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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No536/93
of9March1993
layingdowndetailedrulesontheapplication oftheadditional levyonmilkand
milkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean
Economic Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3950/92
of28December 1992establishing anadditional levyin
themilkandmilkproductssector('),andinparticular
Article11thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3813/92
of28December 1992ontheunitofaccountandthe
conversion ratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagricultural policy(2),andinparticularArticle 1
thereof,Whereasitisnecessarytomakeitquiteclearthatunder
nocircumstances canindividual downward corrections
relatingtothefatcontentofdeliveredmilkresultina
deduction fromthelevypaymentofanyquantityin
excessoftheguaranteed totalquantityinaMemberState;
Whereasexperience gainedhasshownthatmajordelays
inboththetransmission offiguresoncollections ordirect
salesandpaymentofthelevy,havepreventedthearran­
gementsfrombeingfullyeffective ;whereas,therefore,
lessonsshouldbelearnedfromthepastandthenecessary
conclusions drawnbylayingdownstrictrequirements as
regardsnotification andpaymentdeadlinesandproviding
forpenaltieswheredeadlines arenotmet;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle2(4)ofRegulation (EEC)
No3950/92theCommission isresponsible forlaying
downcriteriafordetermining whichprioritycategories of
produceraretobenefitfromreimbursement ofthelevy
wheretheMemberStatehasdecidednottofullyreallo­
cateunusedquantitiesinitsterritory;whereasaMember
Statemayonlybeauthorized touseothercriteria,in
agreement withtheCommission ,intheeventthatthe
criterialaiddownbytheCommission cannotbefully
appliedinthatMemberState;
WhereasunderRegulation (EEC)No3950/92purchasers
bearchiefresponsibility forthecorrectimplementation of
thearrangements ;whereasitisthereforeessentialthat
MemberStatesapprovethepurchasers operatingintheir
territory ;
Whereas,lastly,theMemberStatesmusthavesuitable
meansofconducting ex-postcheckstoverifywhetherand
towhatextentthelevyhasbeencollectedinaccordance
withtheprovisions inforce;whereassuchchecksmust
involveatleastacertainnumber ofmeasures which
shouldbespecified ;
WhereastheManagement Committee forMilkandMilk
Productshasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthetime
limitsetbyitschairman ,Whereastheapplication ofthearrangements regarding
theadditional levyonmilkandmilkproductswere
extended inaccordance withRegulation (EEC)
No3950/92forafurthersevenconsecutive 12month
periodsfrom1April1993;whereasthatRegulation
repealsthepreviousprovisions concerned andreplaces
them;whereasnewdetailedrulesfortheapplication of
Regulation (EEC)No3950/92shouldaccordingly belaid
downandthedetailed ruleswhichtheCommission
adoptedunderthepreviousarrangements should'be
repealed ;
WhereasthisRegulation concernsfirstlytheadditional
factorsnecessary forthefinalcalculation ofthelevy
payablebyproducers ,secondlythemeasurestoensure
paymentofthelevyingoodtimeandlastlytheruleson
checkspermitting verification ofpropercollection ofthe
levy;
Whereas thecharacteristics ofmilkwhichareconsidered
toberepresentative andinparticular thewayitsfat
contentistobetakenintoaccountwhenthefinalquanti­
tiesisbasedonareference fatcontent,whichmust,like
theindividual referencequantitytowhichitisrelated,be
thatavailableon31March1993;whereasspecialprovi­
sionsmustcovercaseswherethereferencequantityfor
deliveries isincreased orestablished byconverting a
referencequantityfordirectsales;whereastheexperience
gaineddemonstrates theneedforveryspecificrulesappli­
cabletomilkproducersbeginning production ;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article 1
(')OJNoL405,31.12.1992,p.1.
(2)OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.Forthepurposesofcalculating theadditional levyintro­
ducedbyRegulation (EEC)No3950/92:

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1.withinthemeaningofArticle2(1)ofthatRegulation
'quantitiesofmilkormilkequivalent marketed'ina
MemberStatemeansallquantities ofmilkormilk
equivalent whichleaveanyholdingintheterritoryof
thatMember State.
Quantities presented byproducers fortreatment or
processingundercontractshallbedeemeddeliveries ;
2.theequivalence formulaetobeusedshallbe:
26,3kgmilkx%fatcontentofcream-1kgcream=100(b)where,pursuanttoArticle4(2)ofRegulation (EEC)
No3950/92,thereferencequantityfordeliveries is
established byconverting thereferencequantityfor
directsales,therepresentative fatcontentforthe
referencequantityfordeliveries shallbe3,8%;
(c)whereArticles6and7andthethird,fourthandfifth
indentsofArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)No3950/92
areapplied,therepresentative fatcontentshallbe
transferred withthereferencequantitywithwhichitis
associated .
Insuchcases,theresultingrepresentative fatcontent
shallbeequaltotheaverageoftheinitialandtrans­
ferredrepresentative contents ,weightedbytheinitial
andtransferred referencequantities ;
(d)inthecaseofproducerswhoseentirereferencequan­
titycomesfromthenationalreserveandwho
commenced production after1April1992,therepre­
sentativefatcontentofmilkshallbetheaveragefat
contentofmilkdeliveredduringthefirst12months
ofproduction .However ,therepresentative
contentmaynotexceedtheaveragenationalfat
contentofmilkcollectedintheMemberStateduring
the12-month reference periodexceptwherethe
producerprovidesproofeachyearthathisherd
includesdairybreedswhichcallforahighercontent
tobetakenintoaccount.Intheabsenceofsuchproof,
therepresentative fatcontentshallbefixedatthe
leveloftheaveragenationalfatcontentofthemilk
collectedintheMemberStateduringthe12-month
referenceperiod.—1kgbutter=22,5kgmilk.
Inthecaseofcheeseandallothermilkproducts,
MemberStatesmaydetermine equivalences usingthe
dry-extract contentandthefatcontentofthetypesof
cheeseorproductsconcerned orfixthequantities of
milkequivalent onaflat-ratebasisbyreferencetothe
numberofdairycowsheldbytheproducerandan
averagemilkyieldpercowrepresentative oftheherd.
Iftheproducercanprovideprooftothesatisfaction of
thecompetent authorityofthequantitiesactuallyused
forthemanufacture oftheproductsinquestion,the
MemberStateshallusesuchproofinplaceofthe
abovementioned equivalences ;
3.wherewhollyorpartlyskimmedmilkisdelivered ,the
producermustprovetothesatisfaction ofthecompe­
tentauthoritythatthefatcontentofthemilkhasbeen
usedtocalculatethelevy.Intheabsenceofsuch
proof,deliveriesofsuchmilkshallbetreatedaswhole
milkwhenthelevyiscalculated ;
thetargetpriceandtheagricultural conversion rate
applicable shallbethoseapplyingonthelastdayof
the12monthperiodconcerned .2.Inordertodrawupthedefinitivestatement for
purposesofthelevyasreferredtoinArticle3foreach
producer,theaveragefatcontentofthemilkand/ormilk
equivalent hehasdeliveredshallbecompared withthe
representative fatcontentofhisproduction :
—ifthedifference ispositive,thequantityofmilkor
milkequivalent delivered shallbeincreased by
0,18%per0,1gramofadditional fatperkilogramof
milk,
—ifthedifference isnegative,thequantityofmilkor
milkequivalent deliveredshallbereducedby0,18%
per0,1gramoffatlackingperkilogramofmilk.Article2
1.Thecharacteristics ofmilk,including fatcontent,
considered representative withinthemeaning of
Article11ofRegulation (EEC)No3950/92shallbethose
associatedwiththeindividual referencequantityavailable
on31March1993.
Wheretheindividual referencequantityBamendedthe
followingprovisions apply:
(a)therepresentative fatcontentofmilkshallnotchange
whereadditional reference quantities areallocated
fromthenationalreserveorwherethereferencequan­
tityisincreasedpursuanttoArticle4(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No3950/92;Wherethequantityofmilkdelivered isexpressed in
litres,the0,18%adjustment per0,1gramoffatcontent
shallbemultiplied bythecoefficient 0,971.
3.IfthequantityofmilkcollectedinaMemberState
isgreaterthanthequantityascorrectedinaccordance
withparagraph 2,thelevyshallbepayableonthediffe­
rencebetweenthequantitycollectedandtheguaranteed
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Article3 summarizing byproductthequantities ofmilkand/or
othermilkproductssolddirectlyforconsumption and/or
towholesalers ,cheesematurersandtheretailtrade.,
Inthecaseofleapyears,thequantityofmilkormilk
equivalent shallbereducedbyVmofthequantitiessold
directlyinFebruaryandMarchorbyl/336ofthequantities
solddirectlyinthe12-monthperiodinquestion .
2.Before15Mayeachyear,theproducershallforward
declarations tothecompetent authorityoftheMember
State.
Wherethattimelimitisnotobserved,theproducershall
beliabletothelevyonallthequantities ofmilkandmilk
equivalent solddirectlyinexcessofhisreferencequantity
or,wherethereisnooverrun,toapenaltyequaltothe
amountoflevyduefora0,1%overrunofhisreference
quantity.SuchpenaltymaynotexceedECU1000.
Whereadeclaration isnotsubmitted before1July,the
secondparagraph ofArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)
No3950/92shallapply30daysaftertheMemberState
hasservednotice.
3.TheMemberStatemayprovidethatthecompetent
authorityshallnotifytheproduceroftheleviespayable
byhimafterreallocating ,ornot,bydecisionofthe
MemberState,allorpartoftheunusedreferencequanti­
tiestotheproducers concerned .
4.Before1September eachyear,theproducershall
paytheamountduetothecompetent bodyinaccordance
withruleslaiddownbytheMemberState.
Wherethetimelimitforpaymentisnotmet,thesums
dueshallbearinterestatarateporannumfixedbythe
Member Stateandwhichshallnotbelowerthantherate
ofinterestwhichthelatterappliesfortherecoveryof
amountswronglypaid.1.Attheendofeachoftheperiodsreferredtoin
Article1ofRegulation (EEC)No3950/92,thepurchaser
shallestablishastatement foreachproducershowing,
oppositetheproducer'sreferencequantityandtherepre­
sentativefatcontentofhisproduction ,thequantityand
fatcontentofthemilkand/ormilkequivalent whichhe
hasdeliveredduringtheperiod.
Inthecaseofleapyears,thequantityofmilkormilk
equivalent shallbereducedbyonesixtiethofthequanti­
tiesdeliveredinFebruaryandMarch.
2.Before15Mayeachyear,thepurchasers shall
forwardtothecompetent authorityoftheMemberStatea
summaryofthestatements drawnupforeachproducer
or,whereappropriate ,bydecisionoftheMemberState,
thetotalquantity,thequantitycorrectedinaccordance
withArticle2(2)andaveragefatcontentofthemilk
and/ormilkequivalent deliveredtoitbyproducers and
thesumoftheindividual referencequantities andthe
averagerepresentative fatcontentofsuchproducers'
production .
Wherethattimelimitisnotobserved,thepurchasershall
beliabletoapenaltyequaltotheamountofthelevydue
fora0,1%overrunonthequantities ofmilkandmilk
equivalent delivered tothembyproducers .Such
penaltymaynotexceedECU20000.
3.MemberStatesmayprovidethatthecompetent
authorityshallnotifythepurchaseroftheleviespayable
byhimafterreallocating ,ornot,bydecisionofthe
MemberState,allorpartoftheunusedreferencequanti­
tieseitherdirectlytotheproducers concerned orto
purchasers withaviewtotheirsubsequent allocation
amongtheproducers concerned .
4.Before1September eachyear,thepurchaserliable
forleviesshallpaythecompetent bodytheamountdue
inaccordance withruleslaiddownbytheMemberState.
Wherethetimelimitforpaymentisnotmet,thesums
dueshallbearinterestatarateperannumfixedbythe
Member Stateandwhichshallnotbelowerthantherate
ofinterestwhichthelatterappliesfortherecoveryof
wronglypaidamounts .Article 5
1.Whereappropriate ,MemberStatesshalldetermine
theprioritycategories ofproducers asreferredtoin
Article2(4)ofRegulation (EEC)No3950/92onthebasis
ofoneormoreofthefollowingobjectivecriteria,inorder
ofpriority :
(a)formalacknowledgement bythecompetent authority
oftheMemberStatethatallorpartofthelevyhas
beenwronglycharged ;
(b)thegeographical locationoftheholding,andprima­
rilymountain areasasdefinedinArticle3(3)of
CouncilDirective75/268/EEC(');Article4
1.Inthecaseofdirectsales,attheendofeachofthe
periodsreferredtoinArticle 1ofRegulation (EEC)
No3950/92,theproducer shallmakeadeclaration (')OJNoL128,19.5.1975,p.1.

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—undertake toforwardthedeclarations providedfor
inArticle3(2)tothecompetent authorityofthe
Member Stateconcerned .
Approval shallbewithdrawn wheretheabove­
mentioned provisions arenotobserved ;itmaybe
withdrawn whereitisascertained thatthepurchaser
hasrepetedlyfailedtocomplywithanyotherobliga­
tionunderRegulation (EEC)No3950/92orthis
Regulation ;(c)themaximum stockingdensityontheholdingforthe
purposesofextensivelivestockproduction ;
(d)theamountbywhichtheindividual referencequan­
tityisexceeded ;
(e)thevolumeoftheproducer'sreferencequantity.
Wherethefinancialresourcesavailableforagivenperiod
arenotusedupaftertheabovementioned criteriahave
beenapplied,theMemberStatemayadoptotherobjective
criteriawiththeagreement oftheCommission .
2.MemberStatesshalltakeanyadditional measures
necessarytoensurepaymentofleviesduetotheCommu­
nitywithinthetimelimitlaiddown.
Wherethesetofdocuments referredtoinArticle3(5)of
Commission Regulation (EEC)No2776/88('),whichthe
Member Statesmusttransmit totheCommission each
month,showsthatthistimelimithasnotbeenmet,the
Commission shallreduceadvancesonentryinthe
accountsofagricultural expenditure inproportion tothe
amountdueoranestimatethereof.
InterestpaidpursuanttoArticle3(4)andArticle4(4)
shallbedeductedbytheMemberStatesfromexpenditure
onmilkandmilkproducts .(b)producersshallberequiredtoensurethatpurchasers
towhomtheydeliverareapproved ;
(c)purchasers shallkeepavailabletothecompetent
authorityoftheMemberStateforatleastthreeyears
stockaccountsper12-month periodwithdetailsof
thenameandaddressofeachproducer,thereference
quantityavailableatthebeginning andattheendof
eachperiod,thequantitiesofmilkormilkequivalent
whichhehasdeliveredpermonthorfour-week
period,therepresentative andaveragefatcontentsof
hisdeliveries ,togetherwiththecommercial docu­
ments,correspondance andotherinformation referred
toinCouncilRegulation (EEC)No4045/89(2)
permitting suchstockaccountstobeverified ;
Article6
Referencequantitiesnotornolongerallocatedtoindivi­
dualsshallbeincluded inthenationalreservereferredto
inArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No3950/92.Reference
quantitiesfordeliveriesandthosefordirectsalesshallbe
recordedseparately .(d)purchasers shallberesponsible forrecordingunder
theadditional levyarrangements allquantities ofmilk
and/orothermilkproductsdeliveredtothem;tothat
endtheyshallkeepavailabletothecompetent autho­
rityforatleastthreeyearsthelistofpurchasers and
undertakings treatingorprocessing milkand/orother
milkproductssupplying themwithmilkorother
milkproductsand,permonth,thequantities deli­
veredbyeachsupplier ;
(e)oncollection atholdings,milkand/orothermilk
productsshallbeaccompanied byadocument identi­
fyingthedelivery.Inaddition,purchasers shallkeep
recorsofeachindividual deliveryforatleastthree
years;Article7
1.Member Statesshalltakealltheverification
measuresnecessary toensurepaymentofthelevyon
quantities ofmilkandmilkequivalent marketedinexcess
ofanyofthequantities referredtoinArticle3ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No3950/92.Tothatend:
(a)allpurchasers operatingintheterritoryofaMember
StatemustbeapprovedbythatMemberState.
Purchasers shallbeapprovedonlywherethey:
—provideproofoftheirstatusasdealersfromthe
viewpoint ofnationallaws,
—havepermisesintheMemberStateconcerned
wherethestockaccounts,registersandotherdocu­
mentsreferredtoin(c)maybeconsulted bythe
competent authority ,
—undertake tokeepuptodatethestockaccounts,
registersandotherdocuments referredtoin(c),(f)producers withreferencequantities fordirectsales
shallkeepavailabletothecompetent authorityofthe
MemberStateforatleastthreeyearsstockaccountsby
12-month periodwithdetailsofthequantities ,per
monthandperproduct,ofmilkand/ormilkproducts
solddirectlyforconsumption and/ortowholesalers ,
cheesematurersandtheretailtrade,togetherwith
registersoflivestockheldonholdingsandusedfor
milkproduction ,inaccordance withArticle4(1)of
CouncilDirective 92/102/EEC(3),andsupporting
documents enablingsuchstockaccountstobeveri­
fied.
(')OJNoL249,8.9.1988,p.9.(2)OJNoL388,30.12.1989,p.18.0OJNoL355,5.12.1992,p.32.

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2.TheMemberStatesshalltakeanyfurthermeasures
necessary to:
—verifycasesoftotalorpartialabandonment ofmilk
production and/orreferencequantities inaccordance
withArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)No3950/92where
relevantprovisions thereofareapplied,
—ensurethatthepartiesconcerned areawareofthe
penaloradministrative sanctionstowhichtheyare
liablewheretheyfailtocomplywiththeprovisions of
Regulation (EEC)No3950/92andthisRegulation .
3.MemberStatesshallphysically verifytheaccuracyof
theaccounting withregardtothequantities ofmilkand
milkequivalent marketedand,tothatend,shallcheck
milktransportduringcollection atfarmsandshall,in
particular ,check:
(a)atthepermisesofthepurchasers ,thestatements
referredtoinArticle3(1),thecredibility ofstock
accountsandsuppliesasreferredtoinparagrraph 1(c)
and(d)withregardtothecommercial documents and
otherdocuments provingnowthecollectedmilkand
milkequivalent havebeenused;
(b)atthepermisesoftheproducers withareference
quantityfordirectsales,thecredibility ofthedeclara­
tionreferredtoinArticle4(1)andthestockaccounts
referredtoinparagraph 1(f).
Thechecksshallbedetermined bytheMemberStateson
thebasisofariskanalysis.Thenumberofchecksperyear
maynotbelessthan:
—40%ofthenumberofpurchasers ,inthecaseof(a),
—5%ofthenumberofproducers concerned ,inthe
caseof(b).
Article8
MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission of:
—themeasuresadoptedfortheapplication ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No3950/92andthisRegulation ,andany
amendments thereto,withinonemonthfollowing
theiradoption,—theirdulyreasoneddecisionswhererecourse13had
toArticle6(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No3950/92,
—before1Marcheachyear,thequantitiestransferred in
accordance withthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle4
(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No3950/92,
—before1September eachyear,thedulycompleted
questionnaire assetoutintheAnnex.Wherethat
timelimitisnotobserved ,theCommission shall
makeaflat-ratereductiontoadvancesontheentryof
agricultural expenditure intheaccounts,
—theresultsandinformation necessary toevaluate
measuresimplemented pursuanttothefirstand
secondindentsofArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)No
3950/92.
Article9
Commission Regulation (EEC)No1546/88(')ishereby
repealed .
However,itshallcontinuetoapplytoensurethefulfil­
mentofobligations regardingtheimplementation ofthe
additional levyschemefortheninthperiodand,ifneces­
sary,previousperiods.
Toensurethecontinuity Ofthenatinalmeasuresenfor­
cingcompliance withtheadditional levyscheme,
references toArticle5cofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(2),toRegulation (EEC)No857/84(3)ortoRegu­
lation(EEC)No1546/88may,duringatransitional
period,betreatedasreferencetoRegulation (EEC)No
3950/92andthisRegulation .
Article10
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceontheseventhday
following itspublication intheOfficialJournalofthe
European Communities .
Itshallapplyfromthe12-monthperiodcommencing on
1April1993.
However,intheeventofadministrative difficulties ,the
MemberStatesconcerned maypostponeapplication of
Article7(1)(a),(b)and(e)until31December 1993.
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable inallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,9March1993.
FortheCommission
Ren6STEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL139,4.6.1988,p.12.
(2)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.0OJNoL90,1.4.1984,p.13.

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ANNEX
Annualquestionnaire ontheapplication ofthearrangements onadditional leviesonmilk
andmilkproductsintroduced byRegulation (EEC)No3950/92
PERIOD OFAPPLICATION : MEMBER STATE :
1.Deliveries
1.1.Numberofpurchasers
ofwhichgroupsofpurchasers
1.2.Sumofindividual referencequantities allocatedfordeliveries (tonnes)
13.Numberofprocedure
ofwhichproducers withreferencequantities fordirectsalesalso
1.4.Numberofrequestforapplication ofArticle4(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No3950/92
andquantities concerned (tonnes)
1.5.Averagerepresentative fatcontent(g/kg)
1.6.Quantityofdeliveriesofmilkandmilkequivalent (tonnes) .....
ofwhichmilkproductsinmilkequivalent (tonnes)
1.7.Averagerealfatcontentofdeliveries (g/kg)
1.8.Adjustment ofdeliveries torepresentative fatcontent(tonnes)
1.9.Numberoftemporary transfersofreferencequantities recordedat31December
andquantities concerned (tonnes)
1.10.Unusedreferencequantities beforepossiblereallocation (tonnes)
1.11.Numberofproducers bycategorybenefiting underArticle2(4)ofRegulation (EEC)No3950/92
amountsredistributed bycategoryofproducers (nationalcurrency)
amountsallocatedtofinancemeasuresunderthefirstindentofArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)No3950/92
(nationalcurrency)
2.Directsales
2.1.Sumofindividual referencequantities allocatedfordirectsales(tonnes)
2.2.Numberofproducers
2.3.Quantities coveredbydirectsalesofmilkandmilkequivalent (tonnes)
ofwhichmilkproductsinmilkequivalent (tonnes)
ofwhich—creamandbutter
—cheese
—yoghurt
—other
2.4.Unusedreferencequantities beforepossiblereallocation (tonnes)
2.5.AmountofleviescollectedallocatedformeasuresunderthefirstindentofArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)
No3950/92(nationalcurrency )