15.3.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL69/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No580/76
of15March1976
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)No561/76(4);
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroup
mustbeequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilot
productlessthefree-at-frontier price;whereasthese
thresholdpriceswerefixedforthe1976/77milkyear
byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No560/76of15March
1976p);
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
thecustomsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATTmust
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.
(4)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.11.
(5)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.10.
(6)OJNoL180,26.7.1968,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,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
in,theprevioussubparagraph ;
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 .
Article2Whereas,ifnoinformationonpricesisavailable,the
free-at-frontier pricemay,bywayofexception,be
establishedonthebasisofthevalueoftherawmate­
rialscontainedinthepilotproductinquestion(calcu­
latedonthebasisofthepricesofmilkproductsfor
whichpricesareavailable),averageprocessingcosts
andaverageyields;ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon15March
1976.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15March1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
' MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLer*
(inu.a./100kgnetweightunlessotherwise
indicated)
04.01 Milkandcream,fresh,notconcentratedorsweetened :
A.Ofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding6%:
I.Yoghourt,kephir,curdledmilk,whey,buttermilkandother
fermentedoracidifiedmilk:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityoftwolitresor
less 0110 20-69
b)Other 0120 18-69
II.Other:
a)Jnimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityoftwolitresor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding4°/o 0130 18-69
2.Exceeding4°/o 0140 22-97
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding4®/o 0150 17-69
2.Exceeding4e/o 0160 21-97
B.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
I.Exceeding6°/obutnotexceeding21°/o 0200 46-70
II.Exceeding21%>butnotexceeding45°/o 0300 98-80
III.Exceeding45°/o 0400 152-69
04.02 Milkandcream,preserved,concentratedorsweetened :
A.Notcontainingaddedsugar:
I.Whey 0500 14-30
II.Milkandcream,inpowderorgranules:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2-5kgor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding1-5%> 0620 88-82
2.Exceeding1-5%>butnotexceeding27% 0720 107-73
3.Exceeding27%butnotexceeding29°/o 0820 109-73
4.Exceeding29°/o 0920 123-05
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding1*5°/o 1020 82-82
2.Exceeding1-5°/obutnotexceeding27% 1120 101-73
3.Exceeding27%butnotexceeding29% 1220 103-73
4.Exceeding29% 1320 117-05
III.Milkandcream,otherthaninpowderorgranules :
a)Inhermeticallysealedcansofanetcapacityof454gor
less,oringlasscontainersofacapacityof0-5litre
orlessandofafatcontent,byweight,of11°/oorless:
1.Ofafatcontent,byweight,of8-9®/oorless 1420 19-35
2.Other 1520 26-12
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:i
1.Notexceeding45°/o 1620j98-80
2.Exceeding45% 1720 I152-69

15.3.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL6923
TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No Descriptionofgoods,CodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
04.02
(cont'd)B.Containingaddedsugar:
I.Milkandcream,inpowderorgranules:
a)Specialmilkforinfants(*),inhermeticallysealedcans
ofanetcapacityof500gorlessandofafatcontent,
byweight,exceedingl'0%/obutnotexceeding27%(2) 1820 30-00
b)Other:
1.Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2-5kgor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight:
aa)Notexceeding1-5°/o(3) 2220perkg0-8282(®)
bb)Exceeding1·5°/obutnotexceeding27%(a) 2320perkg1-0173(»)
cc)Exceeding27%(8) 2420perkg1-1705(»)
2.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
aa)Notexceeding1-5%>(s) 2520perkg0-8282(»)
bb)Exceeding1-5%>butnotexceeding27°/o(J) 2620perkg1-0173(10)
cc)Exceeding27%(s) 2720perkg1-1705(10)
II.Milkandcream,otherthaninpowderorgranules:
a)Inhermeticallysealedcansofanetcapacityof454gor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding9-5%2810 29-26
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding45%(*) 2910perkg0-9880(10)
2.Exceeding45%>(s) 3010perkg1-5269(10)
04.03 Butter:
A.Ofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding85% 3110 179-63
B.Other 3210 219-15
04.04 Cheeseandcurd:
A.Emmentaler,Gruyère,Sbrinz,BergkäseandAppenzell,not
gratedorpowdered :
I.Ofaminimumfatcontentof45°/obyweight,referredto
drymatter,maturedforatleastthreemonths(2):
a)Wholecheese(4)ofafree-at-frontier value(®)per100kg
netweightof:
1.205-86u.a.(a)ormorebutlessthan225-86u.a.(a) 3319 15-00
2.225-86u.a.(a)ormore 3418 139-70(")

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TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No■
DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
04.04
(cont'd)b)Piecespackedinvacuumorininertgas:
1.Withrindonatleastoneside,ofanetweight:
aa)Of1kgormorebutlessthan5kgandofa
free-at-frontier value(5)of225-86u.a.(a)ormore
butlessthan253-86u.a.(a)per100kgnetweight 3519 15-00
bb)Of450gormoreandofafree-at-frontier value(5)
of253-86u.a.(a)ormoreper100kgnetweight 3617 139-70(«)
2.Other,ofanetweightof75gormorebutnot
exceeding250g(e)andofafree-at-frontier value(5)
of273-86u.a.(a)ormoreper100kgnetweight 3717 139-70(»)
IIOther 3800 139-70
B.Glarusherbcheese(knownasSchabziger )madefromskimmed
milkandmixedwithfinely-groundherbs(2) 3900 128-54(12)
•C.Blue-veinedcheese,notgratedorpowdered 4000 110-71
D.Processedcheese,notgratedorpowdered :
I.IntheblendingofwhichonlyEmmentaler ,Gruyèreand
Appenzellhavebeenusedandwhichmaycontain,asan
addition,Glarusherbcheese(knownasSchabziger),put
upforretailsale(7),ofafre^-at-frontier value(5)ofnotless
than150u.a.per100kgnetweightandofafatcontent,by
weight,inthedrymatter,notexceeding56%(2) 4120 30-00
II.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
a)Notexceeding36%>andofafatcontent,byweight,
referredtodrymatter:
1.Notexceeding48e/o 4410 112-50
2.Exceeding48°/o 4510 123-25
b)Exceeding36% 4610 203-25
K.Other:
I.Notgratedorpowdered,ofafatcontent,byweight,not
exceeding40%andawatercontent,calculatedbyweight,
ofthenon-fattymatter:
a)Notexceeding47%> 4710 128-54

15.3.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL69/25
TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
04.04
(cont'd)b)Exceeding47%butnotexceeding72®/o:
1.Cheddar,includingChester:!
aa)WholeCheddarcheeses(4)madefromunpasteuri­
zedmilk,ofaminimumfatcontentof50%>by
weight,inthedrymatter,maturedforaleastnine
monthsandofafree-at-frontier valueofnotless
than202-00u.a.per100kgnetweight(2) 4832 15-00
bb)Other 4850 139-47
2.TilsitandButterkäse,ofafatcontent,byweight,
referredtothedrymatter(2):
aa)Notexceeding48°/o 4922 116-90(13)
bb)Exceeding48% 5022 116-90(14)
3.Kashkaval (2) 5030 116-90(15)
4.Cheeseofsheep'smilkorbuffalomilkincontainers
holdingbrine,orinsheep-orgoat-skinbottles(2) 5060 116-90(15)
5.Other 5120 116-90
c)Exceeding72°/o:
1.Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacitynotexceeding
500g 5210 87-68
2.Other 5250 196-90
II.Notspecified:
a)Gratedorpowdered5310 128-54
b)Other5410 196-90
17.02 Othersugars;sugarsyrups;artificialhoney(whetherornotmixed
withnaturalhoney);caramel:
A.Lactoseandlactosesyrup:
II.Otherthanthatcontaining,inthedrystate,99%ormore
byweightofthepureproduct(1β) 5500 17-25
17.05 Flavouredorcolouredsugars,syrupsandmolasses,butnotinclud­
ingfruitjuicescontainingaddedsugarinanyproportion :
A.Lactoseandlactosesyrup 5600 17-25
23.07
ISweetenedforage;otherpreparationsofakindusedinanimal
feeding:
B.Other,containingstarchorglucoseorglucosesyrupfalling
withinsubheadings 17.02Band17.05B,ormilkprod­
ucts(8):
I.Containingstarch,orglucoseorglucosesyrup:
a)Containingnostarchorcontaining10%orlessby
weightofstarch:
1
2
3.Containing50%ormorebutlessthan75%byweight
ofmilkproducts 5700 64-12
4.Containing75%ormorebyweightofmilkproducts 5800 83-16

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TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No Descriptionofgoods
1CodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
23.07
(cont'd)b)Containingmorethan10%butnotmorethan30°/»by
weightofstarch:
1
2
3.Containing50%ormorebyweightofmilkproducts5900 77-12
c)Containingmorethan30%byweightofstarch:
1
2
3.Containing50%ormorebyweightofmilkproducts 6000 61-78
II.Containingnostarch,glucoseorglucosesyrup,butcontain­
ingmilkproducts 6100 83-16
Fornotes(l)to('),seenotes(')to(')ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No823/68(OJNoL151,30.6.1968).
(•)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;
b)6u.a.;and
c)3*63u.a.
(w)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents ;
a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;and
b)3-63u.a.
(w)Thelevyislimitedto7-50u.a.per100kgnetweight.
(")Thelevyislimitedto6V»ofthevalueforcustomspurposes.
(ls)Thelevyislimitedto59-25u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromAustria,Finland,RomaniaandSwitzerland (Regulation (EEC)No
1054/68asamended).
(")Thelevyislimitedto79-25u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromAustria,Finland,RomaniaandSwitzerland (Regulation (EEC)No
1054/68asamended).
(t.5)Thelevyislimitedto59-25u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromBulgaria,Hungary,RomaniaandTurkey(Regulation (EEC)No
1054/68asamended).
('•)Lactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading17.02AIare,inpursuanceofRegulation (EEC)No2730/75,subjecttothesamelevy
asthatapplicabletolactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading17.02AII.
(a)ForimportsintotheUnitedKingdom,thisfree-at-frontier valueshallbereducedby2-97u.a.per100kgnet.
NB:ForthepurposesofheadingNo04.04,theexchangeratetobeappliedinconvertingintonationalcurrenciesthe
unitofaccountreferredtointhesubdivisionsofthisheadingshall,notwithstanding generalruleC3containedin
PartI,SectionIoftheCommonCustomsTariffbetherepresentativerate,ifsucharateisfixedpursuanttoCouncil
RegulationNo129onthevalueoftheunitofaccountandtheexchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62).