CELEX: 31990R0247
Language: en
Date: 1990-01-31 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 247/90 of 30 January 1990 fixing the import levies on milk and milk products

31 . 1 . 90                               Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 27/ 19
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 247/90
                                                        of 30 January 1990
                                   fixing the import levies on milk and milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         coming from certain third countries a specific levy is to
                                                                    be applied ; whereas the levy applicable to those products
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               is fixed in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
Economic Community,                                                  1767/82 (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                     107/90 f);
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and
Portugal,
                                                                    Whereas, for as long as it is found that on importation
Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of the                  into the Community the price of an assimilated product
Council of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of               for which the levy is not equal to the levy on its pilot
the market in milk and milk products ('), as last amended           product is considerably lower than the price which would
by Regulation (EEC) No 3879/89 (2), and in particular               obtain if the ratio to the price of the pilot product were
Article 14(8) thereof,                                              normal, the levy must be equal to the sum of two
                                                                    components :
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,
                                                                    — one component equal to the amount resulting from
Whereas Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68                         the provisions of Articles 2 to 7 of Regulation (EEC)
provides for charging a levy on imports of the products                  No 2915/79 applicable to the assimilated product in
listed in Article 1 of that Regulation ; whereas these                   question,
products may be divided into groups ; whereas the
product groups and the pilot groups and the pilot product           — an additional component fixed at a level which, the
for each of these groups are set out in Annex I to Council               composition and quality of the assimilated product
Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 of 18 December 1979                          being taken into account, makes it possible to
determining the groups of products and the special provi­                re-establish normal price ratios for imports into the
sions for calculating levies on milk and milk products (3),              Community ;
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3884/89 (4) ;
Whereas the levy on the products in any one group must               Whereas Article 14(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68
be equal to the threshold price for the pilot product less           provides that the levy on products in respect of which the
the free-at-frontier price ; whereas these threshold prices          customs duty has been bound within GAIT must be
were fixed for the 1989/90 milk year by Council Regula­              limited to the amount resulting from that binding ;
tion (EEC) No 111 4/89 (^
Whereas, however, Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 lays                   Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1073/68 (8),
down special provisions for calculating the levy on certain          as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (®), provides
assimilated products ; whereas these products are listed             that a free-at-frontier price must be established for each of
and the method of calculating the levy on them described             the pilot products defined in Annex I to Regulation (EEC)
in Annex II and in Articles 2 to 12 of that Regulation               No 2915/79 ; whereas these prices must be determined
respectively ;                                                       for products of good marketable quality ;
Whereas, as provided for in Regulation (EEC) No
2915/79, the component of the levy established using a               Whereas the free-at-frontier prices must be established on
factor expressing the weight ratio existing between the              the basis of the most favourable purchasing opportunities
milk components contained in the product on the one                  in international trade for the products listed in Article
hand and the product itself on the other is, for products            1 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 other than assimilated
containing sugar or other sweeteners, calculated by multi­           products for which the levy is not equal to the levy on the
plying the basic amount by the quantity of milk                      related pilot products ; whereas, when recording these
components contained in the product ;                                purchasing opportunities, the Commission must take
                                                                     account of all information obtained direct or through the
Whereas Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79                    Member States concerning prices for delivery of third­
provides that for certain products originating in or                 country products free-at-Community-frontier and prices
                                                                     on third-country markets ;
(■) OJ   No L  148, 28 . 6. 1968, p. 13.
(2) OJ   No L  378, 27.  12. 1989, p. 1 .                            («) OJ  No  L  196, 5. 7. 1982, p. 1 .
(3) OJ   No L  329, 24.  12. 1979, p. 1 .                            f)  OJ  No  L  13, 17. 1 . 1990, p. 13.
0   OJ   No L  378, 27.  12. 1989, p. 9.                             («) OJ  No  L  180, 26. 7. 1968, p. 25,
0   OJ   No L  118, 29.  4. 1989, p. 37.                              »  OJ  No  L  28, 1 . 2. 1988, p. 1 .
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Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 788/86 ('), as            they may be altered in the intervening period if neces­
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2431 /88 (2), speci­         sary ; whereas the levy remains valid until another
fies the free-at-Spanish-frontier values of certain cheeses      becomes applicable ;
imported from and originating in Switzerland ;
                                                                 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 of 29
Whereas, however, no account should be taken of infor­           October 1975 on glucose and lactose ('), as amended by
mation relating to small quantities which are not repre­         Regulation (EEC) No 222/88, stipulates that the treatment
sentative of trade in the products in question and quanti­       provided for lactose and lactose syrup falling within CN
ties in respect of which price trends in general or other        code 1702 10 90 by Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 and by
information available to it lead the Commission to believe       the provisions adopted for the application of that Regula­
that the price in question is unrepresentative of the real       tion is to be extended to lactose and lactose syrup falling
trend of the market ;                                            within CN code 170210 10 ; whereas consequently the
                                                                 levy fixed for products falling within CN code 1702 10 90
                                                                 also applies to products falling within CN code
Whereas the prices used must be adjusted where they are          1702 10 10 ; whereas to ensure that the provision in ques­
not quoted free-at-Community-frontier or where they do           tion is properly applied these products and the levy
not apply to products of good marketable quality ;               thereon should be explicitly mentioned in the list of
whereas the adjustment in respect of an assimilated              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           Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
particular, for differences in composition, maturity,            refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
quality and presentation between the assimilated product
and the related pilot product ; whereas adjustments              — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
relating to composition must be calculated by multiplying             tion to each other at any given moment within a band
the difference between the milk component content of                  of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on their central
the pilot product and that of the assimilated product in              rate, multiplied by the coefficient provided for in the
question by the value attributed in international trade to            last subparagraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­
one unit of weight of the milk component in question ;                tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (4), as last amended by Regula­
whereas, when the other adjustments are being effected,               tion (EEC) No 1636/87 (*),
the   difference between     the value   attributed   on  the
Community market to each of the relevant characteristics
                                                                 — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
of the pilot product and the value attributed on that                 arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
market to the corresponding characteristics of the assimi­            these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­
                                                                      tion to the Community currencies referred to in the
lated product in question must be taken into account ;
                                                                      previous indent and the aforesaid coefficient ;
Whereas, if no information on prices is available, the free­     Whereas it follows from applying these provisions that
at-frontier price may, by way of exception, be                    the levies on milk and milk products should be as set out
established on the basis of the value of the raw materials        in the Annex hereto,
contained in the pilot product in question (calculated on
the basis of the prices of milk products for which prices
are available), average processing costs and average yields ;
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas, in exceptional circumstances, a free-at-frontier
 price may remain unchanged for a limited period where
 the new level of the price for a given quality or a specific                                Article 1
 origin, used as a basis for establishing the previous free­
at-frontier price, has not reached the Commission to              1 . The import levies referred to in Article 14 of Regu­
enable it to establish the next free-at-frontier price and if     lation (EEC) No 804/68 shall be as set out in the Annex
the Commission considers that the prices which are                hereto.
available could lead to sudden and considerable changes
 in the free-at-frontier price because they are not suffici­
 ently representative of real market trends ;                     2. There shall be no levy for imports from Portugal,
                                                                  including the Azores and Madeira, for milk and milk
                                                                  products listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No
Whereas, in accordance with Article 19 (1) of Regulation          804/68 .
 (EEC) No 804/68, the nomenclature provided for in this
 Regulation is incorporated in the combined nomen­
 clature ;                                                                                   Article 2
Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1073/68                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 1 990.
 provides that the levies are fixed every fortnight ; whereas
                                                                  (3) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 20 .
 (') OJ No L 74, 19. 3. 1986, p. 20.                              O OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
 (2) OJ No L 210, 3. 8 . 1988, p. 6.                              0 OJ No L 153, 13 . 6. 1987, p. 1 .
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
            Done at Brussels, 30 January 1990.
                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                    Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                               Member of the Commission
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                                                   ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 30 January 1990 fixing the import levies, on milk and
                                                milk products
                                                           (ECU/100 kg net weight, unless otherwise indicated)
                     CN code                         Note                             Import levy
                    0401 10 10                                                            15,81
                    0401 10 90           l                                                14,60
                    0401 20 11                                                            22,00
                    0401 20 19                                                            20,79
                    0401 20 91           l                                                27,39
                    0401 20 99                                                            26,18
                    0401 30 11                                                            70,79
                    0401 30 19           l                                                69,58
                    0401 30 31           l                                              136,77
                    0401 30 39                                                          135,56
                    0401 30 91           l                                              230,16
                    0401 30 99                                                          228,95
                    0402 10 11           \                                              107,05
                    0402 10 19           \                                                99,80
                    0402 10 91                         (')                      0,9980 / kg + 24,68
                    0402 10 99                         0                        0,9980 / kg + 17,43
                    0402 21 11           \                                              170,35
                    0402 21 17           \                                              163,10
                    0402 21 19                                                          163,10
                    0402 21 91           II                                             210,00
                    0402 21 99                                                          202,75
                    0402 29 11                        CM3)                        1,6310/ kg + 24,68
                    0402 29 15                         0)                        1,6310 / kg + 24,68
                    0402 29 19                         (,)                       1,6310 / kg + 17,43
                    0402 29 91                         (')                       2,0275 / kg + 24,68
                    0402 29 99                         0                         2,0275 / kg + 17,43
                    0402 91 11           \                                                31,00
                    0402 91 19           \                                                31,00
                    0402 91 31                                                            38,75
                    0402 91 39                                                            38,75
                    0402 91 51           I                                               136,77
                    0402 91 59                                                           135,56
                    0402 91 91                                                          230,16
                    0402 91 99                                                          228,95
                    0402 99 11           I                                                52,87
                    0402 99 19           \                                                 52,87
                    0402 99 31                         (')                        1,3314 / kg + 21,06
                    0402 99 39                         (')                        1,3314 / kg + 19,85
                    0402 99 91                         (')                       2,2653 / kg + 21,06
                    0402 99 99                         (')                       2,2653 / kg + 19,85
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                                                   (ECU/1 0Q kg net weight, unless otherwise indicated)
              CN code                         Note                            Import levy
            040310 11             \                                               24,41
            0403 10 13                                                            29,80
            0403 10 19                                                            73,20
            0403 10 31                         0                         0,1 837 / kg + 23,47
            0403 10 33                         0                         0,2376 / kg + 23,47
            0403 10 39                         0                         0,671 6 / kg + 23,47
            0403 90 11                                                           107,05
            0403 90 13                                                           170,35
            0403 90 19                                                           210,00
            0403 90 31                         0                         0,9980 / kg + 24,68
            0403 90 33                         (')                       1,6310 / kg + 24,68
            0403 90 39                         0                         2,0275 / kg + 24,68
            0403 90 51            I                                                24,41
            0403 90 53            I                                                29,80
            0403 90 59                                                             73,20
            0403 90 61                         0                         0,1 837 / kg + 23,47
            0403 90 63                         0                         0,2376 / kg + 23,47
            0403 90 69                         0                         0,6716 / kg + 23,47
            0404 10 11                                                             27,75
            0404 10 19                         0                         0,2775 / kg + 17,43
            040410 91                           0                        0,2775 / kg
            0404 10 99                          0                        0,2775 / kg + 17,43
            0404 90 11                                                           107,05
            0404 90 13            Il                                             170,35
            040490 19             II                                             210,00
            0404 90 31            II                                             107,05
            0404 90 33            ||                                             170,35
            0404 90 39                                                           210,00
            0404 90 51                          0                         0,9980 / kg  + 24,68
            0404 90 53                         00                         1,6310 / kg  + 24,68
            0404 90 59                          0                         2,0275 / kg  + 24,68
            0404 90 91                          0                         0,9980 / kg  + 24,68
            0404 90 93                         00                         1,6310 / kg  + 24,68
            0404 90 99                          0                         2,0275 / kg  + 24,68
            0405 00 10            II                                             237,10
            0405 00 90            \                                              289,26
            0406 10 10            \                                              230,51
            0406 10 90            I                                              284,55
            0406 20 10                          0                                397,69
            0406 20 90            \                                              397,69
            0406 30 10                          0                                 181,69
            0406 30 31                          0                                 174,21
            0406 30 39                          0                                 181,69
             0406 30 90                         0                                278,41
             0406 40 00                         0                                 158,11
             0406 90 11                         0                                 221,65
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                                                   (ECU/100 kg net weight, unless otherwise indicated)
             CN code                         Note                            Import levy
           0406 90 13                         0                                 234,53
           0406 90 15                         (3)                               234,53
           0406 90 17                         0                                 234,53
           0406 90 19                         (3)                               397,69
           0406 90 21                         (3)                               221,65
           0406 90 23                         0                                 187,83
           0406 90 25                         (3)                               187,83
           0406 90 27                         (3)                               187,83
           0406 90 29                         (3)                               187,83
           0406 90 31                         (3)                               187,83
           0406 90 33                                                           187,83
           0406 90 35                         (3)                               187,83
           0406 90 37                         (3)                               187,83
           0406 90 39                         (3)                               187,83
           0406 90 50                         (3)                               187,83
           0406 90 61                                                           397,69
           0406 90 63                                                           397,69
           0406 90 69            I                                              397,69
           0406 90 71            \                                              230,51
           0406 90 73            \                                              187,83
           0406 90 75                                                           187,83
           0406 90 77                                                           187,83
           0406 90 79                                                           187,83
           0406 90 81            \                                              187,83
           0406 90 83            \                                              187,83
           0406 90 85                                                           187,83
           0406 90 89                          (3)                              187,83
           0406 90 91            II                                             230,51
           0406 90 93            Il                                             230,5i
           0406 90 97            II                                             284,55
           0406 90 99                                                           284,55      -
            1702 10 10           II                                               35,49
            1702 10 90                                                            35,49
           2106 90 51                                                             35,49
           2309 10 15                                                             77,27
            2309 10 19           ||                                              100,22
            2309 10 39           \                                                94,36
            2309 10 59                                                            78,91
            2309 10 70                                                           100,22
            2309 90 35                                                            77,27
            2309 90 39           \                                               100,22
            2309 90 49           \                                                94,36
            2309 90 59                                                            78,91 ...
            2309 90 70                                                           100,22
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            (') The levy on 100 kg of product falling within this subheading is equal to the sum of the following :
                (a) the amount per kilogram shown, multiplied by the weight of milk and milk cream contained in 100 kg of
                    product ; and
                (b) the other amount indicated.
            0 The levy on 100 kg of product falling within this subheading is equal to :
                (a) the amount per kilogram shown, multiplied by the weight of the dried milk contained in 100 kg of product
                    plus, where appropriate,
                (b) the other amount indicated.
            (*) Products falling within this subheading imported from a third country under special arrangements concluded
                between that country and the Community for which an IMA 1 certificate issued under the conditions provided
                for in Regulation (EEC) No 1767/82 is issued are subject to the levies in Annex I to that Regulation.