1.4.88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL88/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No889/88
of29March1988
fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
,*
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No744/88(2),andinparticularArticle14(8)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle14ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesforchargingalevyonimportsoftheproducts
listedinArticle1ofthatRegulation;whereasthese
productsmaybedividedintogroups;whereasthe
productgroupsandthepilotgroupsandthepilotproduct
foreachofthesegroupsaresetoutinAnnexItoCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No2915/79of18December 1979
determiningthegroupsofproductsandthespecialprovi­
sionsforcalculatingleviesonmilkandmilkproducts(3),
aslastamendedbyRegulation ,(EEC)No222/88(4);
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroupmust
beequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilotproductless
thefree-at-frontier price;whereasthesethresholdprices
werefixedforthe1987/88milkyearbyCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1895/87(*),extendedbyCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No887/88of30March1988(*);
Whereas,however,Regulation(EEC)No2915/79lays
downspecialprovisionsforcalculatingthelevyoncertain
assimilatedproducts;whereastheseproductsarelisted
andthemethodofcalculatingthelevyonthemdescribed
inAnnexIIandinArticles2to12ofthatRegulation
respectively ;
Whereas,asprovidedforinRegulation(EEC)No
2915/79,thecomponentofthelevyestablishedusinga
factorexpressingtheweightratioexistingbetweenthe
milkcomponentscontainedintheproductontheone
handandtheproductitselfontheotheris,forproductscontainingsugarorothersweeteners,calculatedbymulti­
plyingthebasicamountbythequantityofmilkcompo­
nentscontainedintheproduct;
WhereasArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)No2915/79
providesthatforcertainproductsoriginatinginor
comingfromcertainthirdcountriesaspecificlevyisto
beapplied;whereasthelevyapplicabletothoseproducts
isfixedinAnnexItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
1767/820,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
611/88(8);
Whereas,foraslongasitisfoundthatonimportation
intotheCommunitythepriceofanassimilatedproduct
forwhichthelevyisnotequaltothelevyonitspilot
productisconsiderablylowerthanthepricewhichwould
obtainiftheratiotothepriceofthepilotproductwere
normal,thelevymustbeequaltothesumoftwocompo­
nents:
—onecomponentequaltotheamountresultingfrom
theprovisionsofArticles2to7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2915/79applicabletotheassimilatedproductin
question,
—anadditionalcomponentfixedatalevelwhich,the
compositionandqualityoftheassimilatedproduct
beingtakenintoaccount,makesitpossibleto
re-establishnormalpriceratiosforimportsintothe
Community ;
WhereasArticle14(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelevyonproductsinrespectofwhichthe
customsdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATTmustbe
limitedtotheamountresultingfromthatbinding;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1073/68providesthata
free-at-frontier pricemustbeestablishedforeachofthe
pilotproductsdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation(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.13.0OJNoL78,23.3.1988,p.1.
(3)OJNoL329,24.12.1979,p.1.0OJNoL28,1.2.1988,p.1.0OJNoL182,3.7.1987,p.33.
(®)Seepage6ofthisOfficialJournal.0OJNoL196,5.7.1982,p.1.
(«)OJNoL60,5.3.1988,p.19.

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WhereasRegulation(EEC)No788/86('),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No222/88,specifiesthefree-at­
Spanish-frontier valuesofcertaincheesesimportedfrom
andoriginatinginSwitzerland.
Whereas,however,noaccountshouldbetakenofinfor­
mationrelatingtosmallquantitieswhicharenotrepre­
sentativeoftradeintheproductsinquestionandquanti­
tiesinrespectofwhichpricetrendsingeneralorother
informationavailabletoitleadtheCommissiontobelieve
thatthepriceinquestionisunrepresentative ofthereal
trendofthemarket:WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2658/87(2)intro­
ducesfrom1January1988anewcombinednomencla­
turemeetingtherequirements ofboththeCommon
CustomsTariffandtheCommunity'sstatisticsofforeign
tradeandreplacingthepreviousnomenclature ;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclature providedforinthis
Regulationisincorporatedinthecombinednomencla­
ture;
WhereasArticle8ofRegulation(EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;whereas
theymaybealteredintheinterveningperiodifneces­
sary;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntilanother
becomesapplicable;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforinthe
lastsubparagraph ofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(3),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1636/87(4),
—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;whereasadjustmentsrela­
tingtocompositionmustbecalculatedbymultiplying
thedifferencebetweenthemilkcomponentcontentof
thepilotproductandthatoftheassimilatedproductin
questionbythevalueattributedininternationaltradeto
oneunitofweightofthemilkcomponentinquestion;
whereas,whentheotheradjustmentsarebeingeffected,
thedifferencebetweenthevalueattributedonthe
Communitymarkettoeachoftherelevantcharacteristics
ofthepilotproductandthevalueattributedonthat
markettothecorresponding characteristics oftheassimi­
latedproductinquestionmustbetakenintoaccount;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereas,ifnoinformationonpricesisavailable,thefree­
at-frontierpricemay,bywayofexception,be
establishedonthebasisofthevalueoftherawmaterials
containedinthepilotproductinquestion(calculatedon
thebasisofthepricesofmilkproductsforwhichprices
areavailable),averageprocessingcostsandaverageyields;Article1
TheimportleviesreferredtoinArticle14(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68shallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto.Whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,afree-at-frontier
pricemayremainunchangedforalimitedperiodwhere
thenewlevelofthepriceforagivenqualityoraspecific
origin,usedasabasisforestablishingthepreviousfree­
at-frontierprice,hasnotreachedtheCommissionto
enableittoestablishthenextfree-at-frontier priceandif
theCommissionconsidersthatthepriceswhichareavai­
lablecouldleadtosuddenandconsiderablechangesin
thefree-at-frontier pricebecausetheyarenotsufficiently
representative ofrealmarkettrends;Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April1988.
0OJNoL256,7.9.1987,p.1.f)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(4)OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1. (')OJNoL74,19.3.1986,p.20.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29March1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

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ANNEX ..
totheCommissionRegulationof29March1988fixingtheimportleviesonmilkandmilk
products
(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04011010 18,47
040110.90 17,26
04012011l 25,69
04012019l 24,48
04012091 31,73
04012099l 30,52
04013011 82,22
04013019l 81,01
04013031\ 158,74
04013039\ 157,53
04013091 266,83
04013099 265,62
04021011I 130,48
04021019 123,23
04021091 0 1,2323/kg+32,29
04021099 0 1,2323/kg+25,04
04022111 197,71
04022117\ 190,46
04022119|| 190,46
04022191II 236,77
04022199\ 229,52
04022911 00 1,9046/kg+32,29
04022915 0 1,9046/kg+32,29
04022919 0 1,9046/kg+25,04
04022991 0 2,2952/kg+32,29
04022999 o 2,2952/kg+25,04
04029111Il 30,88
04029119li 30,88
04029131 38,60
04029139\ 38,60
04029151\ 158,74
04029159 157,53
04029191 266,83
04029199 265,62
04029911 53,76
04029919 53,76
04029931 0 1,5511/kg+28,67
04029939 0 1,5511/kg+27,46
04029991 0 2,6320/kg+28,67
04029999 0 2,6320/kg+27,46

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04031011\ 28,10
04031013l 34,14
04031019I 84,63
04031031 (') 0,2206/kg+31,08
04031033 (') 0,2810/kg+31,08
04031039 (') 0,7859/kg+31,08
04039011l 130,48
04039013 \ 197,71
04039019\ 236,77
04039031 0 1,2323/kg+32,29
04039033 (') 1,9046/kg+32,29
04039039 (') 2,2952/kg+32,29
04039051\ 28,10
04039053\ 34,14
04039059\ 84,63
04039061 (') 0,2206/kg+31,08
04039063 (') 0,2810/kg+31,08
04039069 (') 0,7859/kg+31,08
04041011l 24,53
04041019 0) 0,2453/kg+25,04
04041091 .0 0,2453/kg
04041099 (2) 0,2453/kg+25,04
04049011ll 130,48
04049013Il 197,71
04049019ll 236,77
04049031\ 130,48
04049033ll 197,71
04049039Il 236,77
04049051 (') 1,2323/kg+32,29
04049053 (') 1,9046/kg+32,29
04049059 (') 2,2952/kg+32,29
04049091 (') 1,2323/kg+32,29
04049093 0 1,9046/kg+32,29
04049099 (') 2,2952/kg+32,29
04050010ll 275,49
04050090ll336,10
04061010ll 286,99
04061090Il 334,12
04062010 (3) 398,74
04062090ll 398,74
04063010 0 220,65.
04063031 (3> 215,78
04063039 (3> 220,65
04063090 (3) 317,37
04064000 (3) 157,44
04069011 (3) 254,26

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(ECU/100kgnetweight,unlessotherwiseindicated)
CNcode Note Importlevy
04069013 0 245,48
04069015 0 245,48
04069017 0 245,48
04069019 0 398,74
04069021 (3) 254,26
04069023 (3) 237,40
04069025 (3) 237,40
04069027 (3) 237,40
04069029 (3) 237,40
04069031 (3) 237,40
04069033 237,40
04069035 (3> 237,40
04069037 (3) 237,40
04069039 237,40
04069050 (3) 237,40
04069061 398,74
04069063 398,74
04069069\ 398,74
04069071I 286,99
04069073I 237,40
04069075I 237,40
04069077I 237,40
04069079\ 237,40
04069081\ 237,40
04069083I 237,40
04069085 237,40
04069089 (3) 237,40
04069091\ 286,99
04069093 286,99
04069097 334,12
04069099\334,12
17021090 0 42,54
21069051 42,54
23091015 \ 94,84
23091019\ 123,19
23091039I 116,12
23091059 97,42
23091070\ 123,19
23099035\ 94,84
23099039 123,19
23099049 116,12
23099059 97,42
23099070 123,19

1.4.88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL88/21
(')Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequaltothesumofthefollowing:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightofmilkandmilkcreamcontainedin100kgof
product;and
(b)theotheramountindicated.
(i)Thelevyon100kgofproductfallingwithinthissubheadingisequalto:
(a)theamountperkilogramshown,multipliedbytheweightofthedriedmilkcontainedin100kgofproduct
plus,whereappropriate,
(b)theotheramountindicated.
0Productsfallingwithinthissubheadingimportedfromathirdcountryunderspecialarrangementsconcluded
betweenthatcountryandtheCommunityforwhichanIMA1certificateissuedundertheconditionsprovided
forinRegulation(EEC)No1767/82isissuedaresubjecttotheleviesinAnnexItothatRegulation.
(4)Lactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheading17021010aresubject,pursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No
2730/75,tothesamelevyasthatapplicabletolactosefallingwithinsubheading17021090.