NoL348/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.12.77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2952/77
of29December 1977
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2560/77(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)No2560/77;
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroup
mustbeequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilot
productlessthefree-at-frontier price;whereasthese
thresholdpriceswerefixedforthe1977/78milkyear
byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No873/77of26April
1977H;
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(5),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
thattherulingpriceisnotlessthan150unitsof
accountper100kginrespectoftheproductsfalling
withinsubheading04.04EIb)2,ornotlessthan130
unitsofaccountper100kginrespectoftheproducts
fallingwithinsubheading04.04EIb)3,ornotless
than115unitsofaccountforproductsfallingwithin
subheading04.04EIb)4,thelevyper100kgis
definedinArticle8ofRegulation (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
thecustomsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATTmust
belimitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1073/68providesthat
afree-at-frontier pricemustbeestablishedforeachof
thepilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.3.
(4)OJNoL106,29.4.1977,p.19.
(5)OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.

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(EEC)No823/68;whereasthesepricesmustbedeter­
minedforproductsofgoodmarketablequality;
Whereasthefree-at-frontier pricesmustbeestab­
lishedonthebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasing
opportunities ininternationaltradefortheproducts
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,hasnot
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;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1978.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29December1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29December1977fixingtheimportleviesonmilkand
milkproducts
(u.a./lOOkgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicatedj
CCTheadingNo Code Importlevy
04.01AIa) 0110 21-64
04.01AIb) 0120 19-64
04.01AIIa)1 0130 19-64
04.01AIIa)2 0140 24-22
04.01AIIb)1 0150 18-64
04.01AIIb)2 0160 23-22
04.01BI 0200 50-08
04.01BII 0300 105-95
04.01BHi 0400 163-74
04.02AI 0500 15-30
04.02AIIa)1 0620 92-70
04.02AIIa)2 0720 121-60
04.02AIIa)3 0820 123-60
04.02AIIa)4 0920 134-62
04.02AIIb)1 1020 86-70
04.02AIIb)2 1120 115-60
04.02AIIb)3 1220 117-60
04.02AIIb)4 1320 128-62
04.02AIIIa)1 1420 20-76
04.02AIIIa)2 1520 28-03
04.02AIIIb)1 1620 105-95
04.02AIIIb)2 1720 163-74
04.02BIa) 1820 30-00
04.02BIb)1aa) 2220 perkg0-8670(e)
04.02BIb)1bb) 2320 perkg1-1560(9)
04.02BIb)1cc) 2420 perkg1-2862(9)
04.02BIb)2aa) 2520 perkg0-8670(10)
04.02BIb)2bb) 2620 perkg1-1560(10)
04.02BIb)2cc) 2720 perkg1-2862(10)
04.02BIIa) 2810 33-26
04.02BIIb)1 2910perkg1-0595(10)
04.02BIIb)2 3010perkg1-6374(io)
04.03A 3110 192-63
04.03B 3210 235-01
04.04AIa)1 3321 15-00
04.04AIa)2 3420 131-54(")
04.04AIb)1aa) 3521 15-00
U4.04AIb)1bb) 3619 131-54(")
04.04AIb)2 3719 131-54(«)
04.04AII 3800 131-54
04.04B 3900 135-69(12)
04.04C 4000 127-81
(14.04DI 4120 30-00
«»4.04DIIa)1 4410 128,89
U4.04DIIa)2 4510 138-17
04.04DIIb) 4610 218-17
04.04EIa) 4710 135-69
04.04EIb)1aa) 4834 15-00
O4.04EIb)1bb) 4850 168-11

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CCTheadingNo Code Importlevy
04.04EIb)2aa) 4922 136-57(13)
04.04EIb)2bb) 5022 136-57(14)
04.04EIb)3 5030 136-57(15)
04.04EIb)4 5060 136-57(15)
04.04EIb)5 5120 136-57
04.04EIc)1 5210 102-43
04.04EIc)2 5250 216-57
04.04EIIa) 5310 135-69
04.04EIIb) 5410 216-57
17.02AII(16) 5500 18-95
21.07FI 5600 18-95
23.07BIa)3 5700 67-03
23.07BIa)4 5800 86-97
23.07BIb)3 5900 81-20
23.07BIc)3 6000 66-35
23.07BII 6100 86-97
Fornotes(')to(8),seenotes(')to(8)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No823/68(OJNoL151,30.6.1968).
(")Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;
b)6u.a.;and
c)12-33u.a.
{,0)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;
and
b)12-33u.a.
(")Thelevyislimitedto7-50u.a.per100kgnetweight.
(12)Thelevyislimitedto6%ofthevalueforcustomspurposes.
(13)Thelevyislimitedto49-75u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromAustria,Finland,Romaniaand
Switzerland (Regulation (EEC)No1054/68asamended).
(14)Thelevyislimitedto69-75u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromAustria,Finland,Romaniaand
Switzerland (Regulation (EEC)No1054/68asamended).
(15)Thelevyislimitedto69-75u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromBulgaria,Hungary,Romania
andTurkey(Regulation (EEC)No1054/68asamended).
(,8)Lactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading17.02AIare,inpursuanceofRegulation (EEC)
No2730/75,subjecttothesamelevyasthatapplicabletolactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithin
subheading17.02AII.
NB:ForthepurposesofheadingNo04.04,theexchangeratetobeappliedinconverting
intonationalcurrenciestheunitofaccountreferredtointhesubdivisionsofthisheading
shall,notwithstanding generalruleC3containedinPartI,SectionIoftheCommon
CustomsTariffbetherepresentative rate,ifsucharateisfixedpursuanttoCouncil
RegulationNo129onthevalueoftheunitofaccountandtheexchangeratestobe
appliedforthepurposesofthecommonagriculturalpolicy(OJNo106,30.10.1962,
p.2553/62).