28.10.83 NoL296/15 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3018/83
of27October1983
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,consistsinaddingtogetherthevariouscomponents
definedinthoseArticles;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68
of27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1600/83(2),andinparticular
Article14(8)thereof,whereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1073/68
of24July1968layingdowndetailedrulesfordeter­
miningfree-at-frontier pricesandforfixingleviesin
respectofmilkandmilkproducts(6),providesthatthe
componentofthelevyfixedbymeansofacoefficient
expressingtheweightratiobetweenthemilkpowder
containedintheproductandtheproductitselfis,for
theproductsfallingwithinsubheading04.02BIb),
calculatedbymultiplyingthebasicamountbythe
quantityofmilkpowdercontainedintheproduct;
whereasthesameappliestoproductsfallingwithin
subheading04.02BIIb)asregardsthecomponentof
thelevyfixedbymeansofacoefficientexpressingthe
weightratiobetweenthemilkcomponentscontained
intheproductandtheproductitself;HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereasthebasicamountmustbeequaltoone
hundredthpartofthelevysetoutforeachproductin
thesecondsubparagraph ofArticle9(1)andthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle9(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1073/68;WhereasArticle14ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesforchargingalevyonimportsofthe
productslistedinArticle1ofthatRegulation ;
whereastheseproductsmaybedividedintogroups;
whereastheproductgroupsandthepilotgroupsand
thepilotproductforeachofthesegroupsaresetout
inAnnexItoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2915/79
of18December1979determiningthegroupsof
productsandthespecialprovisionsforcalculating
leviesonmilkandmilkproductsandamendingRegu­
lation(EEC)No950/68ontheCommonCustoms
Tariff(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1206/83(4);WhereasAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No2915/79
listedcertainproductsofGroup11originatinginand
consignedfromcertainnon-member countries;
whereasthelevyapplicabletotheseproductsissetout
inAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1767/82Q,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2839/83(8);Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroup
mustbeequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilot
productlessthefree-at-frontier price;whereasthese
thresholdpriceswerefixedforthe1983/84milkyear
byCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1207/83of17May
1983(5);WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3700/81
of23December1981(9)laiddowndetailedinterim
rulesinrespectofthecheeseagreementswithAustria
andFinland;
Whereas,however,Regulation(EEC)No2915/79lays
downspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevyon
certainassimilatedproducts;whereastheseproducts
arelistedandthemethodofcalculatingthelevyon
themdescribedinAnnexIIandinArticles2to11of
thatRegulationrespectively ;whereasthismethodWhereas,withinthetariffquotasreferredtoinAnnex
ItoRegulation (EEC)No1767/82,thelevyon100
kilogramsofaproductofGroup10or11andfalling
withinsubheadings04.04EIb)1andb)2shallbe
equalto12-09ECU;
(<)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL163,22.6.1983,p.56. (6)OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.
0OJNoL196,5.7.1982,p.1. (3)OJNoL329,24.12.1979,p.1.
(4)OJNoL132,21.5.1983,p.3.
(s)OJNoL132,21,5.1983,p.4.(8)OJNoL279,12.10.1983,p.10.
0OJNoL369,24.12.1981,p.33.

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milatedproductthelevyonwhichisequaltothelevy
onitspilotproductmustbeeffectedinsuchawayas
toallow,inparticular,fordifferencesincomposition ,
maturity,qualityandpresentationbetweentheassimi­
latedproductandtherelatedpilotproduct;whereas
adjustmentsrelatingtocompositionmustbecalcu­
latedbymultiplyingthedifferencebetweenthemilk
componentcontentofthepilotproductandthatof
theassimilatedproductinquestionbythevalueattri­
butedininternationaltradetooneunitofweightof
themilkcomponentinquestion;whereas,whenthe
otheradjustmentsarebeingeffected,thedifference
betweenthevalueattributedontheCommunity
markettoeachoftherelevantcharacteristics ofthe
pilotproductandthevalueattributedonthatmarket
tothecorresponding characteristics oftheassimilated
productinquestionmustbetakenintoaccount;Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimportation
intotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilated
productforwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyon
itspilotproductisconsiderablylowerthantheprice
whichwouldobtainiftheratiotothepriceofthe
pilotproductwerenormal,thelevymustbeequalto
thesumoftwocomponents :
—onecomponentequaltotheamountresulting
fromtheprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegulation
(EEC)No2915/79applicabletotheassimilated
productinquestion,
—anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,
thecompositionandqualityoftheassimilated
productbeingtakenintoaccount,makesit
possibletore-establishnormalpriceratiosfor
importsintotheCommunity ;
WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespectofwhich
thecustomsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATTmust
belimitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1073/68providesthata
free-at-frontier pricemustbeestablishedforeachof
thepilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation
(EEC)No2915/79;whereasthesepricesmustbe
determinedforproductsofgoodmarketablequality;Whereas,ifnoinformationonpricesisavailable,the
free-at-frontier pricemay,bywayofexception,be
establishedonthebasisofthevalueoftheraw
materialscontainedinthepilotproductinquestion
(calculatedonthebasisofthepricesofmilkproducts
forwhichpricesareavailable),averageprocessingcosts
andaverageyields;
Whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,afree-at­
frontierpricemayremainunchangedforalimited
periodwherethenewlevelofthepriceforagiven
qualityoraspecificorigin,usedasabasisforestab­
lishingthepreviousfree-at-frontier price,hasnot
reachedtheCommission toenableittoestablishthe
nextfree-at-frontier priceandiftheCommission
considersthatthepriceswhichareavailablecouldlead
tosuddenandconsiderablechangesinthefree-at­
frontierpricebecausetheyarenotsufficientlyrep­
resentativeofrealmarkettrends;Whereasthefree-at-frontier pricesmustbeestablished
onthebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasingoppor­
tunitiesininternationaltradefortheproductslistedin
Article1(a)2and(b)to(g)ofRegulation (EEC)No
804/68otherthanassimilatedproductsforwhichthe
levyisnotequaltothelevyontherelatedpilot
products;whereas,whenrecordingthesepurchasing
opportunities ,theCommissionmusttakeaccountof
allinformationobtaineddirectorthroughtheMember
Statesconcerningpricesfordeliveryofthird-country
productsfree-at-Community-frontier andpriceson
third-country markets;Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclature providedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff;
WhereasArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;
whereastheymaybealteredintheinterveningperiod
ifnecessary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntil
anotherbecomesapplicable ;Whereas,however,noaccountshouldbetakenof
informationrelatingtosmallquantitieswhicharenot
representative oftradeintheproductsinquestionand
quantitiesinrespectofwhichpricetrendsingeneral
orotherinformationavailabletoitleadtheCommis­
siontobelievethatthepriceinquestionisunrepre­
sentativeoftherealtrendofthemarket; Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2,25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theircentralrate,Whereasthepricesusedmustbeadjustedwherethey
arenotquotedfree-at-Community-frontier orwhere
theydonotapplytoproductsofgoodmarketable
quality;whereastheadjustmentinrespectofanassi­

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forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle14(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No804/68shallbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto.
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesonmilkandmilkproductsshouldbeasset
outintheAnnexhereto,Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November
1983.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27October1983.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission

NoL296/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.10.83
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27October1983fixingtheimportleviesonmilkand
milkproducts
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CCTheadingNo Code Importlevy
04.01Ala)
04.01AIb)
04,01AIIa)1
04.01AIIa)2
04.01AIIb)1
04.01AIIb)2
04.01BI
04.01BII
04.01BIII
04.02AI
04.02AIIa)1
04.02AIIa)2
04.02AIIa)3
04.02AIIa)4
04.02AIIb)1
04.02AIIb)2
04.02AIIb)3
04.02AIIb)4
04.02AIIIa)1
04.02AIIIa)2
04.02AIIIb)1
04.02AIIIb)2
04.02BIa)
04.02BIb)1aa)
04.02BIb)1bb)
04.02BIb)1cc)
04.02BIb)2aa)
04.02BIb)2bb)
04.02BIb)2cc)
04.02BIIa)
04.02BIIb)10110 23,50
0120 21,09
0130 21,09
0140 26,05
0150 19,88
0160 24,84
0200 54,23
0300 114,72
0400 177,30
0500 17,89
0620 94,63
0720 130,39
0820 132,81
0920 192,70
1020 87,38
1120 123,14
1220 125,56
1320 185,45
1420 24,84
1520, 33,53
1620 114,72
1720 177,30
1820 36,27
2220 perkg0,8738(")
2320 perkg1,2314(4)
2420 perkg1,8545(4)
2520 perkg0,87380
2620 perkg1,23140
2720 perkg1,85450
2820 47,78
2910 perkg1,14720
3010 perkg1,77300
3110 208,59
3210 254,48
3300 204,340
3900 178,630
4000 143,230
4410 150,970
4510 158,490
4610 255,21
4710 178,63
4800 190,33(,0)04.02BIIb)2
04.03A
04.03B
04.04A
04.04B
04.04C
04.04DIa)
04.04DIb)
04.04DII
04.04EIa)
04.04EIb)1

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CCTheadingNo Code Importlevy
04.04EIb)2 5000 160,56(»)
04.04EIc)1 5210 120,42
04.04EIc)2 5250 257,28
04.04EIIa) 5310 178,63
04.04EIIb) 5410 257,28
17.02AII 5500 41,05(,2)
21.07FI 5600 41,05
23.07BIa)3 5700 67,96
23.07BIa)4 5800 88,05
23.07BIb)3 5900 81,91
23.07BIc)3 6000 66,26
23.07BII 6100 88,05

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(')Forthepurposesofthistariffsubheading,'specialmilkforinfantsmeansproductsfreefrompathogenictoxicogenicgerms
andcontainingpergramlessthan10000revivifiableaerobicbacteriaandlessthantwocoliformbacteria.
(2)Inclusionunderthistariffsubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobelaiddownbythecompetentauthorities.
(3)Incalculatingthefatcontenttheweightofanyaddedsugarshallbedisregarded .
(4)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
(a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;
(b)7,25ECU;and
(c)17,10ECU.
(*)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
(a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;and
(b)17,10ECU.
(')Thelevyislimitedto:
—18,13ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(a)inAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1767/82importedfrom
Switzerlandandforproductslistedunder(c)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustriaorFinland,
—9,07ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(b)ofAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1767/82importedfrom
Switzerland .
I7)Thelevyislimitedto6%ofthecustomsvalueforimportsfromSwitzerland,inaccordancewithArticle1(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1767/82.
(8)Thelevyislimitedto50ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(o)and(p)ofAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No
1767/82importedfromAustria.
(')Thelevyislimitedto36,27ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(g)ofAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No
1767/82importedfromSwitzerlandandforproductslistedunder(h)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustriaorFinland.
(I0)Thelevyislimitedto12,09ECUper100kgnetweight:
—forproductslistedunder(d)ofAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1767/82importedfromCanada,
—forproductslistedunder(e)and(f)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustraliaorNewZealand.
(")Thelevyislimitedto:
—77,70ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(i)ofAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1767/82importedfrom
RomaniaorSwitzerland ,
—50ECUforproductslistedunder(o)and(p)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustria,
—101,88ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(k)ofthatAnneximportedfromRomaniaorSwitzerland,
—65,61ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(1)ofthatAnneximportedfromBulgaria,Hungary,Israel,
RomaniaorTurkeyandforproductslistedunder(m)ofthatAnneximportedfromBulgaria,Hungary,Israel,Romania,
TurkeyorCyprus,
—55ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(n)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustriaandforproductslisted
under(r)ofthatAnneximportedfromNorway,
—18,13ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(q)ofthatAnneximportedfromFinland,
—12,09ECUforproductslistedunder(f)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustraliaandNewZealand.
(12)Lactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading17.02AIare,inpursuanceofRegulation(EEC)No2730/75,subjecttothe
samelevyasthatapplicabletolactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading17.02AII.
(13)Forthepurposesoftariffsubheadingex23.07B'milkproducts'meanstheproductsfallingwithintariffheadingsandsub­
headings04.01,04.02,04.03,04.04,17.02Aand21.07FI.