulationrespectively ;whereasthismethod
consistsinaddingtogetherthevariouscomponents
definedinthoseArticles;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1073/68
of24July1968layingdowndetailedrulesfordeter­
miningfree-a-frontier pricesandforfixingleviesin
respectofmilkandmilkproducts(6),providesthat
thecomponentofthelevyfixedbymeansofacoeffi­
cientexpressingtheweightratiobetweenthemilk
powdercontainedintheproductandtheproduct
itselfis,fortheproductsfallingwithinsubheading
04.02Bib)listedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No823/68,calculatedbymultiplyingthebasic
amountbythequantityofmilkpowdercontainedin
theproduct;whereasthesameappliestoproducts
fallingwithinsubheading04.02BIIb)asregardsthe
componentofthelevyfixedbymeansofacoefficient
expressingtheweightratiobetweenthemilkcompo­
nentscontainedintheproductandtheproductitself;
Whereasthebasicamountmustbeequaltoone
hundredthpartofthelevysetoutforeachproductin
thesecondsubparagraph ofArticle9(1)andthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle9(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1073/68;
WhereasforproductsbelongingtoGroupNo11,
originatinginandexportedfromthirdcountries,for
whichitisfoundonimportationintotheCommunity
thattherulingpriceisnotlessthan130unitsof
accountper100kginrespectoftheproductsfalling
withinsubheadings04.04EIb)2and04.04EIb)3,
ornotlessthan115unitsofaccountper100kgin
respectoftheproductsfallingwithinsubheading
04.04EIb)4,thelevyper100kgisdefinedin
Article8ofRegulation (EEC)No823/68;
Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimportation
intotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilated
productforwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyon
itspilotproductisconsiderablylowerthantheprice
whichwouldobtainiftheratiotothepriceofthe
pilotproductwerenormal,thelevymustbeequalto
thesumoftwocomponents :
—onecomponentequaltotheamountresulting
fromtheprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No823/68applicabletotheassimi­
latedproductinquestion;
—anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,
thecompositionandqualityoftheassimilated
productbeingtakenintoaccount,makesit
possibletore-establishnormalpriceratiosfor
importsintotheCommunity ;
WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespectofwhich
thecustomsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGAITmust
belimitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1073/68providesthat
afree-at-frontier pricemustbeestablishedforeachof
thepilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.3.
4OJNoL106,29.4.1977,p.20.
(5)OJNoL106,29.4.1977,p.19.
6OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.

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(EEC)No823/68;whereasthesepricesmustbedeter­
minedforproductsofgoodmarketablequality;
Whereasthefree-at-frontier pricesmustbeestab­
lishedonthebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasing
opportunitiesininternationaltradefortheproducts
listedinArticle1(a)2and(b)to(g)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68otherthanassimilatedproductsfor
whichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyontherelated
pilotproducts;whereas,whenrecordingthese
purchasingopportunities ,theCommissionmusttake
accountofallinformationobtaineddirectorthrough
theMemberStatesconcerningpricesfordeliveryof
third-country productsfree-at-Community frontier
andpricesonthird-countrymarkets;Whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,afree-at­
frontierpricemayremainunchangedforalimited
periodwherethenewlevelofthepriceforagiven
qualityoraspecificorigin,usedasabasisforestab­
lishingthepreviousfree-at-frontier price,hasnoi
reachedtheCommission toenableittoestablishthe
nextfree-at-frontier priceandiftheCommission
considersthatthepriceswhichareavailablecould
leadtosuddenandconsiderablechangesinthefree­
at-frontierpricebecausetheyarenotsufficientlyrepre­
sentativeofrealmarkettrends;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclatureprovidedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff;
WhereasArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;
whereastheymaybealteredintheinterveningperiod
ifnecessary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntil
anotherbecomesapplicable;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,atrateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovisions
thattheleviesonmilkandmilkproductsmustbe
fixedasshownintheAnnextothisRegulation,Whereas,however,noaccountshouldbetakenof
informationrelatingtosmallquantitieswhicharenot
representative oftradeintheproductinquestionand
quantitiesinrespectofwhichpricetrendsingeneral
orotherinformation availabletoitleadtheCommis­
siontobelievethatthepriceinquestionisunrepre­
sentativeoftherealtrendofthemarket;
Whereasthepricesusedmustbeadjustedwherethey
arenotquotedfree-at-Community-frontier orwhere
theydonotapplytoproductsofgoodmarketable
quality;whereastheajustmentinrespectofanassimi­
latedproductthelevyonwhichisequaltothelevy
onitspilotproductmustbeeffectedinsuchawayas
toallow,inparticular,fordifferencesincomposition ,
maturity,qualityandpresentationbetweentheassimi­
latedproductandtherelatedpilotproduct;whereas
adjustmentsrelatingtocompositionmustbecalcu­
latedbymultiplyingthedifferencebetweenthemilk
componentcontentofthepilotproductandthatof
theassimilatedproductinquestionbythevalueattri­
butedininternationaltradetooneunitofweightof
themilkcomponentinquestion;whereasthediffer­
encebetweenthevalueattributedontheCommunity
markettoeachoftherelevantcharacteristics ofthe
pilotproductandthevalueattributedonthatmarket
tothecorresponding characteristics oftheassimilated
productinquestionmustbetakenintoaccountwhen
theotheradjustmentsarebeingeffected;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheleviesreferredtoinArticle14(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation .Whereas,ifnoinformationonpricesisavailable,the
free-at-frontier pricemay,bywayofexception,be
establishedonthebasisofthevalueoftherawmate­
rialscontainedinthepilotproductinquestion(calcu­
latedonthebasisofthepricesofmilkproductsfor
whichpricesareavailable),averageprocessingcosts
andaverageyields;Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May1977.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29April1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29April1977fixingtheimportleviesonmilkand
milkproducts
TariffNomenclature
Ltry
CodeCCTheading
No Descriptionofgoods(inu.a./lOOkgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
34.01 Milkandcream,fresh,notconcentratedorsweetened :
A.Ofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding6°/o:
I.Yoghourt,kephir,curdledmilk,whey,buttermilkandother
fermentedoracidifiedmilk:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityoftwolitresor
less 0110
012021-83
19-83b)Other
II.Other:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityoftwolitresor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight:
0130
0140
0150
016019-83
24-29
18-83
23-291.Notexceeding4%>
2.Exceeding4°/o
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding4°/o
2.Exceeding4°/o
B.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
I.Exceeding6°/obutnotexceeding21%
II.Exceeding21%>butnotexceeding45#/o0200
0300
040048-73
103-09
159-32III.Exceeding45°/o
04.02 Milkandcream,preserved,concentratedorsweetened :
A.Notcontainingaddedsugar:
I.Whey 0500 15-30
II.Milkandcream,inpowderorgranules:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2-5kgor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding1-5%>
2.Exceeding1-5%>butnotexceeding27°/o
3.Exceeding27%>butnotexceeding29%>
4.Exceeding29°/o
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding1-5%0620
0720
0820
0920
1020
1120
1220
132097-77
121-60
123-60
135-68
91-77
115-60
117-60
129-682.Exceeding1-5°/obutnotexceeding27%>
3.Exceeding27°/obutnotexceeding29%
4.Exceeding29°/o
III.Milkandcream,otherthaninpowderorgranules -.
a)Inhermeticallysealedcansofanetcapacityof454gor
less,oringlasscontainersofacapacityof0-5litre
orlessandofafatcontent,byweight,of11%>orless:
1.Ofafatcontent,byweight,of8-9®/oorless
2.Other1420
152030-67
41-40

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TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLery
(inu.a./100kgaer
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
04.02
(cont'd)b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding45·/·
2.Exceeding45·/·
B.Containingaddedsugar:
I.Milkandcream,inpowderorgranules:1620
1720103-09
159-32
a)Specialmilkforinfants(*),inhermeticallysealedcans
ofanetcapacityof500gorlessandofafatcontent,
byweight,exceeding10°/obutnotexceeding27°/o(*) 1820 30-00
b)Other:
1.Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2-5kgor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight:
aa)Notexceeding1-5°/o(*) 2220perkg0-9177(e)
r bb)Exceeding1·5°/obutnotexceeding27%>(*) 2320perkg1-1560(9)
cc)Exceeding27·/#(*)2420perkg1-2968(·)
2.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
aa)Notexceeding1-5®/o(■) 2520perkg0-9177(10)
bb)Exceeding1-5e/obutnotexceeding27%(') 2620perkg1-1560(10)
cc)Exceeding27%(·) 2720perkg1-2968(10)
II.Milkandcream,otherthaninpowderorgranules:
a)Inhermeticallysealedcansofanetcapacityof454gor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding9*5%2810 33-26
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding45e/o(·) 2910perkg1-0309(10)
2.Exceeding45·/·(·) 3010perkg1-5932(10)
MJB& Butter:
A.Ofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding85·/· 3110 187-43
B.Other 3210 228-66
04.04 Cheeseandcurd:
A.Emmentaler,Gruyère,Sbrinz,BergkäseandAppenzell,not
gratedorpowdered :
tI.Ofaminimumfatcontentof45/οbyweight,referredto'drymatter,maturedforatleastthreemonths(*):
a)Wholecheese(4)ofafree-at-frontier value(·)per100kg
netweightof:
1.220-70u.a.ormorebutlessthan240-70u.a. 3121 15-00
2.240-70u.a.ormore 3420 130-06(»)

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TariffNomenclature ■
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLCTT
(inu.a./100kgnetweightunlessotherwise
indicated)
04.04
cont'd)b)Piecespackedinvacuumorininertgas:
1.Withrindonatleastoneside,ofanetweight:
aa)Of1kgormorebutlessthan5kgandofa
free-at-frontier value(5)of240-70u.a.ormore
butlessthan268-70u.a.per100kgnetweight 3521 15-00
V.
bb)Of450gormoreandofafree-at-frontier value(5)
of268-70u.a.ormoreper100kgnetweight 3619 130-06(»)
2.Other,ofanetweightof75gormorebutnot
exceeding250g(·)andofafree-at-frontier value(5)
of288-70u.a.ormoreper100kgnetweight 3719 130-06(«)
II.Other 3800 130-06
B.Glarusherbcheese(knownasSchabziger)madefromskimmed
milkandmixedwithfinely-groundherbs(*) 3900 156-62(12)
C.Blue-veinedcheese,notgratedorpowdered 4000 127-81
D.Processedcheese,notgratedorpowdered -.
I.IntheblendingofwhichonlyEmmentaler,Gruyèreand
Appenzellhavebeenusedandwhichmaycontain,asan
addition,Glarusherbcheese(knownasSchabziger),put
upforretailsale(7),ofafree-at-frontier value(®)ofnotless
than150u.a.per100kgnetweightandofafatcontent,by
weight,inthedrymatter,notexceeding56%>(*) 4120 30-00
II.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
a)Notexceeding36/oandofafatcontent,byweight,
referredtodrymatter:
1.Notexceeding48e/o 4410 129-12
2.Exceeding48% 4510 137-29
.b)Exceeding36®/o 4610 217-29
E.Other:
I.Notgratedorpowdered,ofafatcontent,byweight,not
exceeding40/·andawatercontent,calculatedbyweight,
ofthenon-fattymatter:
a)Notexceeding47·/· 4710 156-62

NoL108/36 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.4.77
TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCode(inu.a.Levy/100?kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
04.04
(cont'd)b)Exceeding47·/·butnotexceeding72·/·:
1.Cheddar,includingChester:
aa)WholeCheddarcheeses(4)madefromunpasteuri­
zedmilk,ofaminimumfatcontentof50%>by
weight,inthedrymatter,maturedforaleastnine
monthsandofafree-at-frontier valueofnotless
than213·20u.a.per100kgnetweight(2)
bb)Other4834
485015-00
163-83
2.TilsitandButterkäse,ofafatcontent,byweight,
referredtothedrymatter(*):
aa)Notexceeding48%
bb)Exceeding48°/o
3.Kashkaval (2)
4.Cheeseofsheep'smilkorbuffalomilkincontainers
holdingbrine,orinsheep-orgoat-skinbottles(l)
5.Other4922
5022
5030
5060
5120137-19(13)
137-19(")
137-19(")
137-19(")
137-19
c)Exceeding72%>:
1.Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacitynotexceeding
500g
2.Other5210
5250102-89
217-19
II.Notspecified:
a)Gratedorpowdered
b)Other5310
5410156-62
217-19
17.02Othersugars;sugarsyrups;artificialhoney(whetherornotmixed
withnaturalhoney);caramel:
A.Lactoseandlactosesyrup:
II.Otherthan-thatcontaining,inthedrystate,99%ormore
byweightofthepureproduct(16) 5500 18-95
17.05Flavouredorcolouredsugars,syrupsandmolasses,butnotinclud-"
ingfruitjuicescontainingaddedsugarinanyproportion :
A.Lactoseandlactosesyrup 5600 18-95
23.07 Sweetenedforage;otherpreparationsofakindusedinanimal
feeding:
B.Other,containingstarchorglucoseorglucosesyrupfalling
withinsubheadings 17.02Band17.05B,ormilkprod­
ucts(e):
I.Containingstarch,orglucoseorglucosesyrup:
a)Containingnostarchorcontaining10%orlessby
weightofstarch:
1
2
3.Containing50°/eormorebutlessthan75%byweight
ofmilkproducts
4.Containing-75 %ormorebyweightofmilkproducts5700
580070-83
91-93

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TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnetweightunletsotherwise
indicated)
23.07
(cont'd)b)Containingmorethan10%butnotmorethan30/oby
weightofstarch:
1
2.......
3.Containing50/oormorebyweightofmilkproducts5900 85-57
c)Containingmorethan30°/obyweightofstarch:
1
2
3.Containing50/oormorebyweightofmilkproducts 6000 69-30
II.Containingnostarch,glucoseorglucosesyrup,burcontain­
ingmilkproducts 6100 91-93
Fornotes(')to('),seenotes(')to(')ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No823/68(OJNoL151,30.6.1968).
(•)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;
b)6u.a.;and
c)9*92u.a.
(")Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents ;
a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;and
b)9-92u.a.
(")Thelevyislimitedto7-50u.a.per100kgnetweight.
(")Thelevyislimitedto6*1»ofthevalueforcustomspurposes.
(")Thelevyislimitedto64-00u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromAustria,Finland,RomaniaandSwitzerland (Regulation (EEC)Mo
1054/68asamended).
(u)Thelevyislimitedto84-00u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromAustria,Finland,RomaniaandSwitzerland (Regulation (EEC)N«»
1054/68asamended).
(15)Thelevyislimitedto64-00u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromBulgaria,Hungary,RomaniaandTurkey(Regulation (EEC)N»
1054/68asamended).
(")Lactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading17.02AIare,inpursuanceofRegulation (EEC)So2730/75,subjecttothesamelevy
asthatapplicabletolactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading17.02AII.
NB:ForthepurposesofheadingNo04.04,theexchangeratetobeappliedinconvertingintonationalcurrenciesthe
unitofaccountreferredtointhesubdivisionsofthisheadingshall,notwithstanding generalruleC3containedin
PartI,SectionIoftheCommonCustomsTariffbetherepresentativerate,ifsucharateisfixedpursuanttoCouncil
RegulationNo129onthevalueoftheunitofaccountandtheexchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62).