CELEX: 31975R0531
Language: en
Date: 1975-02-28 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 531/75 of the Commission of 28 February 1975 fixing the accession compensatory amounts applicable to milk and milk products from the beginning of the 1975/76 milk year

No L 56/ 10                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                     3 . 3 . 75
                                    REGULATION (EEC) No 531/75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                       of 28 February 1975
               fixing the accession compensatory amounts applicable to milk and milk products from
                                             the beginning of the 1975/76 milk year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       accordance with the second subparagraph of that
COMMUNITIES,                                                        paragraph ;
Having regard to the Treaty (*) concerning the                      Whereas for the purposes of application of the new
accession of new Member States to the European                      compensatory amounts, the general rules established
Economic Community and to the European Atomic                       by Regulation (EEC) No 233 /73 and the detailed
Energy Community, signed at Brussels, on                            rules of application provided for by Commission
22 January 1972 ;                                                   Regulation (EEC) No 480/73 (4) of 31 January 1973
                                                                    on detailed rules for the application of compensatory
                                                                    amounts for milk and milk products, as last amended
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                    by Regulation (EEC) No 2889/73 (5 ), will continue
233 /73 (2) of 31 January 1975 laying down general                  to apply;
rules for the system of compensatory amounts for
milk and milk products, and in particular Articles 2
(3 ) and 6 thereof;                                                 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
                                                                    are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
                                                                     ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Whereas, in so far as under Article 52 of the Act
of Accession (3) the prices of butter valid for the
                                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
period 3 March to 15 September 1975 in the new
Member States have been fixed at levels differing
from the common intervention price, these difficulties                                           Article 1
must be offset in accordance with Article 55 (2) of
the Act by the application of compensatory amounts ;                The compensatory amounts applicable during the
                                                                    period 3 March to 15 September 1975 to the products
Whereas, in fixing the compensatory amounts                         specified in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68
applicable to other dairy products with effect from                 in respect of trade between on the one side the
the third alignment, account is to be taken, in                     original Community and Denmark and on the other
accordance with the second subparagraph of Article                  side, the other new Member States, in respect of trade
86 ( 1 ) of the Act, of the amounts applicable before               between those new Member States and in respect
                                                                    of trade between the latter and third countries shall
this third alignment and of the rules for the alignment             be as shown in the Annex hereto.
of prices laid down in Article 52 of the Act ; whereas,
however, for products falling within CCT heading
No 04.01 for which the compensatory amount appli­                                                Article 2
cable until the third alignment has been fixed in
accordance with Article 87 ( 1 ), first subparagraph,               This       Regulation       shall     enter   into force      on
this compensatory amount must be reduced in                          3 March 1975 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 28 February 1975 .
                                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                                           P. J. LARDINOIS
                                                                                   Member of the Commission
( 1 ) OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p. 5 .
( 2 ) OJ No L 28 , 1 . 2 . 1973 , p. 37.                             ( 4 ) OJ No L 53 , 26. 2 . 1973 , p. 74 .
(3 ) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14.                               ( 5 ) OJ No L 297, 25 . 10 . 1973 , p . 19 .
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                                                           ANNEX
                                        ACCESSION COMPENSATORY AMOUNTS
I                                                         Compensatory amounts (in u.a./100 kg net weight unless otherwise indicated)
                                                                                      To be applied by :
                                                         Original Community and                                                  United
      CCT                                                                                             Ireland
    heading            Description of goods                       Denmark                                                      Kingdom
      No
                                                                                         In trade with :
                                                                                                                Third            Third
                                                          Ireland      United Kingdom United Kingdom           countries       countries
     04.01  Milk and cream, fresh, not concentra­
            ted or sweetened :
            A. Of a fat content, by weight, not
               exceeding 6 % :
                 I. Yoghourt, kephir, curdled
                    milk, whey, buttermilk and
                    other fermented or acidified
                    milk :
                    — Whey                                   —               —                   —                —                —
                    — Other, of a fat content, by
                        weight :
                       — Not exceeding 1 %                   —               —                   —                —                —
                        — Exceeding 1%                     0.47             2.73               2.26              0.47             2 73
                II. Other :
                                                                                      To be applied by :
                                                      '   Original Community and                      Ireland
                                                                                                                                 United
                                                                  Denmark                                                      Kingdom
                                                                                        In trade with :
                                                                            Third            Original            Third           Third
                                                          Ireland         countries         Community          countries       countries
                                                                                          and Denmark
                    a) In immediate packings of
                        a net capacity of two litres
                        or less                            0.47             0.47               0-80              1-27             0.80
                                                           Compensatory amounts (in u.a. / 100 kg weight unless otherwise indicated)
                                                                                    To be applied by :
                                                            Original Community
                                                                and Denmark                            Ireland              United Kingdom
                                                                                           In trade with :
                                                                                                                 Third           Third
                                                          Ireland     United Kingdom United Kingdom            countries       countries
                    b) Other, of a fat content,
                        by weight :
                        — Not exceeding 1 %                  —               —                   —                —                —
                        — Exceeding 1 % but not
                            exceeding 2 %                   0.19            1.11                0.92             0.19             1.11
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\I                                                        Compensatory amounts (in u.a./100 kg net weight unless otherwise indicated)
                                                                                     To be applied by :
    CCT                                                   Original  Community and                                            United
                                                                   Denmark                          Ireland
  heading              Description of goods                                                                                 Kingdom
     No
                                                                                       In trade with :
                                                                                                               Third          Third
                                                          Ireland      United Kingdom United Kingdom         countries      countries
   04.01                — Exceeding 2 % but not
 (cont'd)                   exceeding 3 %                  0.32              1-84             1.52             0.32           1-84
                        — Exceeding 3 % but not
                            exceeding 4%                   0.47              2-73            2.26              0.47           2-73
                        — Exceeding 4% but not
                            exceeding 5 %                  0.58              3-32            2-74              0.58           3-32
                        — Exceeding 5 %                    0.70              4-05            3-35              0.70           4.05
           B. Other, of a fat content, by weight,
               exceeding 6 % :
               — In immediate packings of a net
                    capacity of two litres or less      0.1279 (9)        0-5108 (9)      0-3829 (9)        0-1279 (9)     0.5108 (9)
               — Other                                  0.1279 (9)        0.7371 (9)      0.6092 (9)        0-1279 (9)     0.7371 (9)
   04.02   Milk and cream, preserved, concen­
           trated or sweetened :
           A. Not containing added sugar :
                 I. Whey                                     —                —                —                —              —
                II. Milk and cream, in powder or
                     granules, of a fat content, by
                     weight :
                     — Not exceeding 1.5 %
                     — Exceeding 1.5 % but not
                         exceeding 25 %                  0.1279 (9)       0.7371 (9)       0.6092 (9)       0.1279 (9)     0.7371 (9)
                     — Exceeding 25% but not
                         exceeding 27%                   3.33            19.16           15.83              3.33          1916
                     — Exceeding 27 %                    0.1279 (9 )      0-7371 (9)       0.6092 (9)       0-1279 (9)     0.7371 (9)
               III . Milk and cream , other than
                     in powder or granules, of a
                     fat content, by weight :
                     — Not exceeding 7 %                 0.1279 (9)       0.7371 (9)       0.6092 (9)       0-1279 (9)     0-7371 (9)
                     — Exceeding 7%         but not
                                                         0.96             5.53             4-57             0.96           5.53
                         exceeding 8%
                     — Exceeding 8%                      0.1279 (9)       0.7371 (9)       0-6092 (9)       0-1279 (9)     0-7371 (9)
           B. Containing added sugar :
                 I. Milk and cream, in powder
                     or granules :
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           \                                              Compensatory amounts (in u.a./100 kg net weight unless otherwise indicated)
                                                                                    To be applied by :
     CCT                                                 Original  Community and                                             United
                                                                  Denmark                          Ireland                  Kingdom
   heading            Description of goods
      No
                                                                                       In trade with :
                                                                                                              Third           Third
                                                          Ireland     United Kingdom United Kingdom         countries       countries
    04.02          a) Special milk for infants (*),
  (cont'd)             in hermetically sealed cans
                       of a net capacity of 500 g
                       or    less   and    of a  fat
                       content, by weight (2) :
                       1 . Exceeding 10 % but
                           not exceeding 11%                 —              —                —
                                                                                                              1.34 .           7-74
                       2. Exceeding 14.5 % but
                           not exceeding 15.5 %              —              —                —
                                                                                                              1.92           1106
                       3 . Exceeding 17% but
                           not exceeding 18 %                —              —                —
                                                                                                              2-24            12.90
                       4. Exceeding 23 % but
                           not exceeding 24%                 —              —                —
                                                                                                              3.01            17.32
                   b) Other :                        I
                       — Whey                                —              —                —                 —               —
                       — Other, of a fat content,
                            by weight :              I
                            — Notexceedingl-5%               _(10)    — ( 10 )               _(10)             _(10)           _ (10)
                           — Exceeding 1.5 % but
                                not exceeding 25 %      0.1279 (u)       0.7371 (u)      0.6092 (u)        0.1279 (n)     0.7371 (u)
                            — Exceeding 25 % but
                                not exceeding 27%       0.0333 (12)      0.1916 (12)     0.1583 (12)       0-0333 (12)    0-1916 (12)
                                                         per kg           per kg           per kg            per kg          per kg
                           — Exceeding 27 %             0.1279 (n)       0.7371 (n)      0-6092 (n)        0-1279 (n)     0.7371 (u)
               II. Milk and cream, other than
                   in powder or granules :
                   — Whey
                                                     I       —               —               —                 —                —
                   — Other, of a fat content, by
                       weight :                      I
                       — Not exceeding 8.5 %            0-1279 (u)       0-7371 (n)      0.6092 (n)        0.1279 ( n)    0.7371 (u)
                       — Exceeding 8.5 % but
                            not exceeding 9.5 %         1-15 (13)        6.63 (13)       5-48 (13)         1.15 (13)       6.63 (13)
                       — Exceeding 9.5 %                0.1279 (u)       0.7371 (u)      0 6092 ( u )      0.1279 (n)      0.7371 (n)
    04.03  Butter, of a fat content, by weight, of : I
           — Less than 80%                              0-1279 ( 9)      0.7371 (9)      0.6092 O          0.1279 (9)      0-7371 (fl)
           — 80% or more but less than 82%             10.23           58.97            48-74             10.23          58.97
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                                                            Compensatory amounts (in u.a. / 100 kg net weight unless otherwise indicated)
                                                                                       To be applied by :
   CCT                                                      Original Community and                       Ireland
                                                                                                                                  United
  heading                Description of goods                        Denmark                                                     Kingdom
    No
                                                                                            In trade with :
                                                                                                                   Third           Third
                                                             Ireland     United Kingdom United Kingdom            countries      countries
   04.03    — 82% or more but less than 84%               10.49           60-44              49.95              10-49         60-44
 (cont'd)
            — 84% or more                                  0.1279 (9)       0.7371 (9)        0.6092 (9)         0-1279 (•)     0-7371 (9)
   04.04    Cheese and curd :
            A. Emmentaler, Gruyere, Sbrinz,
               Bergkase and Appenzell, not
               grated or powdered :
                I. Of a minimum fat content of
                    45 % by weight, referred to dry
                    matter, matured for at least                —                                  —
                                                                                                                     —
                    three months (2) (*)
               II . Other                                      3.65            21.01              17-36             3-65           21.01
            B. Glarus herb cheese (known as
               Schabziger) made from skimmed
               milk and mixed with finely-ground
               herbs (2)
            C. Blue-veined cheese, not grated or
               powdered                                        3-65            21.01              17-36             3-65           21-01
            D. Processed cheese, not grated or
               powdered :                                                                                     I
                  I. In the blending of which only
                      Emmentaler, Gruyere and
                      Appenzell have been used and
                      which may contain, as an
                      addition , Glarus herb cheese
                      (known as Schabziger) put up
                      ( in boxes or slices ) for retail
                      sale ( 7 ), of a free-at-frontier
                      value ( 5) of 140 u.a . or more
                      per 100 kg net weight and of
                      a fat content, by weight,
                      referred to dry matter (2) :
                      a) Not exceeding 48 % in
                            respect of the aggregate of
                                                                                                                    2-76           15.92
                            portions or slices                                                      —
                      b) Not exceeding 48 % in
                            respect of 5/6ths of the
                            aggregate of portions or
                            slices and not exceeding
                            56 % in respect of the
                            remaining l/6th                                                                          2-81           16-20
                      c) Exceeding 48 % but not
                            exceeding 56 % in respect
                            of the aggregate of por­
                            tions or slices                                                                          3.07           17-69
                 II. Other, of a fat content, by
                      weight referred to dry matter
                       of :
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                                                         Compensatory amounts (in u.a. / 100 kg net weight unless otherwise indicated)
                                                                                     To be applied by :
                                                         Original  Community     and                                           United
     CCT                                                                                            Ireland
                      Description of goods                        Denmark                                                     Kingdom
   heading
      No
                                                                                       In trade with :
                                                                                                              Third            Third
                                                          Ireland     United Kingdom United Kingdom         countries        countries
    04.04          — Less than 19 %
  (cont'd)
                   — 19 %       or more      but less
                       than 39%                            1.61             9 - 29            7-68            1-61              9.29
                   — 39 % or more but less than
                       49%                                 2.76            15.92             13.16           2-76              15-92
                   — 49% or more                           3.99           23.00              19.01           3-99             23.00
           E. Other :                                                II
               I. Not grated or powdered, of
                   a fat content, by weight, not
                   exceeding 40% and a water
                   content, calculated by weight,
                   of the non-fatty matter :
                   a) Not exceeding 47% and
                       of a fat content by weight
                       referred to dry matter of
                       19% or more :
                      — Pecorino                           3.65           21.01             17.36            3-65             21-01
                      — Other                              2.74           15-77             13-03            2-74             15.77
                   b) Exceeding 47 % but not
                      exceeding 72 % :                               II
                       1 . Cheddar,        including,
                           Chester, of a fat con­
                           tent by weight referred
                           to dry matter of :
                           — Less than 19%                  —               —                 —                —
                                                                                                                                —
                           — 19% or more but
                               less than 39 %              1-92           11.06               9-14           1-92             11-06
                           — 39% or more                  3.65            21-01             17-36            3-65             21-01
                b)    2 . Tilsit and Butterkase (2)         —               —                 —
                                                                                                             3.65             21-01
                      3 . Kashkaval (2)                     —               —                 —
                                                                                                             3-65             21-01
                      4. Cheese of sheep's milk
                           or buffalo milk , in
                           containers holding
                           brine, or in sheep or
                           goatskin bottles (2)                                                              3.65             21.01
                      5 . Other, of a fat content
                           by weight referred to
                           dry matter of :
                           — Less than 19%                —                 —                 —               —
                                                                                                                                —
                           — 19% or more but
                               less than 39 %             1.92            11-06              9-14            1-92             11.06
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\l                                                        Compensatory amounts (in u.a./ 100 kg net weight unless otherwise indicated)
          I                                                                          To be applied by :
    CCT
                                                          Original Community and                                               United
                                                                                                     Ireland
                                                                   Denmark                                                    Kingdom
  heading              Description of goods
     No
          l                                                                            In trade with :
          I                                                Ireland     United Kingdom United Kingdom
                                                                                                               Third
                                                                                                             countries
                                                                                                                                Third
                                                                                                                              countries
   04.04                     — 39 % or more                 3.65           21.01             17.36             3.65            21-01
 (cont'd)
                     c) Exceeding 72 % , of a fat
                         content by weight referred
                         to dry matter of :
                         — Less than 19 %                    —               —                 —
                                                                                                                —                —
                         — 19% or more but less
                             than 39 %                      1.15            6.63              5-48             1-15              6-63
                         — 39% or more but less
                             than 59 %                      2.43           14.00             11-57             2-43            14.00
                         — 59 % or more                     3.33           19.16             15-83             3.33            19.16
                 II. Other :                           III
                     a) Grated or powdered, of a
                         fat content by weight :       III
                         — Not exceeding 20 %                —               —                 —                —                —
                         — Exceeding 20% but
                             not exceeding 27 %             2.56           14.74             12-18             2-56            14.74
                         — Exceeding 27% but
                             not exceeding 34 %             3.65           21-01             17-36             3-65            21.01
                         — Exceeding 34 % but
                             not exceeding 39%              4.48           25-80             21.32             4-48            25.80
                         — Exceeding 39 % but
                             net exceeding 44%              5.12           29.48             24-36             5-12            29-48
                         — Exceeding 44%                    5.76           33.17             27-41             5-76            33.17
                     b) Other                               5.24           30.22             24-98             5-24            30-22
   17.02    Other sugars, sugar syrups ; artificial
            honey (whether or not mixed with
            natural honey) ; caramel :
            A. Lactose and lactose syrup :
                 II. Other than that containing,
                     in the dry state, 99 % or more
                     by weight of the pure product            —              —                 —                —                —
   17.05    Flavoured or coloured sugars , syrups
            and molasses , but not including fruit
            juices containing added sugar in any
            proportion :
            A. Lactose and lactose syrup                      —              —                 —                —                —
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     CCT
                                                        Compensatory amounts in respect of trade between on the one side the Community
                       Description of goods             as originally constituted and Denmark and on the other side the other new Member
   heading                                              States, of trade between those new Member States and of trade between the latter
     No
                                                                                         and third countries
    23.07  Sweetened forage, other preparations
           of a kind used in animal feeding :
           B. Other, containing starch or glucose
              or glucose syrup falling within
              subheadings 17.02 B and 17.05 B,
              or milk products (8) :
                I. Containing starch, glucose or
                    glucose syrup :
                    a) Containing no starch or
                        containing 10 % or less by
                        weight of starch :
                        1.
                        2
                        3 . Containing      50%   or
                            more     but   less than
                            75 % by weight of
                            milk products
                        4 . Containing 75 % or
                            more by weight of milk
                            products                                                             —
                    b) Containing        more   than
                        10% but not more than
                        30% by weight of starch :
                        1
                        2.
                        3 . Containing      50%   or
                            more by weight of
                            milk products                                                        (14)
                    c) Containing more than
                        30% by weight of starch :
                        1
                        2
                        3 . Containing 50% or
                            more by weight of
                            milk products                                                        (15)
               II . Containing no starch , glucose
                    or glucose syrup , but con­
                    taining milk products
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                                                               Notes
              (*) Products falling within subheadings 04.04 A I a) 1 and 2, 04.04 A I b) 1 aa) and bb),
                   04.04 A I b) 2 of the Common Customs Tariff fall within these subheadings.
              (*) For the purposes of this tariff subheading, 'special milk for infants' means products free
                   from pathogenic and toxicogenic germs and containing per gramme less than 10 000
                   revivifiable aerobic bacteria and less than two coliform bacteria .
             (2) Inclusion under this tariff subheading is subject to conditions to be laid down by the
                   competent authorities.
              (5) 'Free-at-frontier value' means ; the free-at-frontier price or fob price in the country of
                   exportation, plus a lump sum to be determined in respect of the expenses of delivery to
                   the customs territory of the Community.
              (7) For the purposes of this tariff subheading, 'put up (in boxes or slices) for retail sale'
                   means : cheese of the kinds classified under that subheading put up in individual portions
                   or in slices and packed in one of the following forms :
                   (a) in boxes (including containers with individual compartments for each portion);
                         — at least three but not more than 12 individual portions, of an aggregate net weight
                              not exceeding 250 g; or
                         — a single portion of net weight not exceeding 56 g.
                    (b) in circular or polygonal boxes (other than square or rectangular) containing at least
                          12 individual portions of an aggregate net weight of not less than 450 g but not more
                         than 1 000 g;
                    (c) in the form of slices wrapped separately in aluminium foil or of a plastic material the
                         net weight of each slice not exceeding 30 g.
               (8) For the purposes of tariff subheading 23.07 B, 'milk products' means the products falling
                    within tariff headings 04.01 , 04.02, 04.03, 04.04 and subheadings 17.02 A and 17.05 A.
               (9) The compensatory amount per 100 kg net weight of product falling within this subheading
                    is equal to the amount shown multiplied by the weight of milk fats contained in 100 kg
                    of finished product.
             (10) The compensatory amount per 100 kg net weight of products falling within this sub­
                    heading is equal, for each percentage point of the sucrose content of 100 kg net weight
                    of product, to the compensatory amount applicable to 1 kg of white sugar.
            (u ) The compensatory amount per 100 kg net weight of products falling within this sub­
                    heading is equal to the sum of the following elements :
                    ( a) the amount shown multiplied by the weight of the milk fats contained in 100 kg of
                          finished product ;
                     (b ) for each percentage point of sucrose content of 100 kg net weight of product, an
                          additional amount equal to the compensatory amount applicable to 1 kg of white
                          sugar .
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           (12) The compensatory amount per 100 kg net weight of product falling within this subheading
                is equal to the sum of the following elements :
                (a) the amount per- kg shown multiplied by the weight of milk and cream contained in
                     100 kg of finished product;
                 (b) for each percentage point of sucrose content of 100 kg weight of product, an additional
                     amount equal to the compensatory amount applicable to 1 kg of white sugar.
           (13) The compensatory amount per 100 kg net weight of product falling within this subheading
                is equal to the sum of the following elements :
                (a) the amount shown ;
                (b) for each percentage point of sucrose content of 100 kg net weight of product, an
                     additional amount equal to this compensatory amount applicable to 1 kg of white sugar.
           (14) The compensatory amount per 100 kg net weight of product falling within this subheading
                is equal to the compensatory amount (or to the amount applicable as a compensatory
                amount) for 100 kg of maize multiplied by 0-16.
           (15) The compensatory amount per 100 kg net weight of product falling within this subheading
                is equal to the compensatory amount (or to the amount applicable as a compensatory
                amount) for 100 kg of maize multiplied by 0-50.
           N.B. Added lactose, the non-milk fat content by weight and other non-lactic substances
                  (sucrose, flour, etc.) are to be disregarded for the purpose of classifying products by fat
                  content .
                  The amounts shown in the columns headed 'Third countries' are deducted from the levy
                  and from the refund, except in the case of the compensatory amount for subheading
                  04.01 A II a) to be applied by the United Kingdom ; this added to the levy and the refund.