CELEX: 31973R0863
Language: en
Date: 1973-03-31 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 863/73 of the Commission of 29 March 1973 fixing the import levies on milk and milk products

31 . 3 . 73                               Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 85/43
                                REGULATION (EEC) No 863/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                         of 29 March 1973
                                         fixing the import levies on milk and milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        which are floating or whose central rate differs from
COMMUNITIES, '                                                        the official parity, on the effective rate or the
                                                                      central rate of these currencies and, in the case of
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­
                                                                      the US dollar, on the change in parity announced
pean Economic Community ;
                                                                      on 13 February 1973 ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/                     Whereas it follows from applying the rules con­
68 (x ) of 27 June 1968 on the common organization                    tained in Regulation (EEC) No 266/73 to the prices
of the market in milk and milk products, as last                      known to the Commission that the levies at present
amended by the Act (2) annexed to the Treaty (3) on                   in force should be altered as shown in the Annex to
the Accession of new Member States to the European                    this Regulation ;
Economic Community and the European Atomic
Energy Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January
                                                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
1972, and in particular Article 14 ( 8 ) thereof ;
Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary                                                 Article 1
Committee ;                                                           The levies referred to in Article 14 (2) of Regulation
Whereas the import levies on milk and milk                            (EEC) No 804/68 are hereby fixed as shown in the
products were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 266/                       Annex.
73 (4) and subsequent amending Regulations ;
                                                                                             Article 2
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
levies should be calculated on the basis of an                        This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April
exchange rate which is based, in the case of currencies               1973 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.
               Done at Brussels, 29 March 1973 .
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                 P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                           Member of the Commission
(») OJ   No  L 148, 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 13 .
(•) OJ   No  L 73, 27. 3. 1972, p. 14.
(») OJ   No  L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 5 .
(*) OJ   No  L 30, 1 . 2 . 1973, p. 52 .
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                                                               ANNEX
                                      Tariif Nomenclature
                                                                                                                  Levy
                                                                                                Code
                                                                                                          (in u.a ./100 kg net
  CCT heading                                                                                           weight unless otherwise
      No                                      Description of goods                                             indicated)
04.01         Milk and cream, fresh, not concentrated 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 :
                       a) In immediate packings of a net capacity of 2 litres or less
                          less                                                                 0110              13-97
                       b) Other                                                               0120               11-97
                 II. Other :
                       a) In immediate packings of a net capacity of 2 litres or less
                          and of a fat content, by weight :
                          1. Not exceeding 4 %                                                0130               11-97
                           2. Exceeding 4 %>                                                  0140 .             15-36
                       b) Other, of a fat content, by weight :                          ■ -       ■'*;>
                          1. Not exceeding 4 %                                                0150               10-97
                          2. Exceeding 4 %                                                  : 0160               14-36
              B. Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                    I. Exceeding 6 % but not exceeding 21 °/o                                 ÏÏ200              36-99
                  II. Exceeding 21 %> but not exceeding 45 °/o                                0300               78-25
                 III. Exceeding 45 %                                                          0400             120-93
04.02         Milk and cream, preserved, concentrated or sweetened :               ¡,    ■-S9K- bi !:
              A. Not containing added sugar :                             ■ ·■■■>r- r ■        „.
                   I. Whey                                   -                                ¿500                 4-10
                  II. Milk and cream, in powder or granules :
                        a) In immediate packings of a net capacity o¥ ï S kg or
                           less and of a fat content, by weight :                  ^
                           1. Not exceeding 1*5 %                                             0620              31-55
                           2. Exceeding 1·5 % but not exceeding 27 %                          0720              68-70
                           3. Exceeding 27 °/o but not exceeding 29 %                         0820              70-70
                           4. Exceeding 29 °/o                                                0920               84-45
                       b) Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                           1 . Not exceeding 1*5 °/o                                          1020              25-55
                           2. Exceeding 1·5 °/o but not exceeding 27 %                        1120              62-70
                           3. Exceeding 27 %> but not exceeding 29 %                          1220              64-70
                           4. Exceeding 29 °/o                                                1320              78-45
                 III. Milk and cream, other than in powder or granules :
                        a) In hermetically sealed cans of a net capacity of 454 g or
                           less, or in glass containers of a capacity of 0-5 litre
                           or less and or a fat content, by weight, of 11 % or less :
                           1 . Of a fat content, by weight, of 8·9 % or less                  1420              14-53
                           2. Other                                                           1520              19-62
                       b) Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                           1 . Not exceeding 45 °/o                                           1620              78-25
                           2. Exceeding 45 %                                                  1720            120-93
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                                                Tariff Nomenclature
                                                                                                                   Levy
                                                                                                  Code
                                                                                                           (in u.a./100 kg net
  CCT heading                                                                                            weight unless otherwise
      No                                                Description of goods                                    indicated)
04.02                  B. Containing added sugar :
(cont'd)
                           I. Milk and cream, in powder or granules :
                              a) Special milk for infants ('), in hermetically sealed cans
                                 . of a net capacity of 500 g or less and of a fat content,
                                   by weight (2) :
                                   1.   Exceeding 10 °/o but not exceeding 11 %                  1810             29-00
                                   2.   Exceeding 14-5 % but not exceeding 15-5 °/o              1910             33-00
                                   3.  Exceeding 17 °/o but not exceeding 18 °/o                 2010             36-00
                                   4.   Exceeding 23 °/o but not exceeding 24 %                  2110             38-00
                              b) Other :
                                   1. In immediate packings of a net capacity of 2-5 kg or
              3 .c.                    less and of a fat content, by weight :
                                        aa) Not exceeding 1·5 °/o (8)                            2220     per kg 0*2555 (e)
              T -                       bb) ^Exceeding 1.5 °/o but not exceeding 27 °/o (8)      2320     per kg 0*6270 (B)
                  • '-                  cc) Exceeding 27 °/o (8)                                 2420     per kg 0.7845 (B)
                                   2. Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                                        aa), Not exceeding 1.5 % (8)                             2520     per kg 0*2555 (10)
                                        bb) Exceeding 1-5 °/o but not exceeding 27 %,(8)         2620     per kg 0.6270 (10)
                                        cc) Exceeding 27 % (8)                                   2720     per kg 0*7845 (10)
                          II. Milk and cream, other than in powder or granules":
                              a) In hermetically sealed cans of a net capacity of 454 g or
                                   less and of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 9-5 %     2810             28*06
                                                                                  ; ê        k '
                              b) Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                                   1. Not exceeding 45 °/o (8)                                   2910     per kg 0.7825 (10)
                                   2. Exceeding 45 % (8)                                         3010     per kg 1.2093 (10)
                                              -                                 ■ ·   : ' 5
04.03                  Butter :           .                                               .,
                       A. Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 85 %>                       3110            142.27
                       B. Other                                                                  3210            173*57
                                                                              . .          %
04.04                  Cheese and curd :
                       A. Emmentaler, Gruyère, Sbrinz, Bergkäse and Appenzell, not                     -
                          grated or powdered :
                           I. Of a minimum fat content of 45 % by weight, referred to
                              dry matter, matured for ät least 3 months (8) :
                                a) Whole cheese (4) of a free-at-frontier value (8) per 100 kg
                                   net weight of :
                                    1 . 142*58 u.a. or more but less than 162.58 u.a.            3313             15.00
                                   2. 162.58 u.a. or more                                        3412             85.99 (»)
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                                   Tariff Nomenclature
                                                                                                       Levy
                                                                                       Code
                                                                                              (in u. a. /100 kg net
  CCT heading                                                                               weight unless otherwise
      No                                    Description of goods                                   indicated)
04.04                 b) Vacuum-packed pieces :
(cont'd)
                       ■ 1 . With rind on at least one side, of a net weight :
                             aa) Of 1 kg or more but less than 5 kg and of a
                                 free-at-frontier value (5) of 162-58 u.a. or more
                                  but less than 190-58 u.a. per 100 kg net weight     3513            15-00
                             bb) Of 450 g or more and of a free-at-frontier value (5)
                                 of 190-58 u.a. or more per 100 kg net weight         3611           85-99 (")
                          2. Other, of a net weight of 75 g or more but not
                             exceeding 250 g (®) and of a free-at-frontier value (5)
                             of 210-58 u.a. or more per 100 kg net weight             3711           85-99 (»)
                 II . Other                                                           3800            85-99
              B. Glarus herb cheese (known as Schabziger) made from skimmed
                 milk and mixed with finely-ground herbs (2)                          3900           94-77 (12)
              C. Blue-veined cheese, not grated or powdered                           4000           45-23
              D. Processed cheese, not grated or powdered :
                  I. In the blending of which only Emmentaler, Gruyère 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, por­
                         tions or slices                                              4111           30-00
                      b) Not exceeding 48 % in respect of 5/6 of the aggregate of
                         portions or slices and not exceeding 56% in respect of
                         the remaining 1 /6                                           4211           31-00
                      c) Exceeding 48 °/o but not exceeding 56 %> in respect of
                         the aggregate of portions or slices                          4311           35-00
                 II. Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                      a) Not exceeding 36 % and of a fat content, by weight,
                         referred to dry matter :
                         1 . Not exceeding 48 %                                       4410           74-62
                         2. Exceeding 48 %                                            4510           87-27
                      b) Exceeding 36 %>                                              4610         167-27
              E. Other :
                  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 %                                           4710           94-77
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                                   Tariff Nomenclature
                                                                                                      Levy
                                                                                       Code
                                                                                              (in u.a./100 l' g net
  CCT heading                                                                               weight unless · lierwise
       No                                  Description of goods                                    indicate·..,
04.04                 b) Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 °/o :
(cont'd)
                          1. Cheddar, including Chester                               4810           74-25
                         2. Tilsat, of a fat content, by weight, referred to the dry
                             matter (2 ) :
                             aa) Not exceeding 48 °/o                                 4921           71-89 ( 1S)
                             bb) Exceeding 48 %>                                      5021           71-89 ( 14)
                         3. Kashkaval (2)                                             5030           71-89 ( 18)
                         4. Cheese of sheep's milk ór buffalo milk, in containers
                             holding brine, or in sheep- or goat-skin bottles (2)     5060           71-89 ( 1δ)
                         5 . Other                                                    5120           71-89
                     c) Exceeding 72 °/o :
                         1 . In immediate packings of a net capacity not exceeding
                             500 g                                                    5210           53-92
                         2. Other                                                     5250         151-89
                 II. Not specified :
                     a) Grated or powdered                                            5310          94-77
                     b) Other                                                         5410         151-89
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 (1β)                               5500           15-49
                                                  o
17.05         Flavoured or coloured sugars, syrups and molasses, but not includ­
              ing fruit juices containing added ?sugar in any proportion :
              A. Lactose and lactose syrup        ' .1 v                              5600           15-49
                                                                                    '
23.07         Sweetened forage ; other preparaticms . of a kind used in animal
              feeding :
              B. Other, containing starch or glucose or glucose syrup falling
                  within subheadings Nos 17.02 B and 17.05 B, or milk prod­
                  ucts (8) :
                 I. Containing starch, or glucose or glucose syrup :
                     a) Containing no starch or containing .10 % or less by
                         weight of starch :
                         1
                         2
                         3. Containing 50 °/o or more but less than 75 °/o by
                             weight of milk products                                  5700          21-16
                         4. Containing 75 °/o or more by weight of milk products      5800          27-04
                     b) Containing more than 10 % but not more than 30 %
                         by weight of starch :
                         1
                         2
                         3 . Containing 50 °/o or more by weight of milk products     5900          25-64
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                                               Tariff Nomenclature
                                                                                                                                   Levy
                                                                                                                 Code
                                                                                                                           (in u.a. /100 kg net
    CCT heading                                                                                                         weight unless otherwise
          No                                           Description of goods                                                     indicated)
 23.07                         c) Containing more than 30 °/o by weight of starch :
 (cont'd)                          1
                                   2
                                   3. Containing 50% or more by weight of milk products                         6000              21-89
                           II. Containing no starch, glucose or glucose syrup, but contain­
                               ing milk products                                                                6100             27-04
 For notes (') to ('), see notes (') to (8) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 823/68 (OJ No L 151 , 30. 6. 1968).
 (') The levy on 100 kg of product falling within this subheading is equal to the sum of the following components :
      a) the amount per kg shown , multiplied by the weight of milk and cream contained in 100 kg of product;
       b) 6 u.a .; and
      c) 2-66 u.a .
(") The levy on 100 kg of product falling within this subheading is equal to the sum of the following components:
      a) the amount per kg shown , multiplied by the weight of milk and ere am contained in 100 kg of product; and
      b) 2-66 u.a .
(") The levy is limited to 7-50 u.a. per 100 kg net weight.
 (") The levy is limited to 6 °/o of the value for customs purposes.
(") The levy is limited to 44-90 u.a . per 100 kg net weight for imports from Austria, Finland, Rumania and Switzerland (Regulation (EEC) No
      10J4/68 as amended).
(l4) The levy is limited to 64-90 u.a . per 100 kg net weight for imports from Austria, Finland, Rumania and Switzerland (Regulation (EEC) No
      1054/68 as amended).
(,s) The levy is limited to 44-90 u.a. per 100 kg net weight for imports from Bulgaria , Hungary, Rumania and Turkey (Regulation (EEC) No
      1054/68 as amended).
('•) Lactose and lactose syrup falling within subheading No 17.02 A I are, in pursuance of Regulation No 189/66/EEC, subject to the same
     levy as that applicable to lactose and lactose syrup falling within subheading No 17.02 A II.