CELEX: 31974R0388
Language: en
Date: 1974-02-13 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 388/74 of the Commission of 14 February 1974 fixing the import levies on milk and milk products

15. 2. 74                               Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 43/29
                              REGULATION (EEC) No 388/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                      of 14 February 1974
                                   fixing the import levies on milk and milk products
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    — for other currencies an exchange rate based on the
 COMMUNITIES,                                                           arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each
                                                                        of these currencies recorded for a given period, in
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  relation to the Community currencies referred to
 Economic Community ;                                                   in the previous subparagraph ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 804/68 ( !) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­               Whereas it follows from applying the rules contained
 tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last             in Regulation (EEC) No 1443/73 to the prices known
 amended by the Act (2) annexed to the Treaty (3) on               to the Commission that the levies at present in force
 the Accession of new Member States to the European                should be altered as shown in the Annex to this Regu­
                                                                    lation ,
 Economic Community and the European Atomic
 Energy Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January
 1972, and in particular Article 14 (8) thereof ;
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary
 Committee ;
                                                                                           Article 1
Whereas the import levies on milk and milk products
were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 1443/73 (4) and                  The levies referred to in Article 14 (2) of Regulation
 subsequent amending Regulations ;                                 (EEC) No 804/68 are hereby fixed as shown in the
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,                Annex.
 levies should be calculated on the following basis :
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in                                        Article 2
      relation to each other, at any given moment,
      within a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based           This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 February
      on their effective parity ;                                   1974 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
                Done at Brussels, 14 February 1974.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                          Member of the Commission
( 1) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 13 .
(2) OJ No L 73, 27 . 3 . 1972, p . 14.
(3) OJ No L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p . 5 .
b) OJ No L 144, 31 . 5. 1973, p. 44.
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                                                                ANNEX
                                       Tariff 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            12-37
                       b) Other                                                            0120            10-37
                 II . Other :
                       a) In immediate packings of a net capacity of ?, litres or less
                           and of a fat content, by weight :
                           1 . Not exceeding 4 °/·                                         0130            10-37
                            2. Exceeding 4 °/o                                             0140             13-43
                       b) Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                           1 . Not exceeding 4 ®/o                                         0150              9-37
                           2. Exceeding 4 */o                                              0160             12-43
              B. Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                     I. Exceeding 6 °/o but not exceeding 21 */o                           0200             33-42
                   II. Exceeding 21 % but not exceeding 45 °/o                             0300             70-69
                  III. Exceeding 45 °/o                                                    0400           109-25
04.02         Milk and cream, preserved, concentrated or sweetened :
              A. Not containing added sugar :
                     I. Whey                                                               0500              3-39
                    II. Milk and cream, in powder or granules :
                         a) In immediate packings of a net capacity of 2-5 kg or
                             less and of a fat content, by weight :
                             1 . Not exceeding 1-5 °/o                                      0620            20-50
                             2. Exceeding 1·5 °/o but not exceeding 27 °/o                  0720            65-95
                             3. Exceeding 27 °/o but not exceeding 29 %                     0820            67-95
                             4. Exceeding 29 %                                              0920            82-36
                        b) Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                             1 . Not exceeding 1*5 %                                        1020            14-50
                             2. Exceeding 1-5 °/o but not exceeding 27 °/o                  1120            59-95
                             3. Exceeding 27 °/o but not exceeding 29 °/o                   1220            61-95
                             4. Exceeding 29 %                                              1320            76-36
                   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 of a fat content, by weight, of 11 °/o or less :
                              1 . Of a fat content, by weight, of 8·9 °/o or less           1420            15-98
                             2. Other                                                        1520           21-57
                         b) Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                              1. Not exceeding 45 %                                          1620           70-69
                              2. Exceeding 45 ·/·                                            1720          109-25
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                                     Tariff Nomenclature
                                                                                                       Levy
                                                                                        Code
                                                                                               (in u.a. /100 k« 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 (*) :
                           1. Exceeding    10 % but not exceeding 11 °/o                1810          2900
                          2.  Exceeding    14-5 % but not exceeding 15-5 ®/o            1910          3300
                          3.  Exceeding    17 % but not exceeding 18 ®/o               2010           3600
                                                                                       2110           38 00
                          4.  Exceeding    23 °/o but not exceeding 24 ®/o
                      b) Other :
                          1 . In immediate packings of a net capacity of 2·5 kg or
                              less and of a fat content, by weight :
                              aa) Not exceeding 1·5 °/o (8)                            2220   per kg 0-1450 (·)
                              bb) Exceeding 1-5 e/o but not exceeding 27 % (s)         2320    per kg 0-5995 (·)
                              cc) Exceeding 27 e/o (·)                                 2420   per kg 0-7636 (9)
                          2. Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                              aa) Not exceeding 1*5 % (*)                              2520   per kg 0-1450 (10)
                              bb) Exceeding 1-5 ®/o but not exceeding 27 ®/o (8)       2620   per kg 0-5995 (10)
                              cc) Exceeding 27 % (s)                                   2720   per kg 0-7636 (10)
                 IT. Milk and cream, other than in powder or granules :
                      a) In hermetically sealed cans of a net capacity of 454 g or     2810           30-15
                          less and of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 9-5 ®/o
                      b) Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                                                                                       2910   per kg 0-7069 ( 10)
                          1 . Not exceeding 45 ®/o (·)
                                                                                       3010   per kg 1-0925 (,0)
                          2. Exceeding 45 ®/o (")
04.03         Butter :
                                                                                       3110         128-53
              A. Of a fat content, by weight, nor exceeding 85 ·/#
                                                                                       3210         156-81
              B. Other
04.04         Cheese and curd :
              A. Emmentaler, Gruyère, Sbrinz, Bergkäse and Appenzell, not
                 grated or powdered :
                  I. Of a minimum fat content of 45 ®/o by weight, referred to
                      dry matter, matured for at least 3 months (*) :
                       a) Whole cheese (4) of a free-at-frontier value (') per 100 kg
                          net weight of :
                          1 . 151-68 u.a. ( a) or more but less than 171-68 u.a . (a ) 3314          1500
                          2. 171*68 u.a . (a) or more                                  3413         100-05 (»)
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                                      Tariff Nomenclature
                                                                                                          Levy
                                                                                           Code
                                                                                                  (in u.a ./100 kg net
  CCT heading                                                                                   weight unless otherwise
      No                                       Description of goods                                    indicated)
U4.04                  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 (8) of 171-68 u.a. (a) or more
                                    but less than 199-68 u.a. (a) per 100 kg net weight    3514          15-00
                                bb) Of 450 g or more and of a free-at-frontier value (®)
                                    of 199'68 u.a. (a) or more per 100 kg net weight       3612         100-05 (")
                             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 219-68 u.a. (a) or more per 100 kg net weight           3712         100-05 (»)
                   If. Other                                                               3800         100-05
               B. Glarus herb cheese (known as Schabziger) made from skimmed
                   milk and mixed with finely-ground herbs (*)                             3900            85-48 (")
               C. Blue-veined cheese, not grated or powdered                               4000           52-65
              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 (®) of 140 u.a. or more per 100 kg net weight
                       and of a fat content, by weight, referred to dry matter (*) :
                        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% 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           83-58
                          2. Exceeding 48 %                                               4510          91-21
                       b) Exceeding 36 %                                                  4610          171-21
              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          85-48
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                                    Tariff Nomenclature
                                                                                                   Levy
                                                                                   Code
                                                                                          (in u. a. /100 kg net
  CCT heading                                                                           weight unless otnerwiac
       Ño                                    Description of goods                              indicated)
04.04                b) Exceeding 47 °/o but not exceeding 72 °/o :
(cont'd )
                         1 . Cheddar, including Chester                            4810          75-43
                         2. Tilsit and Butterkäse, of a fat content, by weight,
                             referred to the dry matter (2) :
                             aa) Not exceeding 48 °/o                              4922          83-94 (")
                             bb) Exceeding 48 %                                    5022          83-94 ( 14)
                         3. Kashkaval (*)                                          5030          83-94 ( 15)
                         4. Cheese of sheep's milk or buffalo milk, in containers
                             holding brine, or in sheep- or goat-skin bottles (2)  5060          83-94 ( 15)
                         5 . Other                                                 5120          83-94
                     c) Exceeding 72 °/o :
                         1 . In immediate packings of a net capacity not exceeding
                             500 g                                                 5210          62-96
                         2. Other                                                  5250        163-94
                 II. Not specified :
                     a) Grated or powdered                                         5310          85-48
                     b) Other                                                      5410        163-94
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 */o or more
                     by weight of the pure product (1β)                            5500           13-92 ('«)
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                                         5600           13-92
13.07         Sweetened forage ; other preparations 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 e/o or more but less than 75 % by
                             weight of milk products                               5700           12-88
                         4. Containing 75 % or more by weight of milk products     5800           16-21
                     b ) Containing more than 10 °/o but not more than 30 °/o
                         by weight of starch :
                         1
                         2
                         3. Containing 50·/ο or more by weight of milk products    5900           15-05
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                                              Tariff Nomenclature
                                                                                                                                        Levy
                                                                                                                               (in u. a. / 100 kg net
                                                                                                                     Code
   CCT heading                                                                                                               weight unless otherwi»e
          No                                           Description of goods                                                         indicated)
23.07                             c) Containing more than 30 e/o by weight of starch :
( cont'd )                           1
                                     3. Containing 50 %> or more by weight of milk products                          6000              12-15
                             II . Containing no starch, glucose or glucose syrup, but contain­
                                  ing milk products                                                                  6100              16-21
 For notes (') to (•), see notes (*) to (•) 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) 0 u.a .
 (I#) 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; and
       b) 0 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 53 05 u.a . per 100 kg net weight for imports from Austria , Finland, Rumania and Switzerland (Regulation (EEC) No
       1054/68 as amended ).
 (") The levy is limited to 73-05 u.a . per 100 kg net weight for imports from Austria , Finland, Rumania and Switzerland (Regulation (EEC) No
       1054/68 as amendtd).
 '") The levy is limited to 53-05 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 tame
       levy as that applicable to lactose and lactose syrup falling within subheading No 17.02 A II .
        (t) For imports into the United Kingdom , this free-at-frontier value shall be reduced by 17-68 u.a. per 100 kg net.