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REGULATION (EEC)No872/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of10April1974
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;
Whereasthebasicamountmustbeequaltoone
hundredthpartofthelevysetoutforeachproductin
thesecondsubparagraph ofArticle9(1)andthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle9(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1073/68;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No662/74(2),andin
particularArticle14(8)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle14ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68
providesforchargingalevyonimportsofthe
productslistedinArticle 1ofthatRegulation ;
whereastheseproductsmaybedividedintogroups;
whereastheproductgroupsandthepilotgroupsand
thepilotproductforeachofthesegroupsaresetout
inAnnexItoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No823/68(3)
of28June1968determiningthegroupsofproducts
andthespecialprovisionsforcalculatinglevieson
milkandmilkproducts,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No664/74(4);
Whereasthelevyontheproductsinanyonegroup
mustbeequaltothethresholdpriceforthepilot
productlessthefree-at-frontier price;whereasthese
thresholdpriceswerefixedforthe1974/75milkyear
byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No665/74(5)of28
March1974;
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 pricesandforfixingWhereasforproductsbelongingtoGroupNo11,
originatinginandexportedfromthirdcountries,for
whichitisfoundonimportationintotheCommunity
thattherullingpriceisnotlessthan110unitsof
accountper100kginrespectoftheproductsfalling
withinsubheadingNo04.04EIb)2andNo04.04E
Ib)3,ornotlessthan80unitsofaccountper100kg
inrespectoftheproductsfallingwithinsubheading
No04.04EIb)4,thelevyper100kgisequal:
—tothethresholdpriceless110unitsofaccount,if
theproductfallswithinsubheadingNo04.04EI
b)2aa),04.04EIb)3or04.04EIb)4;
—tothesumofthefollowingcomponents ifthe
productfallswithinsubheadingNo04.04EIb)2
bb):
(a)acomponentequaltothethresholdpriceless
110unitsofaccount;
(b)acomponentequalto20unitsofaccount;
—tothethresholdpriceless95unitsofaccount,if
theproductfallswithinsubheadingNos04.04EI
b)3or04.04EIb)4.')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
2)OJNoL85,29.3.1974,p.51.
3)OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.3.
4)OJNoL85,29.3.1974,p.54.
5)OJNoL85,29.3.1974,p.57.
6)OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.25.

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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-country markets;Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle19(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68,thenomenclature providedfor
inthisRegulationisincorporated intheCommon
CustomsTariff;
WhereasArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)No1073/68
providesthattheleviesarefixedeveryfortnight;
whereastheymaybealteredintheinterveningperiod
ifnecessary ;whereasthelevyremainsvaliduntil
anotherbecomesapplicable ;Whereas,however,noaccountshouldbetakenof
informationrelatingtosmallquantitieswhicharenot
representative oftradeintheproductinquestionand
quantitiesinrespectofwhichpricetrendsingeneral
orotherinformation availabletoitleadtheCommis­
siontobelievethatthepriceinquestionisunrepre­
sentativeoftherealtrendofthemarket;Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintained in
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2.25%,atrateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;Whereasthepricesusedmustbeadjustedwherethey
arenotquotedfree-at-Community-frontier orwhere
theydonotapplytoproductsofgoodmarketable
quality;whereastheajustmentinrespectofanassimi­
latedproductthelevyonwhichisequaltothelevy

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HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovisions
thattheleviesonmilkandmilkproductsmustbe
fixedasshownintheAnnextothisRegulation ;TheleviesreferredtoinArticle14(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68areherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16April
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10April1974.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

LI.4.74 OfficialJournalortheEuropeanCommunities NoL101/45
ANNEX
TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
04.01
04.02Milkandcream,fresh,notconcentratedorsweetened :
A.Ofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding6°/o:
I.Yoghourt,kephir,curdledmilk,whey,buttermilkandother
fermentedoracidifiedmilk:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2litresorless
less
b)Other
II.Other:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof?litresorless
andofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding4%
2.Exceeding4%>
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding4%
2.Exceeding4%
B.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
I.Exceeding6%butnotexceeding21*/o
II.Exceeding21°/obutnotexceeding45%'
III.Exceeding45%>
Milkandcream,preserved,concentratedorsweetened .-
A.Notcontainingaddedsugar:
I.Whey
II.Milkandcream,inpowderorgranules:
a)Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2.5kgor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding1.5°/o
2.Exceeding1.5%butnotexceeding27%>
3.Exceeding27%butnotexceeding29°/o
4.Exceeding29°/o
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding1.5%
2.Exceeding1.5%>butnotexceeding27%
3.Exceeding27°/obutnotexceeding29°/o
4.Exceeding29%
III.Milkandcream,otherthaninpowderorgranules:
a)Inhermeticallysealedcansofanetcapacityof454gor
less,oringlasscontainersofacapacityof0.5litre
orlessandofafatcontent,byweight,of11%orless:
1.Ofafatcontent,byweight,of8.9°/oorless
2.Other
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding45°/o
2.Exceeding45°/t0110
0120
0130
0140
0150
0160
0200
0300
0400
0500
0620
0720
0820
0920
1020
1120
1220
1320
1420
1520
1620
172012.84
10.84
10.84
13.90
9.84
12.90
33.42
70.69
109.25
5.19
26.00
63.70
65.70
79.06
20.00
57.70
59.70
73.06
16.09
21.72
70.69
109.25

OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL101/46 11.4.74
TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
04.02
(cont'd)
04.03
04.04B.Containingaddedsugar:
I.Milkandcream,inpowderorgranules:
a)Specialmilkforinfants(1),inhermeticallysealedcans
ofanetcapacityof500gorlessandofafatcontent,
byweight(*):
1.Exceeding10°/obutnotexceeding11%>
2.Exceeding14.5°/obutnotexceeding15.59/o
3.Exceeding17°/obutnotexceeding18%
4.Exceeding23°/obutnotexceeding24°/o
b)Other:
1.Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof2.5kgor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight:
aa)Notexceeding1.5%(8)
bb)Exceeding1.5%butnotexceeding27%(■)
cc)Exceeding27%(*)
2.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
aa)Notexceeding1.5%>(')
bb)Exceeding1.5%>butnotexceeding27°/o(*)
cc)Exceeding27°/o(s)
II.Milkandcream,otherthaninpowderorgranules:
a)Inhermeticallysealedcansofanetcapacityof454gor
lessandofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding9.5%
b)Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
1.Notexceeding45%(3)
2.Exceeding45%(•)
Butter:
A.Ofafatcontent,byweight,notexceeding85%
B.Other
Cheeseandcurd:
A.Emmentaler,Gruyere,Sbrinz,BergkäseandAppenzell,not
gratedorpowdered :
I.Ofaminimumfatcontentof45%byweight,referredto
drymatter,maturedforatleast3months(z):
a)Wholecheese(*)ofafree-at-frontier value(8)per100kg
netweightof:
1.165.54u.a.(a)ormorebutlessthan185.54u.a.(a)
2.185.54u.a.(a)ormore1810
1910
2010
2110
2220
2320
2420
2520
2620
2720
2810
2910
3010
3110
3210
3315
341429.00
33.00
3600
38.00
perkg0.2000(9)
perkg0.5770(9)
perkg0.7306(9)
perkg0.2000(10)
perkg0.5770(10)
perkg0.7306(10)
30.67
perkg0.7069(10)
perkg1.0925(10)
128.53
156.81
15.00
112.75 («)

11.4.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL101/47
TariffNomenclature
Levy
CCTheading
NoCode(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)Descriptionofgoods
04.04
(cont'd)b)Vacuum-packed pieces:
1.Withrindonatleastoneside,ofanetweight:
aa)Of1kgormorebutlessthan5kgandofa
free-at-frontier value(5)of185.54u.a.(a)ormore
butlessthan213.54u.a.(a)per100kgnetweight
bb)Of450gormoreandofafree-at-frontier value(5)
of213.54u.a.(a)ormoreper100kgnetweight
2.Other,ofanetweightof75gormorebutnot
exceeding250g(6)andofafree-at-frontier value(s)
of233.54u.a.(a)ormoreper100kgnetweight
II.Other3515
3613
3713
3800
3900
40001500
112.75(«)
112.75(")
112.75
108.16(12)
63.55B.Glarusherbcheese(knownasSchabziger)madefromskimmed
milkandmixedwithfinely-ground herbs(*)
C.Blue-veinedcheese,notgratedorpowdered
D.Processedcheese,notgratedorpowdered:
I.IntheblendingofwhichonlyEmmentaler ,Gruyèreand
Appenzellhavebeenusedandwhichmaycontain,asan
addition,Glarusherbcheese(knownasSchabziger),put
up(inboxesorslices)forretailsale(7),ofafree-at-
frontiervalue(5)of140u.a.ormoreper100kgnetweight
andofafatcontent,byweight,referredtodrymatter(2):
a)Notexceeding48°/oinrespectoftheaggregateofpor­
tionsorslices
b)Notexceeding48°/oinrespectof5/6oftheaggregateof
portionsorslicesandnotexceeding56°/oinrespectof
theremaining1/6
c)Exceeding48%>butnotexceeding56°/oinrespectof
theaggregateofportionsorslices4111
4211
431130.00
31.00
3500
II.Other,ofafatcontent,byweight:
a)Notexceeding36%>andofafatcontent,byweight,
referredtodrymatter:
1.Notexceeding48%>
2.Exceeding48°/o
b)Exceeding36%4410
4510
461092.38
97.81
177.81
E.Other:
I.Notgratedorpowdered,ofafatcontent,byweight,not
exceeding40%>andawatercontent,calculatedbyweight,
ofthenon-fattymatter:
a)Notexceeding47•/• 4710 108.16

NoL101/48 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 11.4.74
TariffNomenclature
OCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
04.04
(cont 'd)
17.02
17.05
23.07b)Exceeding47°/obutnotexceeding72°/o:
1.Cheddar,includingChester
2.TilsitandButterkäse,ofafatcontent,byweight,
referredtothedrymatter(l):
aa)Notexceeding48°/o
bb)Exceeding48%>
3.Kashkaval(*)
4.Cheeseofsheep'smilkorbuffalomilk,incontainers
holdingbrine,orinsheep-orgoat-skinbottles(2)
5.Other
c)Exceeding72%>:
1.Inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacitynotexceeding
500g
2.Other
II.Notspecified:
a)Gratedorpowdered
b)Other
Othersugars;sugarsyrups;artificialhoney(whetherornot
mixedwithnaturalhoney);caramel:
A.Lactoseandlactosesyrup:
II.Otherthanthatcontaining,inthedrystate,99*/oormore
byweightofthepureproduct(16)
Flavouredorcolouredsugars,syrupsandmolasses,butnotinclud­
ingfruitjuicescontainingaddedsugarinanyproportion :
A.Lactoseandlactosesyrup
Sweetenedforage;otherpreparationsofakindusedinanimal
feeding:
B.Other,containingstarchorglucoseorglucosesyrupfalling
withinsubheadingsNos17.02Band17.05B,ormilkprod­
ucts(8):
I.Containingstarch,orglucoseorglucosesyrup:
a)Containingnostarchorcontaining10%orlessby
weightofstarch:
1
2
3.Containing50*/oormorebutlessthan75%by
weightofmilkproducts
4.Containing75%ormorebyweightofmilkproducts
b)Containingmorethan10°/obutnotmorethan30%
byweightofstarch:
1
2
3.Containing50•/•ormorebyweightofmilkproducts4810
4922
5022
5030
5060
5120
5210
5250
5310
5410
5500
5600
5700
5800
590086.23
94.94(13)
94.94(»)
94.94(15)
94.94(15)
94.94
71.21
174.94
108.16
174.94
16.42
16.42
17.00
21.60
20.00

11.4.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL101/49
TariffNomenclature
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsCodeLevy
(inu.a./100kgnet
weightunlessotherwise
indicated)
23.07
(cont'd)c)Containingmorethan30*/obyweightofstarch:
1
2
3.Containing50°/oormorebyweightofmilkproducts
II.Containingnostarch,glucoseorglucosesyrup,butcontain­
ingmilkproducts6000
610016.00
21.60
Fornotes(')to('),seenotes(')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'/oofthevalueforcustomspurposes.
(13)Thelevyislimitedto49.05u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromAustria,Finland,RumaniaandSwitzerland (Regulation (EEC)No
1054/68asamended).
(u)Thelevyislimitedto69.05u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromAustria,Finland,RumaniaandSwitzerland (Regulation (EEC)No
1054/68asamended).
(u)Thelevyislimitedto49.05u.a.per100kgnetweightforimportsfromBulgaria,Hungary,RumaniaandTurkey(Regulation (EEC)No
1054/68asamended).
(")LactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02AIare,inpursuanceofRegulationNo189/66/EEC,subjecttothesame
levyasthatapplicabletolactoseandlactosesyrupfallingwithinsubheadingNo17.02AII.
(•)ForimportsintotheUnitedKingdom,thisfree-at-frontier valueshallbereducedby11.80u.a.per100kgnet.