NoL55/32 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities1.3.75
REGULATION (EEC)No512/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of28February1975
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
leviesinrespectofmilkandmilkproductsprovides
thatthecomponentofthelevyfixedbymeansofa
coefficientexpressingtheweightratiobetweenthe
milkpowdercontainedintheproductandthe
productitselfis,fortheproductsfallingwithin
subheadingNo04.02Bib)listedinAnnexIIto
Regulation (EEC)No823/68,calculatedbymulti­
plyingthebasicamountbythequantityofmilk
powdercontainedintheproduct;whereasthesame
appliestoproductsfallingwithinsubheadingNo
04.02BIIb)asregardsthecomponentofthelevy
fixedbymeansofacoefficientexpressingtheweight
ratiobetweenthemilkcomponentscontainedinthe
productandtheproductitself;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(1)of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No465/75(2),andin
particularArticle14(8)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
Whereasthebasicamountmustbeequaltoone
hundredthpartofthelevysetoutforeachproductin
thesecondsubparagraph ofArticle9(1)andthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle9(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1073/68;
WhereasforproductsbelongingtoGroupNo11,
originatinginandexportedfromthirdcountries,for
whichitisfoundonimportationintotheCommunity
thattherullingpriceisnotlessthan110unitsof
accountper100kginrespectoftheproductsfalling
withinsubheadingNo04.04EIb)2andNo04.04E
Ib)3,ornotlessthan80unitsofaccountper100kg
inrespectoftheproductsfallingwithinsubheading
No04.04EIb)4,thelevyper100kgisequal:WhereasArticle14ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68
providesforchargingalevyonimportsofthe
productslistedinArticle 1ofthatRegulation ;
whereastheseproductsmaybedividedintogroups;
whereastheproductgroupsandthepilotgroupsand
thepilotproductforeachofthesegroupsaresetout
inAnnexItoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No823/68(-')
of28June1968determiningthegroupsofproducts
andthespecialprovisionsforcalculatinglevieson
milkandmilkproducts,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No467/75(4);
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroup
mustbeequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilot
productlessthefree-at-frontier price;whereasthese
thresholdpriceswerefixedforthe1975/76milkyear
byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No468/75(3)of27
February 1975;
Whereas,however,Regulation (EEC)No823/68lays
downspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevyon
certainassimilatedproducts;whereastheseproducts
arelistedandthemethodofcalculatingthelevyon
themdescribedinAnnexIIandinArticles2to7of
thatRegulationrespectively ;whereasthismethod
consistsinaddingtogetherthevariouscomponents
definedinthoseArticles;
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1073/68(6)of24July1968layingdowndetailedrules
fordeterminedfree-a-frontier pricesandforfixing—tothethresholdpriceless110unitsofaccount,if
theproductfallswithinsubheadingNo04.04EI
b)2aa),04.04EIb)3or04.04EIb)4;
—tothesumofthefollowingcomponents ifthe
productfallswithinsubheadingNo04.04EIb)2
bb):
(a)acomponentequaltothethresholdpriceless
II0unitsofaccount;
(b)acomponentequalto20unitsofaccount;
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL52,28.2.1975,p.8.
(3)OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.3.
(4)OJNoL52,28.2.1975,p.10.
(5)OJNoL52,28.2.1975,p.16.
(6)OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.—tothethresholdpriceless95unitsofaccount,if
theproductfallswithinsubheadingNos04.04EI
b)3or04.04EIb)4.

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onitspilotproductmustbeeffectedinsuchawayas
toallow,inparticular,fordifferencesincomposition ,
maturity,qualityandpresentationbetweentheassimi­
latedproductandtherelatedpilotproduct;whereas
adjustmentsrelatingtocompositionmustbecalcu­
latedbymultiplyingthedifferencebetweenthemilk
componentcontentofthepilotproductandthatof
theassimilatedproductinquestionbythevalueattri­
butedininternationaltradetooneunitofweightof
themilkcomponentinquestion;whereasthediffer­
encebetweenthevalueattributedontheCommunity
markettoeachoftherelevantcharacteristics ofthe
pilotproductandthevalueattributedonthatmarket
tothecorresponding characteristics oftheassimilated
productinquestionmustbetakenintoaccountwhen
theotheradjustmentsarebeingeffected;Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimportation
intotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilated
productforwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyon
itspilotproductisconsiderablylowerthantheprice
whichwouldobtainiftheratiotothepriceofthe
pilotproductwerenormal,thelevymustbeequalto
thesumoftwocomponents :
—onecomponentequaltotheamountresulting
fromtheprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No823/68applicabletotheassimi­
latedproductinquestion;
—anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,
thecompositionandqualityoftheassimilated
productbeingtakenintoaccount,makesit
possibletore-establishnormalpriceratiosfor
importsintotheCommunity ;
Whereas,ifnoinformationonpricesisavailable,the
free-at-frontier pricemay,bywayofexception,be
establishedonthebasisofthevalueoftherawmate­
rialscontainedinthepilotproductinquestion(calcu­
latedonthebasisofthepricesofmilkproductsfor
whichpricesareavailable),averageprocessingcosts
andaverageyields;WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespectofwhich
thecustomsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATTmust
belimitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1073/68providesthat
afree-at-frontier pricemustbeestablishedforeachof
thepilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation
(EEC)No823/68;whereasthesepricesmustbedeter­
minedforproductsofgoodmarketablequality;Whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,afree-at­
frontierpricemayremainunchangedforalimited
periodwherethenewlevelofthepriceforagiven
qualityoraspecificorigin,usedasabasisforestab­
lishingthepreviousfree-at-frontier price,hasnot
reachedtheCommission toenableittoestablishthe
nextfree-at-frontier priceandiftheCommission
considersthatthepriceswhichareavailablecould
leadtosuddenandconsiderablechangesinthefree­
at-frontierpricebecausetheyarenotsufficientlyrepre­
sentativeofrealmarkettrends;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,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclature providedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff;
WhereasArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;
whereastheymaybealteredintheinterveningperiod
ifnecessary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntil
anotherbecomesapplicable ;Whereas,however,noaccountshouldbetakenof
informationrelatingtosmallquantitieswhicharenot
representative oftradeintheproductinquestionand
quantitiesinrespectofwhichpricetrendsingeneral
orotherinformation availabletoitleadtheCommis­
siontobelievethatthepriceinquestionisunrepre­
sentativeoftherealtrendofthemarket;Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,atrateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;Whereasthepricesusedmustbeadjustedwherethey
arenotquotedfree-at-Community-frontier orwhere
theydonotapplytoproductsofgoodmarketable
quality;whereastheajustmentinrespectofanassimi­
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—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovisions
thattheleviesonmilkandmilkproductsmustbe
fixedasshownintheAnnextothisRegulation ;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheleviesreferredtoinArticle14(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon3March
1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28February1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
TariffNomenclature
CCTueading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
04.01 Milkandcream,fresh,notconcentratedorsweetened :
A.Ofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding6°/o:
I.Yoghourt,kephir,curdledmilk,whey,buttermilkandother
fermentedoracidifiedmilk:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2litresorless 0110 16.09
b)Other 0120 14.09
II.Other:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2litresorless
andofafatcontent,byweight:I
1.Notexceeding4%> 0130 14.09
2.Exceeding4°/o 0140 17.72
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding4% 0150 13.09
2.Exceeding4°/o 0160 16.72
B.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:II
I.Exceeding6°/obutnotexceeding21°/o 0200 39.66
II.Exceeding21%butnotexceeding45°/o 0300 83.89\III.Exceeding45% 0400 129-64
04.02 Milkandcream,preserved,concentratedorsweetened :
A.Notcontainingaddedsugar:I
I.Whey 0500 11.19
II.Milkandcream,inpowderorgranules:\
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2.5kgor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight:I
1.Notexceeding1.5°/o 0620 50.47
2.Exceeding1.5°/obutnotexceeding27%» 0720 79.29
3.Exceeding27%butnotexceeding29°/o 0820 81.29
4.Exceeding29°/o 0920 92.89
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding1.5%> 1020 44.47
2.Exceeding1.5%>butnotexceeding27%> 1120 73.29
3.Exceeding27%butnotexceeding29%> 1220 75.29
4.Exceeding29%> 1320 86-89
III.Milkandcream,otherthaninpowderorgranules:
a)Inhermeticallysealedcansofanetcapacityof454gor
less,oringlasscontainersofacapacityof0.5"litre
orlessandofafatcontent,byweight,of11%orless:
1.Ofafatcontent,byweight,of8.9%>orless 1420 12.19
2.Other 1520 16.46
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding45°/o 1620 83.89
2.Exceeding45% 1720 129.64

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TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgner
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
04.02
(cont'd)B.Containingaddedsugar:
I.Milkandcream,inpowderorgranules:
a)Specialmilkforinfants(*),inhermeticallysealedcans
ofanetcapacityof500gorlessandofafatcontent,
byweight(2):
1.Exceeding10%butnotexceeding11%> 1810 29.00
2.Exceeding14.5%butnotexceeding15.5°/o 1910 33.00
3.Exceeding17%>butnotexceeding18% 2010 36.00
4.Exceeding23•/»butnotexceeding24°/o 2110 38.00
b)Other:
1.Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2.5kgor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight:
aa)Notexceeding1.5%>(3) 2220perkg0-4447(9)
bb)Exceeding1.5%>butnotexceeding27%>(3) 2320perkg0-7329(9)
cc)Exceeding27%>(3) 2420perkg0.8689(9)
2.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
aa)Notexceeding1.5°/o(3) 2520perkg0.4447(10)
bb)Exceeding1.5%butnotexceeding27%>(s) 2620perkg0.7329(10)
cc)Exceeding27°/o(3) 2720perkg0-8689(10)
II.Milkandcream,otherthaninpowderorgranules:
a)Inhermeticallysealedcansofanetcapacityof454gor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding9.5°/o2810 22.74
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding45%>(3) 2910perkg0.8389(10)
2.Exceeding45%>(3) 3010perkg1.2964(10)
04.03 Butter:
A.Ofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding85%> 3110 152.52
B.Other 3210 186.07
04.04 Cheeseandcurd:
A.Emmentaler,Gruyere,Sbrinz,BergkaseandAppenzell,not
gratedorpowdered :
I.Ofaminimumfatcontentof45°/obyweight,referredto
drymatter,maturedforatleast3months(2):
a)Wholecheese(*)ofafree-at-frontier value(5)per100kg
netweightof:
1.186.68u.a.(a)ormorebutlessthan206.68u.a.(a) 3317 15.00
2.206.68u.a.(a)ormore 3416 120-52(")

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TariffNomenclaturel
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
04.04
(cont'd)b)Piecespackedinvacuumorininertgas:
1.Withrindonatleastoneside,ofanetweight:
aa)Of1kgormorebutlessthan5kgandofa
free-at-frontier value(5)of206.68u.a.(a)ormore
butlessthan234.68u.a.(a)per100kgnetweight 3517 15.00
bb)Of450gormoreandofafree-at-frontier value(5)
of234.68u.a.(a)ormoreper100kgnetweight 3615 120.52(»)
2.Other,ofanetweightof75gormorebutnot
exceeding250g(6)andofafree-at-frontier value(5)
of254.68u.a.(a)ormoreper100kgnetweight 3715 120.52(")
II.Other 3800 120.52
B.Glarusherbcheese(knownasSchabziger)madefromskimmed
milkandmixedwithfinely-groundherbs(2) 3900 116.20!(12)
C.Blue-veinedcheese,notgratedorpowdered 4000 84-72
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):l
a)Notexceeding48%>inrespectoftheaggregateofpor­
tionsorslices 4111 30.00
b)Notexceeding48%>inrespectof5/6oftheaggregateof
portionsorslicesandnotexceeding56%inrespectof
theremaining1/6 4211 31«
c)Exceeding48%>butnotexceeding56%>inrespectof
theaggregateofportionsorslices 4311 35.00
II.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:\
a)Notexceeding36°/oandofafatcontent,byweight,
referredtodrymatter:
1.Notexceeding48°/o 4410 98.79
2.Exceeding48% 4510 107.47
b)Exceeding36%> 4610 187.47
E.Other:
I.Notgratedorpowdered,ofafatcontent,byweight,not
exceeding40%andawatercontent,calculatedbyweight,
ofthenon-fattymatter:
a)Notexceeding47°/o 4710 116.20

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TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
04.04
(cont'd)b)Exceeding47°/obutnotexceeding72°/o:
1.Cheddar,includingChester
2.TilsitandButterkase,ofafatcontent,byweight,
referredtothedrymatter(*):
aa)Notexceeding48°/o
bb)Exceeding48%
3.Kashkaval(2)•
4.Cheeseofsheep'smilkorbuffalomilkincontainers
holdingbrine,orinsheep-orgoat-skinbottles(2)
5.Other
c)Exceeding72°/o:
1.Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacitynotexceeding
500g
2.Other
II.Notspecified:
a)Gratedorpowdered
b)Other4810
4922
5022
5030
5060
5120
5210
5250
5310
5410122.87
101.45(13)
101.45(")
101.45(15)
101.45(")
101.45
76.09
181-45
116.20
181.45
17.02 Othersugars;sugarsyrups;artificialhoney(whetherornotmixed
withnaturalhoney);caramel:
A.Lactoseandlactosesyrup:
II.Otherthanthatcontaining,inthedrystate,99°/»ormore
byweightofthepureproduct(16) 5500 15-25
17.05 Flavouredorcolouredsugars,syrupsandmolasses,butnotinclud­
ingfruitjuicescontainingaddedsugarinanyproportion :
A.Lactoseandlactosesyrup 5600 15.25
23.07 Sweetenedforage;otherpreparationsofakindusedinanimal
feeding:
B.Other,containingstarchorglucoseorglucosesyrupfalling
withinsubheadings 17.02Band17.05B,ormilkprod­
ucts(8):
I.Containingstarch,orglucoseorglucosesyrup:
a)Containingnostarchorcontaining10°/oorlessby
weightofstarch:
1
2
3.Containing50%>ormorebutlessthan75%byweight
ofmilkproducts
4.Containing75%»ormorebyweightofmilkproducts
b)Containingmorethan10%>butnotmorethan30%by
weightofstarch:
15700
580035.35
45.58
2
3.Containing50°/oormorebyweightofmilkproducts 5900 42.31

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TariffNomenclatureIl
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
23.07
(cont'd)c)Containingmorethan30°/obyweightofstarch:
1
2
3.Containing50%otmorebyweightofmilkproducts 6000 34.03
II.Containingnostarch,glucoseorglucosesyrup,butcontain­
ingmilkproducts 6100 45.58
Fornotes(')to(•),seenotes(l)to(')ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No823/68(OJNoL151,30.6.1968).
(•)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;
b)6u.a.;and
c)0u.a.
(")Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;and
b)0u.a.
(")Thelevyislimitedto7.50u.a.per100kgnetweight.
(•*)Thelevyislimitedto6%ofthevalueforcustomspurposes.
(")Thelevyislimitedto43.80u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromAustria,Finland,RumaniaandSwitzerland (Regulation (EEC)No
1054/68asamended).
(u)Thelevyislimitedto63.80u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromAustria,Finland,RumaniaandSwitzerland (Regulation (EEC)No
1054/68asamended).
(15)Thelevyislimitedto43-80u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromBulgaria,Hungary,RumaniaandTurkey(Regulation (EEC)No
1054/68asamended).
(")Lactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading17.02AIare,inpursuanceofRegulationNo189/66/EEC,subjecttothesamelevy
asthatapplicabletolactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading17.02AII.
(a)ForimportsintotheUnitedKingdom,thisfree-at-frontier valueshallbereducedby7.11u.a.per100kgnet.