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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1525/94
of29June1994
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,Whereas,asprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)
No2915/79,thecomponentofthelevyestablishedusing
afactorexpressingtheweightratioexistingbetweenthe
milkcomponentscontainedintheproductontheone
handandtheproductitselfontheotheris,forproducts
containingsugarorothersweeteners,calculatedbymulti­
plyingthebasicamountbythequantityofmilk
componentscontainedintheproduct;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EC)No230/94(2),andinparticularArticle14(8)
thereof,WhereasArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)No2915/79
providesthatforcertainproductsoriginatinginor
comingfromcertainthirdcountriesaspecificlevyisto
beapplied;whereasthelevyapplicabletothoseproducts
isfixedinAnnexItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1767/82(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No659/940;WhereasArticle14ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1ofthatRegulation ;whereasthese
productsmaybedividedintogroups;whereasthe
productgroupsandthepilotgroupsandthepilotproduct
foreachofthesegroupsaresetoutinAnnexItoCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No2915/79of18December1979
determiningthegroupsofproductsandthespecialprovi­
sionsforcalculatingleviesonmilkandmilkproducts(3),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No3423/93(4);Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimportation
intotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilatedproduct
forwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyonitspilot
productisconsiderablylowerthanthepricewhichwould
obtainiftheratiotothepriceofthepilotproductwere
normal,thelevymustbeequaltothesumoftwo
components :
—onecomponentequaltotheamountresultingfrom
theprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79applicabletotheassimilatedproductin
question,Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroupmust
beequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilotproductless
thefree-at-frontier price;
WhereastheCouncilhasnottodateadoptedtheprices
forcertainmilkproductsforthe1994/95marketingyear,
whichcommenceson1July1994;whereastheprice
factorsdeterminedbyCommissionRegulation (EC)
No1520/94Oshouldaccordinglybetakenintoaccount
forthecalculationoftheleviesinordertoensurethatthe
importarrangementscontinuetooperateinthesector
concerned ;—anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,the
compositionandqualityoftheassimilatedproduct
beingtakenintoaccount,makesitpossibleto
re-establishnormalpriceratiosforimportsintothe
Community ;
Whereas,however,Regulation(EEC)No2915/79lays
downspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevyoncertain
assimilatedproducts;whereastheseproductsarelisted
andthemethodofcalculatingthelevyonthemdescribed
inAnnexIIandinArticles2to12ofthatRegulation
respectively ;WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespectofwhichthe
customsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATTmustbe
limitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding; (')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
OOJNoL30,3.2.1994,p.1.
(3)OJNoL329,24.12.1979,p.1.
(4)OJNoL312,15.12.1993,p.8.
(*)Seepage46ofthisOfficialJournal.•OOJNoL196,5.7.1982,p.1.0OJNoL82,25.3.1994,p.23.

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Whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,afree-at-frontier
pricemayremainunchangedforalimitedperiodwhere
thenewlevelofthepriceforagivenqualityoraspecific
origin,usedasabasisforestablishingthepreviousfree­
at-frontierprice,hasnotreachedtheCommissionto
enableittoestablishthenextfree-at-frontier priceandif
theCommissionconsidersthatthepriceswhichare
availablecouldleadtosuddenandconsiderablechanges
inthefree-at-frontier pricebecausetheyarenotsuffici­
entlyrepresentative ofrealmarkettrends;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
Regulationisincorporatedinthecombinednomen­
clature;
WhereasArticle8ofRegulation(EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;whereas
theymaybealteredintheinterveningperiodifneces­
sary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntilanother
becomesapplicable;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2730/75of
29October1975onglucoseandlactose(*),asamended
byRegulation(EEC)No222/88,stipulatesthatthetreat­
mentprovidedforlactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithin
CNcode17021090byRegulation(EEC)No804/68and
bytheprovisionsadoptedfortheapplicationofthat
Regulationistobeextendedtolactoseandlactosesyrup
fallingwithinCNcode17021010;whereasconse­
quentlythelevyfixedforproductsfallingwithinCN
code17021090alsoappliestoproductsfallingwithin
CNcode17021010;whereastoensurethattheprovi­
sioninquestionisproperlyappliedtheseproductsand
thelevythereonshouldbeexplicitlymentionedinthe
listoflevies;
WhereasCouncilRegulations (EC)No3491/93(6)and
(EC)No3492/93Q,oncertainproceduresforapplying
theEuropeAgreementestablishing anassociation
betweentheEuropeanCommunities andtheirMember
States,oftheonepart,andtheRepublicsofHungaryand
Poland,oftheotherpart,andCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No520/92of27February1992oncertainrulesfor
applyingtheInterimAgreementontradeandtrade­
relatedmattersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nityandtheEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity ,ofthe
onepart,andtheCzechandSlovakFederalRepublic,of
theotherpart(8),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2235/93(9),andinparticularArticle1thereofintro­
ducearrangements forreducingimportleviesoncertain
products;whereasCommission Regulation (EEC)
No584/92(10),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No3550/93(u),laysdowndetailedrulesforapplyingthe
arrangementsprovidedforintheseagreementsasregards
milkandmilkproducts;WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1073/68('),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No222/88(2),provides
thatafree-at-frontier pricemustbeestablishedforeachof
thepilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79;whereasthesepricesmustbedetermined
forproductsofgoodmarketablequality;
Whereasthefree-at-frontier pricesmustbeestablishedon
thebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasingopportunities
ininternational tradefortheproductslistedin
Article1ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68otherthanassi­
milatedproductsforwhichthelevyisnotequaltothe
levyontherelatedpilotproducts;whereas,whenrecor­
dingthesepurchasingopportunities ,theCommission
musttakeaccountofallinformationobtaineddirector
throughtheMemberStatesconcerningpricesfordelivery
ofthird-countryproductsfree-at-Community-frontier and
pricesonthird-countrymarkets;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No788/86(3),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1525/90(4),speci­
fiesthefree-at-Spanish-frontier valuesofcertaincheeses
importedfromandoriginatinginSwitzerland ;
Whereas,however,noaccountshouldbetakenofinfor­
mationrelatingtosmallquantitieswhicharenotrepre­
sentativeoftradeintheproductsinquestionandquanti­
tiesinrespectofwhichpricetrendsingeneralorother
informationavailabletoitleadtheCommission tobelieve
thatthepriceinquestionisunrepresentative ofthereal
trendofthemarket;
Whereasthepricesusedmustbeadjustedwheretheyare
notquotedfree-at-Community-frontier orwheretheydo
notapplytoproductsofgoodmarketablequality;
whereastheadjustmentinrespectofanassimilated
productthelevyonwhichisequaltothelevyonitspilot
productmustbeeffectedinsuchawayastoallow,in
particular,fordifferencesincomposition ,maturity,
qualityandpresentationbetweentheassimilatedproduct
andtherelatedpilotproduct;whereasadjustments
relatingtocompositionmustbecalculatedbymultiplying
thedifferencebetweenthemilkcomponentcontentof
thepilotproductandthatoftheassimilatedproductin
questionbythevalueattributedininternationaltradeto
oneunitofweightofthemilkcomponentinquestion;
whereas,whentheotheradjustmentsarebeingeffected,
thedifferencebetweenthevalueattributedonthe
Communitymarkettoeachoftherelevantcharacteristics
ofthepilotproductandthevalueattributedonthat
markettothecorresponding characteristics oftheassimi­
latedproductinquestionmustbetakenintoaccount;
Whereas,ifnoinformationonpricesisavailable,thefree­
at-frontierpricemay,bywayofexception,be
establishedonthebasisofthevalueoftherawmaterials
containedinthepilotproductinquestion(calculatedon
thebasisofthepricesofmilkproductsforwhichprices
areavailable),averageprocessingcostsandaverageyields;0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.20.
(6)OJNoL319,21.12.1993,p.1.0OJNoL319,21.12.1993,p.4.
(8)OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.9.
(9)OJNoL200,10.8.1993,p.5.(')OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.0OJNoL28,1.2.1988,p.1.
OOJNoL74,19.3.1986,p.20.
4OJNoL144,7.6.1990,p.15.(I0)OJNoL62,7.3.1992,p.34.
(")OJNoL324,24.12.1993,p.15.

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overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity(9),noleviesshallapplyon
productsoriginatingintheoverseascountriesandterrito­
ries;
Whereastherepresentative marketratesdefinedin
Article1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92(,0),as
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No3528/93("),areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;
whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermina­
tionoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No1068/93(12),asamendedbyRegulation
(EC)No,547/94(13);
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesonmilkandmilkproductsshouldbeassetout
intheAnnexhereto,Whereas,inaddition,accountmustbetakenofDecision
94/1/ECSC,ECoftheCouncilandCommission('),
concerningtheconclusionoftheAgreementsonthe
EuropeanEconomicArea,betweentheEuropean
Community,theEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity
andtheirMemberStates,ontheonehand,andAustria,
Finland,Iceland,Norway,SwedenandLiechtenstein ,on
theotherhand,hereafterreferredtoasthe'EEAAgree­
ment';whereastheBilateralAgreementsonagriculture
betweentheCommunity ,ontheonehand,andAustria
andFinland,ontheotherhand,enterintoforceatthe
sametimeastheEEAAgreement ;whereasCommission
Regulation(EEC)No1316/93(2),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2762/93(3),laysdowndetailedrulesforthe
applicationoftheimportarrangementsfortheseproducts
originatinginSweden;
WhereasCouncilRegulations (EC)No3641/93(4)and
(EC)No3642/93(5)oncertainrulesforapplyingthe
InterimAgreementontradeandtrade-relatedmatters
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
EuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity,oftheonepart,
andtheRepublicofBulgariaandRomania,oftheother
part;whereasCommissionRegulation(EC)No385/94(6),
laysdowndetailedrulesforapplyingthearrangements
providedforintheseagreementsasregardsmilkandmilk
products;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90Q,aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No235/94(8),laysdownthe
arrangementsapplicabletoagriculturalproductsorigina­
tingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorinthe
overseascountriesandterritories;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationoftheHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle14ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1994.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29June1994.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL1,3.1.1994,p.1.
(2)OJNoL132,29.5.1993,p.73.0OJNoL251,8.10.1993,p.7.
(4)OJNoL333,31.12.1993,p.16.
OOJNoL333,31.12.1993,p.17.
(«)OJNoL50,22.2.1994,p.7.
OOJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.(9)OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.
(10)OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
(")OJNoL320,22.12.1993,p.32.
(12)OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.HOJNoL69,12.3.1994,p.1. (8)OJNoL30,3.2.1994,p.12.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29June1994fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilk
products
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Notef5) Import
levyCNcode NoteQ Import
levy
04011010 17,09
04011090 15,88
04012011 23.16
04012019 21,95
04012091 27,81
04012099 26,60
04013011 69,92
04013019 68,71
04013031 133,33
04013039 132,12
04013091 222,56
04013099 221,35
04021011 (4) 121,70
04021019 (3)(4) 114,45
04021091 C)(4)1,1445/kg+26,22
04021099 (>)(4) 1,1445/kg+18,97
04022111 (4) 176,40
04022117 (4) 169,15
04022119 (3)(4) 169,15
04022191 (3)(4) 214,28
04022199 (3)(4) 207,03
04022911(')(3)(4)1,6915/kg+26,22
040229150(4) 1,6915/kg+26,22
040229190(4) 1,6915/kg+18,97
04022991 (')(4)2,0703/kg+26,22
04022999 (')(4)2,0703/kg+18,97
04029111 (4) 38,14
04029119 (4) 38,14
04029131 (4) 47,68
04029139 (4) 47,68
04029151 (4) 133,33
04029159 (4) 132,12
04029191 (4) 222,56
04029199 (4) 221,35
04029911 (4) 51,95
04029919 (4) 51,95
04029931 (')(4) 1,2970/kg+22,60
04029939 (')(4) 1,2970/kg+21,39
04029991 (')(4)2,1893/kg+22,60
04029999 (')(4)2,1893/kg+21,39
04031002 121,70
04031004 176,40
04031006 214,28
04031012 (')1,1445/kg+26,22
04031014 (')1,6915/kg+26,2204031016 0)2,0703/kg+26,22
04031022 25,57
04031024 30,22
04031026 72,33
04031032 (')0,1953/kg+25,01
04031034 (')0,2418/kg+25,01
04031036 (')0,6629/kg+25,01
04039011 121,70
04039013 176,40
04039019 214,28
04039031 (')1,1445/kg+26,22
04039033 (')1,6915/kg+26,22
04039039 (')2,0703/kg+26,22
04039051 25,57
04039053 30,22
04039059 7233
04039061 (')0,1953/kg+25,01
04039063 (')0,2418/kg+25,01
04039069 (')0,6629/kg+25,01
04041002 24,66
04041004 176,40
04041006 214,28
04041012 121,70
04041014 176,40
04041016 214,28
04041026 (')0,2466/kg+18,97
04041028 (') 1,6915/kg+26,22
04041032 (')2,0703/kg+26,22
04041034 (')1,1445/kg+26,22
04041036 (')1,6915/kg+26,22
04041038 (')2,0703/kg+26,22
04041048 (2)0,2466/kg
04041052 (2)1,6915/kg+6,04
04041054 (2)2,0703/kg+6,04
04041056•(2)1,1445/kg+6,04
04041058 O1,6915/kg+6,04
04041062 (2)2,0703/kg+6,04
04041072.(2)0,2466/kg+18,97
04041074 (2)1,6915/kg+25,01
04041076 (2)2,0703/kg+25,01
04041078 (2)1,1445/kg+25,01
04041082 O1,6915/kg+25,01
04041084 (2)2,0703/kg+25,01
04049011 121,70
04049013 176,40

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CNcode Note(*) Import
levyCNcode Note(*) Import
levy
04049019 214,28
04049031 121,70
04049033 176,40
04049039 214,28
04049051 (') 1,1445/kg+26,22
04049053 (')(3) 1,6915/kg+26,22
04049059 (')2,0703/kg+26,22
04049091 (')1,1445/kg+26,22
04049093 (')0 1,6915/kg+26,22
04049099 (>)2,0703/kg+26,22
040500110 229,15
04050019 (3) 229,15
04050090 279,56
04061020 (3)(4) 202,62
04061080 (3)(4) 258,09
04062010 (3)(4) 368,40
04062090 (3)(4) 368,40
04063010 (3)(4) 163,91
04063031 (3)(4) 152,64
04063039 (3)(4) 163,91
04063090 (3)(4) 260,63
04064010 (3)(4) 140,95
04064050 (3)(4) 140,95
04064090 (3)(4) 140,95
04069011 (3)(4) 213,70
04069013 (3)(4) 138,77
04069015 (3)(4) 138,77
04069017 (3)(4) 138,77
04069019 (3)(4) 368,40
04069021 (3)(4) 213,70
04069023 (3)(4) 161,37
04069025 (3)(4) 161,37
04069027 (3)(4) 161,37
04069029 (3)(4) 161,3704069031 (3)(4) 161,37
04069033 (3)(4) 161,37
04069035 (3)(4) 161,37
04069037 (3)(4) 161,37
04069039 (3)(4) 161,37
04069050 (3)(4) 161,37
04069061 (3)(4) 368,40
04069063 (3)(4) 368,40
04069069 (3)(4) 368,40
04069073 (3)(4) 161,37
04069075 (3)(4) 161,37
04069076 (3)(4) 161,37
04069078 (3)(4) 161,37
04069079 (3)(4) 161,37
04069081 (3)(4) 161,37
04069082 (3)(4) 161,37
04069084 (3)(4) 161,37
04069085 (3)(4) 161,37
04069086 (3)(4) 161,37
04069087 (3)(4) 161,37
04069088 (3)(4) 161,37
04069093 (3)(4) 202,62
04069099 (3)(4) 258,09
17021010 66,89
17021090 66,89
21069051 66,89
23091015 88,26
23091019 114,58
23091039 107,01
23091059 87,50
23091070 114,58
23099035 88,26
23099039 114,58
23099049 107,01
23099059 87,50
23099070 114,58
(')Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthiscodeisequaltothesumofthefollowing:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightoflacticmattercontainedin100kgofproduct;and
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(2)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthiscodeisequalto:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightofthedrylacticmattercontainedin100kgofproductplus,whereappropriate,
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(3)Productsfallingwithinthiscodeandimportedfromathirdcountry
—forwhichanIMA1certificate,issuedinaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No1767/82,ispresented,
—forwhichanEUR1certificate,issuedinaccordancewithamendedRegulation(EEC)No1316/93forSweden,amendedRegulation(EEC)No584/92
forPoland,theCzechandSlovakRepublicsandHungaryandCommissionRegulation(EC)No385/94(OJNoL50,22.2.1994,p.7)forBulgariaand
Romania,ispresented,
shallbesubjecttotheleviesdefinedinthesaidRegulations,respectively .
(4)ThelevyapplicableislimitedundertheconditionslaiddowninRegulation(EEC)No715/90.
(*)NolevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.