NoL134/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.5.88
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1474/88
of30May1988
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,WhereasArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)No2915/79
providesthatforcertainproductsoriginatinginor
comingfromcertainthirdcountriesaspecificlevyisto
beapplied;whereasthelevyapplicabletothoseproducts
isfixedinAnnexItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
1767/820,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
611/88(8);
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);Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimportation
intotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilatedproduct
forwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyonitspilot
productisconsiderablylowerthanthepricewhichwould
obtainiftheratiotothepriceofthepilotproductwere
normal,thelevymustbeequaltothesumoftwocompo­
nents:
—one'componentequaltotheamountresultingfrom
theprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79applicabletotheassimilatedproductin
question,
—anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,the
compositionandqualityoftheassimilatedproduct
beingtakenintoaccount,makesitpossibleto
re-establishnormalpriceratiosforimportsintothe
Community ;
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroupmust
beequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilotproductless
thefree-at-frontier price;whereasthesethresholdprices
werefixedforthe1987/88milkyearbyCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1895/87(5),extendedbyCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1412/88of17May1988(«);
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;WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespectofwhichthe
customsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATTmustbe
limitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1073/68(9),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No222/88,providesthatafree-at-­
frontierpricemustbeestablishedforeachofthepilot
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-countrymarkets; (')OJNo.L148,28.6.1968,p.13.
OOJNoL110,29.4.1988,p.27.0OJNoL329,24.12.1979,p.1.
(4)OJ-NoL28,1.2.1988,p.1.
OOJNoL182,3.7.1987,p.33.
(ÓOJNoL130,26.5.1988,p.1.0OJNoL196,5.7.1982,p.1.
(8)OJNoL60,5.3.1988,p.19.0OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.

31.5.88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL134/9
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,
refundsshould.becalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforinthe
•lastsubparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(2),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1636/87(3),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesonmilkandmilkproductsshouldbeassetout
intheAnnexhereto,Whereasthepricesusedmustbeadjustedwheretheyare
notquotedfree-at-Community-frontier Qrwheretheydo
notapplytoproductsofgoodmarketablequality;
whereastheadjustmentinrespect'ofanassimilated
productthelevyonwhichisequaltothelevyonitspilot
productmustbeeffectedinsuchawayastoallow,in
particular,fordifferencesincomposition ,maturity,
qualityandpresentationbetweentheassimilatedproduct
andtherelatedpilotproduct;whereasadjustmentsrela­
tingtocompositionmustbecalculatedbymultiplying
thedifferencebetweenthemilkcomponentcontentof
thepilotproductandthatoftheassimilatedproductin
questionbythevalueattributedininternationaltradeto
oneunitofweightofthemilkcomponentinquestion;
whereas,whentheotheradjustmentsarebeingeffected,
thedifferencebetweenthevalueattributedonthe
Communitymarkettoeachoftherelevantcharacteristics
ofthepilotproductandthevalueattributedonthat
market,tothecorrespondingcharacteristicsoftheassimi­
latedproductinquestionmustbetakenintoaccount;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Whereas,ifnoinformationonpricesisavailable,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
lablecouldleadtosuddenandconsiderablechangeisin
thefree-at-frontier pricebecausetheyarenotsufficiently
representative ofrealmarkettrends;Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1June1988.
HOJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
3OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1. (')OJNoL74,19.3.1986,p.20.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30May1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30May1988fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilk
products
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04011010 18,41
04011090
117,20
04012011 25,62
04012019 24,41
04012091 31,65
04012099 30,44
04013011 82,04
04013019 80,83
04013031158,40
04013039 157,19
04013091 \266,28
04013099 265,07
04021011 129,93
04021019 122,68
04021091 0 1,2268/kg+31,93
04021099 (') 1,2268/kg+24,68
04022111 \197,05
04022117 \189,80
040221191189,80
04022191 236,41
04022199 229,16 .
04022911 C)(3) 1,8980/kg+31,93
04022915 (*) 1,8980/kg4-31,93
04022919 (■) 1,8980/kg+24,68
04022991 (') 2,2916/kg+31,93
04022999 (') 2,2916/kg+24,68
04029111• 30,88
04029119 \30,88
04029131 l38,60
04029139'38,60
04029151 158,40
04029159157,19
04029191 266,28
04029199 265,07
04029911 53,76
04029919 53,76
04029931 (') 1,5477/kg+28,31
04029939 (■)' 1,5477/kg+27,10
04029991 (') 2,6265/kg+28,31
04029999 (') 2,6265/kg+27,10

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Impprtlevy
04031011l 28,03
0403101334,06
0403101984,45
04031031 (') 0,2199/kg+30,72
04031033 (') .0,2802/kg+30,72
04031039 (') 0,7841/kg+30,72
04039011l 129,93
04039013197,05
04039019236,41
04039031 (') 1,2268/kg+31,93
04039033(') 1,8980/kg+31,93
04039039(') 2,2916/kg+31,93
0403905128,03
0403905334,06
0403905984,45
04039061 (') 0,2199/kg+30,72
04039063 (') 0,2802/kg+30,72
04039069 (') 0,7841/kg+30,72
0404101125,01
04041019 (') 0,2501/kg+24,68
04041091(2) 0,2501/kg
04041099 0 0,2501/kg+24,68
04049011|| 129,93
04049013\ 197,05
04049019236,41
04049031129,93
04049033197,05
04049039236,41
040490510) 1,2268/kg+31,93
04049053 (') 1,8980/kg+31,93
04049059(') '2,2916/kg+31,93
04049091 (') 1,2268/kg+31,93
04049093 (') 1,8980/kg+31,93
04049099 (') 2,2916/kg+31,93
04050010274,91
04050090335,39
04061010286,20
04061090333,44
04062010(3) 397,14
04062090\ 397,14
04063010(3) 220,10
04063031 0 215,21
04063039(3) 220,10
04063090 0 316,82
04064000(3) 157,44
04069011(3) 253,56

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04069013 0 250,05
04069015 (3). 250,05
04069017 0 250,05
04069019 (3) 397,14
04069021 (3) 253,56
04069023 (3) 236,72
04069025 (3) 236,72'.
04069027 (3) 236,72
04069029 (3) 236,72
04069031 (3) 236,72
04069033\\236,72
04069035 (3) 236,72
04069037 (3) 236,72
04069039 (3) 236,72
04069050 (3) 236,72
04069061 397,14
04069063I397,14
04069069 397,14
04069071I286,20
04069073\236,72
04069075l236,72
04069077l236,72
04069079l236,72
04069081 236,72
04069083\\236,72
04069085 236,72
04069089 (3) 236,72
04069091Il286,20
04069093 286,20
04069097 333,44
04069099 333,44
17021090 (4) 42,54
21069051\\42,54
23091015• 94,43
23091019 122,65
23091039 115,67
23091059\\97,18
23091070 122,65
23099035 94,43
23099039Il122,65
23099049Il115,67
23099059 97,18
23099070l122,65

NoL134/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.5.88
(')Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowing:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandmilkcreamcontainedin100kgof
product;and
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(2)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequalto:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightofthedriedmilkcontainedin100kgofproduct
plus,whereappropriate,
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(3)Productsfallingwithinthissubheadingimportedfromathirdcountryunderspecialarrangementsconcluded
betweenthatcountryandtheCommunityforwhichanIMA1certificateissuedundertheconditionsprovided
forinRegulation(EEC)No1767/82isissuedaresubjecttotheleviesinAnnexItothatRegulation.'
0)Lactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading17021010aresubject,pursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No
2730/75,tothesamelevyasthatapplicabletolactosefallingwithinsubheading17021090.