15.11.90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL315/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3278/90
of14November1990
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No3117/90(2),andinparticularArticle14(8)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle14ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1ofthatRegulation;whereasthese
productsmaybedividedintogroups;whereasthe
productgroupsandthepilotgroupsandthepilotproduct
foreachofthesegroupsaresetoutinAnnexItoCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No2915/79of18December1979
determiningthegroupsofproductsandthespecialprovi­
sionsforcalculatingleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3884/89(4);
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroupmust
beequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilotproductless
thefree-at-frontier price;whereasthesethresholdprices
werefixedforthe1990/1991milkyearbyCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No1182/900;
WhereasthethresholdpricefixedbytheCouncilistobe
reducedbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1552/90of
8June1990determiningthereducedecuvaluesofmilk
sectorpricesandamountsconsequentonthemonetary
realignmentof5January19900;
Whereas,however,Regulation(EEC)No2915/79lays
downspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevyoncertain
assimilatedproducts;whereastheseproductsarelisted
andthemethodofcalculatingthelevyonthemdescribed
inAnnexIIandinArticles2to12ofthatRegulation
respectively ;
Whereas,asprovidedforinRegulation(EEC)No
2915/79,thecomponentofthelevyestablishedusinga
factorexpressingtheweightratioexistingbetweenthe
milkcomponentscontainedintheproductontheone
handandtheproductitselfontheotheris,forproducts
containingsugarorothersweeteners,calculatedbymulti­plyingthebasicamountbythequantityofmilk
componentscontainedintheproduct;
WhereasArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)No2915/79
providesthatforcertainproductsoriginatinginor
comingfromcertainthirdcountriesaspecificlevyisto
beapplied;whereasthelevyapplicabletothoseproducts
isfixedinAnnexItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
1767/820,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1502/90(*);
Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimportation
intotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilatedproduct
forwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyonitspilot
productisconsiderablylowerthanthepricewhichwould
obtainiftheratiotothepriceofthepilotproductwere
normal,thelevymustbeequaltothesumoftwo
components :
—onecomponentequaltotheamountresultingfrom
theprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79applicabletotheassimilatedproductin
question,
—anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,the
compositionandqualityoftheassimilatedproduct
beingtakenintoaccount,makesitpossibleto
re-establishnormalpriceratiosforimportsintothe
Community;
WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespectofwhichthe
customsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGAITmustbe
limitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1073/68(®),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No222/88(10),provides
thatafree-at-frontier pricemustbeestablishedforeachof
thepilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79;whereasthesepricesmustbedetermined
forproductsofgoodmarketablequality;
Whereasthefree-at-frontier pricesmustbeestablishedon
thebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasingopportunities
ininternationaltradefortheproductslistedinArticle
1ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68otherthanassimilated
productsforwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyonthe
relatedpilotproducts;whereas,whenrecordingthese
purchasingopportunities ,theCommissionmusttake
accountofallinformationobtaineddirectorthroughthe
MemberStatesconcerningpricesfordeliveryofthird
countryproductsfree-at-Community-frontier andprices
onthird-countrymarkets;
0OJNoL196,5.7.1982,p.1.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL303,31.10.1990,p.5.0OJNoL329,24.12.1979,p.1.
(<)OJNoL378,27.12.1989,p.9.0OJNoL119,11.5.1990,p.26.
MOJNoL146,9.6.1990,p.14.(•)OJNoL141,2.6.1990,p.5.
OOJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.
(,0)OJNoL28,1.2.1988,p.1.

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WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2730/75of29
October1975onglucoseandlactose(3),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No222/88,stipulatesthatthetreatment
providedforlactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinCN
code17021090byRegulation(EEC)No804/68andby
theprovisionsadoptedfortheapplicationofthatRegula­
tionistobeextendedtolactoseandlactosesyrupfalling
withinCNcode17021010;whereasconsequentlythe
levyfixedforproductsfallingwithinCNcode17021090
alsoappliestoproductsfallingwithinCNcode
17021010;whereastoensurethattheprovisioninques­
tionisproperlyappliedtheseproductsandthelevy
thereonshouldbeexplicitlymentionedinthelistof
levies;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(4)lays
downthearrangementsapplicabletoagriculturalproducts
originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesor
intheoverseascountriesandterritories;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforinthe
lastsubparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(*),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90(%
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesonmilkandmilkproductsshouldbeassetout
intheAnnexhereto,WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No788/86('),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1525/90(2),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
markettothecorrespondingcharacteristicsoftheassimi­
latedproductinquestionmustbetakenintoaccount;
Whereas,ifnoinformationonpricesisavailable,thefree­
at-frontierpricemay,bywayofexception,be
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
entlyrepresentativeofrealmarkettrends;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
Regulationisincorporatedinthecombinednomen­
clature;
WhereasArticle8ofRegulation(EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;whereas
theymaybealteredintheinterveningperiodifneces­
sary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntilanother
becomesapplicable;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle14ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No804/68shallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
2.ThereshallbenolevyforimportsfromPortugal,
includingtheAzoresandMadeira,formilkandmilk
productslistedinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No
804/68.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16November
1990.
OOJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.20.
(«)OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.«OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.(')OJNoL74,19.3.1986,p.20.4OJNoL144,7.6.1990,p.15.

15.11.90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL315/13
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablemallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14November1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof14November1990fixingtheimportleviesonmilkand
milkproducts
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04011010I 19,41
04011090I 18,20
04012011I 26,59
04012019ll 25,38
04012091I 32,15
04012099 30,94
04013011 82,05
04013019 80,84
04013031 157,22
04013039 156,01
04013091 263,07
04013099 261,86
04021011 0 140,98
04021019 0 133,73
04021091 CM4) 1,3373/kg+29,35
04021099 00 13373/kg+22,10
04022111 0 206,45
04022117 0 199,20
04022119 0 199,20
04022191 (4) 240,58
04022199 0 233,33
04022911 000 1,9920/kg+29,35
04022915 1,9920/kg+29,35
04022919 00 1,9920/kg+22,10
04022991 00 2,3333/kg+29,35
04022999 00 2,3333/kg+22,10
04029111 0 30,28
04029119 0 30,28
04029131 0 37,85
04029139 0 37,85
04029151 0 157,29
04029159 0 156,01
04029191 0 263,07
04029199 0 261,86
04029911 0 49,85
04029919 0 49,85
04029931 00 1,5359/kg+25,73
04029939 00 1,5359/kg+24,52
04029991 00 2,5944/kg+25,73
04029999 00 2,5944/kg+24,52

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04031011 29,00
04031013 34,56
04031019 84,46
04031031 0 0,2296/kg+28,14
04031033 (') 0,2852/kg+28,14
04031039 (') 0,7842/kg+28,14
04039011 140,98
04039013 \ 206,45
04039019l 240,58
04039031 0 1,3373/kg+29,35
04039033 (') 1,9920/kg+29,35
04039039 0 23333/kg+29,35
04039051 29,00
04039053 34,56
04039059 84,46
04039061 (') 0,2296/kg+28,14
04039063 (') 0,2852/kg+28,14
04039069 (') 0,7842/kg+28,14
04041011 30,86
04041019 C) 0,3086/kg+22,10
04041091 0 03086/kg
04041099 0 0,3086/kg+22,10
04049011 140,98
04049013\\206,45
04049019 \ 240,58
04049031 140,98
04049033 206,45
04049039\\240,58
04049051 (') 13373/kg+29,35
04049053 CM3) 1,9920/kg+2935
04049059 (') 2,3333/kg+29,35
04049091 (') 1,3373/kg+2935
04049093 m 1,9920/kg+29,35
04049099 o 2,3333/kg+2935
04050010 271,55
04050090 331,29
04061010 0 238,69
04061090 o 286,53
04062010 ex4) 413,22
04062090 n 413,22
04063010 an 191,15
04063031 Of) 177,52
04063039 0(4) 191,15
04063090 0(4) 287,87
04064000 0(4) 148,14
04069011 on 246,25

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(ECU/100kgnetmight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04069013 00 198,86
04069015 00 198,86
04069017 00 198,86
04069019 00 413,22
04069021 00 246,25
04069023 00- 189,81
04069025 00 189,81
04069027 00 189,81
04069029 00 189,81
04069031 00 189,81
04069033 0 189,81
04069035 00 189,81
04069037 00 189,81
04069039 00 189,81
04069050 00 189,81
04069061 0 413,22
04069063 0 413,22
04069069o.\413,22
04069071 0 238,69
04069073 0 189,81
04069075 0 189,81
04069077 0 189,81
04069079 0 189,81
04069081 0 189,81
04069083 0 ,189,81
04069085 0 189,81
04069089 00 189,81
04069091 0 238,69
04069093 0 238,69
04069097 0 286,53
04069099 0 286,53
17021010 36,29
17021090\36,29
21069051 36,29
23091015 102,72
23091019 133,48
23091039 125,04
23091059 103,10
23091070 133,48
.23099035l102,72
23099039\133,48
23099049 125,04
23099059 103,10
23099070 133,48

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(')Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowing:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandmilkcreamcontainedin100kgof
product;and
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(2)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequalto:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightofthedriedmilkcontainedin100kgofproduct
plus,whereappropriate,
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(J)Productsfallingwithinthissubheadingimportedfromathirdcountryunderspecialarrangementsconcluded
betweenthatcountryandtheCommunityforwhichanIMA1certificateissuedundertheconditionsprovided
forinRegulation(EEC)No1767/82isissuedaresubjecttotheleviesinAnnexItothatRegulation.
(4)ThelevyapplicableislimitedundertheconditionslaiddowninRegulation(EEC)No715/90.