CELEX: 31976R3195
Language: en
Date: 1976-12-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3195/76 of 29 December 1976 fixing the import levies on milk and milk products

No L 359 /42                           Official Journal of the European Communities                          30. 12. 76
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3195/76
                                                     of 29 December 1976
                                  fixing the import levies on milk and milk products
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
                                                                  to the Commission that the levies at present in force
 COMMUNITIES,                                                     should be altered as shown in the Annex to this Regu­
                                                                  lation ,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community,
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 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 (J), as last                                    Article 1
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 559/76 (2), and in                The levies referred to in Article 14 (2) of Regulation
 particular Article 14 (8) thereof,                               (EEC) No 804/68 are hereby fixed as shown in the
 Whereas the import levies on milk and milk products              Annex.
 were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 580/76 (3), as last
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3058/76 (4) ;                                            Article 2
 Whereas it follows from applying the rules contained             This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
 in Regulation (EEC) No 580/76 to the prices known                 1977 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 29 December 1976.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                             P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(•)  OJ No  L 148, 28 . 6 . 1968, p . 13 .
( 2) OJ No  L 67, 15. 3. 1976, p. 9 .
(>)  OJ No  L 69, 15. 3 . 1976, p. 19 .
 4)  OJ No  L 345, 15. 12. 1976, p. 5.
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                                                               ANNEX
                                    Tariff Nomenclature
                                                                                                    Lerj
                                                                                           (in u. a. /100 kg net
 CCT heading                                                                        Code 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 °/o :
                 I. Yoghourt, kephir, curdled milk, whey, buttermilk and other
                     fermented or acidified milk :
                     a) In immediate packings of a net capacity of two litres or
                         less                                                       0110          21-22
                     b) Other                                                       0120           19-22
                II. Other :
                     a) In immediate packings of a net capacity of two litres or
                         less and of a fat content, by weight :
                         1 . Not exceeding 4 °/o                                    0130           19-22
                         2. Exceeding 4 °/o                                         0140           23-57
                     b) Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                         1 . Not exceeding 4 %>                                     0150           18-22
                         2. Exceeding 4 %                                           0160           22-57
             B. Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                  I. Exceeding 6 % but not exceeding 21 °/o                         0200           47-49
                 II. Exceeding 21 % but not exceeding 45 °/o                        0300         100-46
                III. Exceeding 45 %>                                                0400         155-26
04.02        Milk and cream, preserved, concentrated or sweetened :
             A. Not containing added sugar :
                  I. Whey                                                           0500           14-80
                 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           93-38
                          2. Exceeding 1·5 % but not exceeding 27 %                 0720         124-06
                          3 . Exceeding 27 °/o but not exceeding 29 %               0820         126-06
                          4 . Exceeding 29 °/o                                      0920         138-22
                      b) Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                          1 . Not exceeding 1-5 °/o                                 1020           87-38
                          2. Exceeding 1·5 % but not exceeding 27 °/o               1120         118-06
                          3. Exceeding 27 °/o but not exceeding 29 %                1220         120-06
                          4. Exceeding 29 %                                         1320        132-22
                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 % or less :
                          1 . Of a fat content, by weight, of 8-9 °/o or less       1420          21-24
                         2. Other                                                   1520          28-67
                      b) Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                          1 . Not exceeding 45 %                                    1620        100-46
                          2. Exceedine 45 ·/·                                       1720        155-26
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                                   Tariff Nomenclature
                                                                                                  Lery
                                                                                    Code   (in u.a./100 kg aet
  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 i1), in hermetically sealed cans
                        of a net capacity of 50Ö g or less and of a fat content,
                        by weight, exceeding 10 °/o but not exceeding 27 % (*)      1820          30-00
                  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 %> (*)                           2220   per kg 0-8738 (·)
                             bb) Exceeding 1-5 °/o but not exceeding 27 °/o (s)     2320   per kg 1-1806 (·)
                             cc) Exceeding 27 % (')                                 2420   per kg 1-3222 (·)
                        2. Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                             aa ) Not exceeding 1·5 °/o (')                         2520  per kg 0-8738 (10)
                             bb) Exceeding 1 .5 °/o but not exceeding 27 °/o (®)    2620  per kg 1-1806 (10)
                             cc) Exceeding 27 %> (8)                                2720  per kg 1-3222 (10)
                 II. Milk and cream, other than in powder or granules :
                     a) In hermetically sealed cans of a net capacity of 454 g or
      ?                 less and of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 9-5 %   2810          31-71
                     b) Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                         1 . Not exceeding 45 % (8)                                 2910   per kg 1-0046 (10)
    *
                         2. Exceeding 45 °/o (®)                                    3010   per kg 1-5526 (10)
04.0J         Butter :
              A. Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 85 %                    3110         182-66
              B. Other                                                              3210         222-85
04.04         Cheese and curd :
              A. Emmentaler, Gruyère, Sbrinz, Bergkäse and Appenzell, not
                 grated or powdered :
                  I. Of a minimum fat content of 45% by weight, referred to
                      dry matter, matured for at least three months (®) :
                     a) Whole cheese (4) of a free-at-frontier value (®) per 100 kg
                         net weight of :
                         1. 212-44 u.a. (a) or more but less than 232*44 u.a. (a)   3320           15-00
                         2. 232-44 u.a. (a) or more                                 3419         123-24 (")
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                                    Tariff Nomenclature
                                                                                                         Levy
                                                                                         Code   (in u. a. /100 kg net
  CCT heading                                                                                 weight unless otherwise
      No                                     Description of goods                                    indicated)
04.04                b) Pieces packed in vacuum or in inert gas :
(cont'd)
                         1 . With rind on at least one side, of a net weight :
                             aa) Of 1 kg or more but less than 5 kg and of a
                                  free-at-frontier value (5) of 232-44 u.a. (a) or more
                                  but less than 260-44 u.a. (a) per 100 kg net weight    3520           15-00
                             bb) Of 450 g or more and of a free-at-frontier value (5)
                                 of 260-44 u.a. (a) or more per 100 kg net weight        3618        123-24 (")
                         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 280-44 u.a. (a) or more per 100 kg net weight            3718        123-24 (") .
                 II. Other                                                               3800         123-24
              B. Glarus herb cheese (known as Schabziger) made from skimmed
                 milk and mixed with finely-ground herbs (*)                             3900        148-36 (»)
              C. Blue-veined cheese, not grated or powdered                              4000        122-31
              D. Processed cheese, not grated or powdered :
                  L 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 for retail sale (7), of a free-at-frontier value (5) of not less
                     than 150 u.a. per 100 kg net weight and of a fat content, by
                     weight, in the dry matter, not exceeding 56 e/o (')                 4120          30-00
                 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        124-28
                        2. Exceeding 48 '/*                                              4510        132-70
                     b) Exceeding 36 ·/·                                                 4610        212-70
              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        148-36
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                                     Tariff Nomenclature
                                                                                                       Levy
                                                                                               (in u.a. / lOO kg net
  CCT heading                                                                           Code
                                                                                             weight unless otherwise
      No                                      Description of goods                                  indicated)
04.04                 b) Exceeding 47 °/» but not exceeding 72 % :
(cont'd)
                          1 . Cheddar, including Chester :
                               aa) Whole Cheddar cheeses (4) made from unpasteuri­
                                   zed milk, of a minimum fat content of 50% by
                                   weight, in the dry matter, matured for a least nine
                                   months and of a free-at-frontier value of not less
                                   than 207-00 u.a. per 100 kg net weight (2)           4833          15-00
                              bb ) Other                                                4850         154-38
                          2. Tilsit and Butterkase, of a fat content, by weight,
                              referred to the dry matter (*) :
                              aa) Not exceeding 48 ®/o                                  4922        131-44 (")
                              bb) Exceeding 48 %                                        5022        131-44 (")
                          3 . Kashkaval (2)                                             5030        131-44 (")
                          4. Cheese of sheep's milk or buffalo milk in containers
                              holding brine, or in sheep- or goat-skin bottles (*)      5060        131-44 (")
                         5 . Other                                                     5120         131-44
                      c) Exceeding 72 ®/» :
                          1 . In immediate packings of a net capacity not exceeding
                              5'00 g                                                   5210           98-58
                          2. Other                                                     5250         211-44
                  II. Not specified :
                      a) Grated or powdered                                            5310         148-36
                      b) Other                                                         5410         211-44
17.02         Other sugars ; sugar syrups ; artificial honey (whether or not mixed
              with natural honey) ; caramel :
              A. Lactose and lactose syrup :
                  II. Other than that containing, in the dry state, 99 % or more
                      by weight of the pure product (1#)                               5500           18-25
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           18-25
23.07         Sweetened forage ; other preparations of a kind used in animal
              feeding :
              B. Other, containing starch or glucose or glucose syrup falling
                 within subheadings 17.02 B and 17:06 B, or milk prod­
                 ucts (8) :
                  I. Containing starch, or glucose or glucose syrup :
                      a) Containing no starch or containing 10 #/o or less by
                         weight of starch :
                         1
                         2
                         3 . Containing 50 % or more but less than 75 % by weight
                              of milk products                                         5700          67-54
                         4. Containing 75 % or more by weight of milk products         5800          87-63
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                                               Tariff Nomenclature
                                                                                                                                    Lery
                                                                                                                    Code
                                                                                                                           (in u. a. / 100 kg net
    CCT heading                                                                                                          weight unless otherwise
         No                                             Description of goods                                                    indicated)
23.07                           b) Containing more than 10% but not more than 30 % by
(cont'd)                           weight of starch :
                                    1
                                   2
                                                                                                                 .- 5900           81-59
                                   3 . Containing 50% or more by weight of milk products
                                c) Containing more than 30 % by weight of starch :
                                    1
                                   2
                                   3 . Containing 50% or more by weight of milk products                            6000           66-13
                           II. Containing no starch, glucose or glucose syrup, but contain­
                                ing milk products                                                                   6100           87-63
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) 10*20 u.a .
 (u) 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  10-20 u.a .
 (u) 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 64-00 u.a . per 100 kg net weight for imports from Austria, Finland, Romania and Switzerland (Regulation (EEC) M®
      1054/68 as amended).
(H) The levy is limited to 84-00 u.a . per 100 kg net weight for imports from Austria, Finland, Romania and Switzerland (Regulation (EEC) N«
      1054/68 as amended).
(15) The levy is limited to 64-00 u.a. per 100 kg net weight for imports from Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Turkey (Regulation (EEC)
      1054/68 as amended).
 ('•) Lactose and lactose syrup falling within subheading 17.02 A I are, in pursuance of Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75, subject to the same lery
      as that applicable to lactose and lactose syrup falling within subheading 17.02 A II .
(a) For imports into the United Kingdom, this free-at-frontier value shall be reduced by 3-47 u.a. per 100 kg net.
NB : For the purposes of heading No 04.04, the exchange rate to be applied in converting into national currencies the
         unit of account referred to in the subdivisions of this heading shall, notwithstanding general rule C 3 contained in
         Part I, Section I of the Common Customs Tariff be the representative rate, if such a rate is fixed pursuant to Council
         Regulation No 129 on the value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the
         common agricultural policy ( OJ No 106, 30. 10. 1962, p. 2553/62).