CELEX: 31973R2513
Language: en
Date: 1973-09-15 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2513/73 of the Commission of 14 September 1973 fixing the import levies on milk and milk products

15 . 9 . 73                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 259 /23
                                REGULATION (EEC) No 2513/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                        of 14 September 1973
                                     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 ( J ) 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
                                                                       Annex .
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
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
     on their effective parity ;                                       September 1973 .
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels, 14 September 1973 .
                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                   P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                             Member of the Commission
(')  OJ  No  L  148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 13 .
(2 ) OJ  No  L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p . 14 .
(J ) OJ  No  L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p . 5 .
(4 ) 0|  No  L  144, 31 . 5 . 1973 , p . 44 .
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                                                                 ANNEX
                                                                                           I
                                        Tariff Nomenclature                                I
                                                                                                              Levy
                                                                                                     (in u. a. /100 kg net
  CCT heading                                                                                 Code
                                                                                                   weight unless otnerwiae
      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           14-54
                         b) Other                                                            0120           12-54
              !    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 °/o                                         0130           12-54
                             2. Exceeding 4 °/o                                              0140           15-73
                         b) Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                             1 . Not exceeding 4 e/o                                         0150           11-54
                            2. Exceeding 4 %>                                                0160           14-73
                B. Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                      I. Exceeding 6 °/o but not exceeding 21 °/o                            0200           34-88
                    II. Exceeding 21 °/o but not exceeding 45 °/o                            0300           73-78
                   III. Exceeding 45 %>                                                      0400         1 14-03
04.02           Milk and cream, preserved, concentrated or sweetened :
                A. Not containing added sugar :
                     I. Whey                                                                 0500             4-46
                    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           42-50
                             2. Exceeding 1-5 % but not exceeding 27 °/o                     0720           74-95
                             3. Exceeding 27 % but not exceeding 29 %                        0820           76-95
                             4. Exceeding 29 %                                               0920           89-39
                         b) Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                              1 . Not exceeding 1-5 °/o                                      1020          36-50
                             2. Exceeding 1-5 °/o but not exceeding 27 °/o                   1120          68-95
                             3. Exceeding 27 % but not exceeding 29 °/o                      1220          70-95
                             4. Exceeding 29 %                                               1320          83-39
                   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 %> or less              1420           15-93
                             2. Other                                                        1520          21-51
                         b) Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                             1 . Not exceeding 45 °/o                                        1620          73-78
                             2 . Exceeding 45 ·/·                                            1720         114-03
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                                      Tariff Nomenclature
                                                                                                              Lery
                                                                                              Code
                                                                                                     (in u .a ./100 kg net
  CCT heading                                                                                      weight unless otnerwiae
      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           2900
                           2.  Exceeding    14-5 °/o but not exceeding 15-5 °/o              1910           33-00
                           3.  Exceeding    17 %> but not exceeding 18 %                     2010           3600
                           4.  Exceeding    23 % but not exceeding 24 %                      2110           38-00
                     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 % (s)                                   2220   per kg 0-3650 (·)
                               bb) Exceeding 1·5 e/o but not exceeding 27 °/o (3)            2320    per kg 0-6895 (·)
                               cc) Exceeding 27 ®/e (a)                                      2420   per kg 0-8339 (9)
                           2. Other, of a fat content, by weight :                         1
                               aa) Not exceeding 1-5 % (s)                                   2520   per kg 0-3650 (10)
                               bb) Exceeding 1-5 % but not exceeding 27 °/o (8)              2620   per kg 0-6895 (»·)
                               cc) Exceeding 27 % (8)                                        2720   per kg 0-8339 ( 10)
                 II. Milk and cream, other than in powder or granules :
                     a) In hermetically sealed cans of a net capacity of 454 g or
                                                                                             2810            29-96
                           less and of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 9-5 %>
                     b) Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                           1 . Not exceeding 45 % (')                                        2910   per kg 0-7378 ( 10)
                           2. Exceeding 45 ®/o (8)                                           3010   per kg 1-1403 (10)
04.03         Butter :
                                                                                             3110           134-15
              A. Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 85 ·/»
              B. Other                                                                       3210           163-66
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 (2) :
                       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         107-04 («)
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                                       Tariff Nomenclature
                                                                                                               Lery
                                                                                             Code
                                                                                                      (in u. a. /100 kg net
  CCT heading:                                                                                      weight unless otherwise
      No                                        Description of goods                                       indicated)
Ü4.04                   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 (s ) 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 (5)
                                    of 199J68 u.a . ( a) or more per 100 kg net weight      3612           107-04 (")
                            2. Other, of a net weight of 75 g or more but not
                                exceeding 250 g (®) and of a free-at-frontier value (s)
                                of 219-68 u.a. ( a) or more per 100 kg net weight           3712           107-04 (»)
                  II. Other                                                                 3800           107-04
               B. Glarus herb cheese (known as Schabziger) made from skimmed
                  milk and mixed with finely-ground herbs (2)                               3900            104-84 ( 12)
               C. Blue-veined cheese, not grated or powdered                                4000              58-20
               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 °/o in respect of 5/6 of the aggregate of
                           portions or slices and not exceeding 56 °/o in respect of
                           the remaining 1 /6                                               4211             31-00
                       c) Exceeding 48 % but not exceeding 56 °/o 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 °/o                                         4410             88-61
                           2. Exceeding 48 °/o                                              4510             96-13
                       b ) Exceeding 36 %                                                   4610           176-13
               E. Other :
                   I. Not grated or powdered, of a fat content, by weight, not
                       exceeding 40 °/o and a water content, calculated by weight,
                       of the non-fatty matter :
                       a ) Not exceeding 47 "/·                                             4710  I         104-84
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                                     Tariff Nomenclature
                                                                                                     Levy
                                                                                     Code
                                                                                            (in u .a ./ 100 kg net
   CCT heading                                                                            weight unless otnerwite
        No                                   Description of goods                                indicated)
04.04                  b) Exceeding 47 e/o but not exceeding 72 ·/# :
(cont'd)
                           1. Cheddar, including Chester                            4810           89-43
                          2. Tilsit and Butterkäse, of a fat content, by weight,
                              referred to the dry matter (2) :
                              aa) Not exceeding 48 °/o                              4922           89-88 (»)
                              bb) Exceeding 48 %                                    5022           89-88 ( 14)
                          3 . Kashkaval (*)                                         5030           89-88 (»)
                          4. Cheese of sheep's milk or buffalo milk, in containers
                              holding brine, or in sheep- or goat-skin bottles (*)  5060           89-88 ( 18)
                          5. Other                                                  5120           89-88
                      c) Exceeding 72 % :
                          1 . In immediate packings of a net capacity not exceeding
                              500 g                                                 5210           67-41
                          2. Other                                                  5250         169-88
                  II. Not specified :
                      a) Grated or powdered                                         5310           104-84
                      b) Other                                                      5410         169-88
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·/ο or more
                      by weight of the pure product (1β)                            5500            15-49
17.0.5         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            15 - 49
i.} .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 ®/o or more but less than 75 °/o by
                              weight of milk products                               5700           29-38
                          4. Containing 75 % or more by weight of milk products     5800           37-77
                      b) Containing more than 10 %> but not more than 30 ®/o
                          by weight of starch :
                          1
                          2
                          3. Containing 50 "/« or more by weight of milk products   5900           34-88
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                                               Tariff Nomenclature
                                                                                                                                      Levy
                                                                                                                             (in u. a. /100 kg net
                                                                                                                    Code
    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            27-64
                            II. Containing no starch, glucose or glucose syrup, but contain­
                                ing milk products                                                                   6100            37-77
 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) 4*27 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 cream contained in 100 kg of product; and
       b) 4-27 u.a .
 (M) The levy is limited to 7-50 u.a. per 100 kg net weight.
 (M) The levy is limited to 6 '/• 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).
'M) 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).
 (M) Lactose and lactose syrup falling within subheading No 17.02 A I are, in pursuance of Regulation No 189/66/EEC, subject to the lame
      levy as that applicable to lactose and lactose syrup falling within subheading No 17.02 A II .
       (a) For imports into the United Kingdom, this free-at-frontier value shall be reduced by 17-68 u.a. per 100 kg net.