21.5.83 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL133/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1248/83
of20May1983
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,consistsinaddingtogetherthevariouscomponents
definedinthoseArticles;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68
of27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1183/82(2),andinparticular
Article14(8)thereof,WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1073/68
of24July1968layingdowndetailedrulesfordeter­
miningfree-at-frontier pricesandforfixingleviesin
respectofmilkandmilkproducts(6),providesthatthe
componentofthelevyfixedbymeansofacoefficient
expressingtheweightratiobetweenthemilkpowder
containedintheproductandtheproductitselfis,for
theproductsfallingwithinsubheading04.02BIb),
calculatedbymultiplyingthebasicamountbythe
quantityofmilkpowdercontainedintheproduct;
whereasthesameappliestoproductsfallingwithin
subheading04.02BIIb)asregardsthecomponentof
thelevyfixedbymeansofacoefficientexpressingthe
weightratiobetweenthemilkcomponentscontained
intheproductandtheproductitself;HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee,
Whereasthebasicamountmustbeequaltoone
hundredthpartofthelevysetoutforeachproductin
thesecondsubparagraph ofArticle9(1)andthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle9(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1073/68;WhereasArticle14ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68
providesforchargingalevyonimportsofthe
productslistedinArticle1ofthatRegulation ;
whereastheseproductsmaybedividedintogroups;
whereastheproductgroupsandthepilotgroupsand
thepilotproductforeachofthesegroupsaresetout
inAnnexItoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2915/79
of18December1979determiningthegroupsof
productsandthespecialprovisionsforcalculating
leviesonmilkandmilkproductsandamendingRegu­
lation(EEC)No950/68ontheCommonCustoms
Tariff(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1206/83(4);WhereasAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No2915/79
listedcertainproductsofGroup11originatinginand
consignedfromcertainnon-member countries;
whereasthelevyapplicabletotheseproductsissetout
inAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1767/82f),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1264/83(8);Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroup
mustbeequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilot
productlessthefree-at-frontier price;whereasthese
thresholdpriceswerefixedforthe1983/84milkyear
byCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1207/83of17May
1983(5);WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3700/81
of23December1981(9)laiddowndetailedinterim
rulesinrespectofthecheeseagreementswithAustria
andFinland;
Whereas,however,Regulation(EEC)No2915/79lays
downspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevyon
certainassimilatedproducts;whereastheseproducts
arelistedandthemethodofcalculatingthelevyon
themdescribedinAnnexIIandinArticles2to11of
thatRegulationrespectively ;whereasthismethodWhereas,withinthetariffquotasreferredtoinAnnex
ItoRegulation(EEC)No1767/82,thelevyon100
kilogramsofaproductofGroup10or11andfalling
withinsubheadings04.04EIb)1andb)2shallbe
equalto12-09ECU;
(")OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL140,20.5.1982,p.1.0OJNoL329,24.12.1979,p.1.
(<)OJNoL132,21.5.1983,p.3.0OJNoL132,21,5.1983,p.4.(6)OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.0OJNoL196,5.7.1982,p.1.
(8)Seepage54ofthisOfficialJournal.
0OJNoL369,24.12.1981,p.33.

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Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimportation
intotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilated
productforwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyon
itspilotproductisconsiderablylowerthantheprice
whichwouldobtainiftheratiotothepriceofthe
pilotproductwerenormal,thelevymustbeequalto
thesumoftwocomponents :
—onecomponentequaltotheamountresulting
fromtheprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegulation
(EEC)No2915/79applicabletotheassimilated
productinquestion,
—anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,
thecompositionandqualityoftheassimilated
productbeingtakenintoaccount,makesit
possibletore-establishnormalpriceratiosfor
importsintotheCommunity ;milatedproductthelevyonwhichisequaltothelevy
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;
Whereas,ifnoinformationonpricesisavailable,the
free-at-frontier pricemay,bywayofexception,be
establishedonthebasisofthevalueoftheraw
materialscontainedinthepilotproductinquestion
(calculatedonthebasisofthepricesofmilkproducts
forwhichpricesareavailable),averageprocessingcosts
andaverageyields;
Whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,afree-at­
frontierpricemayremainunchangedforalimited
periodwherethenewlevelofthepriceforagiven
qualityoraspecificorigin,usedasabasisforestab­
lishingthepreviousfree-at-frontier price,hasnot
reachedtheCommission toenableittoestablishthe
nextfree-at-frontier priceandiftheCommission
considersthatthepriceswhichareavailablecouldlead
tosuddenandconsiderablechangesinthefree-at­
frontierpricebecausetheyarenotsufficientlyrep­
resentativeofrealmarkettrends;WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespectofwhich
thecustomsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATTmust
belimitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1073/68providesthata
free-at-frontier pricemustbeestablishedforeachof
thepilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation
(EEC)No2915/79;whereasthesepricesmustbe
determinedforproductsofgoodmarketablequality;
Whereasthefree-at-frontier pricesmustbeestablished
onthebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasingoppor­
tunitiesininternationaltradefortheproductslistedin
Article1(a)2and(b)to(g)ofRegulation (EEC)No
804/68otherthanassimilatedproductsforwhichthe
levyisnotequaltothelevyontherelatedpilot
products;whereas,whenrecordingthesepurchasing
opportunities ,theCommissionmusttakeaccountof
allinformationobtaineddirectorthroughtheMember
Statesconcerningpricesfordeliveryofthird-country
productsfree-at-Community-frontier andpriceson
third-countrymarkets;Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclatureprovidedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff;
WhereasArticle8ofRegulation(EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;
whereastheymaybealteredintheinterveningperiod
ifnecessary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntil
anotherbecomesapplicable ;Whereas,however,noaccountshouldbetakenof
informationrelatingtosmallquantitieswhicharenot
representative oftradeintheproductsinquestionand
quantitiesinrespectofwhichpricetrendsingeneral
orotherinformation availabletoitleadtheCommis­
siontobelievethatthepriceinquestionisunrepre­
sentativeoftherealtrendofthemarket; Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2,25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theircentralrate,Whereasthepricesusedmustbeadjustedwherethey
arenotquotedfree-at-Community-frontier orwhere
theydonotapplytoproductsofgoodmarketable
quality;whereastheadjustmentinrespectofanassi­

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—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle14(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No804/68shallbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon23May1983.Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesonmilkandmilkproductsshouldbeasset
outintheAnnexhereto,
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20May1983.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof20May1983fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilk
products
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Code Importlevy
04.01Milkandcream,fresh,notconcentrated orsweetened :
A.Ofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding6%:
I.Yoghourt,kephir,curdledmilk,whey,buttermilkandother
fermentedoracidifiedmilk:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityoftwolitresorless0110 23,60
b)Other 0120 21,19
II.Other:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityoftwolitresorless,and
ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding4% 0130 21,19
2.Exceeding4% 0140 26,33
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding4% 0150 19,98
2.Exceeding4% 0160 25,12
B.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:I I.Exceeding6%butnotexceeding21% 0200 56,13
II.Exceeding21%butnotexceeding45% 0300 118,75
III.Exceeding45% 0400 183,52
04.02Milkandcream,preserved,concentratedorsweetened :
A.Notcontainingaddedsugar:
I.Whey0500 19,79
II.Milkandcream,inpowderorgranules:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof25kgorlessandofa
fatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding1-5% 0620 91,73
2.Exceeding 1-5%butnotexceeding27%0720 138,99
3.Exceeding27%butnotexceeding29% 0820 141,41
4.Exceeding29%0920 159,69
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:I
1.Notexceeding 1-5%1020 84,48
2.Exceeding 1-5%butnotexceeding27%1120 131,74
3.Exceeding27%butnotexceeding29%1220 134,16
4.Exceeding29%1320 152,44

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CCT
heading
NoDescription Code Importlevy
04.02 III.Milkandcream,otherthaninpowderorgranules:
(cont'd)a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2-5kgorlessandofa
fatcontent,byweight,notexceeding11%:
1.Ofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding8-9% 1420 23,90
2.Other 1520 32,27
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding45% 1620 118,75
2.Exceeding45% 1720 183,52
B.Containingaddedsugar:
I.Milkandcream,inpowderorgranules:
a)Specialmilkforinfants('),inhermeticallysealedcontainersofa
netcapacityof500gorlessandofafatcontent,byweight,
exceeding10%butnotexceeding27%(2) 1820 36,27
b)Other:
1.Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2-5kgorlessand
ofafatcontent,byweight:\
aa)Notexceedingl-5%(3) 2220 0,8448(4)
perkg
bb)Exceeding1-5%butnotexceeding27%(3) 2320 1,3174(«)
perkg
cc)Exceeding27%(3) 2420 1,5244(4)
perkg
2.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
aa)Notexceeding1-5%(3) 2520 0,84480
perkg
bb)Exceeding1-5%butnotexceeding27%(3) 2620 1,3174Is)
perkg
cc)Exceeding27%(3) 2720 1,52440
perkg
II.Milkandcream,otherthaninpowderorgranules:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2-5kgorlessandofa
fatcontent,byweight,notexceeding9-5% 2820 46,75
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:\
1.Notexceeding45%(3) 2910 1,18750
perkg
2.Exceeding45%(3) 3010 1,83520
perkg
04.03 Butter:
A.Ofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding85% 3110 215,90
B.Other 3210 263,40
04.04Cheeseandcurd:
A.Emmentaler ,Gruyere,Sbrinz,Bergkase,Appenzell,Vacherinfribourgeois
andTetedemoine,notgratedorpowdered3300 186,71(6)
B.Glaurusherbcheese(knownasSchabziger),madefromskimmedmilk
andmixedwithfinely-ground herbs(2) 3900 198,03f)
C.Blue-veinedcheese,notgratedorpowdered4000 143,23(8)

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CCT
heading
NoDescription Code Importlevy
04.04D.Processedcheese,notgratedorpowdered,ofafatcontent,byweight:
(cont'd)I.Notexceeding36%andofafatcontent,byweight,inthedryli
matter: li
a)Notexceeding48% 4410 149,950
b)Exceeding48% 4510159,20(9)
II.Exceeding36% 4610 255,92
E.Other: Il
I.Notgratedorpowdered,ofafatcontent,byweight,notexceedingll
40%andawatercontent,calculatedbyweightofthenon-fatty\
matter:l
a)Notexceeding47% 4710 198,03
b)Exceeding47%butnotexceeding72%:Il
1.Cheddar : 4800198,74(10)
2.Other: 5000158,82(")
c)Exceeding72%:
1.Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacitynotexceeding500g5210 119,12
2.Other 5250 255,54
II.Other:
a)Gratedorpowdered 5310 198,03
b)Other 5410 255,54
17.02Othersugarsinsolidform;sugarsyrups,notcontainingaddedflavouringor
colouringmatter;artificialhoney,whetherornotmixedwithnatural
honey;caramel:
A.Lactoseandlactosesyrup:l
II.Other(thanthosecontaining,inthedrystate,99%ormoreby
weightofthepureproduct)(12) 5500 40,33
21.07F.Flavouredorcolouredsugarsyrups:
I.Lactosesyrup 5600 40,33
23.07Sweetenedforage;otherpreparationsofakindusedinanimalfeeding:
B.Other,containingstarch,glucoseorglucosesyrupfallingwithinsub­
headings17.02Band21.07FII,ormilkproducts(13):
I.Containingstarchorglucoseorglucosesyrup:
a)Containingnostarchorcontaining10%orlessbyweightof
starch:
3.Containingnotlessthan50%butnotmorethan75%by
weightofmilkproducts 5700 65,78
4.Containingnotlessthan75%byweightofmilkproducts 5800 85,21
b)Containingmorethan10%butnotmorethan30%byweight
ofstarch:
3.Containingnotlessthan50%byweightofmilkproducts 5900 79,84
c)Exceeding30%:
3.Containing50%ormorebyweightofmilkproducts 6000 65,91
II.Containingnostarch,glucoseorglucosesyrup,butcontainingmilk
products 6100 85,21

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(')Forthepurposesofthistariffsubheading,'specialmilkforinfantsmeansproductsfreefrompathogenictoxicogenicgerms
andcontainingpergramlessthan10000revivifiableaerobicbacteriaandlessthantwocoliformbacteria.
(2)Inclusionunderthistariffsubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobelaiddownbythecompetentauthorities.
(3)Incalculatingthefatcontenttheweightofanyaddedsugarshallbedisregarded.
(4)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
(a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;
(b)7,25ECU;and
(c)19,75ECU.
(*)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowingcomponents :
(a)theamountperkgshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandcreamcontainedin100kgofproduct;and
(b)19,75ECU.
(')Thelevyislimitedto:
—18,13ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(a)inAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1767/82importedfrom
Switzerlandandforproductslistedunder(c)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustriaorFinland,
—9,07ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(b)ofAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1767/82importedfrom
Switzerland .
I7)Thelevyislimitedto6%ofthecustomsvalueforimportsfromSwitzerland,inaccordancewithArticle1(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1767/82.
(8)Thelevyislimitedto50ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(o)and(p)ofAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No
1767/82importedfromAustria.
(9)Thelevyislimitedto36,27ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(g)ofAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No
1767/82importedfromSwitzerlandandforproductslistedunder(h)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustriaorFinland.
(10)Thelevyislimitedto12,09ECUper100kgnetweight:
—forproductslistedunder(d)ofAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1767/82importedfromCanada,
—forproductslistedunder(e)and(f)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustraliaorNewZealand.
(")Thelevyislimitedto:
—77,70ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(i)ofAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1767/82importedfrom
RomaniaorSwitzerland ,
—50ECUforproductslistedunder(o)and(p)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustria,
—101,88ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(k)ofthatAnneximportedfromRomaniaorSwitzerland,
—65,61ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(1)ofthatAnneximportedfromBulgaria,Hungary,Israel,
RomaniaorTurkeyandforproductslistedunder(m)ofthatAnneximportedfromBulgaria,Hungary,Israel,Romania,
TurkeyorCyprus,
—55ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(n)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustriaandforproductslisted
under(r)ofthatAnneximportedfromNorway,
—18,13ECUper100kgnetweightforproductslistedunder(q)ofthatAnneximportedfromFinland,
—12,09ECUforproductslistedunder(f)ofthatAnneximportedfromAustraliaandNewZealand.
(12)Lactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading17.02AIare,inpursuanceofRegulation(EEC)No2730/75,subjecttothe
samelevyasthatapplicabletolactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading17.02AII.
(u)Forthepurposesoftariffsubheadingex23.07B'milkproducts'meanstheproductsfallingwithintariffheadingsandsub­
headings04.01,04.02,04.03,04.04,17.02Aand21.07FI.