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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1701/93
of30June1993
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,Whereas,asprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)
No2915/79,thecomponentofthelevyestablishedusing
afactorexpressingtheweightratioexistingbetweenthe
milkcomponentscontainedintheproductontheone
handandtheproductitselfontheotheris,forproducts
containingsugarorothersweeteners,calculatedbymulti­
plyingthebasicamountbythequantityofmilk
componentscontainedintheproduct;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2071/92(2),andinparticularArticle14(8)
thereof,WhereasArticle12ofRegulation (EEC)No2915/79
providesthatforcertainproductsoriginatinginor
comingfromcertainthirdcountriesaspecificlevyisto
beapplied;whereasthelevyapplicabletothoseproducts
isfixedinAnnexItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1767/820,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1317/93(8);WhereasArticle14ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1ofthatRegulation ;whereasthese
productsmaybedividedintogroups;whereasthe
productgroupsandthepilotgroupsandthepilotproduct
foreachofthesegroupsaresetoutinAnnexItoCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No2915/79of18December1979
determiningthegroupsofproductsandthespecialprovi­
sionsforcalculatingleviesonmilkandmilkproducts(3),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3798/91(4);Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimportation
intotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilatedproduct
forwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyonitspilot
productisconsiderablylowerthanthepricewhichwould
obtainiftheratiotothepriceofthepilotproductwere
normal,thelevymustbeequaltothesumoftwo
components :
—onecomponentequaltotheamountresultingfrom
theprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79applicabletotheassimilatedproductin
question,Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroupmust
beequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilotproductless
thefree-at-frontier price;whereasthesethresholdprices
werefixedforthe1993/94milkyearbyCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1562/930;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1723/93(6),
determiningthepricesandamountsfixedinecusinthe
milkandmilkproductssectorwhicharereducedasa
resultofthemonetaryrealignments ofSeptember
andNovember1992,JanuaryandMay1993; —anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,the
compositionandqualityoftheassimilatedproduct
beingtakenintoaccount,makesitpossibleto
re-establishnormalpriceratiosforimportsintothe
Community ; Whereas,however,Regulation (EEC)No2915/79lays
downspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevyoncertain
aissimilatedproducts;whereastheseproductsarelisted
andthemethodofcalculatingthelevyonthemdescribed
inAnnexIIandinArticles2to12ofthatRegulation
respectively ; WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespectofwhichthe
customsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATTmustbe
limitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding;(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
OOJNoL215,30.7.1992,p.64.
(3)OJNoL329,24.12.1979,p.1.
(4)OJNoL357,28.12.1991,p.3.
0OJNoL154,25.6.1993,p.1. 0OJNoL196,5.7.1982,p.1.
(8)OJNoL132,29.5.1993,p.78. (6)Seepage123ofthisOfficialJournal.

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establishedonthebasisofthevalueoftherawmaterials
containedinthepilotproductinquestion(calculatedon
thebasisofthepricesofmilkproductsforwhichprices
areavailable),averageprocessingcostsandaverageyields;
Whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,afree-at-frontier
pricemayremainunchangedforalimitedperiodwhere
thenewlevelofthepriceforagivenqualityoraspecific
origin,usedasabasisforestablishingthepreviousfree­
at-frontierprice,hasnotreachedtheCommissionto
enableittoestablishthenextfree-at-frontier priceandif
theCommissionconsidersthatthepriceswhichare
availablecouldleadtosuddenandconsiderablechanges
inthefree-at-frontier pricebecausetheyarenotsuffici­
entlyrepresentative ofrealmarkettrends;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclature providedforinthis
Regulationisincorporatedinthecombinednomen­
clature;
WhereasArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;whereas
theymaybealteredintheinterveningperiodifneces­
sary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntilanother
becomesapplicable ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2730/75of
29October1975onglucoseandlactose(5),asamended
byRegulation(EEC)No222/88,stipulatesthatthetreat­
mentprovidedforlactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithin
CNcode17021090byRegulation(EEC)No804/68and
bytheprovisionsadoptedfortheapplicationofthat
Regulationistobeextendedtolactoseandlactosesyrup
fallingwithinCNcode17021010;whereasconse­
quentlythelevyfixedforproductsfallingwithinCN
code17021090alsoappliestoproductsfallingwithin
CNcode17021010;whereastoensurethattheprovi­
sioninquestionisproperlyappliedtheseproductsand
thelevythereonshouldbeexplicitlymentionedinthe
listoflevies;
WhereasCouncilRegulations (EEC)No518/92(6),(EEC)
No519/92Qand(EEC)No520/92(8)of27February
1992oncertainproceduresforapplyingtheInterim
Agreementsontradeandtrade-relatedmattersbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheEuropean
CoalandSteelCommunity,oftheonepart,andthe
RepublicofPoland,theRepublicofHungaryandthe
CzechandSlovakFederalRepublicrespectively ,ofthe
otherpart,introducearrangements forreducingimport
leviesoncertainproducts;whereasCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No584/92(9)laysdowndetailedrulesfor
applyingthearrangementsprovidedforintheseagree­
mentsasregardsmilkandmilkproducts;WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1073/68('),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No222/88(2),provides
thatafree-at-frontier pricemustbeestablishedforeachof
thepilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79;whereasthesepricesmustbedetermined
forproductsofgoodmarketablequality;
Whereasthefree-at-frontier pricesmustbeestablishedon
thebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasingopportunities
ininternational tradefortheproductslistedin
Article1ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68otherthanassi­
milatedproductsforwhichthelevyisnotequaltothe
levyontherelatedpilotproducts;whereas,whenrecor­
dingthesepurchasingopportunities ,theCommission
musttakeaccountofallinformationobtaineddirector
throughtheMemberStatesconcerningpricesfordelivery
ofthird-countryproductsfree-at-Community-frontier and
pricesonthird-countrymarkets;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No788/86(3),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1525/90(4),speci­
fiesthefree-at-Spanish-frontier valuesofcertaincheeses
importedfromandoriginatinginSwitzerland ;
Whereas,however,noaccountshouldbetakenofinfor­
mationrelatingtosmallquantitieswhicharenotrepre­
sentativeoftradeintheproductsinquestionandquanti­
tiesinrespectofwhichpricetrendsingeneralorother
informationavailabletoitleadtheCommission tobelieve
thatthepriceinquestionisunrepresentative ofthereal
trendofthemarket;
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
0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.20.
(6)OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.3.0OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.6.
(8)OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.9.0OJNoL62,7.3.1992,p.34.(')OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.0OJNoL28,1.2.1988,p.1.
(3)OJNoL74,19.3.1986,p.20.HOJNoL144,7.6.1990,p.15.

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currenciesandareusedasthebasisfordeterminingthe
agriculturalconversionratesoftheMemberStates'curren­
cies;whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddeter­
minationoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommission
Regulation(EEC)No1068/93Q;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesonmilkandmilkproductsshouldbeassetout
intheAnnexhereto,Whereas,inaddition,accountmustbetakenofCouncil
Decision93/239/EECof15March1993concerningthe
conclusionoftheAgreementsintheformofexchanges
oflettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,
oftheonepart,andtheRepublicofAustria,theRepublic
ofFinland,theRepublicofIceland,theKingdomof
NorwayandtheKingdomofSweden,oftheotherpart,
ontheprovisionalapplicationoftheAgreementson
certainarrangementsinthefieldofagriculture,signedby
thesaidpartiesinOportoon2May1992(');whereas
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1316/93(2)laysdown
detailedrulesfortheapplicationoftheimportarrange­
mentsfortheseproductsoriginatinginSweden;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No715/90(3),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No297/91(4),laysdown
thearrangementsapplicabletoagriculturalproductsorigi­
natingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorin
theoverseascountriesandterritories;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity (*),noleviesshallapplyon
productsoriginatingintheoverseascountriesandterrito­
ries;
Whereastherepresentative marketratesdefinedin
Article1ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3813/92(6)are
usedtoconvertamountsexpressedinthirdcountryHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle14ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1993.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30June1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL109,1.5.1993,p.1.
(2)OJNoL132,29.5.1993,p.73.
(3)OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
(4)OJNoL36,8.2.1991,p.9.
(ÓOJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.
if)OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1. OOJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30June1993fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilk
products
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode NoteH CNcode Note« Ir"Port
levy levy
04011010 14,46 04031016 (')1,9534/kg+29,51
04011090 13,25 04031022 22,68
04012011 20,27 04031024 28,01
04012019 19,06 04031026 68,99
04012091 25,60 04031032 (')0,1664/kg+28,30
04012099 24,39 04031034 (■)0,2197/kg+28,30
04013011 66,58 04031036 (')0,6295/kg+28,30
04013019 65,37 04039011 94,25
04013031 129,13 04039013 165,08
04013039 127,92 04039019 202,59
04013091 217,88 04039031 (')0,8700/kg+29,51
04013099 216,67 04039033 (') 1,5783/kg+29,51
040210110 94,25 04039039 ?>1,9534/kg+29,51
04021019 (3)(4) 87,00 04039051 22,68
04021091000,8700/kg+29,51 04039053 28,01
04021099000,8700/kg+22,26 04039059 68,99
040221110 165,08 0403906100,1664/kg+28,30
040221170 15783 0403906300,2197/kg+28,30
0402211900 157*3 0403906900,6295/kg+28,30
0402219100 202,59 04041002 25,13
0402219900 195,34 04041004 165,08
04022911000 1,5783/kg+29,51 04041006 202,59
0402291500 1.5783/kg+29,51 04041012 94,25
04022919001,5783/kg+22,26 04041014 165,08
04022991001,9534/kg+29,51 04041016 202,59
04022999001,9534/kg+22,26 0404102600,2513/kg+22,26
040291110 38>74 04041028 (')1,5783/kg+29,51
040291190 38>74 04041032 (')1,9534/kg+29,51
04029131 O 48>43 04041034 (')0,8700/kg+29,51
040291390 48»43 0404103601,5783/kg+29,51
04029151 O 129,13 04041038 (')1,9534/kg+29,51
040291590 127,92 04041048 O0,2513/kg
040291910 217>88 0404105201,5783/kg+6,04
040291990 216>67 0404105401,9534/kg+6,04
040299110 45,89 0404105600,8700/kg+6,04
040299190 45>89 0404105801,5783/kg+6,04
04029931001,2550/kg+25,89 0404106201,9534/kg+6,04
04029939001,2550/kg+24,68 0404107200,2513/kg-f22,26
04029991002,1425/kg+25,89 0404107401,5783/kg+28,30
04029999002,1425/kg+24,68 04041076 O1,9534/kg+28,30
04031002 94,25 04041078 O0,8700/kg+28,30
04031004 165,08 04041082 O1,5783/kg+28,30
04031006 202,59 04041084 O1,9534/kg+28,30
04031012 O0,8700/kg+29,51 04049011 94,25
04031014 O1,5783/kg+29,51 04049013 165,08

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CNcode Note(*) Import
levyCNcode Note(*) Import
levy
04049019 202,59 04069031 (3)0 157,39
04049031 94,25 04069033 (3)(4) 157,39
04049033 165,08 04069035 (3)(4) 157,39
04049039 202,59 04069037 (3)0 157,39
04049051 (')0,8700/kg+29,51 04069039 (3)0 157,39
04049053(')O 1,5783/kg+29,51 04069050 (3)(4) 15739
0404905901,9534/kg+29,51 04069061 (3)(4) 385,71
04049091 (■)0,8700/kg+29,51 04069063 (3)(4) 38571
04049093 C)(3)1,5783/kg+29,51 0406906900 38571
0404909901,9534/kg+29,51 04069073 (3)(4)157^39
040500110 224,25 0406907500 157,39
040500190 224,25 0406907700 157,39
04050090 273,59 0406907900 157,39
0406102000 197,76 0406908100 157,39
0406108000 254,11 04069085OO 157,39
0406201000 3g5,71 04069089OO 157,39
04062090OO 385,71 04069093OO 197,76
04063010OO 160,34 04069099OO 254,11
04063031OO 149,21 17021010 28,95
04063039OO 160,34 17021090 28,95
04063090 OO 257,06
04064000 OO 144,21 21069051
04069011OO 213,67 23091015 67,67
04069013OO 148>08 23091019 87,68
04069015OO 148.08 23091039 82,96
04069017OO 148,08 23091059 70,32
04069019OO 385,71 23091070 87,68
04069021OO 213,67 23099035 67,67
04069023 OO 157,39 23099039 87,68
04069025 OO 157,39 23099049 82,96
04069027 OO 157,39 23099059 70,32
04069029 OO 157,39 23099070 87,68
(')Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthiscodeisequaltothesumofthefollowing:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightoflacticmattercontainedin100kgofproduct;and
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(2)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthiscodeisequalto:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightofthedrylacticmattercontainedin100kgofproductplus,whereappropriate,
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(3)Productsfallingwithinthiscodeandimportedfromathirdcountry
—forwhichanIMA1certificate,issuedinaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No1767/82,ispresented,
—forwhichanEUR1certificate,issuedinaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No1316/93forSwedenandRegulation(EEC)No584/92forPoland,the
CzechandSlovakRepublicsandHungary,ispresented,
shallbesubjecttotheleviesdefinedinthesaidRegulations ,respectively.
(")ThelevyapplicableislimitedundertheconditionslaiddowninRegulation(EEC)No715/90.
ONolevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.