NoL121/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 12.5.90
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1243/90
of11May1990
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No3879/89(2),andinparticularArticle14(8)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle14ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1ofthatRegulation;whereasthese
productsmaybedividedintogroups;whereasthe
productgroupsandthepilotgroupsandthepilotproduct
foreachofthesegroupsaresetoutinAnnexItoCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No2915/79of18December1979
determiningthegroupsofproductsandthespecialprovi­
sionsforcalculatingleviesonmilkandmilkproducts(3),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3884/89(4);
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroupmust
beequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilotproductless
thefree-at-frontier price;whereasthesethresholdprices
werefixedforthe1990/1991milkyearbyCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No1182/90f);
WhereastheindicativepricesfixedbytheCouncilareto
bereducedinaccordancewithArticle2ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No784/90of29March1990fixingthe
rducingcoefficientforagriculturalpricesinthe1990/91
marketingyearasaresultofthemonetaryrealignmentof
5January1990andamendingthepricesandamounts
fixedinecusforthatmarketingyear(6);
Whereas,however,Regulation(EEC)No2915/79lays
downspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevyoncertain
assimilatedproducts;whereastheseproductsarelisted
andthemethodofcalculatingthelevyonthemdescribed
inAnnexIIandinArticles2to12ofthatRegulation
respectively ;
Whereas,asprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)No
2915/79,thecomponentofthelevyestablishedusinga
factorexpressingtheweightratioexistingbetweenthe
milkcomponentscontainedintheproductontheone
handandtheproductitselfontheotheris,forproductscontainingsugarorothersweeteners,calculatedbymulti­
plyingthebasicamountbythequantityofmilk
componentscontainedintheproduct;
WhereasArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)No2915/79
providesthatforcertainproductsoriginatinginor
comingfromcertainthirdcountriesaspecificlevyisto
beapplied;whereasthelevyapplicabletothoseproducts
isfixedinAnnexItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
1767/82Q,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
107/90(8);
Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimportation
intotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilatedproduct
forwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyonitspilot
productisconsiderablylowerthanthepricewhichwould
obtainiftheratiotothepriceofthepilotproductwere
normal,thelevymustbeequaltothesumoftwo
components :
—onecomponentequaltotheamountresultingfrom
theprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79applicabletotheassimilatedproductin
question,
—anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,the
compositionandqualityoftheassimilatedproduct
beingtakenintoaccount,makesitpossibleto
re-establishnormalpriceratiosforimportsintothe
Community ;
WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespectofwhichthe
customsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATTmustbe
limitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1073/68(9),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No222/88(10),provides
thatafree-at-frontier pricemustbeestablishedforeachof
thepilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79;whereasthesepricesmustbedetermined
forproductsofgoodmarketablequality;
Whereasthefree-at-frontier pricesmustbeestablishedon
thebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasingopportunities
ininternationaltradefortheproductslistedinArticle
1ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68otherthanassimilated
productsforwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyonthe
relatedpilotproducts;whereas,whenrecordingthese
purchasingopportunities ,theCommissionmusttake
accountofallinformationobtaineddirectorthroughthe
MemberStatesconcerningpricesfordeliveryofthird-
countryproductsfree-at-Community-frontier andprices
onthird-country markets;
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL378,27.12.1989,p.1.0OJNoL329,24.12.1979,p.1.0OJNoL378,27.12.1989,p.9.
0OJNoL119,11.5.1990.0OJNoL196,5.7.1982,p.1.
(8)OJNoL13,17.1.1990,p.13.0OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.
HOJNoL28,1.2.1988,p.1. 0OJNoL83,30.3.1990,p.102.

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WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No788/86('),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2431/88(^speci­
fiesthefree-at-Spanish-frontier valuesofcertaincheeses
importedfromandoriginatinginSwitzerland ;
Whereas,however,noaccountshouldbetakenofinfor­
mationrelatingtosmallquantitieswhicharenotrepre­
sentativeoftradeintheproductsinquestionandquanti­
tiesinrespectofwhichpricetrendsingeneralorother
information availabletoitleadtheCommission tobelieve
thatthepriceinquestionisunrepresentative ofthereal
trendofthemarket:sary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntilanother
becomesapplicable ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2730/75of29
October1975onglucoseandlactose(3),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No222/88,stipulatesthatthetreatment
providedforlactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinCN
code17021090byRegulation(EEC)No804/68andby
theprovisionsadoptedfortheapplicationofthatRegula­
tionistobeextendedtolactoseandlactosesyrupfalling
withinCNcode17021010;whereasconsequentlythe
levyfixedforproductsfallingwithinCNcode17021090
alsoappliestoproductsfallingwithinCNcode
17021010;whereastoensurethattheprovisioninques­
tionisproperlyappliedtheseproductsandthelevy
thereonshouldbeexplicitlymentionedinthelistof
levies;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(4)lays
downthearrangementsapplicabletoagriculturalproducts
originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesor
intheoverseascountriesandterritories;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforinthe
lastsubparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(*),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/870,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcoefficient ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsthat
theleviesonmilkandmilkproductsshouldbeassetout
intheAnnexhereto,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;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,afree-at-frontier
pricemayremainunchangedforalimitedperiodwhere
thenewlevelofthepriceforagivenqualityoraspecific
origin,usedasabasisforestablishingthepreviousfree­
at-frontierprice,hasnotreachedtheCommission to
enableittoestablishthenextfree-at-frontier priceandif
theCommissionconsidersthatthepriceswhichare
availablecouldleadtosuddenandconsiderablechanges
inthefree-at-frontier pricebecausetheyarenotsuffici­
entlyrepresentative ofrealmarkettrends;Article1
1.TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle14ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No804/68shallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
2.ThereshallbenolevyforimportsfromPortugal,
includingtheAzoresandMadeira,formilkandmilk
productslistedinArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No
804/68.Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthis
Regulationisincorporatedinthecombinednomen­
clature:
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon14May1990. WhereasArticle8ofRegulation(EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;whereas
theymaybealteredintheinterveningperiodifneces­
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.20.
(')OJNoL74,19.3.1986,p.20.
(2)OJNoL210,3.8.1988,p.6.(4)OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.¥)OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,11May1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof11May1990fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilk
products
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04011010 17,85
04011090 \ 16,64
04012011 24,27
04012019 23,06
04012091l 29,20
04012099l 27,99
04013011 73,79
04013019 72,58
04013031l 140,92
04013039 139,71
04013091 235,40
04013099 234,19
04021011 0 128,05
04021019 (4) 120,80
04021091 cm 1,2080/kg+23,60
04021099 00 1,2080/kg+16,35
04022111 0 179,40
04022117 0 172,15
04022119 o 172,15
04022191 0 218,03
04022199 0 210,78
04022911 000 1,7215/kg+23,60
04022915 00 1,7215/kg+23,60
04022919 00 1,7215/kg+16,35
04022991 00 2,1078/kg+23,60
04022999 00 2,1078/kg+16,35
04029111 (4) 28,57
04029119 (4) 28,57
04029131 (4) 35,71
04029139 (4) 35,71
04029151 (4) 140,92
04029159 0 139,71
04029191 0 235,40
04029199 234,19
04029911 (4) 49,40
04029919 (4) 49,40
04029931 00 1,3729/kg+19,98
04029939 00 1,3729/kg+18,77
04029991 00 2,3177/kg+19,98
04029999 00 2,3177/kg+18,77

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04031011 \ 26,68
04031013II 31,61
04031019 76,20
04031031 0 0,2064/kg+22,39
04031033 0 0,2557/kg+22,39
04031039 0 0,7016/kg+22,39
04039011II 128,05
04039013II 179,40
04039019\ 218,03
04039031 0 1,2080/kg+23,60
04039033 0 1,7215/kg+23,60
04039039 0 2,1078/kg+23,60
04039051II 26,68
04039053II 31,61
04039059II 76,20
04039061 C) 0,2064/kg+22,39
04039063 0 0,2557/kg+22,39
04039069 0 0,7016/kg+22,39
04041011II 32,17
04041019 (') 0,3217/kg+16,35
04041091 0 0,3217/kg
04041099 0 0,3217/kg+16,35
04049011II 128,05
04049013|| 179,40
04049019\ 218,03
04049031|| 128,05
04049033Il 179,40
04049039 218,03
04049051 0 1,2080/kg+23,60
04049053 00 1,7215/kg+23,60
04049059 0 2,1078/kg+23,60
04049091 0 1,2080/kg+23,60
04049093 00 1,7215/kg+23,60
04049099 0 2,1078/kg+23,60
04050010l 242,59
04050090I295,96
04061010 0 232,03
04061090 0 285,08
04062010 00 389,08
04062090 0 389,08
04063010 00 183,33
04063031 00 174,91
04063039 00 183,33
04063090 00 280,05
04064000 00 148,14
04069011 00 213,56

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04069013 00 190,56
04069015 (3)(4) 190,56
04069017 <3)(4) 190,56
04069019 00 389,08
04069021 00 213,56
04069023 00 188,36
04069025 00 188,36
04069027 00 188,36
04069029 00 188,36
04069031 00 188,36
04069033 0 188,36
04069035 00 188,36
04069037 00 188,36
04069039 00 188,36
04069050 00 188,36
04069061 0 389,08
04069063 0 389,08
04069069 0 389,08
040690^1 0 232,03
04069073 0 188,36
04069075 0 188,36
04069077 0 188,36
04069079 0 188,36
04069081 0 188,36
04069083 0 188,36
04069085 (4) 188,36
04069089 00 188,36
04069091 0 232,03
04069093 0 232,03-
04069097 0 285,08
04069099 0 285,08
17021010I 35,96
17021090 35,96
21069051 35,96
23091015 93,02
23091019 120,80
23091039I 113,26
23091059 93,61
23091070I 120,80 *
23099035 93,02
23099039I 120,80
23099049 113,26
23099059I 93,61
23099070I120,80

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(')Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowing:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandmilkcreamcontainedin100kgof
product;and
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(2)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequalto:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightofthedriedmilkcontainedin100kgofproduct
plus,whereappropriate,
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(3)Productsfallingwithinthissubheadingimportedfromathirdcountryunderspecialarrangementsconcluded
betweenthatcountryandtheCommunityforwhichanIMA1certificateissuedundertheconditionsprovided
forinRegulation(EEC)No1767/82isissuedaresubjecttotheleviesinAnnexItothatRegulation.
(4)ThelevyapplicableislimitedundertheconditionslaiddowninRegulation(EEC)No715/90.