NoL289/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 16.10.73
REGULATION (EEC)No2803/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of15October1973
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulescontained
inRegulation (EEC)No1443/73tothepricesknown
totheCommissionthattheleviesatpresentinforce
shouldbealteredasshownintheAnnextothisRegu­
lation;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbytheAct(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)on
theAccessionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheEuropeanAtomic
EnergyCommunity ,signedatBrusselson22January
1972,andinparticularArticle14(8)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
Whereastheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
werefixedbyRegulation (EEC)No1443/73(4)and
subsequentamendingRegulations ;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—intliecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintained in,
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheleviesreferredtoinArticle14(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68areherebyfixedasshowninthe
Annex.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16October
1973.
IhisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,ISOctober1973.
hortheCommission
P.J.I.ARDINOIS
Memberofthe(Commission
(')OINo1.I4Iy2S.h.Ip.Iv
(')o'lNoI. 1p.14.
Oo'lNoii".i'^i.p.s.
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ANNEX
TariffNomenclature
Lerjr
(inu.a./lUOkgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCode
04.01 Milkandcream,fresh,notconcentratedorsweetened :
A.Ofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding6%:
I.Yoghourt,kephir,curdledmilk,whey,buttermilkandother
fermentedoracidifiedmilk:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2litresorless
less 0110 13-56
b)Other 0120 11-56
II.Other:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2litresorless
andofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding4°/o 0130 11-56
2.Exceeding4°/o 0140 14-75
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding4°/o 0150 10-56
2.Exceeding4°/o 0160 13-75
B.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
I.Exceeding6%butnotexceeding21% 0200 34-88
II.Exceeding21%>butnotexceeding45% 0300 73-78
III.Exceeding45% 0400 114-03
04.02 Milkandcream,preserved,concentratedorsweetened :
A.Notcontainingaddedsugar:
I.Whey 0500 3-39
II.Milkandcream,inpowderorgranules:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2-5kgor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding1-5°/o 0620 31-19
2.Exceeding1*5°/obutnotexceeding27% 0720 71-95
3.Exceeding27°/obutnotexceeding29% 0820 73-95
4.Exceeding29°/o 0920 86-25
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding1-5°/o 1020 25-19
2.Exceeding1-5°/obutnotexceeding27% 1120 65-95
3.Exceeding27°/obutnotexceeding29% 1220 67-95
4.Exceeding29°/o 1320 80-25
III.Milkandcream,otherthaninpowderorgranules:
a)Inhermeticallysealedcansofanetcapacityof454gor
less,oringlasscontainersofacapacityof0-5litre
orlessandofafatcontent,byweight,of11°/oorless:
1.Ofafatcontent,byweight,of8·9°/oorless 1420 15-98
2.Other 1520 21-57
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding45%> 1620 73-78
2.Exceeding45®/· 1720 114-03

NoL289/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 16.10.73
TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
04.02
(cont'd)B.Containingaddedsugar:
I.Milkandcream,inpowderorgranules:
a)Specialmilkforinfants('),inhermeticallysealedcans
ofanetcapacityof500gorlessandofafatcontent,
byweight(2):
1.Exceeding10%butnotexceeding11°/o1810 29-00
2.Exceeding14-5%butnotexceeding15-5%>1910 33-00
3.Exceeding17°/obutnotexceeding18°/o2010 36-00
4.Exceeding23°/obutnotexceeding24%2110 38-00
b)Other:
1.Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2-5kgor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight:
aa)Notexceeding1-5%(s) 2220perkg0-2519(»)
bb)Exceeding1-5e/obutnotexceeding27%>(s) 2320perkg0-6595(9)
cc)Exceeding27%(3) 2420perkg0-8025(·)
2.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
aa)Notexceeding1*5%(*)2520per:kg0-2519(10)
bb)Exceeding1-5%>butnotexceeding27°/o(s)2620perkg0-6595(10)
cc)Exceeding27%(')2720perkg0-8025(10)
II.Milkandcream,otherthaninpowderorgranules:
a)Inhermeticallysealedcansofanetcapacityof454gor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding9-5%2810 30-15
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding45%(s)2910perkg0-7378(le)
2.Exceeding45%>($)3010perkg1-1403(10)
54.03 Butter:
A.Ofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding85%3110 134-15
B.Other 3210 163-66
54.04 Cheeseandcurd:
A.Emmentaler ,Gruyère,Sbrinz,BergkäseandAppenzell,not
gratedorpowdered:
I.Ofaminimumfatcontentof45*/obyweight,referredto
drymatter,maturedforatleast3months(2):
a)Wholecheese(4)ofafree-at-frontier value(*)per100kg
netweightof:
1.151-68u.a.(a)ormorebutlessthan171-68u.a.(a) 3314 1500
2.171-68u.a.(a)ormore 3413 107-04(")

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TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLery
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
Ü4.04
(cont'd)b)Vacuum-packed pieces:
1.Withrindonatleastoneside,ofanetweight:
aa)Of1kgormorebutlessthan5kgandofa
free-at-frontier value(5)of171*68u.a.(a)ormore
butlessthan199-68u.a.(a)per100kgnetweight 3514 15-00
bb)Of450gormoreandofafree-at-frontier value(5)
of199-68u.a.(a)ormoreper100kgnetweight 3612 107-04(»)
2.Other,ofanetweightof75gormorebutnot
exceeding250g(")andofafree-at-frontier value(5)
of219-68u.a.(a)ormoreper100kgnetweight 3712 107-04(")
II.Other 3800 107-04
B.Glarusherbcheese(knownasSchabziger )madefromskimmed
milkandmixedwithfinely-groundherbs(2) 3900 105-48(12)
C.Blue-veinedcheese,notgratedorpowdered 4000 58-20
D.Processedcheese,notgratedorpowdered :
I.IntheblendingofwhichonlyEmmentaler ,Gruyèreand
Appenzellhavebeenusedandwhichmaycontain,asan
addition,Glarusherbcheese(knownasSchabziger),put
up(inboxesorslices)forretailsale(7),ofafree-at­
frontiervalue(5)of140u.a.ormoreper100kgnetweight
andofafatcontent,byweight,referredtodrymatter(*):
a)Notexceeding48°/oinrespectoftheaggregateofpor­
tionsorslices 4111 30-00
b)Notexceeding48°/oinrespectof5/6oftheaggregateof
portionsorslicesandnotexceeding56°/oinrespectof
theremaining1/6 4211 31-00
c)Exceeding48°/obutnotexceeding56°/oinrespectof
theaggregateofportionsorslices 4311 35-00
II.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
a)Notexceeding36%>andofafatcontent,byweight,
referredtodrymatter:
1.Notexceeding48% 4410 88-61
2.Exceeding48°/o 4510 96-13
b)Exceeding36%> 4610 176-13
E.Other:
I.Notgratedorpowdered,ofafatcontent,byweight,not
exceeding40%andawatercontent,calculatedbyweight,
ofthenon-fattymatter:
a)Notexceeding47e/· 4710 105-48

NoL289/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 16.10.73
TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100legnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
04.04
(cont'd)b)Exceeding47°/obutnotexceeding72°/o:
1.Cheddar,includingChester
2.TilsitandButterkäse,ofafatcontent,byweight,
referredtothedrymatter(2):4810 85-43
aa)Notexceeding48°/o 4922 89-88(»·)
bb)Exceeding48°/o 5022 89-88(»«)
3.Kashkaval (®) 5030 89-88(18)
4.Cheeseofsheep'smilkorbuffalomilk,incontainers
holdingbrine,orinsheep-orgoat-skinbottles(2) 5060 89-88(»)
5.Other 5120 89-88
c)Exceeding72°/o:
1.Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacitynotexceeding
500g 5210 67-41
2.Other 5250 169-88
II.Notspecified:
a)Gratedorpowdered5310 105-48
b)Other5410 169-88
17.02 Othersugars;sugarsyrups;artificialhoney(whetherornot
mixedwithnaturalhoney);caramel:
A.Lactoseandlactosesyrup:
II.Otherthanthatcontaining,inthedrystate,99*/oormore
byweightofthepureproduct(le)5500 13-92
17.0.5 Flavouredorcolouredsugars,syrupsandmolasses,butnotinclud­
ingfruitjuicescontainingaddedsugarinanyproportion :
A.Lactoseandlactosesyrup 5600 13-92
U.07 Sweetenedforage;otherpreparations ofakindusedinanimal
feeding:
B.Other,containingstarchorglucoseorglucosesyrupfalling
withinsubheadingsNos17.02Band17.05B,ormilkprod­
ucts(8):
I.Containingstarch,orglucoseorglucosesyrup:
a)Containingnostarchorcontaining10%orlessby
weightofstarch:
1
2
3.Containing50e/oormorebutlessthan75°/oby
weightofmilkproducts 5700 20-89
4.Containing75%ormorebyweightofmilkproducts 5800 26-69
b)Containingmorethan10%>butnotmorethan30%
byweightofstarch:
1
2
3.Containing50®/oormorebyweightofmilkproducts 5900 24-84

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TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
23.07
(cont'd)c)Containingmorethan30*/obyweightofstarch:
1
3.Containing50°/oormorebyweightofmilkproducts 6000 20-18
II.Containingnostarch,glucoseorglucosesyrup,butcontain­
ingmilkproducts 6100 26-69
Fornotes(*)to(8),secnotes(*)to(*)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No823/68(OJNoL151,30.6.1968).
(•)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;
b)6u.a.;and
c)4*34u.a.
(I#)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;and
b)4*34u.a.
(")Thelevyislimitedto7-50u.a.per100kgnetweight.
('*)Thelevyislimitedto6%>ofthevalueforcustomspurposes.
('*)Thelevyislimitedto53-05u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromAustria,Finland,RumaniaandSwitzerland (Regulation (EEC)No
1054/68asamended).
(u)Thelevyislimitedto73-05u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromAustria,Finland,RumaniaandSwitzerland (Regulation (EEC)No
1054/68asamended).
'")Thelevyislimitedto53-05u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromBulgaria,Hungary,RumaniaandTurkey(Regulation (EEC)No
1054/68asamended).
(■•)LactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02A1are,inpursuanceofRegulationNo189/66/EEC,subjecttothetame
levyasthatapplicabletolactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02AII.
(a)ForimportsintotheUnitedKingdom,thisfree-at-frontier valueshallbereducedby17-68u.a.per100kgnet.