NoL315/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 16.11.73
REGULATION (EEC)No3099/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of15November 1973
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:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheleviesreferredtoinArticle14(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68areherebyfixedasshowninthe
Annex.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16
November1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15November1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(4)OJNoL144,31.5.1973,p.44.

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ANNEX
TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
04.01 Milkandcream,fresh,notconcentratedorsweetened :
A.Ofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding6°/o:
I.Yoghourt,kephir,curdledmilk,whey,buttermilkandother
fermentedoracidifiedmilk:
04.02a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2litresorless
less
b)Other
II.Other:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2litresorless
andofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding4•/•
2.Exceeding4•/•
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding4*/o
2.Exceeding4%
B.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
I.Exceeding6*/obutnotexceeding21•/•
II.Exceeding21%butnotexceeding45°/«
III.Exceeding45%
Milkandcream,preserved,concentratedorsweetened :
A.Notcontainingaddedsugar:
I.Whey
II.Milkandcream,inpowderorgranules:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2.5kgor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding1.5%
2.Exceeding1.5°/obutnotexceeding27%
3.Exceeding27%butnotexceeding29%
4.Exceeding29%
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding1.5%
2.Exceeding1.5%butnotexceeding27°/o
3.Exceeding27%butnotexceeding29°/»
4.Exceeding29%
III.Milkandcream,otherthaninpowderorgranules:
a)Inhermeticallysealedcansofanetcapacityof454gor
less,oringlasscontainersofacapacityof0.5litre
orlessandofafatcontent,byweight,of11°/oorless:
1.Ofafatcontent,byweight,of8.9%orless
2.Other
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding45•/•
2.Exceeding45•/•0110
0120
0130
0140
0150
0160
0200
0300
0400
0500
0620
0720
0820
0920
1020
1120
1220
1320
1420
1520
1620
172013.17
11.17
11.17
14.34
10.17
13.34
34.62
73.23
113.17
3.39
27.21
74.74
76.74
89.78
21.21
68.74
70.74
83.78
15.98
21.57
73.23
113.17

NoL315/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 16.11.73
TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
04.02
(cont'd)B.Containingaddedsugar:
I.Milkandcream,inpowderorgranules:
a)Specialmilkforinfants('),inhermeticallysealedcans
ofanetcapacityof500gorlessandofafatcontent,
byweight(*):
1.Exceeding10%butnotexceeding11%
2.Exceeding14.5°/obutnotexceeding15.5%
3.Exceeding17°/obutnotexceeding18%
4.Exceeding23%butnotexceeding24%1810
1910
2010
21102900
3300
3600
3800
b)Other:
1.Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2.5kgor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight:
aa)Notexceeding1.5%(•)
bb)Exceeding1.5*/obutnotexceeding27%(')
cc)Exceeding27•/«(•)2220
2320
2420perkg0.2121(9)
perkg0.6874(B)
perkg0.8378(•)
2.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
aa)Notexceeding1.5%>(*)
bb)Exceeding1.5°/obutnotexceeding27%(')
cc)Exceeding27%(8)2520
2620
2720perkg0.2121(10)
perkg0.6874(10)
perkg0.8378(10)
IT.Milkandcream,otherthaninpowderorgranules:
a)Inhermeticallysealedcansofanetcapacityof454gor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding9.5%2810 30.15
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding45°/o(•)
2.Exceeding45%>(•)2910
3010perkg0.7323(10)
perkg1.1317(*°)
04.03 Butter:
A.Ofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding85•/»
B.Other3110
3210133.14
162.43
04.04 Cheeseandcurd:
A.Emmentaler,Gruyère,Sbrinz,BergkäseandAppenzell,not
gratedorpowdered:
I.Ofaminimumfatcontentof45•/»byweight,referredto
drymatter,maturedfaratleast3months(*):
a)'Wholecheese(*)ofafree-at-frontier value(•)per100kg
netweightof:
1.151.68u.a.{a,\o*morebutlessthan171.68u.a.(a)
2.171.68u.a.fa)ormore3314
34131500
107.04(»)

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TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
04.04
[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(11)
2.Other,ofanetweightof75gormorebutnot
exceeding250g(6)andofafree-at-frontier value(*)
of219.68u.a.(a)ormoreper100kgnetweight 3712 107.04(»)
II.Other 3800 107.04
B.Glarusherbcheese(knownasSchabziger )madefromskimmed
milkandmixedwithfinely-groundherbs(*) 3900 98.45(12)
C.Blue-veinedcheese,notgratedorpowdered 4000 58.20
D.Processedcheese,notgratedorpowdered :
I.IntheblendingofwhichonlyEmmentaler ,Gruyereand
Appenzellhavebeenusedandwhichmaycontain,asan
addition,Glarusherbcheese(knownasSchabziger),put
up(inboxesorslices)forretailsale(7),ofafree-at­
frontiervalue(s)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%inrespectof
theaggregateofportionsorslices 4311 3500
II.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
a)Notexceeding36%>andofafatcontent,byweight,
referredtodrymatter:
1.Notexceeding48%> 4410 88.56
2.Exceeding48°/« 4510 95.88
b)Exceeding36°/o 4610 175.88
E.Other:
I.Notgratedorpowdered,ofafatcontent,byweight,not
exceeding40%andawatercontent,calculatedbyweight,
ofthenon-fattymatter:
a)Notexceeding47•/• 4710 98.45

NoL315/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 16.11.73
TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
04.04
[cont'd)b)Exceeding47%butnotexceeding72%:
1.Cheddar,includingChester
2.TilsitandButterkäse,ofafatcontent,byweight,
referredtothedrymatter{*):
aa)Notexceeding48°/o
bb)Exceeding48%
3.Kashkaval(*)
4.Cheeseofsheep'smilkorbuffalomilk,incontainers
holdingbrine,orinsheep-orgoat-skinbottles(*)
5.Other
c)Exceeding72%:
1.Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacitynotexceeding
500g
2.Other
II.Notspecified:
a)Gratedorpowdered
b)Other4810
4922
5022
5030
5060
5120
5210
5250
5310
541090.35
89.88(»•)
89.88(")
89.88(M)
89.88(")
89.88
67.41
169.88
98.45
169.88
17.02Othersugars;sugarsyrups;artificialhoney(whetherornot
mixedwithnaturalhoney);caramel:
A.Lactoseandlactosesyrup:
II.Otherthanthatcontaining,inthedrystate,99%ormore
byweightofthepureproduct(16)5500 13.92(16)
17.05Flavouredorcolouredsugars,syrupsandmolasses,butnotinclud­
ingfruitjuicescontainingaddedsugarinanyproportion :
A.Lactoseandlactosesyrup5600 13.92
23.07Sweetenedforage;otherpreparationsofakindusedinanimal
feeding:
B.Other,containingstarchorglucoseorglucosesyrupfalling
withinsubheadingsNos17.02Band17.05B,ormilkprod­
ucts(9):
I.Containingstarch,orglucoseorglucosesyrup:
a)Containingnostarchorcontaining10%orlessby
weightofstarch:
1
2
3.Containing50%ormorebutlessthan75%by
weightofmilkproducts
4.Containing75*/oormorebyweightofmilkproducts
b)Containingmorethan10%butnotmorethan30%
byweightofstarch:
15700
580017.91
22.79
2
3.Containing50*/»ormorebyweightofmilkproducts 5900 21.28

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TariffNomenclature
CodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)CCTheading
No Descriptionofgoods
23.07
(cont'd)c)Containingmorethan30*/obyweightofstarch:
1
2
3.Containing50%ormorebyweightofmilkproducts
II.Containingnostarch,glucoseorglucosesyrup,butcontain­
ingmilkproducts6000
610017.44
22.79
Fornotes(l)to('),seenotes(')to(')ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No823/68(OJNoL151,30.6.1968).
(')Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
»)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;
b)6u.a.;and
c)3.90u.a.
(")Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;and
b)3.90u.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).
('•)Lactoseandlactose,syrupfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02AIare,inpursuanceofRegulationNo189/66/EEC,subjecttothetame
levyasthatapplicabletolactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02AII.
(a)ForimportsintotheUnitedKingdom,thisfree-at-frontier valueshallbereducedby17.68u.a.per100kgnet.