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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2009/87
of8July1987
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
free-at-frontier pricesandforfixingleviesinrespectof
milkandmilkproducts(*),providesthatthecomponent
ofthelevyfixedbymeansofacoefficientexpressingthe
weightratiobetweenthemilkpowdercontainedinthe
productandtheproductitselfis,fortheproductsfalling
withinsubheading04.02BIb),calculatedbymultiplying
thebasicamountbythequantityofmilkpowder
containedintheproduct;whereasthesameappliesto
productsfallingwithinsubheading04.02BIIb)as
regardsthecomponentofthelevyfixedbymeansofa
coefficientexpressingtheweightratiobetweenthemilk
componentscontainedintheproductandtheproduct
itself:
Whereasthebasicamountmustbeequaltoone
hundredthpartofthelevysetoutforeachproductinthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle9(1)andthesecond
subparagraph ofArticle9(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1073/68:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No773/87(2),andinparticularArticle14(8)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle14ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1ofthatRegulation ;whereasthese
productsmaybedividedintogroups;whereasthe
productgroupsandthepilotgroupsandthepilotproduct
foreachofthesegroupsaresetoutinAnnexItoCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No2915/79of18December1979
determiningthegroupsofproductsandthespecialprovi­
sionsforcalculatingleviesonmilkandmilkproductsand
amendingRegulation(EEC)No950/68ontheCommon
CustomsTariff(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No169/870;
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroupmust
beequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilotproductless
thefree-at-frontier price;whereasthesethresholdprices
werefixedforthe1987/88milkyearbyCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1895/870;
Whereas,however,Regulation(EEC)No2915/79lays
downspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevyoncertain
assimilatedproducts;whereastheseproductsarelisted
andthemethodofcalculatingthelevyonthemdescribed
inAnnexIIandinArticles2to11ofthatRegulation
respectively ;whereasthismethodconsistsinadding
togetherthevariouscomponentsdefinedinthose
Articles;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1073/68of
24July1968layingdowndetailedrulesfordeterminingWhereasAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No2915/79listed
certainproductsofGroup11originatinginand
consignedfromcertainnon-membercountries;whereas
thelevyapplicabletotheseproductsissetoutinAnnexI
toRegulation(EEC)No1767/82f),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No394/87(8);
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3700/81of
23December1981(9)laiddowndetailedinterimrulesin
respectofthecheeseagreementswithAustriaand
Finland;
Whereas,withinthetariffquotasreferredtoinAnnexIto
Regulation(EEC)No1767/82,thelevyon100kilograms
ofaproductofGroup10or11orfallingwithinsubhea­
dings04.04EIb)1andb)2shallbetheamountfixedin
thatAnnex;
Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimportation
intotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilatedproduct
forwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyonitspilot
productisconsiderablylowerthanthepricewhichwould
obtainiftheratiotothepriceofthepilotproductwere
normal,thelevymustbeequaltothesumoftwocompo­
nents:
(>)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
0OJNoL78,20.3.1987,p.1.
(3)OJNoL329,24.12.1979,p.1.0OJNoL21,23.1.1987,p.9.0OJNoL182,3.7.1987,p.33(«)OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.0OJNoL196,5.7.1982,p.1.
(«)OJNoL40,10.2.1987,p.10.0OJNoL369,24.12.1981,p.33.

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—onecomponentequaltotheamountresultingfrom
theprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79applicabletotheassimilatedproductin
question,
—anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,the
compositionandqualityoftheassimilatedproduct
beingtakenintoaccount,makesitpossibleto
re-establishnormalpriceratiosforimportsintothe
Community ;qualityandpresentationbetweentheassimilatedproduct
andtherelatedpilotproduct;whereasadjustmentsrela­
tingtocompositionmustbecalculatedbymultiplying
thedifferencebetweenthemilkcomponentcontentof
thepilotproductandthatoftheassimilatedproductin
questionbythevalueattributedininternationaltradeto
oneunitofweightofthemilkcomponentinquestion;
whereas,whentheotheradjustmentsarebeingeffected,
thedifferencebetweenthevalueattributedonthe
Communitymarkettoeachoftherelevantcharacteristics
ofthepilotproductandthevalueattributedonthat
markettothecorresponding characteristics oftheassimi­
latedproductinquestionmustbe.takenintoaccount; WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespectofwhichthe
customsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATTmustbe
limitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding;Whereas,ifnoinformationonpricesisavailable,thefree­
at-frontierpricemay,bywayofexception,be
establishedonthebasisofthevalueoftherawmaterials
containedinthepilotproductinquestion(calculatedon
thebasisofthepricesofmilkproductsforwhichprices
areavailable),averageprocessingcostsandaverageyields;WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1073/68providesthata
free-at-frontier pricemustbeestablishedforeachofthe
pilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79;whereasthesepricesmustbedetermined
forproductsofgoodmarketablequality;
Whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,afree-at-frontier
pricemayremainunchangedforalimitedperiodwhere
thenewlevelofthepriceforagivenqualityoraspecific
origin,usedasabasisforestablishingthepreviousfree­
at-frontierprice,hasnotreachedtheCommissionto
enableittoestablishthenextfree-at-frontier priceandif
theCommissionconsidersthatthepriceswhichareavai­
lablecouldleadtosuddenandconsiderablechangesin
thefree-at-frontier pricebecausetheyarenotsufficiently
representative ofrealmarkettrends;Whereasthefree-at-frontier pricesmustbeestablishedon
thebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasingopportunities
ininternationaltradefortheproductslistedinArticle
1(a)2and(b)to(g)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68other
thanassimilatedproductsforwhichthelevyisnotequal
tothelevyontherelatedpilotproducts;whereas,when
recordingthesepurchasingopportunities ,theCommis­
sionmusttakeaccountofallinformationobtaineddirect
orthroughtheMemberStatesconcerningpricesfordeli­
veryofthird-countryproductsfree-at-Community-frontier
andpricesonthird-countrymarkets;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclature providedforinthis
RegulationisincorporatedintheCommonCustoms
Tariff;WhereasRegulation(EEC)No788/86('),asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1927/86(2),specifiesthefree-at­
Spanish-frontier valuesofcertaincheesesimportedfrom
andoriginatinginSwitzerland .
WhereasArticle8ofRegulation(EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;whereas
theymaybealteredintheinterveningperiodifneces­
sary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntilanother
becomesapplicable;Whereas,however,noaccountshouldbetakenofinfor­
mationrelatingtosmallquantitieswhicharenotrepre­
sentativeoftradeintheproductsinquestionandquanti­
tiesinrespectofwhichpricetrendsingeneralorother
informationavailabletoitleadtheCommission tobelieve
thatthepriceinquestionisunrepresentative ofthereal
trendofthemarket:Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforinthe
lastsubparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(3),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1636/87(4),Whereasthepricesusedmustbeadjustedwheretheyare
notquotedfree-at-Community-frontier orwheretheydo
notapplytoproductsofgoodmarketablequality;
whereastheadjustmentinrespectofanassimilated
productthelevyonwhichisequaltothelevyonitspilot
productmustbeeffectedinsuchawayastoallow,in
particular,fordifferencesincomposition ,maturity,
(')OJ-NoL74,19.3.1986,p.20.
MOJNoL167,24.6.1986,p.11.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(*)OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

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—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcoefficient ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesonmilkandmilkproductsshouldbeassetout
intheAnnexhereto;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1826/87(')
provisionally fixedtheimportleviesonproducts
processedfrommilkandmilkproductsasfrom1July
1987;whereastheyshouldbeadjustedtotakeaccountof
thedecisionstakeninrespectofpricesbytheCouncil,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle14(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68shallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom1July1987.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8July1987.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(>)OJNoL173,30.6.1987,p.7.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof8July1987fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilk
products
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CCTheadingNo Code Importlevy
04.01Ala)
04.01Alb)
04.01Alia)1
04.01AIIa)2
04.01AIIb)1
04.01AIIb)2
04.01BI
04.01BII
04.01BIII
04.02AI
04.02AIIa)1
04.02AIIa)2
04.02AIIa)3
04.02AIIa)4
04.02AIIb)1
04.02AIIb)2
04.02AIIb)3
04.02AIIb)4
04.02AIIIa)1
04.02AIIIa)2
04.02AHIb)1
04.02AIIIb)2
04.02BIa)
04.02BIb)1aa)
04.02BIb)1bb)
04.02BIb)1cc)
04.02BIb)2aa)
04.02BIb)2bb)
04.02BIb)2cc)
04.02BIIa)
04.02BIIb)10110 33,62
0120 31,21
0130 31,21
0140 38,26
0150| 30,00
0160 37,05
0200 77,06
0300 163,01
0400 251,92
0500 32,45
0620 163,50
0720 218,96
0820 221,38
0920 261,11
1020 156,25
1120 211,71
1220 214,13
1320 253,86
1420 \30,88
1520 41,69
1620 163,01
1720 251,92
1820 36,27
2220 perkg1,5625(4)
2320 perkg2,1171O
2420 perkg2,53860
2520 perkg1,56250
2620 perkg2,11710
2720 perkg2,53860
2820 53,76
2910 perkg1,6301O
3010 perkg2,5192(0
3110 296,38
3210 361,58
3300 262,47O
3900I 382,230
4000 157,44(8)
4410 211,190
4510 221,430
4610 318,15
4710 382,23
4800 I 254,49(10)04.02BIIb)2
04.03A
04.03B
04.04A
04.04B
04.04C
04.04DIa)
04.04DIb)
04.04DII
04.04EIa)
04.04EIb)1

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CCTheadingNo Code Importlevy
04.04EIb)2 5000 230,35(")
04.04EIc)1 5210 172,76
04.04EIc)2 5250 327,07
04.04EIIa) 5310 382,23
04.04EIIb) 5410 327,07
17.02AII 5500 42,54(12)
21.07FI ,5600 42,54
23.07BIa)3 5700 119,61
23.07BIa)4 5800 155,55
23.07BIb)3 5900 145,85
23.07BIc)3 6000 120,54
23.07BII 6100 155,55

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(')Forthepurposesofthistariffsubheading,'specialmilkforinfantsmeansproductsfreefrompathogenictoxicogenicgermsandcontainingpergramless
than10000revivifiableaerobicbacteriaandlessthantwocoliformbacteria.
(*)Inclusionunderthistariffsubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobelaiddownbythecompetentauthorities.
(3)Incalculatingthefatcontenttheweightofanyaddedsugarshallbedisregarded .
(4)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
(a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;
(b)7,25ECU;and
(c)17,47ECU.
(*)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
(a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;and
(b)17,47ECU.
(*)Thelevyislimitedto: (
—18,13ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(a)inAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1767/82importedfromSwitzerlandandfor
productslistedunder(c)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustriaorFinland,
—9,07ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(b)ofAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1767/82importedfromSwitzerland.
0Thelevyislimitedto6%ofthecustomsvalueforimportsfromSwitzerland,inaccordancewithArticle1(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No1767/82.
OThelevyislimitedto50ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(o)and(p)ofAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1767/82importedfrom
Austria.
0Thelevyislimitedto36,27ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(g)ofAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1767/82importedfromSwitzer­
landandforproductslistedunder(h)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustriaorFinland.
(1B)Thelevyper100kgnetweightislimitedto:
—12,09ECUforproductslistedunder(d)ofAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1767/82importedfromCanada,
—15,00ECUforproductslistedunder(e)and(f)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustraliaorNewZealand.
(")Thelevyislimitedto: '
—77,70ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(i)ofAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1767/82importedfromRomaniaorSwitzerland,
—50ECUforproductslistedunder(o)and(p)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustria,
—101,88ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(k)ofthatAnneximportedfromRomaniaorSwitzerland,
—65,61ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(1)ofthatAnneximportedfromBulgaria,Hungary,Israel,Romania,TurkeyorYugoslavia
andforproductslistedunder(m)ofthatAnneximportedfromBulgaria,Hungary,Israel,Romania,Turkey,CyprusorYugoslavia,
—55ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(n)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustriaandforproductslistedunder(r)ofthatAnnex
importedfromNorway,
—60ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(s)ofthatAnneximportedfromFinland,
—18,13ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(q)ofthatAnneximportedfromFinland,
—15,00ECUforproductslistedunder(f)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustraliaandNewZealand.
(12)Lactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading17.02AIare,inpursuanceofRegulation(EEC)No2730/75,subjecttothesamelevyasthatappli­
cabletolactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading17.02AII.
(13)Forthepurposesoftariffsubheadingex23.07B'milkproducts'meanstheproductsfallingwithintariffheadingsandsubheadings04.01,04.02,04.03,
04.04,17.02Aand21.07FI.