CELEX: 31993R2817
Language: en
Date: 1993-10-15
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2817/93 of 14 October 1993 fixing the import levies on milk and milk products

No L 257/ 10                            Official Journal of the European Communities                               15. 10 . 93
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2817/93
                                                       of 14 October 1993
                                    fixing the import levies on milk and milk products
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        Whereas, as provided for in Regulation (EEC)
                                                                     No 2915/79, the component of the levy established using
                                                                     a factor expressing the weight ratio existing between the
                                                                     milk components contained in the product on the one
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               hand and the product itself on the other is, for products
  Economic Community,                                                containing sugar or other sweeteners, calculated by multi­
                                                                     plying the basic amount by the quantity of milk
                                                                     components contained in the product ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of
 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market
 in milk and milk products ('), as last amended by Regula­
 tion (EEC) No 2071 /92 (2), and in particular Article 14(8)        Whereas Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79
 thereof,                                                            provides that for certain products originating in or
                                                                    coming from certain third countries a specific levy is to
                                                                    be applied ; whereas the levy applicable to those products
                                                                    is fixed in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC)
                                                                     No 1767/82 Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
 Whereas Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68                    No 2743/93 (8);
 provides for charging a levy on imports of the products
 listed in Article 1 of that Regulation ; whereas these
 products may be divided into groups ; whereas the
 product groups and the pilot groups and the pilot product
 for each of these groups are set out in Annex I to Council
 Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 of 18 December 1979                    Whereas, for as long as it is found that on importation
 determining the groups of products and the special provi­          into the Community the price of an assimilated product
 sions for calculating levies on milk and milk products (3),        for which the levy is not equal to the levy on its pilot
 as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3798/91 (4) ;               product is considerably lower than the price which would
                                                                    obtain if the ratio to the price of the pilot product were
                                                                    normal, the levy must be equal to the sum of two
                                                                    components :
 Whereas the levy on the products in any one group must
 be equal to the threshold price for the pilot product less
 the free-at-frontier price ; whereas these threshold prices
 were fixed for the 1993/94 milk year by Council Regula­            — one component equal to the amount resulting from
 tion (EEC) No 1562/93(0 ;                                               the provisions of Articles 2 to 7 of Regulation (EEC)
                                                                         No 2915/79 applicable to the assimilated product in
 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1723/93 (6),                     question,
 determining the prices and amounts fixed in ecus in the
 milk and milk products sector which are reduced as a
 result of the monetary realignments of September
 and November 1992, January and May 1993 ;                          — an additional component fixed at a level which, the
                                                                         composition and quality of the assimilated product
                                                                         being taken into account, makes it possible to
                                                                         re-establish normal price ratios for imports into the
Whereas, however, Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 lays                       Community ;
down special provisions for calculating the levy on certain
assimilated products ; whereas these products are listed
and the method of calculating the levy on them described
in Annex II and in Articles 2 to 12 of that Regulation
respectively ;                                                      Whereas Article 14(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68
                                                                    provides that the levy on products in respect of which the
(') OJ  No  L  148, 28 . 6. 1968, p. 13.                            customs duty has been bound within GATT must be
(2) OJ  No  L  215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 64.                             limited to the amount resulting from that binding ;
(3) OJ  No  L  329, 24. 12. 1979, p. 1 .
(4) OJ  No  L  357, 28. 12. 1991 , p. 3.
(*) OJ  No  L  154, 25. 6. 1993, p. 1 .                             0 OJ No L 196, 5. 7. 1982, p. 1 .
(*) OJ  No  L  159, 1 . 7. 1993, p. 123.                            (8) OJ No L 248, 6. 10. 1993, p. 7.
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Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1073/68 ('),                Whereas, in exceptional circumstances, a free-at-frontier
as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (2), provides             price may remain unchanged for a limited period where
that a free-at-frontier price must be established for each of      the new level of the price for a given quality or a specific
the pilot products defined in Annex I to Regulation (EEC)          origin, used as a basis for establishing the previous free­
No 2915/79 ; whereas these prices must be determined               at-frontier price, has not reached the Commission to
for products of good marketable quality ;                          enable it to establish the next free-at-frontier price and if
                                                                   the Commission considers that the prices which are
Whereas the free-at-frontier prices must be established on         available could lead to sudden and considerable changes
the basis of the most favourable purchasing opportunities          in the free-at-frontier price because they are not suffici­
in international trade for the products listed in                  ently representative of real market trends ;
Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 other than assi­
milated products for which the levy is not equal to the            Whereas, in accordance with Article 19(1 ) of Regulation
levy on the related pilot products ; whereas, when recor­          (EEC) No 804/68, the nomenclature provided for in this
ding these purchasing opportunities, the Commission                Regulation is incorporated in the combined nomen­
must take account of all information obtained direct or            clature ;
through the Member States concerning prices for delivery
of third-country products free-at-Community-frontier and
prices on third-country markets ;                                  Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1073/68
                                                                   provides that the levies are fixed every fortnight ; whereas
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 788/86 (3), as
                                                                   they may be altered in the intervening period if neces­
                                                                   sary ; whereas the levy remains valid until another
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 525/90 (4), speci­
                                                                   becomes applicable ;
fies the free-at-Spanish-frontier values of certain cheeses
imported from and originating in Switzerland ;
                                                                   Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 of
Whereas, however, no account should be taken of infor­             29 October 1975 on glucose and lactose (s), as amended
mation relating to small quantities which are not repre­           by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88, stipulates that the treat­
sentative of trade in the products in question and quanti­         ment provided for lactose and lactose syrup falling within
ties in respect of which price trends in general or other          CN code 1702 10 90 by Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 and
information available to it lead the Commission to believe         by the provisions adopted for the application of that
that the price in question is unrepresentative of the real         Regulation is to be extended to lactose and lactose syrup
trend of the market ;                                              falling within CN code 1702 10 10 ; whereas conse­
                                                                   quently the levy fixed for products falling within CN
Whereas the prices used must be adjusted where they are            code 1702 10 90 also applies to products falling within
not quoted free-at-Community-frontier or where they do             CN code 1702 10 10 ; whereas to ensure that the provi­
not apply to products of good marketable quality ;                 sion in question is properly applied these products and
whereas the adjustment in respect of an assimilated                the levy thereon should be explicitly mentioned in the
product the levy on which is equal to the levy on its pilot        list of levies ;
product must be effected in such a way as to allow, in
particular, for differences in composition, maturity,              Whereas Council Regulations (EEC) No 518/92 («), as
quality and presentation between the assimilated product           amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2233/93 (7), (EEC)
and the related pilot product ; whereas adjustments                No 519/92 (8), as amended by Regulation (EEC)
relating to composition must be calculated by multiplying          No 2234/93 (9), and (EEC) No 520/92 (10), as amended by
the difference between the milk component content of               Regulation (EEC) No 2235/93 (u), of 27 February 1992 on
the pilot product and that of the assimilated product in           certain procedures for applying the Interim Agreements
question by the value attributed in international trade to         on trade and trade-related matters between the European
one unit of weight of the milk component in question ;             Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel
whereas, when the other adjustments are being effected,            Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland,
the   difference   between    the   value  attributed  on  the     the Republic of Hungary and the Czech and Slovak
Community market to each of the relevant characteristics           Federal Republic respectively, of the other part, introduce
of the pilot product and the value attributed on that              arrangements for reducing import levies on certain
market to the corresponding characteristics of the assimi­         products ; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC)
lated product in question must be taken into account ;             No 584/92 (12), as amended by Regulation (EEC)
                                                                   No 2658/93 (u), lays down detailed rules for applying the
Whereas, if no information on prices is available, the free­       arrangements provided for in these agreements as regards
at-frontier price may, by way of exception, be                     milk and milk products ;
established on the basis of the value of the raw materials
contained in the pilot product in question (calculated on          (5) OJ   No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 20 .
the basis of the prices of milk products for which prices          (6) OJ   No L 56, 29 . 2. 1992, p. 3.
are available), average processing costs and average yields ;      (7) OJ   No L 200, 10. 8 . 1993, p. 3.
                                                                   (8) OJ   No L 56, 29 . 2. 1992, p. 6.
                                                                   0 OJ     No L 200, 10. 8 . 1993, p . 4.
(') OJ No L 180, 26. 7 . 1968 , p. 25 .                            (,0) OJ  No  L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p . 9 .
(J) OJ No L 28, 1 . 2. 1988, p. 1 .                                (") OJ   No  L 200, 10 . 8 . 1993, p. 5 .
(3) OJ No L 74, 19. 3. 1986. p. 20.                                  12 OJ  No  L 62, 7. 3. 1992, p. 34.
H OJ No L 144, 7. 6. 1990. p. 15.                                  ( I3) OJ No  L 244, 30. 9 . 1993, p. 8 .
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 Whereas, in addition, account must be taken of Council            currencies and are used as the basis for determining the
 Decision 93/239/EEC of 15 March 1993 concerning the               agricultural conversion rates of the Member States' curren­
 conclusion of the Agreements in the form of exchanges             cies ; whereas detailed rules on the application and deter­
 of letters between the European Economic Community,               mination of these conversions were set by Commission
 of the one part, and the Republic of Austria, the Republic        Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 O ;
 of Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of
 Norway and the Kingdom of Sweden, of the other part,              Whereas it follows from applying these provisions that
 on the provisional application of the Agreements on               the levies on milk and milk products should be as set out
 certain arrangements in the field of agriculture, signed by       in the Annex hereto,
 the said parties in Oporto on 2 May 1992 ('); whereas
 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1316/93 (2) lays down
 detailed rules for the application of the import arrange­
 ments for these products originating in Sweden ;
 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 (3), as                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 297/91 (4), lays down
 the arrangements applicable to agricultural products origi­
 nating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in
                                                                                            Article 1
 the overseas countries and territories ;
 Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (1 ) of Council Decision         The import levies referred to in Article 14 of Regulation
 91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the             (EEC) No 804/68 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
 overseas countries and territories with the European
 Economic Community (*), no levies shall apply on
 products originating in the overseas countries and territo­
 ries ;                                                                                     Article 2
 Whereas the representative market rates defined in
Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 (6) are           This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 October
 used to convert amounts expressed in third country                1993 .
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States .
                  Done at Brussels, 14 October 1993 .
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                               Rene STEICHEN
                                                                         Member of the Commission
(') OJ  No  L 109, 1 . 5. 1993 , p. 1 .
O   OJ  No  L 132, 29. 5. 1993, p. 73.
0   OJ  No  L 84, 30. 3. 1990 , p. 85.
(4) OJ  No  L 36, 8 . 2. 1991 , p. 9.
0   OJ  No  L 263, 19. 9 . 1991 , p. 1 .
(6) OJ  No  L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .                           0 OJ No L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106.
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                                                            ANNEX
                 to the Commission Regulation of 14 October 1993 fixing the import levies on milk and
                                                        milk products
                                      (ECU/10C kg net weight, unless otherwise indicatedj
                          Note (<)            ImP°rt                     CN code          Note (*)         Import
      CN code
                                                levy                                                         levy
     0401 10 10                                 17,73                   0403 10 16          (')    2,0844 / kg + 28,79
     0401 10 90                                 16,52                   0403 10 22                           26,35
    0401 20 11                                  23,94                   0403 10 24                           30,95
     0401 20 19                                 22,73                   0403 10 26                           73,90
     0401 20 91                                 28,54                   0403 10 32          (')    0,2031 / kg + 27,58
     0401 20 99                                 27,33                   0403 10 34          (')    0,2491 / kg + 27,58
     0401 30 11                                 71,49                   0403 10 36          (■)    0,6786 / kg + 27,58
     0401 30 19                                 70,28                   0403 90 11                         127,93
     0401 30 31                               136,01                    0403 90 13                         177,61
     0401 30 39                               134,80                    0403 90 19                         215,69
     0401 30 91                              226,69                     0403 90 31          (')    1 ,2068 / kg + 28,79
     0401 30 99                              225,48                     0403 90 33          (')    1 ,7036 / kg + 28,79
     0402 10 11              (<)              127,93                    04039039            «      2,0844/ kg + 28,79
     0402 10 19            00                 120,68                    040390 51                            26'35
     0402 10 91            (')O       1,2068 / kg + 28,79               0403 90 53                           30,95
     0402 10 99            00         1,2068 / kg + 21,54               0403 90 59                           73,90
     0402 21 11              0                177.61                    °4°3 9° 61          «      0,2031 /kg + 27,58
     040221 17               0                170,36                    04039063            «      0,2491 /kg + 27,58
     0402 21 19            00                 170,36                    04039069            0)     0,6786/kg + 27,58
     0402 21 91            00                215,69                     0404  10 02                          31,45
     0402 21 99            00                208,44                     0404  10 04                        177,61
     0402 29 11           000         1,7036 / kg + 28,79               0404  10 06                        215,69
     0402 29 15            00         1,7036 / kg + 28,79               0404  10 12                        127,93
     0402 29 19            00         1 ,7036 / kg + 21,54              0404 10 14                         177,61
     0402 29 91            00         2,0844 / kg + 28,79               0404 10 16                         215,69
     0402 29 99            00         2,0844 / kg + 21,54               0404 10 26          (')    0,3145 / kg    + 21,54
     0402 91 11              0                  37,99                   0404 10 28          (')     1 ,7036 / kg  + 28,79
     0402 91 19              0                  37,99                   0404 10 32          (')    2,0844 / kg    + 28,79
     0402 91 31              0                  47'49                   0404 10 34          (')     1,2068 / kg   + 28,79
     0402 91 39              0                  47»49                   0404 10 36          (')     1 ,7036 / kg +  28,79
     0402 91 51              0                I 36'01                   0404 10 38          (')    2,0844 / kg +    28,79
     0402 91 59              0                I 34'80                   0404 10 48          (2)    0,3145 / kg
     0402 91 91              0               226,69                     0404 10 52           0      1 ,7036 / kg +   6,04
     0402 91 99              0               225,48                     0404 10 54           0     2,0844/ kg 4-     6,04
     0402 99 11              0                  44,79                   0404 10 56           0      1 ,2068 / kg +   6,04
     0402 99 19              0                  44,79                   0404 10 58           0      1 ,7036 / kg +   6,04
     0402 99 31            00         1,3238 / kg 4-  25,17             0404 10 62           0     2,0844/ kg +      6,04
     0402 99 39            (') 0      1 ,3238 / kg +  23,96             ^ 1Q y2              (2)   0,3145 / kg +    21,54
     0402 99 91            00         2,2306 / kg +   25,17             0404 10 74           O      1 ,7036 / kg +  27,58
     0402 99 99            OO         2,2306 / kg +   23,96             0404 10 76           O     2,0844/ kg +     27,58
     0403  10 02                              127,93                    0404 10 78           (2)    1 ,2068 / kg + 27,58
     0403  10 04                              177,61                    0404 10 82           0      1 ,7036 / kg + 27,58
     0403  10 06                             215,69                     0404 10 84           O     2,0844 / kg + 27,58
     0403  10 12             O        1,2068 / kg + 28,79               0404 90 11                          127,93
     0403  10 14             O        1,7036 / kg + 28,79               0404 90 13                          177,61
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         CN code                  Note (*)                 Import                    CN code                Note (*)               Import
                                                             levy                                                                    levy
        0404 90 19                                        215,69                    0406 90 31               (3)0                  150,56
        0404 90 31                                        127,93                    0406 90 33               (3)0                  150,56
        0404 90 33                                        177,61                    0406 90 35               (3)(4)                150,56
        0404 90 39                                        215,69                    0406 90 37               (3)(4)                150,56
        0404 90 51                   (')           1,2068 / kg + 28,79              0406 90 39               (3)(4)                150,56
        0404 90 53                 C)(3)           1 ,7036 / kg + 28,79             0406 90 50               (3)(4)                150,56
        0404 90 59                   (')           2,0844 / kg + 28,79              0406 90 61               (3)(4)                370,87
        0404 90 91                   (•)           1,2068 / kg + 28,79              0406 90 63               (3)(4)                370,87
        0404 90 93                 (')O            1,7036 / kg + 28,79              0406 90 69               (3)(4)                370,87
        0404 90 99                   (')           2,0844/ kg + 28,79               0406 90 73               (3)(4)                150,56
        0405 00 11                   (3)                  233,47                    0406 90 75               (3)(4)                150,56
        0405 00 19                   (3)                  233,47                    0406 90 77               (3)0                  150,56
        0405 00 90                                        284,83                    0406 90 79               (3)(4)                150,56
        0406 10 20                 OO                      1^2,58                   04069081                                       150'56
        0406 10 80                 (3)(4)                 247,28                    04069085                 OO                    150,56
        0406 20 10                 (3)(4) •               370,87                    04069089                 ««                    150>56
        0406 20 90                 (3)(4)                 370,87                    0406 90 93               (3)(4)                192,58
        0406 30 10                 00                      15M6                     0406 90 99                                     247>28
        0406 30 31                 00                      I 44.2!                  1702 10 10                                       35,09
        0406 30 39                 OO                      158,46                   170210 90                                        35,09
        0406 30 90                 OO                     255, 18
                                   ww                                               2106 90 51                                       35,09
        0406 40 00                 OO                      141,85
        0406 90  11                OO                     215,36                    2309  10 15                                      92,93
        0406 90  13                OO                      1 50,25                  2309  10 19                                    120,69
        0406 90  15                OO                     I 50,25                   2309  10 39                                    112,60
        0406 90  17                OO                      I 50.25                  2309  10 59                                      91,78
        0406 90 19                 OO                     370,87                    2309 10 70                                     120,69
        0406 90 21                 OO                     215,36                    2309 90 35                                       92,93
        0406 90 23                 OO                      I 50,56                  2309 90 39                                     120,69
        0406 90 25                 OO                      150,56                   2309 90 49                                     112,60
        0406 90 27                 OO                      I 50,56                  2309 90 59                                       91,78
        0406 90 29                 OO                      150,56                   2309 90 70                                     1 20,69
(') The levy on 100 kg of product falling within this code is equal to the sum of the following :
    (a) the amount per kilogram shown, multiplied by the weight of lactic matter contained in 100 kg of product ; and
    (b) the other amount indicated.
(2) The levy on 100 kg of product falling within this code is equal to :
    (a) the amount per kilogram shown, multiplied by the weight of the dry lactic matter contained in 100 kg of product plus, where appropriate,
    (b) the other amount indicated.
(3) Products falling within this code and imported from a third country
    — for which an IMA 1 certificate, issued in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1767/82, is presented,
    — for which an EUR 1 certificate, issued in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1316/93 for Sweden and amended Regulation (EEC) No 584/92 for
        Poland, the Czech and Slovak Republics and Hungary, is presented,
    shall be subject to the levies defined in the said Regulations, respectively.
(4) The levy applicable is limited under the conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 715/90.
O No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.