NoL204/34 29.7.88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2353/88
of28July1988
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1109/88(2),andinparticularArticle14(8)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle14ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1ofthatRegulation ;whereasthese
productsmaybedividedintogroups;whereasthe
productgroupsandthepilotgroupsandthepilotproduct
foreachofthesegroupsaresetoutinAnnexItoCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No2915/79of18December1979
determiningthegroupsofproductsandthespecialprovi­
sionsforcalculatingleviesonmilkandmilkproducts(3),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No222/88(4);plyingthebasicamountbythequantityofmilkcompo­
nentscontainedintheproduct;
WhereasArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)No2915/79
providesthatforcertainproductsoriginatinginor
comingfromcertainthirdcountriesaspecificlevyisto
beapplied;whereasthelevyapplicabletothoseproducts
isfixedinAnnexItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
1767/82(^aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
611/880;
Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimportation
intotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilatedproduct
forwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyonitspilot
productisconsiderablylowerthanthepricewhichwould
obtainiftheratiotothepriceofthepilotproductwere
normal,thelevymustbeequaltothesumoftwocompo­
nents:
—onecomponentequaltotheamountresultingfrom
theprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79applicabletotheassimilatedproductin
question,
—anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,the
compositionandqualityoftheassimilatedproduct
beingtakenintoaccount,makesitpossibleto
re-establishnormalpriceratiosforimportsintothe
Community ;
WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespectofwhichthe
customsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATTmustbe
limitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1073/68(8),asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No222/88,providesthatafree-at­
frontierpricemust-beestablishedforeachofthepilot
productsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No
2915/79;whereasthesepricesmustbedeterminedfor
productsofgoodmarketablequality;
Whereasthefree-at-frontier pricesmustbeestablishedon
thebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasingopportunities
ininternationaltradefortheproductslistedinArticle
1ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68otherthanassimilated
productsforwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyonthe
relatedpilotproducts;whereas,whenrecordingthese
purchasingopportunities ,theCommissionmusttake
accountofallinformationobtaineddirectorthroughthe
MemberStatesconcerningpricesfordeliveryofthird­
countryproductsfree-at-Community-frontier andprices
onthird-country markets;Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroupmust
beequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilotproductless
thefree-at-frontier price;whereasthesethresholdprices
werefixedforthe1988/89milkyearbeCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2235/88n;
Whereas,however,Regulation(EEC)No2915/79lays
downspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevyoncertain
assimilatedproducts;whereastheseproductsarelisted
andthemethodofcalculatingthelevyonthemdescribed
inAnnexIIandinArticles2to12ofthatRegulation
respectively ;
Whereas,aspr&videdforinRegulation (EEC)No
2915/79,thecomponentofthelevyestablishedusinga
factorexpressingtheweightratioexistingbetweenthe
milkcomponentscontainedintheproductontheone
handandtheproductitselfontheotheris,forproducts
containingsugarorothersweeteners,calculatedbymulti­
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.0OJNoL110,29.4.1988,p.27.0OJNoL329,24.12.1979,p.1.0OJNoL28,1.2.1988,p.1.
0OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.37.(*)OJNoL196,5.7.1982,p.1.0OJNoL60,5.3.1988,p.19.
(8)OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.

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WhereasRegulation(EEC)No788/86('),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No222/88,specifiesthefree-at­
Spanish-frontier valuesofcertaincheesesimportedfrom
andoriginatinginSwitzerland .
Whereas,however,noaccountshouldbetakenofinfor­
mationrelatingtosmallquantitieswhicharenotrepre­
sentativeoftradeintheproductsinquestionandquanti­
tiesinrespectofwhichpricetrendsingeneralorother
informationavailabletoitleadtheCommissiontobelieve
thatthepriceinquestionisunrepresentative ofthereal
trendofthemarket:Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
Regulationisincorporatedinthecombinednomencla­
ture;
WhereasArticle8ofRegulation(EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;whereas
theymaybealteredintheinterveningperiodifneces­
sary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntilanother
becomesapplicable;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforinthe
lastsubparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(2),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/87(3),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesonmilkandmilkproductsshouldbeassetout
intheAnnexhereto,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 characteristicsoftheassimi­
latedproductinquestionmustbetakenintoaccount;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Whereas,ifnoinformationonprices.isavailable,thefree­
at-frontierpricemay,bywayofexception,be
establishedonthebasisofthevalueoftherawmaterials
containedinthepilotproductinquestion(calculatedon
thebasisofthepricesofmilkproductsforwhichprices
areavailable),averageprocessingcostsandaverageyields;Article1
1.TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle14ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No804/68shallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
2.ThereshallbenolevyforimportsfromPortugal,
includingtheAzoresandMadeira,formilkandmilk
productslistedinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No
804/68.Whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,afree-at-frontier
pricemayremainunchangedforalimitedperiodwhere
thenewlevelofthepriceforagivenqualityoraspecific
origin,usedasabasisforestablishingthepreviousfree­
at-frontierprice,hasnotreachedtheCommissionto
enableittoestablishthenextfree-at-frontier priceandif
theCommissionconsidersthatthepriceswhichareavai­
lablecouldleadtosuddenandconsiderablechangesin
thefree-at-frontierpricebecausetheyarenotsufficiently
representative ofrealmarkettrends:Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August1988.
(')OJNoL74,19.3.1986,p.20.(2)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28July1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28July1988fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilk
products
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
0401101018,31
0401109017,10
0401201125,27
0401201924,06
0401209130,90
0401209929,69
0401301179,38
0401301978,17
04013031l 152,66
04013039\ 151,45
04013091I 256,05
04013099254,84
04021011I 130,28
04021019l 123,03
04021091 (') 1,2303/kg+27,50
04021099 (') 1,2303/kg+20,25
04022111li 172,15
04022117II 164,90
04022119|| 164^90
04022191II 214,76
04022199207,51
04022911 00 1,6490/kg+27,50
04022915 0 1,6490/kg+27,50
04022919 0)1,6490/kg+20,25
04022991 o 2,0751/kg+27,50
04022999 0 2,0751/kg+20,25 .
0402911130,88
0402911930,88
0402913138,60
0402913938,60
04029151 152,66
04029159l 151,45
04029191 256,05
04029199l 254,84
04029911I 53,76
0402991953,76
04029931 0 1,4903/kg+23,88
04029939 0 1,4903/kg+22,67
04029991 0' 2,5242/kg+23,88
04029999 0 2,5242/kg+22,67

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04031011 27,68
04031013 33,31
04031019 81,79
04031031 (') 0,2164/kg+26,29
04031033 (') 0,2727/kg+26,29
04031039 (') 0,7575/kg+26,29
04039011 130,28
04039013 172,15
04039019 214,76
04039031 0) 1,2303/kg+27,50
04039033 0 1,6490/kg+27,50
04039039 0 2,0751/kg+27,50
04039051 27,68
04039053 33,31
04039059, 81,79
04039061 (') 0,2164/kg+26,29
04039063 (') 0,2727/kg+26,29
04039069 (') 0,7575/kg+26,29
04041011 \ 6,89
04041019 (') 0,0689/kg+20,25
04041091 (2) 0,0689/kg
04041099 0 0,0689/kg+20,25
04049011ll 130,28
04049013ll 172,15
04049019I-I 214,76
04049031II 130,28
04049033ll 172,15
04049039|| 214,76
04049051 C) 1,2303/kg+27,50
04049053 (') 1,6490/kg+27,50
04049059 (') 2,0751/kg+27,50
-04049091 (') 1,2303/kg+27,50
04049093 (') 1,6490/kg+27,50
04049099 (') 2,0751/kg+27,50
04050010 264,20
04050090 322,32
04061010 258,45
04061090 307,61
04062010 (3) 379,71
04062090 \ 379,71
04063010 (3) 202,03
04063031 0 194,01
04063039 (3) 202,03
04063090 (3) 298,75
04064000 (3) 157,44
04069011 (3) 242,96

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode NoteImportlevy
04069013 0 250,05
04069015 0 250,05
04069017 0 250,05
04069019(3) 379,7,1
04069021 0 242,96
04069023 0 210,89
04069025 0. 210,89
04069027 0 210,89
04069029(3) 210,89
04069031,(3) 210,89
04069033210,89
04069035(3) 210,89
04069037(3) 210,89
04069039(3) 210,89
04069050(3) 210,89
04069061I 379,71
04069063379,71
04069069|| 379,71
04069071|| 258,45
04069073II 210,89
04069075|| 210,89
04069077I 210,89
04069079210,89
04069081210,89
04069083I 210,89
04069085210,89
04069089(3) 210,89
04069091258,45
04069093\ 258,45
04069097307,61
04069099307,61
17021090 0 36,85
2106905136,85
2309101594,69
23091019122,99
23091039\ 115,20
2309105994,96
23091070122,99
2309903594,69
23099039122,99
23099049115,20
2309905994,96
23099070122,99

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(')Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowing:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandmilkcreamcontainedin100kgof
product;and
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(2)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequalto:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightofthedriedmilkcontainedin100kgofproduct
plus,whereappropriate,
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(3)Productsfallingwithinthissubheadingimportedfromathirdcountryunderspecialarrangementsconcluded
betweenthatcountryandtheCommunityforwhichanIMA1certificateissuedundertheconditionsprovided
forinRegulation(EEC)No1767/82isissuedaresubjecttotheleviesinAnnexItothatRegulation.
(4)Lactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading17021010aresubject,pursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No
2730/75,tothesamelevyasthatapplicabletolactosefallingwithinsubheading17021090.