PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2658/87 ON THE TARIFF STATISTICAL NOMENCLATURE AND THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2915/79 DETERMINING THE GROUPS OF PRODUCTS AND THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CALCULATING LEVIES ON MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS
Date: 1991-09-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural levy, common customs tariff, milk product, tariff nomenclature, yoghourt

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

C0M(91) 319 final 

Brussels, 6  September 1991 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) 

amending Regulation  (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff  statistical 

monenclature and the Common  Customs Tariff and Regulation  (EEC) No 
2915/7? determining the groups of products and the special provisions re 
calculating  levies on milk and milk products 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

The Customs Cooperation Council  has decided  to group all  fresh cheeses, 

fermented  and unfermented,  in CN code 0406 10 with effect  from 

1 January  1992. 

As a result  codes 0406 90 71, 0406 90 91 and 0406 90 97 will  have  to be 

deleted  from  the combined  nomenclature  and from Regulation  (EEC) No 2915/79 

(milk product  levies). 

DG XXI  proposes  to use  the opportunity  to revise  the classification of 

salted  ricotta, which  is also a fresh cheese, by grouping  it  in the same 

heading, 0406  10, and deleting CN code 0406 90 83 (current  ricotta 

heading).  In view of  the negligible amount  of  trade  in this cheese  (2% of 

exported  fresh cheeses and 0%  imported)  it has been decided  not  to mention 

it  in the combined  nomenclature.  This does not prevent  DG VI  from 

specifying  it  in the refund nomenclature. 

Proposal for 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EEC) No 

/91 

Of 

amending Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical 
nomenclature and the Common Customs Tariff and Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 
determining the groups of products and the special provisions for 
calculating levies on mil* and milk products 

THE COUNCIL OF  THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the 
common organization of the market in milk and milk products,1 as last 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1630/91,2 and in particular Article 14(6) 
thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Whereas the distinction between fresh cheeses in CN code 0406 according to 
whether they are fermented or not gives rise to monitoring problems; 
whereas the Customs Cooperation Council has recommended that all fresh 
cheeses be regrouped under CN code 0406 10; whereas, therefore, Regulation 
(EEC) No 2915/79,5 as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3116/90,* 
should be amended and Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87,5 as last amended by 
Regulation (EEC) No 
the opportunity should be used to review the classification of certain 
products, 

/  ,6 should be adapted accordingly; whereas also 

HAS ADOPTED TECS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

The combined nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 is hereby 
amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. 

1  OJ NO L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13. 
2  O J N oL 150, 15.6.1991, p. 19. 
3  OJ No L 329, 24.12.1979, p. 1. 
4  OJ No L 303, 31.10.1990, p. 1. 

5  OJ No L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. 
, p. 
, 
6  OJ NO L 

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Article 2 

Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 is hereby amended as follows: 

1) Article 7 is amended as follows: 

The first sentence of paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: 

"1) 

if it falls within subheadings 0406 10 20 and 0406 90 93 of 
the combined nomenclature, to the sum of the following 
components :" 

The first sentence of paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: 

"2) 

if it falls within subheadings 0406 10 80 and 0406 90 99 of 
the combined nomenclature, to the sum of the following 
components :" 

2) In the Annex, the product groups in Group 11 are replaced by the 

following groups: 

Number  of 
group 

11 

Groups of products 
according  to the 
combined  nomenclature 

Pilot product  for each group of products 

Whole cheese, having matured  for six to 
eight weeks, with a fat content  of 45% by 
weight  in the dry matter, without 
packaging 

0406 
0406 
0406 
0406 
0406 
0406 
0406 
0406 
0406 
0406 
0406 
0406 
0406 
0406 
0406 
0406 
0406 
0406 
0406 
0406 
0406 

10 
30 
90 23 
90 25 
90 27 
90 29 
90 31 
90 33 
90 35 
90 37 
90 39 
90 50 
90 73 
90 75 
90 77 
90 79 
90 81 
90 85 
90 89 
90 93 
90 99 

Article 3 

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1992. 

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in 
all Miember States. 

Done at Brussels, 

For the Council 

ANNEX 

Rate of duty 

CN Code 

Descr ipt ion 

0406 

Cheese and curd : 

0406 10 

- Fresh cheese (unrefined) including whey cheese, and curd 

0406  10 20 

— - of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 4OX 

0406  10 80 

other 

0406 20 
to 
0406 90 50 

unchanged 

of o fat content, by weight, not exceeding 4OX ond 
o water content, by weight,  in the non-fatty matter 

not exceeding 47X: 

0406 90 61 

- Crona padono, Parmigiono Reggiano 

0406 90 63 

- Fiore «ordo. Pecorino 

0406 90 69 

- other 

exceeding 47X but not exceeding 72X: 

0406 90 73 

- Provolone 

23 (AGR) 

23 (AGR) 

23 (AGR) 

23 (AGR) 

23 (AGR) 

23 (AGR) 

0406 90 75 

- Asiago, Caciocavollo, Montasio. Ragusano 

23 (AGR) 

0406 90 77 

0406 90 79 

0406 90 81 

Oonbo, Fontal, Fontino, Fynbo, Coudo, Hovorti, 
Mori bo, Samse' 

23 (AGR) 

Esrom,  Italico, Kernhem. Soint-Nectoi re. Saint-
Paul in. ToI eggio 

23 (AGR) 

Contai, Cheshire, Wens leydo le. Lancashire, Double 
Gloucester, Blarney. Colby, Monterey 

0406 90 85 

- - - - - --  Kefalograviera, Kosseri 

0406 90 89 

other 

0406 90 93 

exceeding 72X : 

0406 90 99 

- - - 

other : 

23 (AGR) 

23 (AGR) 

23 (AGR) 

23 (AGR) 

23 (AGR) 

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