2.7.79 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL163/25
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1364/79
of29June1979
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(1),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1761/78(2),andin
particularArticle14(8)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle14ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesforchargingalevyonimportsofthe
productslistedinArticle1ofthatRegulation;
whereastheseproductsmaybedividedintogroups;
whereastheproductgroupsandthepilotgroupsand
thepilotproductforeachofthesegroupsaresetout
inAnnexItoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No823/68of
28June1968determiningthegroupsofproductsand
thespecialprovisionsforcalculatingleviesonmilk
andmilkproducts(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1000/78(4);
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroup
mustbeequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilot
productlessthefree-at-frontier price;whereasthese
thresholdpriceswerefixedforthe1979/80milkyear
byCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1268/79of25June
1979(5);
Whereas,however,Regulation(EEC)No823/68lays
downspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevyon
certainassimilatedproducts;whereastheseproducts
arelistedandthemethodofcalculatingthelevyon
themdescribedinAnnexIIandinArticles2to7of
thatRegulationrespectively ;whereasthismethod
consistsinaddingtogetherthevariouscomponents
definedinthoseArticles;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1073/68
of24July1968layingdowndetailedrulesfordeter­
miningfree-at-frontier pricesandforfixingleviesin
respectofmilkandmilkproducts(6),providesthat
thecomponentofthelevyfixedbymeansofacoeffi­
cientexpressingtheweightratiobetweenthemilk
powdercontainedintheproductandtheproduct
itselfis,fortheproductsfallingwithinsubheading
04.02Bib)listedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)
No823/68,calculatedbymultiplyingthebasicamountbythequantityofmilkpowdercontainedin
theproduct;whereasthesameappliestoproducts
fallingwithinsubheading04.02BIIb)asregardsthe
componentofthelevyfixedbymeansofacoefficient
expressingtheweightratiobetweenthemilkcompo­
nentscontainedintheproductandtheproductitself;
Whereasthebasicamountmustbeequaltoone
hundredthpartofthelevysetoutforeachproductin
thesecondsubparagraph ofArticle9(1)andthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle9(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1073/68;
Whereas,forproductsbelongingtoGroupNo11,
originatinginandcomingfromthirdcountries,for
whichitisfoundonimportationintotheCommunity
thattherulingpriceisnotlessthan150unitsof
accountper100kilogramsforproductsfallingwithin
subheading04.04EIb)2,ornotlessthan130units
ofaccountper100kilogramsforproductsfalling
withinsubheading04.04EIb)3,ornotlessthan115
unitsofaccountforproductsfallingwithin
subheading04.04EIb)4,thelevyper100kilograms
isdefinedinArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)No
823/68;
Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimportation
intotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilated
productforwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyon
itspilotproductisconsiderablylowerthantheprice
whichwouldobtainiftheratiotothepriceofthe
pilotproductwerenormal,thelevymustbeequalto
thesumoftwocomponents :
—onecomponentequaltotheamountresulting
fromtheprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No823/68applicabletotheassimi­
latedproductinquestion;
—anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,
thecompositionandqualityoftheassimilated
productbeingtakenintoaccount,makesit
possibletore-establishnormalpriceratiosfor
importsintotheCommunity ;
WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespectofwhich
thecustomsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGAITmust
belimitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1073/68providesthat
afree-at-frontier pricemustbeestablishedforeachof
thepilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation(i)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL204,28.7.1978,p.6.
(»)OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.3.
(<OJNoL130,18.5.1978,p.7.
(5)OJNoL161,29.6.1979,p.7.
(*)OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.

NoL163/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 2.7.79
(EEC)No823/68;whereasthesepricesmustbedeter­
minedforproductsofgoodmarketablequality;
Whereasthefree-at-frontier pricesmustbeestab­
lishedonthebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasing
opportunities ininternationaltradefortheproducts
listedinArticle1(a)2and(b)to(g)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68otherthanassimilatedproductsfor
whichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyontherelated
pilotproducts;whereas,whenrecordingthese
purchasingopportunities ,theCommissionmusttake
accountofallinformationobtaineddirectorthrough
theMemberStatesconcerningpricesfordeliveryof
third-country productsfree-at-Community-frontier
andpricesonthird-countrymarkets;
whereas,however,noaccountshouldbetakenof
informationrelatingtosmallquantitieswhicharenot
representative oftradeintheproductinquestionand
quantitiesinrespectofwhichpricetrendsingeneral
xorotherinformationavailabletoitleadtheCommis­
siontobelievethatthepriceinquestionisunrepre­
sentativeoftherealtrendofthemarket:periodwherethenewlevelofthepriceforagiven
qualityoraspecificorigin,usedasabasisforestab­
lishingthepreviousfree-at-frontier price,hasnot
reachedtheCommission toenableittoestablishthe
nextfree-at-frontier priceandiftheCommission
considersthatthepriceswhichareavailablecould
leadtosuddenandconsiderablechangesinthefree-
at-frontierpricebecausetheyarenotsufficientlyrepre­
sentativeofrealmarkettrends;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclature providedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff;
WhereasArticle8ofRegulation(EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;
whereastheymaybealteredintheinterveningperiod
ifnecessary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntil
anotherbecomesapplicable ;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2.25%,atrateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No652/79of29
March1979(*)laiddownthecoefficientfor
expressingamounts,fixedinunitsofaccount,in
ECU;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisions
thattheleviesonmilkandmilkproductsshouldbe
assetoutintheAnnexhereto,Whereasthepricesusedmustbeadjustedwherethey
arenotquotedfree-at-Community-frontier orwhere
theydonotapplytoproductsofgoodmarketable
quality;whereastheajustmentinrespectofanassimi­
latedproductthelevyonwhichisequaltothelevy
onitspilotproductmustbeeffectedinsuchawayas
toallow,inparticular,fordifferencesincomposition ,
maturity,qualityandpresentationbetweentheassimi­
latedproductandtherelatedpilotproduct;whereas
adjustmentsrelatingtocompositionmustbecalcu­
latedbymultiplyingthedifferencebetweenthemilk
componentcontentofthepilotproductandthatof
theassimilatedproductinquestionbythevalueattri­
butedininternationaltradetooneunitofweightof
themilkcomponentinquestion;whereas,whenthe
otheradjustmentsarebeingeffected,thedifference
betweenthevalueattributedontheCommunity
markettoeachoftherelevantcharacteristics ofthe
pilotproductandthevalueattributedonthatmarket
tothecorresponding characteristics oftheassimilated
productinquestionmustbetakenintoaccount;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle14(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No804/68shallbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto.Whereas,ifnoinformationonpricesisavailable,the
free-at-frontier pricemay,bywayofexception,be
establishedonthebasisofthevalueoftherawmate­
rialscontainedinthepilotproductinquestion(calcu­
latedonthebasisofthepricesofmilkproductsfor
whichpricesareavailable),averageprocessingcosts
andaverageyields; Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon2July1979.
Whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,afree-at-
frontierpricemayremainunchangedforalimited (!)OJNoL84,4.4.1979,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29June1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

NoL163/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 2.7.79
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29June1979fixingtheimportleviesonmilkand
milkproducts
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CCTheadingNo Code Importlevy
04.01AIa)
04.01AIb)
04.01AIIa)1
04.01AIIa)2
04.01AIIb)1
04.01AIIb)2
04.01BI
04.01BII
04.01BIII26.48
24.07
24.07
29.67
22.86
28-46
61.19
129-43
200.03
13.30
114.41
156.14
158.56
170.33
107.16
148.89
151-31
163.08
23-40
31.59
129.43
200-03
36.2704.02AI
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
04.02AIIIb)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
0120
0130
0140
0150
0160
0200
0300
0400
0500
0620
0720
0820
0920
1020
1120
1220
1320
1420
1520
1620
1720
1820
2220
2320
2420
2520
2620
2720
2820
2910
3010
3110
3210
3321
3420
3521
3619
3719
3800
3900
4000
4120
4410
4510
4610
4710
4834
4850perkg
perkg
perkg
perkg
perkg
perkg
perkg
perkg1.0716(•)
1.4889(•)
1.6308(•)
1.0716(")
1.4889(10)
1.6308(10)
38.53
1.2943(10)
2-0003(10) 04.02BIIb)2
04.03A
04.03B235.33'
287.10
18.13
171.05(")
18.13
171.05(u)
171.05(»)
171.05
203-02(12)
158-46
36.27
145.37
159.70
256.42
203-02
18.13
186.4204.04AIa)1
04.04AIa)2
04.04AIb)1aa)
04.04AIb)1bb)
04.04AIb)2
04.04AII
04.04B
04.04C
04.04DI
04.04DIIa)1
04.04 DIIa)2
04.04DIIb)
04.04EIa)
04.04EIb)1aa)
04.04EIb)1bb)

2.7.79 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL163/29
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CCTheadingNo Code Importlevy
04.04EIb)2aa)
04.04EIb)2bb)151.89(»)
151.89(")
151.89(»)
151.89(")04.04Elb)3
04.04EIb)4
04.04EIb)5
04.04EIc)1
04.04EIc)2
04.04EIIa)
04.04EIIb)
17.02AII(»)
21.07FI4922
5022
5030
5060
5120
5210
5250
5310
5410
5500
5600
5700
5800
5900
6000
6100151-89
113.92
248.61
203-02
248-61
27.08
27.08
82.79
107.44
100-24
81.74
107-4423.07BIa)3
23.07BIa)4
23.07BIb)3
23.07BIc)3
23.07BII
Fornotes(»)to(•),secnotes(')to(•)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No823/6«(OJNoL151,30.6.1968).
(')Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;
b)7-25ECU;and
c)15.75ECU.
(")Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltodiesumofthefollowingcomponents :
a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;
and
b)15.75ECU.
(*>)Thelevyislimitedto9.07ECUper100kgnetweight.
(")Thelevyislimitedto6%ofthevalueforcustomspurposes.
(")Thelevyislimitedto64.27ECUper100kgnetweightforimportsfromAustria,Finland,Romaniaand
Switzerland (Regulation(EEC)No1054/68asamended).
(")Thelevyislimitedto88-45ECUper100kgnetweightforimports)fromAustria,Finland,Romaniaand
Switzerland (Regulation (EEC)No1054/68asamended).
(")Thelevyislimitedto88.45ECUper100kgnetweightforimportsfromBulgaria,Hungary,Romania
andTurkey(Regulation (EEC)No1054/68asamended).,
('•)Lactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading17.02AIare,inpursuanceofRegulation (EEC)
No2730/75,subjecttothesamelevyasthatapplicabletolactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading17.02AII.
NB.-ForthepurposesofheadingNo04.04,theexchangeratetobeappliedinconverting
intonationalcurrenciestheECUreferredtointhesubdivisionsofthisheadingshall,
notwithstanding generalruleC3containedinPantI,SectionIoftheCommon
CustomsTariffbetherepresentative rate,ifsucharateisfixedpursuanttoCouncil
RegulationNo129onthevalueoftheECUandtheexchangeratestobeappliedfor
thepurposesofthecommon ,agriculturalpolicy(OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62).