31.8.90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL236/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2499/90
of30August1990
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionof5painand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No3879/89(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)No3884/89(4);
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroupmust
beequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilotproductless
thefree-at-frontier price;whereasthesethresholdprices
werefixedforthe1990/1991milkyearbyCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No1182/90<);
WhereasthethresholdpricefixedbytheCouncilistobe
reducedbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1552/90of
8June1990determiningthereducedecuvaluesofmilk
sectorpricesandamountsconsequentonthemonetary
realignmentof5January1990(*);
Whereas,however,Regulation (EEC)No2915/79lays
downspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevyoncertain
assimilatedproducts;whereastheseproductsarelisted
andthemethodofcalculatingthelevyonthemdescribed
inAnnexIIandinArticles2to12ofthatRegulation
respectively ;
Whereas,asprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)No
2915/79,thecomponentofthelevyestablishedusinga
factorexpressingtheweightratioexistingbetweenthe
milkcomponentscontainedintheproductontheone
handandtheproductitselfontheotheris,forproducts
containingsugarorothersweeteners,calculatedbymulti­plyingthebasicamountbythequantityofmilk
componentscontainedintheproduct;
WhereasArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)No2915/79
providesthatforcertainproductsoriginatinginor
comingfromcertainthirdcountriesaspecificlevyis-to­
beapplied;whereasthelevyapplicabletothoseproducts
isfixedinAnnexItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
1767/82Q,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1502/90(8);
Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimportation
intotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilatedproduct
forwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyonitspilot
productisconsiderablylowerthanthepricewhichwould
obtainiftheratiotothepriceofthepilotproductwere
normal,thelevymustbeequaltothesumoftwo
components :
—onecomponentequaltotheamountresultingfrom
theprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79applicabletotheassimilatedproductin
question,
—anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,the
compositionandqualityoftheassimilatedproduct
beingtakenintoaccount,makesitpossibleto
re-establishnormalpriceratiosforimportsintothe
Community ;
WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespectofwhichthe
customsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATTmustbe
limitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1073/68('),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No222/88(10),provides
thatafree-at-frontier pricemustbeestablishedforeachof
thepilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79;whereasthesepricesmustbedetermined
forproductsofgoodmarketablequality;
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;
(>)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.0OJNoL378,27.12.1989,p.1.
(3)OJNoL329,24.12.1979,p.1.
(4)OJNoL378,27.12.1989,p.9.0OJNoL119,11.5.1990,p.26.
(«)OJNoL146,9.6.1990,p.14.0OJNoL196,5.7.1982,p.1.
(«)OJNoL141,2.6.1990,p.5.0OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.
(10)OJNoL28,1.2.1988,p.1.

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WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2730/75of29
October1975onglucoseandlactose(3),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No222/88,stipulatesthatthetreatment
providedforlactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinCN
code17021090byRegulation(EEC)No804/68andby
theprovisionsadoptedfortheapplicationofthatRegula­
tionistobeextendedtolactoseandlactosesyrupfalling
withinCNcode17021010;whereasconsequentlythe
levyfixedforproductsfallingwithinCNcode17021090
alsoappliestoproductsfallingwithinCNcode
17021010;whereastoensurethattheprovisioninques­
tionisproperlyappliedtheseproductsandthelevy
thereonshouldbeexplicitlymentionedinthelistof
levies;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(4)lays
downthearrangementsapplicabletoagriculturalproducts
originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesor
intheoverseascountriesandterritories;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforinthe
lastsubparagraph ofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(*),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90(«),
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesonmilkandmilkproductsshouldbeassetout
intheAnnexhereto,WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No788/86('),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1525/90(2),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;
Whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,afree-at-frontier
pricemayremainunchangedforalimitedperiodwhere
thenewlevelofthepriceforagivenqualityoraspecific
origin,usedasabasisforestablishingthepreviousfree­
at-frontierprice,hasnotreachedtheCommissionto
enableittoestablishthenextfree-at-frontier priceandif
theCommissionconsidersthatthepriceswhichare
availablecouldleadtosuddenandconsiderablechanges
inthefree-at-frontier pricebecausetheyarenotsuffici­
entlyrepresentative ofrealmarkettrends;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclature providedforinthis
Regulationisincorporatedinthecombinednomen­
clature;
WhereasArticle8ofRegulation(EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;whereas
theymaybealteredintheinterveningperiodifneces­
sary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntilanother
becomesapplicable;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle14ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No804/68shallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
2.ThereshallbenolevyforimportsfromPortugal,
includingtheAzoresandMadeira,formilkandmilk
productslistedinArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No
804/68.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1990.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.20.
(4)OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(0OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.(')OJNoL74,19.3.1986,p.20.
2)OJNoL144,7.6.1990,p.15.

31.8.90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL236/23
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30August1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30August1990fixingtheimportleviesonmilkand
milkproducts
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04011010 20,14
04011090\ 18,93
04012011 27,39
04012019\ 26,18
04012091 32,76
04012099 31,55
04013011l 82,95
04013019'81,74
04013031 158,33
04013039 157,12
04013091 264,25
04013099 263,04
04021011 C) 148,64
04021019 141,39
04021091 00 1,4139/kg+26,97
04021099 (9(11,4139/kg4-19,72
04022111 210,51
04022117 0 203,26
04022119 (4) 203,26
04022191 (4) 245,86
04022199 238,61
04022911 00(4) 2,0326/kg+26,97
04022915 2,0326/kg+26,97
04022919 (9(12,0326/kg4-19,72
04022991 00 2,3861/kg+26,97
04022999)f)2,3861/kg+19,72
04029111 30,28
04029119 0 30,28
04029131 0 37,85
04029139 37,85
04029151 158,33
040291594
157,12
04029191 0 264,25
04029199 263,04
04029911 0 49,40
04029919 0 49,40
04029931 00 1,5470/kg+23,35
04029939 1,5470/kg+22,14
04029991 00 2,6062/kg+23,35
04029999 00 2,6062/kg+22.14

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04031011 29,80
04031013 35,17
04031019 85,36
04031031 (') 0,2376/kg+25,76
04031033 (') 0,2913/kg+25,76
04031039 C) 0,7932/kg+25,76
04039011\ 148,64
04039013 210,51
04039019I 245,86
04039031 0 1,4139/kg+26,97
04039033 2,0326/kg+26,97
04039039 2,3861/kg+26,97
04039051 29,80
04039053 35,17
04039059I 85,36
04039061 0 0,2376/kg+25,76
04039063 0 0,2913/kg+25,76
04039069 C) 0,7932/kg+25,76
04041011|| 29,95
04041019 0 0,2995/kg+19,72
04041091 0 0,2995/kg
04041099 0 0,2995/kg4-19,72
04049011Il 148,64
04049013Il 210,51
04049019 245,86
04049031II 148,64
04049033II 210,51
04049039l'l 245,86
04049051 0 1,4139/kg+26,97
04049053 00 2,0326/kg+26,97
04049059 0 2,3861/kg+26,97
04049091 0 1,4139/kg+26,97
04049093 00 2,0326/kg+26,97
04049099 0 2,3861/kg+26,97
04050010| 272,79
04050090 332,80
04061010 0 245,05
04061090 0 292,67
04062010 00 406,67
04062090 0 406,67
04063010 00 195,13
04063031 00 182,49
04063039 00 195,13
04063090 00 291,85
04064000 00 148,14
04069011 00 237,30

NoL236/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.8.90
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode
04069013
04069015
04069017
04069019
04069021
04069023
04069025
04069027
04069029
04069031
04069033
04069035
04069037
04069039
04069050
04069061
04069063
04069069
04069071
04069073
04069075
04069077
04069079
04069081
04069083
04069085
04069089
04069091
04069093
04069097
04069099
17021010
17021090
21069051
23091015
23091019
23091039
23091059
23091070
23099035
23099039
23099049
23099059
23099070Note' Importlevy
(3)(4) 192,69
oo 192,69
oo 192,69
on 406,67
oo 237,30
oo 195,95
oo. 195,95
oo 195,95
oo 195,95
00 195,95
o 195,95
00 195,95
00 195,95
00 195,95
00 195,95
0 406,67
0 406,67
0 ,406,67
0 *245,05
0 195,95
0 195,95
0 195,95
0 195,95
0 195,95
0 195,95
0 195,95
00 195,95
0 245,05
0 245,05
0 292,67
0 292,67
35,96
35,96
35,96
108,46
140,98
131,97
l 108,58
140,98
108,46
140,98
131,97
108,58
140,98

31.8.90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL236/27
(')Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowing:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandmilkcreamcontainedin100kgof
product;and
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(2)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequalto:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightofthedriedmilkcontainedin100kgofproduct
plus,-whereappropriate,
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(3)Productsfallingwithinthissubheadingimportedfromathirdcountryunderspecialarrangementsconcluded
betweenthaicountryandtheCommunityforwhichanIMA1certificateissuedundertheconditionsprovided
forinRegulation(EEC)No1767/82isissuedaresubjecttotheleviesinAnnexItothatRegulation.
(4)ThelevyapplicableislimitedundertheconditionslaiddowninRegulation(EEC)No715/90.