NoL168/60 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities1.7.88
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1892/88
of30June1988
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommuijity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1109/88(2),andinparticularArticle14(8)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle14ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1ofthatRegulation;whereasthese
productsmaybedividedintogroups;whereasthe
productgroupsandthepilotgroupsandthepilotproduct
foreachofthesegroupsaresetoutinAnnexItoCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No2915179of18December1979
determiningthegroupsofproductsandthespecialprovi­
sionsforcalculatingleviesonmilkandmilkproducts(3),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No222/88(4);
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroupmust
beequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilotproductless
thefree-at-frontier price;
WhereastheCouncilhasnottodateadoptedtheprices
forthe1988/89marketingyear,whichcommences
on1July1988;whereasthepricefactorsdetermined
byCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1915/88Qshould
accordinglybetakenintoaccountforthecalculationof
theleviesinordertoensurethattheimportarrangements
continuetooperateinthesectorconcerned;
Whereas,however,Regulation (EEC)No2915/79lays
downspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevyoncertain
assimilatedproducts;whereastheseproductsarelisted
andthemethodofcalculatingthelevyonthemdescribed
inAnnexIIandinArticles2to12ofthatRegulation
respectively ;
Whereas,asprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)No
2915/79,thecomponentofthelevyestablishedusinga
factorexpressingtheweightratioexistingbetweenthe
milkcomponentscontainedintheproductontheone
handandtheproductitselfontheotheris,forproducts
containingsugarorothersweeteners,calculatedbymulti­plying-thebasicamountbythequantityofmilkcompo­
nentscontainedintheproduct;
WhereasArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)No2915/79
providesthatforcertainproductsoriginatinginor
comingfromcertainthirdcountriesaspecificlevyisto
beapplied;whereasthelevyapplicabletothoseproducts
isfixedinAnnexItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
1767/82(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
611/880;
Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimportation
intotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilatedproduct
forwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyonitspilot
productisconsiderablylowerthanthepricewhichwould
obtainiftheratiotothepriceofthepilotproductwere
normal,thelevymustbeequaltothesumoftwocompo­
nents:
—onecomponentequaltotheamountresultingfrom
theprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79applicabletotheassimilatedproductin
question,
—anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,the
compositionandqualityoftheassimilatedproduct
beingtakenintoaccount,makesitpossibleto
re-establishnormalpriceratiosforimportsintothe
Community ;
WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespectofwhichthe
customsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATTmustbe
limitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1073/68(8),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No222/88,providesthatafree-at­
frontierpricemustbeestablishedforeachofthepilot
productsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No
2915/79;whereasthesepricesmustbedeterminedfor
productsofgoodmarketablequality;
Whereasthefree-at-frontier pricesmustbeestablishedon
thebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasingopportunities
ininternationaltradefortheproductslistedinArticle
1ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68otherthanassimilated
productsforwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyonthe
relatedpilotproducts;whereas,whenrecordingthese
purchasingopportunities ,theCommissionmusttake
accountofallinformationobtaineddirectorthroughthe
MemberStatesconcerningpricesfordeliveryofthird­
countryproductsfree-at-Community-frontier andprices
onthird-country markets;
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL110,29.4.1988,p.27.0OJNoL329,24.12.1979,p.1.
(*)OJNoL28,1.2.1988,p.1.(«)OJNoL196,5.7.1982,p.1.0OJNoL60,5.3.1988,p.19.
(V)OJ"NoL180,26.7.1968,p.'25. (*)Seepage122ofthisOfficialJournal.

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WhereasRegulation(EEC)No788/86('),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No222/88,specifiesthefree-at­
Spanish-frontier valuesofcertaincheesesimportedfrom
andoriginatinginSwitzerland.
Whereas,however,noaccountshouldbetakenofinfor­
mationrelatingtosmallquantitieswhicharenotrepre­
sentativeoftradeintheproductsinquestionandquanti­
tiesinrespectofwhichpricetrendsingeneralorother
informationavailabletoitleadtheCommission tobelieve
thatthepriceinquestionisunrepresentative ofthereal
trendofthemarket;Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
Regulationisincorporatedinthecombinednomencla­
ture;
WhereasArticle8ofRegulation(EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;whereas
theymaybealteredintheinterveningperiodifneces­
sary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntilanother
becomesapplicable;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforinthe
lastsubparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(2),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1636/87(3),
—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;whereasadjustmentsrela­
tingtocompositionmustbecalculatedbymultiplying
thedifferencebetweenthemilkcomponentcontentof
thepilotproductandthatoftheassimilatedproductin
questionbythevalueattributedininternationaltradeto
oneunitofweightofthemilkcomponentinquestion;
whereas,whentheotheradjustmentsarebeingeffected,
thedifferencebetweenthevalueattributedonthe
Communitymarkettoeachoftherelevantcharacteristics
ofthepilotproductandthevalueattributedonthat
markettothecorresponding characteristics oftheassimi­
latedproductinquestionmustbetakenintoaccount;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Whereas,ifnoinformationonpricesisavailable,thefree­
at-frontier .pricemay,bywayofexception,Jae
establishedonthebasisofthevalueoftherawmaterials
containedinthepilotproductinquestion(calculatedon
thebasisofthepricesofmilkproductsforwhichprices
areavailable),averageprocessingcostsand.averageyields;Article1
1.TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle14ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No804/68shallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
2.ThereshallbenolevyforimportsfromPortugal,
includingtheAzoresandMadeira,formilkandmilk
productslistedinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No
804/68.Whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,afree-at-frontier
pricemayremainunchangedforalimitedperiodwhere
thenewlevelofthepriceforagivenqualityoraspecific
origin,usedasabasisforestablishingthepreviousfree­
at-frontierprice,hasnotreachedtheCommissionto
enableittoestablishthenextfree-at-frontier priceandif
theCommissionconsidersthatthepriceswhichareavai­
lablecouldleadtosuddenandconsiderablechangesin
thefree-at-frontier pricebecausetheyarenotsufficiently
representative ofrealmarkettrends;Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1988.
OOJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1. (')OJNoL74,19.3.1986,p.20.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30June1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30June1988fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilk
products
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04011010 18,34
04011090 17,13
04012011 25,35
04012019 24,14
04012091Il 31,06
04012099 29,85
04013011 70,94
04013019 78,73
04013031Il 153,86
04013039 152,65
04013091Il 258,18
04013099Il256,97
04021011Il 130,28
04021019Il 123,03
04021091 C) 1,2303/kg+31,05
04021099 (') 1,2303/kg+23,80
04022111Il 172,15
04022117 164,90
04022119 164,90
04022191Il 213,67
04022199\ 206,42
04022911 CM3) 1,6490/kg+31,05
.04022915 (') 1,6490/kg+31,05
04022919 (') 1,6490/kg+23,80
04022991 0 2,0642/kg+31,05
04022999 o 2,0642/kg+23,80
04029111\ 30,88
04029119l 30,88
04029131\ 38,60
04029139l 38,60
04029151\ 153,86
04029159l 152,65
04029191 258,18
04029199l 256,97
04029911I 53,76
04029919\ 53,76
04029931 (') 1,5023/kg+27,43
04029939 (') 1,5023/kg+26,22
04029991 2,5455/kg+27,43
04029999 0 2,5455/kg+26,22

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04031011 27,76
04031013 33,47
04031019 \ 82,35
04031031 (') 0,2172/kg+29,84
04031033 (') 0,2743/kg+29,84
04031039 (') 0,7631/kg+29,84
04039011 130,28
b4039013 172,15
04039019 213,67
04039031 (') 1,2303/kg+31,05
04039033 (') 1,6490/kg+31,05
04039039>(') 2,0642/kg+31,05
04039051II 27,76
04039053 33,47
04039059 82,35
04039061 0 0,2172/kg+29,84
04039063 (') 0,2743/kg+29,84
04039069 (') 0,7631/kg+29,84
04041011Il 8,02
04041019 (') 0,0802/kg+23,80
04041091 0 0,0802/kg
04041099 0 0,0802/kg+23,80
04049011Il 130,28
04049013II 172,15
04049019II 213,67
'04049031II 130,28
04049033 172,15
04049039II 213,67
04049051 (') 1,2303/kg+31,05
04049053 (') 1,6490/kg+31,05
04049059 0 2,0642/kg+31,05
04049091 (') 1,2303/kg+31,05
04049093 (') 1,6490/kg+31,05
04049099 (') 2,0642/kg+31,05
04050010 266,43
04050090Il 325,04
04061010Il 261,75
04061090Il 310,51
04062010 0 385,57
04062090 385,57
04063010 (3) 204,31
04063031 0 196,44
04063039 (3) 204,31
04063090 (3) 301,03
04064000 0 157,44
04069011 0 245,84

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04069013 (3) •250,05
04069015 (3) 250,05
04069017 (3) 250,05
04069019 0 385,57
04069021 (3) 245,84
04069023 0 213,79
04069025 (3) 213,79
04069027 0 213,79
04069029 0 213,79
04069031 (3) 213,79
04069033Il 213,79
04069035 (3) 213,79
04069037 (3) 213,79
04069039 (3) 213,79
04069050 (3) 213,79
04069061Il 385,57
04069063 385,57
04069069Il 385,57
04069071Il 261,75
04069073l 213,79
04069075Il 213,79
04069077 213,79
04069079l 213,79
04069081Il 213,79
04069083 213,79
04069085 213,79
04069089 (3) 213,79
04069091Il 261,75
04069093l 261,75
04069097 310,51
04069099l310,51
17021090 0 36,85
21069051I 36,85
23091015l 94,69
23091019l 122,99
23091039l 115,67
23091059l 96,42
23091070\ 122,99
23099035l 94,69
23099039\ 122,99
23099049\ 115,67
23099059I 96,42
23099070\122,99

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(')Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowing:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandmilkcreamcontainedin100kgof
product;and
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(j)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequalto:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightofthedriedmilkcontainedin100kgofproduct
plus,whereappropriate,
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(3)Productsfallingwithinthissubheadingimportedfromathirdcountryunderspecialarrangementsconcluded
betweenthatcountryandtheCommunityforwhichanIMA1certificateissuedundertheconditionsprovided
forinRegulation(EEC)No1767/82isissuedaresubjecttotheleviesinAnnexItothatRegulation.
(4)Lactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading17021010aresubject,pursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No
2730/75,tothesamelevyasthatapplicabletolactosefallingwithinsubheading17021090.