31.3.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL85/43
REGULATION (EEC)No863/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of29March1973
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,'
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No804/
68(x)of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbytheAct(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)on
theAccessionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheEuropeanAtomic
EnergyCommunity,signedatBrusselson22January
1972,andinparticularArticle14(8)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
Whereastheimportleviesonmilkandmilk
productswerefixedbyRegulation (EEC)No266/
73(4)andsubsequentamendingRegulations ;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthebasisofan
exchangeratewhichisbased,inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharefloatingorwhosecentralratediffersfrom
theofficialparity,ontheeffectiverateorthe
centralrateofthesecurrenciesand,inthecaseof
theUSdollar,onthechangeinparityannounced
on13February1973;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulescon­
tainedinRegulation (EEC)No266/73totheprices
knowntotheCommissionthattheleviesatpresent
inforceshouldbealteredasshownintheAnnexto
thisRegulation ;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheleviesreferredtoinArticle14(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68areherebyfixedasshowninthe
Annex.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29March1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(»)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(•)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(»)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(*)OJNoL30,1.2.1973,p.52.

NoL85/44 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.3.73
ANNEX
TariifNomenclature
Levy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCode
04.01 Milkandcream,fresh,notconcentratedorsweetened:
A.Ofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding6%:
I.Yoghourt,kephir,curdledmilk,whey,buttermilkandother
fermentedoracidifiedmilk:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2litresorless
less 0110 13-97
b)Other 0120 11-97
II.Other:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2litresorless
andofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding4% 0130 11-97
2.Exceeding4%> 0140.15-36
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:■-■'*;>
1.Notexceeding4% 0150 10-97
2.Exceeding4% :0160 14-36
B.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
I.Exceeding6%butnotexceeding21°/o ÏÏ200 36-99
II.Exceeding21%>butnotexceeding45°/o 0300 78-25
III.Exceeding45% 0400 120-93
04.02Milkandcream,preserved,concentratedorsweetened:¡, ■-S9K-bi!:
A.Notcontainingaddedsugar: ■·■■■>r-r■ „.
I.Whey - ¿5004-10
II.Milkandcream,inpowderorgranules:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityo¥ïSkgor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight: ^
1.Notexceeding1*5% 0620 31-55
2.Exceeding1·5%butnotexceeding27% 0720 68-70
3.Exceeding27°/obutnotexceeding29% 0820 70-70
4.Exceeding29°/o 0920 84-45
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding1*5°/o 1020 25-55
2.Exceeding1·5°/obutnotexceeding27% 1120 62-70
3.Exceeding27%>butnotexceeding29% 1220 64-70
4.Exceeding29°/o 1320 78-45
III.Milkandcream,otherthaninpowderorgranules:
a)Inhermeticallysealedcansofanetcapacityof454gor
less,oringlasscontainersofacapacityof0-5litre
orlessandorafatcontent,byweight,of11%orless:
1.Ofafatcontent,byweight,of8·9%orless 1420 14-53
2.Other 1520 19-62
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding45°/o 1620 78-25
2.Exceeding45% 1720 120-93

31.3.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL85/45
TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
04.02
(cont'd)B.Containingaddedsugar:
I.Milkandcream,inpowderorgranules:
a)Specialmilkforinfants('),inhermeticallysealedcans
.ofanetcapacityof500gorlessandofafatcontent,
byweight(2):
1.Exceeding10°/obutnotexceeding11% 1810 29-00
2.Exceeding14-5%butnotexceeding15-5°/o 1910 33-00
3.Exceeding17°/obutnotexceeding18°/o2010 36-00
4.Exceeding23°/obutnotexceeding24%2110 38-00
b)Other:
31.Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2-5kgor
.c.lessandofafatcontent,byweight:
aa)Notexceeding1·5°/o(8) 2220perkg0*2555(e)
T- bb)^Exceeding1.5°/obutnotexceeding27°/o(8) 2320perkg0*6270(B)
•'-cc)Exceeding27°/o(8) 2420perkg0.7845(B)
2.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
aa),Notexceeding1.5%(8)2520perkg0*2555(10)
bb)Exceeding1-5°/obutnotexceeding27%,(8)2620perkg0.6270(10)
cc)Exceeding27%(8)2720perkg0*7845(10)
II.Milkandcream,otherthaninpowderorgranules":
a)Inhermeticallysealedcansofanetcapacityof454gor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding9-5%2810 28*06
;êk'
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding45°/o(8) 2910perkg0.7825(10)
2.Exceeding45%(8) 3010perkg1.2093(10)
04.03- ■·:'5
Butter:. .,
A.Ofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding85%> 3110 142.27
B.Other 3210 173*57
04.04.. %
Cheeseandcurd:
A.Emmentaler,Gruyère,Sbrinz,BergkäseandAppenzell,not
gratedorpowdered:
I.Ofaminimumfatcontentof45%byweight,referredto
drymatter,maturedforätleast3months(8):
a)Wholecheese(4)ofafree-at-frontiervalue(8)per100kg
netweightof:-
1.142*58u.a.ormorebutlessthan162.58u.a. 3313 15.00
2.162.58u.a.ormore 3412 85.99(»)

NoL85/46 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.3.73
TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
04.04
(cont'd)b)Vacuum-packed pieces:
■1.Withrindonatleastoneside,ofanetweight:
aa)Of1kgormorebutlessthan5kgandofa
free-at-frontier value(5)of162-58u.a.ormore
butlessthan190-58u.a.per100kgnetweight 3513 15-00
bb)Of450gormoreandofafree-at-frontier value(5)
of190-58u.a.ormoreper100kgnetweight 3611 85-99(")
2.Other,ofanetweightof75gormorebutnot
exceeding250g(®)andofafree-at-frontier value(5)
of210-58u.a.ormoreper100kgnetweight 3711 85-99(»)
II.Other 3800 85-99
B.Glarusherbcheese(knownasSchabziger)madefromskimmed
milkandmixedwithfinely-groundherbs(2) 3900 94-77(12)
C.Blue-veinedcheese,notgratedorpowdered 4000 45-23
D.Processedcheese,notgratedorpowdered :
I.IntheblendingofwhichonlyEmmentaler ,Gruyèreand
Appenzellhavebeenusedandwhichmaycontain,asan
addition,Glarusherbcheese(knownasSchabziger),put
up(inboxesorslices)forretailsale(7),ofafree-at­
frontiervalue(5)of140u.a.ormoreper100kgnetweight
andofafatcontent,byweight,,referredtodrymatter(2):
a)Notexceeding48%inrespectoftheaggregateof,por­
tionsorslices4111 30-00
b)Notexceeding48%inrespectof5/6oftheaggregateof
portionsorslicesandnotexceeding56%inrespectof
theremaining1/6 4211 31-00
c)Exceeding48°/obutnotexceeding56%>inrespectof
theaggregateofportionsorslices 4311 35-00
II.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
a)Notexceeding36%andofafatcontent,byweight,
referredtodrymatter:
1.Notexceeding48% 4410 74-62
2.Exceeding48% 4510 87-27
b)Exceeding36%> 4610 167-27
E.Other:
I.Notgratedorpowdered,ofafatcontent,byweight,not
exceeding40%andawatercontent,calculatedbyweight,
ofthenon-fattymatter:
a)Notexceeding47% 4710 94-77

31.3.73 NoL85/47 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100l'gnet
weightunless·lierwise
indicate·..,
04.04
(cont'd)b)Exceeding47%butnotexceeding72°/o:
1.Cheddar,includingChester
2.Tilsat,ofafatcontent,byweight,referredtothedry
matter(2):4810 74-25
aa)Notexceeding48°/o 4921 71-89(1S)
bb)Exceeding48%> 5021 71-89(14)
3.Kashkaval(2) 5030 71-89(18)
4.Cheeseofsheep'smilkórbuffalomilk,incontainers
holdingbrine,orinsheep-orgoat-skinbottles(2) 5060 71-89(1δ)
5.Other 5120 71-89
c)Exceeding72°/o:
1.Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacitynotexceeding
500g 5210 53-92
2.Other 5250 151-89
II.Notspecified:
a)Gratedorpowdered 5310 94-77
b)Other 5410 151-89
17.02 Othersugars;sugarsyrups;artificialhoney(whetherornot
mixedwithnaturalhoney);caramel:
A.Lactoseandlactosesyrup:
II.Otherthanthatcontaining,inthedrystate,99%>ormore
byweightofthepureproduct(1β) 5500 15-49
17.05o
Flavouredorcolouredsugars,syrupsandmolasses,butnotinclud­
ingfruitjuicescontainingadded?sugarinanyproportion :
A.Lactoseandlactosesyrup'.1v
'5600 15-49
23.07 Sweetenedforage;otherpreparaticms .ofakindusedinanimal
feeding:
B.Other,containingstarchorglucoseorglucosesyrupfalling
withinsubheadingsNos17.02Band17.05B,ormilkprod­
ucts(8):
I.Containingstarch,orglucoseorglucosesyrup:
a)Containingnostarchorcontaining .10%orlessby
weightofstarch:
1
2
3.Containing50°/oormorebutlessthan75°/oby
weightofmilkproducts 5700 21-16
4.Containing75°/oormorebyweightofmilkproducts 5800 27-04
b)Containingmorethan10%butnotmorethan30%
byweightofstarch:
1
2
3.Containing50°/oormorebyweightofmilkproducts 5900 25-64

NoL85/48 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.3.73
TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
23.07
(cont'd)c)Containingmorethan30°/obyweightofstarch:
1
2
3.Containing50%ormorebyweightofmilkproducts 6000 21-89
II.Containingnostarch,glucoseorglucosesyrup,butcontain­
ingmilkproducts 6100 27-04
Fornotes(')to('),seenotes(')to(8)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No823/68(OJNoL151,30.6.1968).
(')Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;
b)6u.a.;and
c)2-66u.a.
(")Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandereamcontainedin100kgofproduct;and
b)2-66u.a.
(")Thelevyislimitedto7-50u.a.per100kgnetweight.
(")Thelevyislimitedto6°/oofthevalueforcustomspurposes.
(")Thelevyislimitedto44-90u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromAustria,Finland,RumaniaandSwitzerland (Regulation (EEC)No
10J4/68asamended).
(l4)Thelevyislimitedto64-90u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromAustria,Finland,RumaniaandSwitzerland (Regulation (EEC)No
1054/68asamended).
(,s)Thelevyislimitedto44-90u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromBulgaria,Hungary,RumaniaandTurkey(Regulation (EEC)No
1054/68asamended).
('•)LactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02AIare,inpursuanceofRegulationNo189/66/EEC,subjecttothesame
levyasthatapplicabletolactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02AII.