NoL257/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.10.93
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2817/93
of14October1993
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,Whereas,asprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)
No2915/79,thecomponentofthelevyestablishedusing
afactorexpressingtheweightratioexistingbetweenthe
milkcomponentscontainedintheproductontheone
handandtheproductitselfontheotheris,forproducts
containingsugarorothersweeteners,calculatedbymulti­
plyingthebasicamountbythequantityofmilk
componentscontainedintheproduct;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2071/92(2),andinparticularArticle14(8)
thereof,WhereasArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)No2915/79
providesthatforcertainproductsoriginatinginor
comingfromcertainthirdcountriesaspecificlevyisto
beapplied;whereasthelevyapplicabletothoseproducts
isfixedinAnnexItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1767/82Q,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2743/93(8);WhereasArticle14ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1ofthatRegulation ;whereasthese
productsmaybedividedintogroups;whereasthe
productgroupsandthepilotgroupsandthepilotproduct
foreachofthesegroupsaresetoutinAnnexItoCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No2915/79of18December1979
determiningthegroupsofproductsandthespecialprovi­
sionsforcalculatingleviesonmilkandmilkproducts(3),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3798/91(4);Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimportation
intotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilatedproduct
forwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyonitspilot
productisconsiderablylowerthanthepricewhichwould
obtainiftheratiotothepriceofthepilotproductwere
normal,thelevymustbeequaltothesumoftwo
components :
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroupmust
beequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilotproductless
thefree-at-frontier price;whereasthesethresholdprices
werefixedforthe1993/94milkyearbyCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1562/93(0;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1723/93(6),
determiningthepricesandamountsfixedinecusinthe
milkandmilkproductssectorwhicharereducedasa
resultofthemonetaryrealignments ofSeptember
andNovember1992,JanuaryandMay1993;—onecomponentequaltotheamountresultingfrom
theprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79applicabletotheassimilatedproductin
question,
—anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,the
compositionandqualityoftheassimilatedproduct
beingtakenintoaccount,makesitpossibleto
re-establishnormalpriceratiosforimportsintothe
Community ; Whereas,however,Regulation(EEC)No2915/79lays
downspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevyoncertain
assimilatedproducts;whereastheseproductsarelisted
andthemethodofcalculatingthelevyonthemdescribed
inAnnexIIandinArticles2to12ofthatRegulation
respectively ; WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespectofwhichthe
customsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATTmustbe
limitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding;(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL215,30.7.1992,p.64.
(3)OJNoL329,24.12.1979,p.1.
(4)OJNoL357,28.12.1991,p.3.
(*)OJNoL154,25.6.1993,p.1.
(*)OJNoL159,1.7.1993,p.123.0OJNoL196,5.7.1982,p.1.
(8)OJNoL248,6.10.1993,p.7.

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Whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,afree-at-frontier
pricemayremainunchangedforalimitedperiodwhere
thenewlevelofthepriceforagivenqualityoraspecific
origin,usedasabasisforestablishingthepreviousfree­
at-frontierprice,hasnotreachedtheCommission to
enableittoestablishthenextfree-at-frontier priceandif
theCommissionconsidersthatthepriceswhichare
availablecouldleadtosuddenandconsiderablechanges
inthefree-at-frontier pricebecausetheyarenotsuffici­
entlyrepresentative ofrealmarkettrends;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
Regulationisincorporatedinthecombinednomen­
clature;
WhereasArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;whereas
theymaybealteredintheinterveningperiodifneces­
sary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntilanother
becomesapplicable;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2730/75of
29October1975onglucoseandlactose(s),asamended
byRegulation(EEC)No222/88,stipulatesthatthetreat­
mentprovidedforlactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithin
CNcode17021090byRegulation(EEC)No804/68and
bytheprovisionsadoptedfortheapplicationofthat
Regulationistobeextendedtolactoseandlactosesyrup
fallingwithinCNcode17021010;whereasconse­
quentlythelevyfixedforproductsfallingwithinCN
code17021090alsoappliestoproductsfallingwithin
CNcode17021010;whereastoensurethattheprovi­
sioninquestionisproperlyappliedtheseproductsand
thelevythereonshouldbeexplicitlymentionedinthe
listoflevies;
WhereasCouncilRegulations (EEC)No518/92(«),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2233/93(7),(EEC)
No519/92(8),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2234/93(9),and(EEC)No520/92(10),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2235/93(u),of27February1992on
certainproceduresforapplyingtheInterimAgreements
ontradeandtrade-relatedmattersbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheEuropeanCoalandSteel
Community ,oftheonepart,andtheRepublicofPoland,
theRepublicofHungaryandtheCzechandSlovak
FederalRepublicrespectively ,oftheotherpart,introduce
arrangements forreducingimportleviesoncertain
products;whereasCommission Regulation (EEC)
No584/92(12),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2658/93(u),laysdowndetailedrulesforapplyingthe
arrangementsprovidedforintheseagreementsasregards
milkandmilkproducts;WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1073/68('),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No222/88(2),provides
thatafree-at-frontier pricemustbeestablishedforeachof
thepilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79;whereasthesepricesmustbedetermined
forproductsofgoodmarketablequality;
Whereasthefree-at-frontier pricesmustbeestablishedon
thebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasingopportunities
ininternational tradefortheproductslistedin
Article1ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68otherthanassi­
milatedproductsforwhichthelevyisnotequaltothe
levyontherelatedpilotproducts;whereas,whenrecor­
dingthesepurchasingopportunities ,theCommission
musttakeaccountofallinformationobtaineddirector
throughtheMemberStatesconcerningpricesfordelivery
ofthird-countryproductsfree-at-Community-frontier and
pricesonthird-countrymarkets;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No788/86(3),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1525/90(4),speci­
fiesthefree-at-Spanish-frontier valuesofcertaincheeses
importedfromandoriginatinginSwitzerland ;
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;whereasadjustments
relatingtocompositionmustbecalculatedbymultiplying
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;(5)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.20.
(6)OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.3.
(7)OJNoL200,10.8.1993,p.3.
(8)OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.6.0OJNoL200,10.8.1993,p.4.
(,0)OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.9.
(")OJNoL200,10.8.1993,p.5.
12OJNoL62,7.3.1992,p.34.(')OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.
(J)OJNoL28,1.2.1988,p.1.
(3)OJNoL74,19.3.1986.p.20.HOJNoL144,7.6.1990.p.15. (I3)OJNoL244,30.9.1993,p.8.

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currenciesandareusedasthebasisfordeterminingthe
agriculturalconversionratesoftheMemberStates'curren­
cies;whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddeter­
minationoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommission
Regulation(EEC)No1068/93O;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesonmilkandmilkproductsshouldbeassetout
intheAnnexhereto,Whereas,inaddition,accountmustbetakenofCouncil
Decision93/239/EECof15March1993concerningthe
conclusionoftheAgreementsintheformofexchanges
oflettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,
oftheonepart,andtheRepublicofAustria,theRepublic
ofFinland,theRepublicofIceland,theKingdomof
NorwayandtheKingdomofSweden,oftheotherpart,
ontheprovisionalapplicationoftheAgreementson
certainarrangements inthefieldofagriculture,signedby
thesaidpartiesinOportoon2May1992(');whereas
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1316/93(2)laysdown
detailedrulesfortheapplicationoftheimportarrange­
mentsfortheseproductsoriginatinginSweden;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(3),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No297/91(4),laysdown
thearrangementsapplicabletoagriculturalproductsorigi­
natingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorin
theoverseascountriesandterritories;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity (*),noleviesshallapplyon
productsoriginatingintheoverseascountriesandterrito­
ries;
Whereastherepresentative marketratesdefinedin
Article1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92(6)are
usedtoconvertamountsexpressedinthirdcountryHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle14ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16October
1993.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14October1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL109,1.5.1993,p.1.
OOJNoL132,29.5.1993,p.73.0OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
(4)OJNoL36,8.2.1991,p.9.0OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.
(6)OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1. 0OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof14October1993fixingtheimportleviesonmilkand
milkproducts
(ECU/10Ckgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicatedj
CNcodeNote(<) ImP°rt CNcode
levyNote(*) Import
levy
04011010 17,73 04031016 (')2,0844/kg+28,79
04011090 16,52 04031022 26,35
04012011 23,94 04031024 30,95
04012019 22,73 04031026 73,90
04012091 28,54 04031032 (')0,2031/kg+27,58
04012099 27,33 04031034 (')0,2491/kg+27,58
04013011 71,49 04031036 (■)0,6786/kg+27,58
04013019 70,28 04039011 127,93
04013031 136,01 04039013 177,61
04013039 134,80 04039019 215,69
04013091 226,69 04039031 (') 1,2068/kg+28,79
04013099 225,48 04039033 (') 1,7036/kg+28,79
04021011 (<) 127,93 04039039 «2,0844/kg+28,79
0402101900 120,68 04039051 26'35
04021091(')O1,2068/kg+28,79 04039053 30,95
0402109900 1,2068/kg+21,54 04039059 73,90
040221110 177.61 °4°39°61«0,2031/kg+27,58
040221170 170,36 04039063 «0,2491/kg+27,58
0402211900 170,36 04039069 0)0,6786/kg+27,58
0402219100 215,69 04041002 31,45
0402219900 208,44 04041004 177,61
040229110001,7036/kg+28,79 04041006 215,69
04022915001,7036/kg+28,79 04041012 127,93
0402291900 1,7036/kg+21,54 04041014 177,61
04022991002,0844/kg+28,79 04041016 215,69
04022999002,0844/kg+21,54 04041026 (')0,3145/kg+21,54
040291110 37,99 04041028 (') 1,7036/kg+28,79
040291190 37,99 04041032 (')2,0844/kg+28,79
040291310 47'49 04041034 (')1,2068/kg+28,79
040291390 47»49 04041036 (') 1,7036/kg+28,79
040291510 I36'01 04041038 (')2,0844/kg+28,79
040291590 I34'80 04041048 (2)0,3145/kg
040291910 226,69 040410520 1,7036/kg+6,04
040291990 225,48 0404105402,0844/kg4-6,04
040299110 44,79 040410560 1,2068/kg+6,04
040299190 44,79 040410580 1,7036/kg+6,04
04029931001,3238/kg4-25,17 0404106202,0844/kg+6,04
04029939 (')01,3238/kg+23,96^1Qy2 (2)0,3145/kg+21,54
04029991002,2306/kg+25,17 04041074 O 1,7036/kg+27,58
04029999OO2,2306/kg+23,96 04041076O2,0844/kg+27,58
04031002 127,93 04041078 (2) 1,2068/kg+27,58
04031004 177,61 040410820 1,7036/kg+27,58
04031006 215,69 04041084 O2,0844/kg+27,58
04031012 O1,2068/kg+28,79 04049011 127,93
04031014 O1,7036/kg+28,79 04049013 177,61

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CNcode Note(*) Import
levyCNcode Note(*) Import
levy
04049019 215,69 04069031 (3)0 150,56
04049031 127,93 04069033 (3)0 150,56
04049033 177,61 04069035 (3)(4) 150,56
04049039 215,69 04069037 (3)(4) 150,56
04049051 (')1,2068/kg+28,79 04069039 (3)(4) 150,56
04049053 C)(3)1,7036/kg+28,79 04069050 (3)(4) 150,56
04049059 (')2,0844/kg+28,79 04069061 (3)(4) 370,87
04049091 (•)1,2068/kg+28,79 04069063 (3)(4) 370,87
04049093(')O1,7036/kg+28,79 04069069 (3)(4) 370,87
04049099 (')2,0844/kg+28,79 04069073 (3)(4) 150,56
04050011 (3) 233,47 04069075 (3)(4) 150,56
04050019 (3) 233,47 04069077 (3)0 150,56
04050090 284,83 04069079 (3)(4) 150,56
04061020OO 1^2,58 04069081 150'56
04061080 (3)(4)247,28 04069085 OO 150,56
04062010 (3)(4)•370,87 04069089 «« 150>56
04062090 (3)(4)370,87 04069093 (3)(4)192,58
0406301000 15M6 04069099 247>28
0406303100 I44.2! 17021010 35,09
04063039 OO 158,46 17021090 35,09
04063090 OO 255,18ww 21069051 35,09
04064000 OO 141,85
04069011OO 215,36 23091015 92,93
04069013OO 150,25 23091019 120,69
04069015OO I50,25 23091039 112,60
04069017OO I50.25 23091059 91,78
04069019OO 370,87 23091070 120,69
04069021 OO 215,36 23099035 92,93
04069023 OO I50,56 23099039 120,69
04069025 OO 150,56 23099049 112,60
04069027 OO I50,56 23099059 91,78
04069029 OO 150,56 23099070 120,69
(')Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthiscodeisequaltothesumofthefollowing:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightoflacticmattercontainedin100kgofproduct;and
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(2)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthiscodeisequalto:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightofthedrylacticmattercontainedin100kgofproductplus,whereappropriate,
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(3)Productsfallingwithinthiscodeandimportedfromathirdcountry
—forwhichanIMA1certificate,issuedinaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No1767/82,ispresented,
—forwhichanEUR1certificate,issuedinaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No1316/93forSwedenandamendedRegulation(EEC)No584/92for
Poland,theCzechandSlovakRepublicsandHungary,ispresented,
shallbesubjecttotheleviesdefinedinthesaidRegulations,respectively.
(4)ThelevyapplicableislimitedundertheconditionslaiddowninRegulation(EEC)No715/90.
ONolevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.