30.3.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL86/51
REGULATION (EEC)No744/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of29March1974
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No804/
68(*)of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No662/74(2),andin
particularArticle14(8)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle14ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68
providesforchargingalevyonimportsofthepro­
ductslistedinArticle1ofthatRegulation;whereas
theseproductsmaybedividedintogroups;whereas
theproductgroupsandthepilotgroupsandthe
pilotproductforeachofthesegroupsaresetoutin
AnnexItoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No823/68(3)
of28June1968determiningthegroupsofproducts
andthespecialprovisionsforcalculatinglevieson
milkandmilkproducts,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No664/74(4);
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroup
mustbeequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilot
productlessthefree-at-frontier price;whereasthese
thresholdpriceswerefixedforthe1974/75milk
yearbyCouncilRegulation (EEC)No665/74(5)of
28March1974;
Whereas,however,Regulation (EEC)No823/68
laysdownspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevy
oncertainassimilatedproducts;whereasthesepro­
ductsarelistedandthemethodofcalculatingthe
levyonthemdescribedinAnnexIIandinArticles2
to7ofthatRegulationrespectively -,whereasthis
methodconsistsinaddingtogetherthevariouscom­
ponentsdefinedinthoseArticles;
WhereasCommission Regulataion (EEC)No
1073/68(6)of24July1968layingdowndetailedrulesfordeterminedfree-at-frontier pricesandfor
fixingleviesinrespectofmilkandmilkproducts
providesthatthecomponentofthelevyfixedby
meansofacoefficientexpressingtheweightratio
betweenthemilkpowdercontainedintheproduct
andtheproductitselfis,fortheproductsfalling
withinsubheadingNo04.02Bib)listedinAnnexII
toRegulation (EEC)No823/68,calculatedbymulti­
plyingthebasicamountbythequantityofmilk
powdercontainedintheproduct;whereasthesame
appliestoproductsfallingwithinsubheadingNo
04.02BIIb)asregardsthecomponentofthelevy
fixedbymeansofacoefficientexpressingthe
weightratiobetweenthemilkcomponentscon­
tainedintheproductandtheproductitself;
Whereasthebasicamountmustbeequaltoonehun­
dredthpartofthelevysetoutforeachproductin
thesecondsubparagraph ofArticle9(1)andthe
secondsubparagraphofArticle9(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1073/68;
WhereasforproductsbelongingtoGroupNo11,
originatinginandexportedfromthirdcountries,for
whichitisfoundonimportationintotheCommu­
nitythattherailingpriceisnotlessthan95unitsof
accountper100kginrespectoftheproductsfalling
withinsubheadingNo04.04EIb)2andNo04.04
EIb)3,ornotlessthan80unitsofaccountper100
kginrespectoftheproductsfallingwithinsubhead­
ingNo04.04EIb)4,thelevyper100kgisequal:
—tothethresholdpriceless95unitsofaccount,if
theproductfallswitlansubheadingNo04.04EI
b)2aa),04.04EIb)3or04.04EIb)4;
—tothesumofthefollowingcomponentsifthe
productfallswithinsubheadingNo04.04EIb)
2bb):
(a)acomponentequaltothethresholdpriceless
95unitsofaccount;
(b)acomponentequalto20unitsofaccount;
—tothethresholdpriceless85unitsofaccount,if
theproductfallswithinsubheadingNos04.04E
Ib)3or04.04EIb)4.
Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimporta­
tionintotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilated
productforwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevy
onitspilotproductisconsiderablylowerthanthe(l)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(*)OJNoL85,29.3.1974,p.51.
(*)OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.3.
(4)OJNoL85,29.3.1974,p.54.
(5)OJNoL85,29.3.1974,p.57.
(#)OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.

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pricewhichwouldobtainiftheratiotothepriceof
thepilotproductwerenormal,thelevymustbe
equaltothesumoftwocomponents :ingeneralorotherinformationavailabletoitlead
theCommissiontobelievethatthepriceinquestion
isunrepresentative oftherealtrendofthemarket;
—onecomponentequaltotheamountresulting
fromtheprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No823/68applicabletotheassimi­
latedproductinquestion;
—anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,
thecompositionandqualityoftheassimilated
productbeingtakenintoaccount,makesitpos­
sibletore-establishnormalpriceratiosforim­
portsintotheCommunity ;Whereasthepricesusedmustbeadjustedwhere
theyarenotquotedfree-at-Community-frontier or
wheretheydonotapplytoproductsofgoodmarket­
ablequality;whereastheajustmentinrespectof
anassimilatedproductthelevyonwhichisequalto
thelevyonitspilotproductmustbeeffectedinsuch
awayastoallow,inparticular,fordifferencesin
composition ,maturity,qualityandpresentationbe­
tweentheassimilatedproductandtherelatedpilot
product;whereasadjustmentsrelatingtocomposi­
tionmustbecalculatedbymultiplyingthedifference
betweenthemilkcomponentcontentofthepilot
productandthatoftheassimilatedproductinques­
tionbythevalueattributedininternationaltradeto
oneunitofweightofthemilkcomponentinques­
tion;whereasthedifferencebetweenthevalueattri­
butedontheCommunitymarkettoeachoftherele­
vantcharacteristics ofthepilotproductandthe
valueattributedonthatmarkettothecorresponding
characteristics oftheassimilatedproductinquestion
mustbetakenintoaccountwhentheotheradjust­
mentsarebeingeffected;WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
804/68providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespect
ofwhichthecustomsdutyhasbeenboundwithin
GATTmustbelimitedtotheamountresultingfrom
thatbinding;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1073/68provides
thatafree-at-frontier pricemustbeestablishedfor
eachofthepilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoReg­
ulation(EEC)No823/68;whereastheseprices
mustbedeterminedforproductsofgoodmarket­
ablequality;Whereas,ifnoinformationonpricesisavailable,
thefree-at-frontier pricemay,bywayofexception,
beestablishedonthebasisofthevalueoftheraw
materialscontainedinthepilotproductinquestion
(calculatedonthebasisofthepricesofmilkpro­
ductsforwhichpricesareavailable),averagepro­
cessingcostsandaverageyields;
Whereasthefree-at-frontier pricesmustbeestab­
lishedonthebasisofthemostfavourablepurchas­
ingopportunities ininternationaltradeforthepro­
ductslistedinArticle1(a)2and(b)to(g)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No804/68otherthanassimilatedpro­
ductsforwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyon
therelatedpilotproducts;whereas,whenrecording
thesepurchasingopportunities ,theCommission
musttakeaccountofallinformationobtaineddi­
rectorthroughtheMemberStatesconcerningprices
fordeliveryofthird-country productsfree-at­
Communityfrontierandpricesonthird-country
markets:Whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,afree-at­
frontierpricemayremainunchangedforalimited
periodwherethenewlevelofthepriceforagiven
qualityoraspecificorigin,usedasabasisforestab­
lishingthepreviousfree-at-frontier price,hasnot
reachedtheCommission toenableittoestablishthe
nextfree-at-frontier priceandiftheCommission
considersthatthepriceswhichareavailablecould
leadtosuddenandconsiderablechangesinthefree­
at-frontierpricebecausetheyarenotsufficiently
representative ofrealmarkettrends;
Whereas,however,noaccountshouldbetakenof
informationrelatingtosmallquantitieswhichare
notrepresentative oftradeintheproductinques­
tionandquantitiesinrespectofwhichpricetrendsWhereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclature provided
forinthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCom­
monCustomsTariff;

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period,inrelationtotheCommunitycurrencies
referredtointheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovi­
sionsthattheleviesonmilkandmilkproductsmust
befixedasshownintheAnnextothisRegulation ;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1WhereasArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;
whereastheymaybealteredintheinterveningperiod
ifnecessary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntil
anotherbecomesapplicable ;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25°/o,atrateofexchange
basedontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedon
thearithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesof
eachofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenTheleviesreferredtoinArticle14(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29March1974.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
04.01 Milkandcream,fresh,notconcentratedorsweetened :
A.Ofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding6%:
1.Yoghourt,kephir,curdledmilk,whey,buttermilkandother
fermentedoracidifiedmilk:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2litresorless
less 0110 12-84
b)Other 0120 10-84
II.Other:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2,litresorless
andofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding4°/e 0130 10-84
2.Exceeding4°/o 0140 13-90
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding4%> 0150 9-84
2.Exceeding4e/o 0160 12-90
B.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
I.Exceeding6%butnotexceeding21e/o 0200 33-42
II.Exceeding21°/obutnotexceeding45°/o 0300 70-69
III.Exceeding45°/o 0400 109-25
04.02,.*Milkandxream,preserved,concentratedorsweetened :
A.NotcOniainingaddedsugar:
I.Whey 0500 5-19
II.Milkandcream,inpowderorgranules:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2-5kgor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding1*5% 0620 26-00
2.Exceeding1·5%butnotexceeding27°/o 0720 63-70
3.Exceeding27%butnotexceeding29% 0820 65-70
4.Exceeding29% 0920 79-06
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding1·5% 1020 20-00
2.Exceeding1*5%butnotexceeding27% 1120 57-70
3.Exceeding27%butnotexceeding29% 1220 59-70
4.Exceeding29% 1320 73-06
III.Milkandcream,otherthaninpowderorgranules:
a)Inhermeticallysealedcansofanetcapacityof454gor
less,oringlasscontainersofacapacityof0-5litre
orlessandofafatcontent,byweight,of11°/oorless:
1.Ofafatcontent,byweight,of8-9%>orless 1420 16-09
2.Other 1520 21-72
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding45% 1620 70-69
2.Exceeding45°/· 1720 109-25

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TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnetweightunlessotherwise
indicated)
04.02
(cont'd)B.Containingaddedsugar:
I.Milkandcream,inpowderorgranules:
a)Specialmilkforinfants(*),inhermeticallysealedcans
ofanetcapacityof500gorlessandofafatcontent,
byweight(*):/
1.Exceeding10°/obutnotexceeding11°/o1810 29-00
2.Exceeding14·5°/obutnotexceeding15·5®/o1910 33-00
3.Exceeding17%butnotexceeding18°/o2010 36-00
4.Exceeding23%butnotexceeding24°/o2110 38-00
b)Other:
1.Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2-5kgor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight:
aa)Notexceeding1-5%(s) 2220perkg0-2000(9)
bb)Exceeding1·5®/obutnotexceeding27®/o(s) 2320perkg0-5770(®)
cc)Exceeding27%(*) 2420perkg0-7306(9)
2.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
aa)Notexceeding1-5°/o(s)2520perkg0-2000(10)
bb)Exceeding1-5%butnotexceeding27%(*)2620perkg0-5770(10)
cc)Exceeding27%(s)2720perkg0-7306(10)
11.Milkandcream,otherthaninpowderorgranules:
a)Inhermeticallysealedcansofanetcapacityof454gor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding9-5%2810 30-67
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding45%(s) 2910perkg0-7069(10)
2.Exceeding45%(·) 3010perkg1-0925(10)
04.03 Butter:
A.Ofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding85·/· 3110 128-53
B.Other 3210 156-81
04.04 Cheeseandcurd:
A.Emmentaler ,Gruyère,Sbrinz,BergkäseandAppenzell,not
gratedorpowdered :
I.Ofaminimumfatcontentof45%byweight,referredto
drymatter,maturedforatleast3months(*):
a)Wholecheese(4)ofafree-at-frontier value(®)per100kg
netweightof:
1.165-54u.a.(a)ormorebutlessthan185-54u.a.(a) 3315 1500
2.185-54u.a.(a)ormore 3414 112-75(ll)

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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(®)of185-54u.a.(a)ormore
butlessthan213-54u.a.(a)per100kgnetweight
bb)Of450gormoreandofafree-at-frontier value(n)
of213-54u.a.(a)ormoreper100kgnetweight
2.Other,ofanetweightof75gormorebutnot
exceeding250g(®)andofafree-at-frontier value(s)
of233-54u.a.(a)ormoreper100kgnetweight
If.Other3515
3613
3713
3800
3900
400015-00
112-75(«)
112-75(")
112-75
108-16(12)
63-55B.Glarusherbcheese(knownasSchabziger )madefromskimmed
milkandmixedwithfinely-ground herbs(*)
C.Rlue-veinedcheesc,notgratedorpowdered
D.Processedcheese,notgratedorpowdered :
I.IntheblendingofwhichonlyEmmentaler ,Gruyereand
Appenzellhavebeenusedandwhichmaycontain,asan
addition,Glarusherbcheese(knownasSchabziger),put
up(inboxesorslices)forretailsale(7),ofafree-at­
frontiervalue(5)of140u.a.ormoreper100kgnetweight
andofafatcontent,byweight,referredtodrymatter(2):
a)Notexceeding48°/oinrespectoftheaggregateofpor­
tionsorslices
b)Notexceeding48°/oinrespectof5/6oftheaggregateof
portionsorslicesandnotexceeding56°/oinrespectof
theremaining1/6
c)Exceeding48%butnotexceeding56°/einrespectof
theaggregateofportionsorslices41I 30-00
31-00
35-004211
4311
II.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
a)Notexceeding36°/oandofafatcontent,byweight,
referredtodrymatter:
1.Notexceeding48B/o
2.Exceeding48°/o
b)Exceeding36°/o4410
4510
461092-38
97-81
177-81
E.Other:
I.Notgratedorpowdered,ofafatcontent,byweight,not
exceeding40°/oandawatercontent,calculatedbyweight,
ofthenon-fattymatter:
a)Notexceeding47•/• 4710 108-16

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TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwi
indicated)
04.04
(cont'd)b)Exceeding47°/obutnotexceeding72%:
1.Cheddar,includingChester
2.TilsitandButterkäse,ofafatcontent,byweight,
referredtothedrymatter(l):4810 86-23
aa)Notexceeding48°/o 4922 94-94(13)
bb)Exceeding48% 5022 94-94(14)
3.Kashkaval (2) 5030 94-94(15)
4.Cheeseofsheep'smilkorbuffalomilk,incontainers
holdingbrine,orinsheep-orgoat-skinbottles(2) 5060 94-94(15)
5.Other 5120 94-94
c)Exceeding72°/o:
1.Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacitynotexceeding
500g 5210 71-21
2.Other 5250 174-94
II.Notspecified:
a)Gratedorpowdered 5310 108-16
b)Other5410 174-94
17.02 Othersugars;sugarsyrups;artificialhoney(whetherornot
mixedwithnaturalhoney);caramel:
A.Lactoseandlactosesyrup:
II.Otherthanthatcontaining,inthedrystate,99*/oormore
byweightofthepureproduct(1β)5500 16-42(1β)
17.0.5 Flavouredorcolouredsugars,syrupsandmolasses,butnotinclud­
ingfruitjuicescontainingaddedsugarinanyproportion :
A.Lactoseandlactosesyrup5600 16-42
13.07 Sweetenedforage;otherpreparations ofakindusedinanimal
feeding:
B.Other,containingstarchorglucoseorglucosesyrupfalling
withinsubheadingsNos17.02Band17.05B,ormilkprod­
ucts(8):
I.Containingstarch,orglucoseorglucosesyrup:
a)Containingnostarchorcontaining10°/oorlessby
weightofstarch:
1
2
3.Containing50e/oormorebutlessthan75%>by
weightofmilkproducts 5700 17-00
4.Containing75°/oormorebyweightofmilkproducts 5800 21-60
b)Containingmorethan10%>butnotmorethan30%>
byweightofstarch:
1
2
3-Containing50·/#ormorebyweightofmilkproducts 5900 20-00

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TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwiie
indicated)
23.07
(cont'd)c)Containingmorethan30e/obyweightofstarch:
1
3.Containing50°/oormorebyweightofmilkproducts 6000 16-00
II.Containingnostarch,glucoseorglucosesyrup,butcontain­
ingmilkproducts 6100 21-60
Fornotes(')to("),seenotes(l)to(•)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No823/68(OJNoL151,30.6.1968).
(*)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;
b)6u.a.;and
c)0u.a.
(I§)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;and
b)0u.a.
(")Thelevyislimitedto7-50u.a.per100kgnetweight.
(")Thelevyislimitedto6°/oofthevalueforcustomspurposes.
C3)Thelevyislimitedto49-05u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromAustria,Finland,RumaniaandSwitzerland (Regulation (EEC)No
1054/68asamended).
(")Thelevyislimitedto69-05u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromAustria,Finland,RumaniaandSwitzerland (Regulation (EEC)No
1054/68asamendtd).
(,5)Thelevyislimitedto49-05u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromBulgaria,Hungary,RumaniaandTurkey(Regulation (EEC)No
1054/68asamended).
(")LactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02AIare,inpursuanceofRegulationNo189/66/EEC,subjecttothesame
levyasthatapplicabletolactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02AII.
(»)ForimportsintotheUnitedKingdom,thisfree-at-frontier valueshallbereducedby11-80u.a.per100kgnet.