CELEX: 31995R0826
Language: en
Date: 1995-04-12 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 826/95 of 12 April 1995 fixing the import levies on milk and milk products

No L 83/22          HEN ]                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                13 . 4. 95
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 826/95
                                                          of 12 April 1995
                                    fixing the import levies on milk and milk products
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          Whereas, as provided for in Regulation (EEC)
                                                                      No 2915/79, the component of the levy established using
                                                                      a factor expressing the weight ratio existing between the
                                                                      milk components contained in the product on the one
                                                                      hand and the product itself on the other is, for products
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               containing sugar or other sweeteners, calculated by multi­
 Community,                                                           plying the basic amount by the quantity of milk
                                                                     components contained in the product ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of              Whereas Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79
 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market               provides that for certain products originating in or
 in milk and milk products ('), as last amended by the Act           coming from certain third countries a specific levy is to
 of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in parti­          be applied ; whereas the levy applicable to those products
 cular Article 14(8) thereof,                                        is fixed in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC)
                                                                      No 1767/82 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
                                                                     No 527/95 f);
Whereas Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68
 provides for charging a levy on imports of the products
listed in Article 1 of that Regulation ; whereas these               Whereas, for as long as it is found that on importation
 products may be divided into groups ; whereas the                   into the Community the price of an assimilated product
 product groups and the pilot groups and the pilot product           for which the levy is not equal to the levy on its pilot
 for each of these groups are set out in Annex I to Council          product is considerably lower than the price which would
 Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 of 18 December 1979                     obtain if the ratio to the price of the pilot product were
 determining the groups of products and the special provi­           normal, the levy must be equal to the sum of two
 sions for calculating levies on milk and milk products (2),         components :
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3326/94 (3);
                                                                          one component equal to the amount resulting from
                                                                          the provisions of Articles 2 to 7 of Regulation (EEC)
Whereas the levy on the products in any one group must                    No 2915/79 applicable to the assimilated product in
be equal to the threshold price for the pilot product less                question,
the free-at-frontier price ; whereas the threshold price for
the 1994/95 milk year was fixed by Council Regulation
(EC) No 1 882/94 (4), as extended by Regulation (EC) No
 682/95 0 ;
                                                                          an additional component fixed at a level which, the
                                                                          composition and quality of the assimilated product
                                                                          being taken into account, makes it possible to
                                                                          re-establish normal price ratios for imports into the
                                                                          Community ;
Whereas, however, Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 lays
down special provisions for calculating the levy on certain
assimilated products ; whereas these products are listed
and the method of calculating the levy on them described
in Annex II and in Articles 2 to 12 of that Regulation               Whereas Article 14(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68
respectively ;                                                       provides that the levy on products in respect of which the
                                                                     customs duty has been bound within GATT must be
(■) OJ  No  L  148, 28.  6. 1968, p. 13.                             limited to the amount resulting from that binding ;
(2  OJ  No  L  329, 24.  12. 1979, p. 1 .
(3) OJ  No  L  350, 31 . 12. 1994, p. 41 .
(4) OJ  No  L  197, 30.  7. 1994, p. 24.                             («) OJ No L 196, 5. 7. 1982, p. 1 .
M OJ No L 71 , 31 . 3. 1995, p. 1 .                                  0 OJ No L 54, 10. 3. 1995, p. 4.
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Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1073/68 ('),              Whereas, in exceptional circumstances, a free-at-frontier
as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (2), provides           price may remain unchanged for a limited period where
that a free-at-frontier price must be established for each of    the new level of the price for a given quality or a specific
the pilot products defined in Annex I to Regulation (EEC)        origin, used as a basis for establishing the previous free­
No 2915/79 ; whereas these prices must be determined             at-frontier price, has not reached the Commission to
for products of good marketable quality ;                        enable it to establish the next free-at-frontier price and if
                                                                 the Commission considers that the prices which are
Whereas the free-at-frontier prices must be established on       available could lead to sudden and considerable changes
the basis of the most favourable purchasing opportunities        in the free-at-frontier price because they are not
in international trade for the products listed in                sufficiently representative of real market trends ;
Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 other than assi­
milated products for which the levy is not equal to the          Whereas, in accordance with Article 19 (1) of Regulation
levy on the related pilot products ; whereas, when record­       (EEC) No 804/68, the nomenclature provided for in this
ing these purchasing opportunities, the Commission must          Regulation is incorporated in the combined nomen­
take account of all information obtained direct or through       clature ;
the Member States concerning prices for delivery of third­
country products free-at-Community-frontier and prices
on third-country markets ;                                       Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1073/68
                                                                 provides that the levies are fixed every fortnight ; whereas
                                                                 they may be altered in the intervening period if neces­
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 788/86 (3), as            sary ; whereas the levy remains valid until another
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1525/90 (4), speci­          becomes applicable ;
fies the free-at-Spanish-frontier values of certain cheeses
imported from and originating in Switzerland ;
                                                                 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 of
Whereas, however, no account should be taken of infor­           29 October 1975 on glucose and lactose ^, as amended
mation relating to small quantities which are not repre­         by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88, stipulates that the treat­
sentative of trade in the products in question and quanti­       ment provided for lactose and lactose syrup falling within
ties in respect of which price trends in general or other        CN code 1702 10 90 by Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 and
information available to it lead the Commission to believe       by the provisions adopted for the application of that
that the price in question is unrepresentative of the real       Regulation is to be extended to lactose and lactose syrup
trend of the market ;                                            falling within CN code 1702 10 10 ; whereas conse­
                                                                 quently the levy fixed for products falling within CN
                                                                 code 1702 10 90 also applies to products falling within
Whereas the prices used must be adjusted where they are          CN code 1702 10 10 ; whereas to ensure that the provi­
not quoted free-at-Community-frontier or where they do           sion in question is properly applied these products and
not apply to products of good marketable quality ;               the levy thereon should be explicitly mentioned in the
whereas the adjustment in respect of an assimilated              list of levies ;
product the levy on which is equal to the levy on its pilot
product must be effected in such a way as to allow, in
particular, for differences in composition, maturity,            Whereas Council Regulations (EC) No 3491 /93 (6) and
quality and presentation between the assimilated product         (EC) No 3492/93 Q, on certain procedures for applying
and the related pilot product ; whereas adjustments              the Europe Agreement establishing an association
relating to composition must be calculated by multiplying        between the European Communities and their Member
the difference between the milk component content of             States, of the one part, and the Republics of Hungary and
the pilot product and that of the assimilated product in         Poland, of the other part, and Council Regulation (EEC)
question by the value attributed in international trade to       No 520/92 of 27 February 1992 on certain rules for
one unit of weight of the milk component in question ;           applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade­
whereas, when the other adjustments are being effected,          related matters between the European Economic Commu­
the   difference between      the value   attributed on the      nity and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the
Community market to each of the relevant characteristics         one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of
of the pilot product and the value attributed on that            the other part (8), as amended by Regulation (EEC)
market to the corresponding characteristics of the assimi­       No 2235/93 (9), and in particular Article 1 thereof intro­
lated product in question must be taken into account ;           duce arrangements for reducing import levies on certain
                                                                 products ; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC)
Whereas, if no information on prices is available, the free­     No 584/92 (I0), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
at-frontier price may, by way of exception, be                   No 3337/94 (n), lays down detailed rules for applying the
established on the basis of the value of the raw materials       arrangements provided for in these agreements as regards
contained in the pilot product in question (calculated on        milk and milk products ;
the basis of the prices of milk products for which prices
are available), average processing costs and average yields ;    o OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 20.
                                                                 (6) OJ No L 319, 21 . 12. 1993, p. 1 .
                                                                 0 OJ No L 319, 21 . 12. 1993, p. 4.
(•) OJ No L 180, 26. 7. 1968, p. 25.                             (8) OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 9.
(A OJ No L 28, 1 . 2. 1988, p. 1 .                               0 OJ No L 200, 10. 8. 1993, p. 5.
0 OJ No L 74, 19. 3. 1986, p. 20.                                (10) OJ No L 62, 7. 3. 1992, p. 34.
(4) OJ No L 144, 7. 6. 1990, p. 15.                              (") OJ No L 350, 31 . 12. 1994, p. 66.
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Whereas, in addition, account must be taken of Council           products originating in the overseas countries and
and Commission Decision 94/ 1 /ECSC, EC (!) concerning           territories ;
the conclusion of the Agreements on the European
Economic Area, between the European Community, the               Whereas the representative market rates defined in
European Coal and Steel Community and their Member               Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 (8), as
States, on the one hand, and Austria, Finland, Iceland,          last amended by Regulation (EC) No 150/95 f), are used
Norway, Sweden and Liechtenstein, on the other hand,             to convert amounts expressed in third country currencies
hereafter referred to as the 'EEA Agreement' ;                   and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural
                                                                 conversion rates of the Member States' currencies ;
Whereas Council Regulations (EC) No 3641 /93 (2) and             whereas detailed rules on the application and determina­
(EC) No 3642/93 (3) on certain rules for applying the            tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu­
Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters             lation (EEC) No 1068/93 (10), as last amended by Regula­
between the European Economic Community and the                  tion (EC) No 157/95 (») ;
European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part,
and the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania, of the other           Whereas it follows from applying these provisions that
part, should be taken into account ; whereas Commission          the levies on milk and milk products should be as set out
Regulation (EC) No 1588/94 (4), as last amended by Regu­         in the Annex hereto,
lation (EC) No 3337/94, lays down detailed rules for
applying the arrangements provided for in these agree­
ments as regards milk and milk products ;                        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 (*), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2484/94 f), lays down                                        Article 1
the arrangements applicable to agricultural products orig­
inating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in       The import levies referred to in Article 14 of Regulation
the overseas countries and territories ;                         (EEC) No 804/68 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (1 ) of Council Decision
91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the                                      Article 2
overseas countries and territories with the European
Economic Community f), no levies shall apply on                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 April 1995.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 12 April 1995.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                               Franz FISCHLER
                                                                       Member of the Commission
(•) OJ No L 1 , 3. 1 . 1994, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 333, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 16.
M OJ No L 333, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 17.
(<) OJ No L 167, 1 . 7. 1994, p. 8.                              (8) OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .
(5) OI No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.                              O OJ No L 22, 31 . 1 . 1995, p. 1 .
(6) OJ No L 265, 15. 10. 1994, p. 3.                             (I0) OJ No L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106.
O OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .                              (") OJ No L 24, 1 . 2. 1995, p. 1 .
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                                                                ANNEX
                  to the Commission Regulation of 12 April 1995 fixing the import levies on milk and milk
                                                                products
                                          (ECU/100 kg net weight, unless otherwise indicated)
       CN code              Note (*)              Import                      CN code         Note 0           Import
                                                    levy                                                         levy
      0401 10 10                                    18,56                   0403 10 16          (')    2,5499 / kg + 32,49
      0401 10 90                                    17,10                   0403 10 22                          27,50
      0401 20 11                                   24,59                    0403 10 24                          31,76
      0401 20 19                                   23,13                    0403 10 26                          73,29
      0401 20 91                                   28,85                    0403 10 32          (')    0,2021 / kg + 31,03
      0401 20 99                                   27,39                    0403 10 34          (')    0,2447 / kg + 31,03
      0401 30 11                                   70,38                    0403 10 36          (>)    0,6600 / kg + 31,03
      0401 30 19                                   68,92                    0403 90 11                        131,34
      0401 30 31                                  132,58                    0403 90 13                        222,81
      0401 30 39                                  131,12                    0403 90 19                        263,74
      0401 30 91                                 219,80                     0403 90 3 1         (')    1 ,2259 / kg + 32,49
      0401 30 99                                 218,34                     0403 90 33          (>)    2,1406 / kg + 32,49
      0402 10 11               (4)                131,34                    0403 90 39          (■)    2,5499 / kg + 32,49
                                                                            0403 90 51                          27,50
      0402 10 19             (3)(4)               122,59
                                                                            0403 90 53                          31,76
      0402 10 91             (') (4)      1,2259 / kg +   32,49
                                                                            0403 90 59                          73,29
      0402 10 99             0)(4)        1,2259 / kg +   23,74
      0402 21 11               (4)               222,81                     0403 90 61          (>)    0,2021 / kg + 31,03
      0402 21 17               (4)               214,06                     0403 90 63          (■)    0,2447 / kg + 31,03
      0402 21 19             (3)(4)              214,06                     0403 90 69          (')    0,6600 / kg + 31,03
      0402 21 91             (3)(4)              263,74                     040410 02                           32,53
      0402 21 99             (3) (4)             254,99                     0404 10 04                        222,81
      0402 29 1 1          (■) (3) (4)    2,1406 / kg +   32,49             0404  10 06                       263,74
      0402 29 15             (') (4)      2,1406 / kg +   32,49             0404  10 12                       131,34
     0402 29 19              (>)(4)       2,1406/ kg +    23,74             0404  10 14                       222,81
      0402 29 91             (*) (4)      2,5499 / kg +   32,49             0404  10 16                       263,74
      0402 29 99             (')(4)       2,5499 / kg +   23,74             0404 10 26          (■)    0,3253 / kg + 23,74
      0402 91 11               (4)                 48,97                    0404 10 28          (')    2,1406 / kg + 32,49
      0402 91 19               (4)                 48,97                    0404 10 32          (•)    2,5499 / kg   + 32,49
     0402 91 31                (4)                 61,21                    0404 10 34          (')    1,2259 / kg   + 32,49
      0402 91 39               (4)                 61,21                    0404 10 36          (■)    2,1406 / kg   + 32,49
     0402 91 51                (4)                132,58                    0404 10 38          (')    2,5499 / kg   + 32,49
      0402 91 59               (4)                131,12                    0404 10 48          (2)    0,3253 / kg
      0402 91 91               (4)               219,80
                                                                            0404 10 52          (2)    2,1406 / kg   +  7,29
      0402 91 99               (4)               218,34
                                                                            0404 10 54          0      2,5499 / kg   +  7,29
      0402 99 1 1              (4)                 69,56                    0404 10 56          (2)    1,2259 / kg   +  7,29
     0402 99 19                (4)                 69,56
                                                                            0404 10 58          (2)    2,1406 / kg   +  7,29
     0402 99 31              (') (4)      1 ,2820 / kg +  28,12
                                                                            0404 10 62         (2)     2,5499 / kg   +  7,29
     0402 99 39              (>)(4)       1 ,2820 / kg +  26,66
                                                                            0404 10 72         (2)     0,3253 / kg   + 23,74
     0402 99 91              C)(4)        2,1 542/ kg +   28,12
                                                                            0404 10 74          (2)    2,1406 / kg   + 31,03
     0402 99 99              (') (4)      2,1 542 / kg +  26,66
                                                                            0404 10 76         (2)     2,5499 / kg   + 31,03
     0403 10 02                                   131,34                    0404 10 78         (2)     1,2259 / kg   + 31,03
     0403 10 04                                  222,81                     0404 10 82         (2)     2,1406 / kg   + 31,03
     0403 10 06                                  263,74                     0404 10 84         (2)     2,5499 / kg   + 31,03
     0403 10 12                (')        1,2259 / kg + 32,49               0404 90 11                        131,34
     0403 10 14                (')        2,1406 / kg + 32,49               0404 90 13                        222,81
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          CN code                   Note 0                   Import                      CN code                 Note i5)                 Import
                                                               levy                                                                         levy
                           Il                                                                            II
        0404 90 19         I                                 263,74                     0406 90 23                (3)(4)                  195,37
        0404 90 31
                           ll                                131,34                     0406 90 25                0 (4)                   195,37
        0404 90 33         \                                 222,81                     0406 90 27                (3)(4)                  19537
        0404 90 39         l                                 263,74                     0406 90 29                (3)(4)                  195,37
        0404 90 51                     C)            1 ,2259 / kg + 32,49               0406 90 31                (3)(4)                  195,37
        0404 90 53                   oo              2,1406/ kg + 32,49                 0406 90 33                (3)(4)                  195,37
        0404 90 59                     (')           2,5499 / kg   + 32,49             0406 90 35                 (3)(4)                  195,37
        0404 90 91                     C)            1 ,2259 / kg  + 32,49             0406 90 37                 (3)(4)                  195,37
        0404 90 93                   M3)             2,1406 / kg   + 32,49             0406 90 39                 (3)(4)                  195,37
        0404 90 99                     C)            2,5499 / kg   + 32,49             0406 90 50                 (3)(4)                  19537
                                                                                       0406 90 61                 (3)(4)                  465,99
        0405 00 1 1                    (3)                   225,48
                                                                                       0406 90 63                 (3)(4)                  465,99
        0405 00 19                     (3)                   225,48                    0406 90 69                 (3)(4)                  465,99
        0405 00 90
                           l                                 275,09                    0406 90 73                 (3)(4)                  195,37
        0406 10 20                   (3)(4)                  235,96                    0406 90 75                 (3)(4)                  195,37
        0406 10 80                   (3)(4)                  312,16                    0406 90 76                 (3)(4)                  195,37
                                                                                       0406 90 78                 CM4)                    195,37
        0406 20 10                   (3)(4)                  465,99
                                                                                       0406 90 79                 (3)(4)                  195,37
        0406 20 90                   (3)(4)                  465,99
                                                                                       0406 90 81                 (3)(4)                  195,37
        0406 30 10                   (3)(4)                  185,94
                                                                                       0406 90 82                 (3)(4)                  195,37
        0406 30 31                   (3)<4)                  182,17
                                                                                       0406 90 84                 (3)(4)                  195,37
        0406 30 39                   (3)(4)                  185,94
                                                                                       0406 90 85                 (3)(4)                  19537
        0406 30 90                   (3)(4)                  302,73
                                                                                       0406 90 86                 (3)(4)                  195,37
        0406 40 10                   (3)(4)                  188,14
                                                                                       040690 87                  (3)(4)                  195,37
        0406 40 50                   (3)(4)                  188,14
                                                                                       0406 90 88                 (3)(4)                  195,37
        0406 40 90                   (3)(4)                  188,14
                                                                                       0406 90 93                 (3)(4)                  235J6
        0406 90 01                  (3)(4)                   255,78
                                                                                       0406 90 99                 (3)(4)                  312,16
        0406 90 02                  (3)(4)                   195,42
        0406 90 03                  (3)(4)                   195,42
                                                                                       1702 10 10
                                                                                                         \                                 76,27
        0406 90 04                  (3)(4)                   195,42
                                                                                       1702 10 90
                                                                                                         I                                 76,27
        0406 90 05                  (3)(4)                   195,42                    2106 90 51        l                                 76,27
        0406 90 06                  <3)(4)                   195,42                    2309 10 15        I                                 94,86
        0406 90 07                  (3)(4)                   195,42                    2309 10 19        \                                123,06
        0406 90 08                  (3)(4)                   195,42                    2309 10 39        \                                115,04
        0406 90 09                  (3)(4)                   195,42                    2309 10 59                                          94,34
        0406 90 12                  <3)(4)                   195,42                    2309 10 70                                         123,06
        0406 90 14                  (3)(4)                   195,42                    2309 90 35                                          94,86
        0406 90 16                  (3)(4)                   195,42                    2309 90 39                                         123,06
        0406 90 18                  (3)(4)                   195,42                    2309 90 49                                         115,04
        0406 90 19                  (3)(4)                  465,99                     2309 90 59                                          94,34
        0406 90 21                  (3)(4)                   255,78                    2309 90 70
                                                                                                         \                                123,06
(') The levy on 100 kg of product falling within this code is equal to the sum of the following :
    (a) the amount per kilogram shown, multiplied by the weight of lactic matter contained in 100 kg of product ; and
    (b) the other amount indicated.
(2) The levy on 100 kg of product falling within this code is equal to :
    (a) the amount per kilogram shown, multiplied by the weight of the dry lactic matter contained in 100 kg of product plus, where appropriate,
    (b) the other amount indicated.
(®) Products falling within this code and imported from a third country
    — for which an IMA 1 certificate, issued in accordance with amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1767/82 (OJ No L 196, 5.7. 1982, p. 1 ), is
        presented,
    — for which an EUR 1 certificate, issued in accordance with amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/92 (OJ No L 62, 7. 3. 1992, p. 34) for
        Poland, the Czech and Slovak Republics and Hungary and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1588/94 (OJ No L 167, 1 . 7. 1994, p. 8) for Bulgaria and
        Romania, is presented,
    shall be subject to the levies defined in the said Regulations, respectively.
(4) The levy applicable is limited under the conditions laid down in amended Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 (OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85).
O No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.