COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
COM(89) 486 final 
Brussels, 30 October 1989 
Amendment to the proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION 
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 determining the groups of products 
and the special provisions for calculating levies on milk and 
milk products (Doc. COM(89) 212 final of 3 Hay 1989) pursuant to 
Article 149(3) of the EEC Treaty 
(presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149, paragraph 3 
of the EEC Treaty) 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
This amendment to the proposal for a Council Regulation in Document C0M(89)212 
final of 3 May 1989 aims to supplement the original proposal as regards the 
fixing of the minimum import prices on cheeses in Group IL and accordingly on 
Halloumi cheese. 
The adjustment upwards in the minimum price is a consequence of the fact that 
the threshold price for that group of cheeses was increased for the 1989/90 
milk year and the specific levies applicable on import have remained unaltered, 
Amendment to the proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION 
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 determining the groups of products 
and the special provisions for calculating levies on milk and 
milk products (Doc. C0M(89) 212 final of 3 May 1989) pursuant to 
Article 149(3) of the EEC Treaty 
1. The recitals in the proposal for a Regulation are replaced by the 
following: 
"Whereas Article 8 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 (3), as last 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3609/88 (4), fixes the amounts which must 
be deducted from the threshold price for the calculation of levies 
applicable to imports of Tilsit, Kashkaval and Tulum Peyniri cheeses and 
to cheeses manufactured from sheep's milk or buffalo milk provided the 
prices on import are not less than those amounts; 
Whereas the specific import levies applicable to the abovementioned 
cheeses have been maintained unaltered for the 1989/90 milk year; whereas, 
in view of the fact that the threshold price for cheeses in Group 11 
referred to in Article 1(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1114/89 (5) has 
been increased for that milk year, the amounts in Article 8 of Regulation 
(EEC) No 2915/79 should be increased in line with the increase in the 
threshold price; 
Whereas, in the framework of the special relations existing between the 
European Economic Community and the Republic of Cyprus, the import levy 
for Halloumi cheese, traditionally produced in Cyprus, covered by CN codes 
ex 0406 90 50 and ex 0406 90 89 should be reduced and the components on 
which basis that levy is fixed and in particular the minimum import price 
should be adjusted; whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 
should be supplemented to that end,". 
(1) 0J No L 329, 24.12.1979, p. 1. 
(2) 0J No L 315, 22.11.1988, p. 1. 
(3) 0J No L 118, 29.4.1989, p. 6. 
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Article 1 of the proposal for a Regulation is replaced by the following: 
"Article 1 
Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 is hereby replaced by the 
following: 
"Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 12, the levy on 100 
kilograms of a product in Group 11 shall be equal to the threshold price 
minus : 
(a) ECU 249,73 per 100 kilograms, if it is a product falling within 
subheading 0406 90 25 or 0406 90 27 of the Combined Nomenclature, with 
a fat content by weight of dry matter of not more than 48 %, 
(b) ECU 249,73 per 100 kilograms plus a component equal to ECU 24,18, if 
it is a product falling within subheading 0406 90 25 or 0406 90 27 of 
the Combined Nomenclature, with a fat content by weight of dry matter 
of more than 48 %, 
(c) ECU 261,82 per 100 kilograms, if it is a product falling within 
subheading 0406 90 29, 0406 90 31 or 0406 90 50 or Tulum Peyniri 
cheese covered by subheading ex 0406 90 89 of the Combined 
Nomenclature, excluding the products in (d), 
(d) ECU 294,63 per 100 kilograms, if it is Halloumi cheese falling within 
subheading ex 0406 90 50 or ex 0406 90 89 of the Combined Nomenclature, 
on condition that the price on importation is not lower than the amount 
which is deducted from the threshold price. However, the price on 
importation of the products referred to in (c) and (d) above may not be 
lower than ECU 243,69 per 100 kilograms." 
FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
Mt* : 9.10.1989 
i. BUDGET HEAOING : Receipts - Art. 100 AFPtoeiATioMS : 1.419,2 MioEGU 
2. TITLE Amendment to the proposal for a Council Regulation amending 
Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 determining the groups of products 
md special provisions for calculating levies on milk and milk products 
3. LEGAL BASIS : Article 14S6 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 
4. AIMS OF PROJECT s j0 complete the initial proposal (Doc. (89)212 Final of 
3 May 1989) concerning the calculation of special import levies for 
certain cheeses taking into account increases in threshold prices for 
the 1989/90 marketing year 
5. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 
5.0 EXPENDITURE 
- CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET 
(RE FUNDS/INTERVENTIONS) 
- NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION 
- OTHER 
5.1 RECEIPTS 
- OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC 
(LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES) 
- NATIONAL PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS r FINANC CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR 
J F0LL0WIN INCLFI NANCIAL TEAR 
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5.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 
5.1.1 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS 
5.2 METHOD OF CALCULATION 
OBSERVATIONS: The measure does not involve any changes in the levels of 
the import levies already foreseen. The slight increase in minimum 
import prices will not result in a reduction in the quantities imported 
Consequent ly, the measure should not have any financial consequences. 

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