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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No4137/88
of29December 1988
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
comingfromcertainthirdcountriesaspecificlevyisto
beapplied;whereasthelevyapplicabletothoseproducts
isfixedinAnnexItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
1767/82(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3852/880;
Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimportation
intotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilatedproduct
forwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyonitspilot
productisconsiderablylowerthanthepricewhichwould
obtainiftheratiotothepriceofthepilotproductwere
normal,thelevymustbeequaltothesumoftwocompo­
nents:
—onecomponentequaltotheamountresultingfrom
theprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79applicabletotheassimilatedproductin
question,
—anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,the
compositionandqualityoftheassimilatedproduct
beingtakenintoaccount,makesitpossibleto
re-establishnormalpriceratiosforimportsintothe
Community ;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1109/88(2),andinparticularArticle14(8)
thereof, i
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle14ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesforchargingalevyOnimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1ofthatRegulation.;whereasthese
productsmaybedividedintogroups;whereasthe
productgroupsandthepilotgroupsandthepilotproduct
foreachofthesegroupsaresetoutinAnnexItoCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No2915/79of18December1979
determiningthegroupsofproductsandthespecialprovi­
sionsforcalculatingleviesonmilkandmilkproducts(3),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3609/88(4);
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroupmust
beequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilotproductless
thefree-at-frontier price;whereasthesethresholdprices
werefixedforthe1988/89milkyearbeCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2235/880;WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespectofwhichthe
customsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGAITmustbe
limitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1073/68(8),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No222/88('),providesthatafree-at­
frontierpricemustbeestablishedforeachofthepilot
productsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No
2915/79;whereasthesepricesmustbedeterminedfor
productsofgoodmarketablequality;Whereas,however,Regulation(EEC)No2915/79lays
downspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevyoncertain
assimilatedproducts;whereastheseproductsarelisted
andthemethodofcalculatingthelevyonthemdescribed
inAnnexIIandinArticles2to12ofthatRegulation
respectively ;
Whereas,asprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)No
2915/79,thecomponentofthelevyestablishedusinga
factorexpressingtheweightratioexistingbetweenthe
milkcomponentscontainedintheproductontheone
handandtheproductitselfontheotheris,forproducts
containingsugarorothersweeteners,calculatedbymulti­
plyingthebasicamountbythequantityofmilkcompo­
nentscontainedintheproduct;
WhereasArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)No2915/79
providesthatforcertainproductsoriginatinginorWhereasthefree-at-frontier pricesmustbeestablishedon
thebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasingopportunities
ininternationaltradefortheproductslistedinArticle
1ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68otherthanassimilated
productsforwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyonthe
relatedpilotproducts;whereas,whenrecordingthese
purchasingopportunities ,theCommissionmusttake
accountofallinformationobtaineddirectorthroughthe
MemberStatesconcerningpricesfordeliveryofthird­
countryproductsfree-at-Community-frontier andprices
onthird-countrymarkets;
(*)OJNoL196,5.7.1982,p.1.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL110,29.4.1988,p.27.0OJNoL329,24.12.1979,p.1.
(4)OJNoL315,22.11.1988,p.1.0OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.37.0OJNoL343,13.12.1988,p.10.
(")OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.
OOJNoL28,1.2.1988,p.1.

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theymaybealteredintheinterveningperiodifneces­
sary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntilanother
becomesapplicable;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No2730/75oftheCouncilof
29October1975onglucoseandlactose(3)stipulatesthat
thetreatmentprovidedforlactoseandlactosesyrup
fallingwithinCNcode17021090byRegulation(EEC)
No804/68andbytheprovisionsadoptedfortheapplica­
tionofthatRegulationistobeextendedtolactoseand
lactosesyrupfallingwithinCNcode17021010;whereas
consequentlythelevyfixedforproductsfallingwithin
CNcode17021090alsoappliestoproductsfalling
withinCNcode17021010;whereastoensurethatthe
provisioninquestionisproperlyappliedtheseproducts
andthelevythereonshouldbeexplicitlymentionedin
thelistoflevies;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforinthe
lastsubparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegular
tion(EEC)No1676/85(4),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/87(%
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesonmilkandmilkproductsshouldbeassetout
intheAnnexhereto,WhereasRegulation(EEC)No788/86{'),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No2431/88(2),specifiesthefree-at­
Spanish-frontier valuesofcertaincheesesimportedfrom
andoriginatinginSwitzerland .
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;whereasadjustmentsrela­
tingtocompositionmustbecalculatedbymultiplying
thedifferencebetweenthemilkcomponentcontentof
thepilotproductandthatoftheassimilatedproductin
questionbythevalueattributedininternationaltradeto
oneunitofweightofthemilkcomponentinquestion;
whereas,whentheotheradjustmentsarebeingeffected,
thedifferencebetweenthevalueattributedonthe
Communitymarkettoeachoftherelevantcharacteristics
ofthepilotproductandthevalueattributedonthat
markettothecorresponding characteristics oftheassimi­
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
theCommissionconsidersthatthepriceswhichareavai­
lablecouldleadtosuddenandconsiderablechangesin
thefree-at-frontier pricebecausetheyarenotsufficiently
representative ofrealmarkettrends;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
Regulationisincorporatedinthecombinednomencla­
ture;
WhereasArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;whereasHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle14ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No804/68shallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
2.ThereshallbenolevyforimportsfromPortugal,
includingtheAzoresandMadeira,formilkandmilk
productslistedinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No
804/68.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1989.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.20.
(')OJNoL74,19.3.1986,p.20.
(2)OJNoL210,3.8.1988,p.6.(4)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.-

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29December1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29December1988fixingtheimportleviesonmilkand
milkproducts
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04011010
04011090
04012011
04012019
04012091
04012099
04013011
04013019
04013031
04013039
04013091
04013099
04021011
04021019
04021091
04021099
04022111
04022117
04022119
04022191
04022199
04022911
04022915
04022919
04022991
04022999
04029111
04029119
04029131
04029139
04029151
04029159
04029191
04029199
04029911
04029919
04029931
04029939
04029991
040299990)
(1)
00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
015,97
14.76
22,44
21,23
28,25
27,04
73.77
72,56
143,12
141,91
241,43
240,22
107,28
100,03
1,0003/kg+29,21
1,0003/kg+21,96
150,94
143,69
143,69
192,24
184,99
1,4369/kg+29,21
1,4369/kg+29,21
1,4369/kg+21,96
1,8499/kg4-29,21
1,8499/kg+21,96
31,42
31,42
39,27
39,27
143,12
141,91
241,43
240,22
53,76
53,76
1,3949/kg+25,59
1,3949/kg+24,38
2,3780/kg+25,59
2,3780/kg+24,38

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04031011
04031013
04031019
04031031
04031033
04031039
04039011
04039013
04039019
04039031
04039033
04039039
04039051
04039053
04039059
04039061
04039063
04039069
'04041011
04041019
04041091
04041099
04049011
04049013
04049019
04049031
04049033
04049039
04049051
04049053
04049059
04049091
04049093
04049099
04050010
04050090
04061010
04061090
04062010
04062090
04063010
04063031
04063039
04063090
04064000
04069011(')
(')
(')
(')
0
(')
C)
(')
0
0
(2)
«
(")
(')
(')
(')
(l)
(')
0
0
(3)
(3)~
(3)
(3)
(3)24,85
30,66
76,18
0,1881/kg+28,00
0,2462/kg+28,00
0,7014/kg+28,00
107,28
150,94
192,24
1,0003/kg+29,21
1,4369/kg+29,21
1,8499/kg+29,21
24,85
-30,66
76,18
0,1881/kg+28,00
0,2462/kg+28,00
0,7014/kg+28,00
18,07
0,1807/kg+21,96
0,1807/kg
0,1807/kg+21,96
107,28
150,94
192,24
107,28
150,94
192,24
1,0003/kg+29,21
1,4369/kg+29,21
1,8499/kg+29,21
1,0003/kg+29,21
1,4369/kg+29,21
1,8499/kg+29,21
248,90
303,66
259,17
311,09
386,75
386,75
200,45
196,03
200,45
297,17
157,44
246,07

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04069013
04069015
04069017
04069019
04069021
04069023
04069025
04069027
04069029
04069031
04069033
04069035
04069037
04069039
04069050
04069061
04069063
04069069
04069071S
04069073
04069075
04069077
04069079
04069081
04069083
04069085
04069089
04069091
04069093
04069097
04069099
17021010
17021090
21069051
23091015
23091019
23091039
23091059
23091070
23099035
23099039
23099049
23099059
230990700
0
0
0
0
•(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
0
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)236,37
236,37
236,37
386,75
246,07
214,37
214,37
214,37
214,37
214,37
214,37
214,37
214,37
214,37
214,37
386,75
386,75
386,75
259,17
214,37
214,37
214,37
214,37
214,37
214,37
214,37
214,37
259,17
259,17
311,09
311,09
36,85
36,85
36,85
77,44
100,45
94,59
79,13
100,45
77,44
100,45
94,59
79,13
100,45

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