CELEX: 31994R1924
Language: en
Date: 1994-07-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1924/94 of 29 July 1994 fixing the import levies on milk and milk products

No L 198/6                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                30. 7. 94
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1924/94
                                                         of 29 July 1994
                                   fixing the import levies on milk and milk products
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        a factor expressing the weight ratio existing between the
                                                                    milk components contained in the product on the one
                                                                    hand and the product itself on the other is, for products
                                                                    containing sugar or other sweeteners, calculated by multi­
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             plying the basic amount by the quantity of milk
  Community,                                                        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              Whereas Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79
 in milk and milk products ('), as last amended by Regula­          provides that for certain products originating in or
 tion (EC) No 1 880/94 (2), and in particular Article 14(8)         coming from certain third countries a specific levy is to
 thereof,                                                           be applied ; whereas the levy applicable to those products
                                                                    is fixed in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC)
                                                                    No 1767/82 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
                                                                    No 659/94Q ;
 Whereas Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68
 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         Whereas, for as long as it is found that on importation
 for each of these groups are set out in Annex I to Council         into the Community the price of an assimilated product
 Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 of 18 December 1979                    for which the levy is not equal to the levy on its pilot
 determining the groups of products and the special provi­          product is considerably lower than the price which would
 sions for calculating levies on milk and milk products (3),       obtain if the ratio to the price of the pilot product were
 as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3423/93 (4) ;                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        — one component equal to the amount resulting from
 the free-at-frontier price ; whereas the threshold price for           the provisions of Articles 2 to 7 of Regulation (EEC)
 the 1994/95 milk year was fixed by Council Regulation                  No 2915/79 applicable to the assimilated product in
 (EC) No 1882/94 0 ;                                                    question,
Whereas, however, Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 lays                 — an additional component fixed at a level which, the
 down special provisions for calculating the levy on certain            composition and quality of the assimilated product
 assimilated products ; whereas these products are listed               being taken into account, makes it possible to
 and the method of calculating the levy on them described               re-establish normal price ratios for imports into the
 in Annex II and in Articles 2 to 12 of that Regulation                 Community ;
respectively ;
Whereas, as provided for in Regulation (EEC)                       Whereas Article 14(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68
 No 2915/79, the component of the levy established using           provides that the levy on products in respect of which the
                                                                   customs duty has been bound within GATT must be
(') OJ  No  L  148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.                            limited to the amount resulting from that binding ;
(2) OJ  No  L  197, 30. 7. 1994, p. 21 .
(3) OJ  No  L  329, 24. 12. 1979, p. 1 .
(4) OJ  No  L  312, 15. 12. 1993, p. 8 .                           (6) OJ No L 196, 5. 7. 1982, p. 1 .
O OJ No L 197, 30. 7. 1994, p. 24.                                 O OJ No L 82, 25. 3. 1994, p. 23.
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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
                                                                    Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1073/68
 prices on third-country markets ;
                                                                    provides that the levies are fixed every fortnight ; whereas
                                                                    they may be altered in the intervening period if neces­
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 788/86 (3), as               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 (*), 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
                                                                    code 1702 10 90 also applies to products falling within
Whereas the prices used must be adjusted where they are             CN code 1702 10 10 ; whereas to ensure that the provi­
 not quoted free-at-Community-frontier or where they do             sion in question is properly applied these products and
 not apply to products of good marketable quality ;                 the levy thereon should be explicitly mentioned in the
whereas the adjustment in respect of an assimilated                 list of 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
 particular, for differences in composition, maturity,              Whereas Council Regulations (EC) No 3491 /93 (6) and
 quality and presentation between the assimilated product           (EC) No 3492/93 f), on certain procedures for applying
 and the related pilot product ; whereas adjustments                the Europe Agreement establishing an association
 relating to composition must be calculated by multiplying          between the European Communities and their Member
 the difference between the milk component content of               States, of the one part, and the Republics of Hungary and
 the pilot product and that of the assimilated product in           Poland, of the other part, and Council Regulation (EEC)
 question by the value attributed in international trade to         No 520/92 of 27 February 1992 on certain rules for
 one unit of weight of the milk component in question ;             applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade­
whereas, when the other adjustments are being effected,             related matters between the European Economic Commu­
 the difference between          the value attributed on    the     nity and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the
 Community market to each of the relevant characteristics           one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of
of the pilot product and the value attributed on that               the other part (8), as amended by Regulation (EEC)
market to the corresponding characteristics of the assimi­          No 2235/93 (9), and in particular Article 1 thereof intro­
lated product in question must be taken into account ;              duce arrangements for reducing import levies on certain
                                                                    products ; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC)
Whereas, if no information on prices is available, the free­        No 584/92 (10), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
at-frontier price may, by way of exception, be                      No 3550/93 (n), lays down detailed rules for applying the
 established on the basis of the value of the raw materials         arrangements provided for in these agreements as regards
contained in the pilot product in question (calculated on           milk and milk products ;
the basis of the prices of milk products for which prices
are available), average processing costs and average yields ;       0 OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 20.
                                                                    I6) OJ No L 319, 21 . 12. 1993, p. 1 .
                                                                    0 OJ No     L 319, 21 . 12. 1993, p. 4.
(>) OJ  No  L  180, 26. 7. 1968, p. 25.                             (8) OJ No   L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 9 .
(2) OJ  No  L  28, 1 . 2. 1988 , p. 1 .                             0 OJ No     L 200, 10. 8 . 1993, p. 5.
0   OJ  No  L  74, 19. 3. 1986, p. 20.                              H OJ No      L 62, 7. 3. 1992, p. 34.
(4) OJ  No  L  144, 7. 6. 1990, p. 15.                               ") OJ No    L 324, 24. 12. 1993, p. 15.
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 Whereas, in addition, account must be taken of Council             overseas countries and territories with the European
 and Commission Decision 94/ 1 /ECSC, EC (') concerning             Economic Community (9), no levies shall apply on
 the conclusion of the Agreements on the European                   products originating in the overseas countries and
 Economic Area, between the European Community, the                 territories ;
 European Coal and Steel Community and their Member
 States, on the one hand, and Austria, Finland, Iceland,            Whereas the representative market rates defined in
 Norway, Sweden and Liechtenstein, on the other hand,               Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 (10), as
 hereafter referred to as the 'EEA Agreement' ; whereas the         amended by Regulation (EC) No 3528/93 ("), are used to
 Bilateral Agreements on agriculture between the Commu­             convert amounts expressed in third country currencies
 nity, on the one hand, and Austria and Finland, on the             and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural
 other hand, enter into force at the same time as the EEA           conversion rates of the Member States' currencies ;
 Agreement ; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC)                    whereas detailed rules on the application and determina­
 No 1316/93 (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC)                     tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu­
 No 2762/93 (3), lays down detailed rules for the applica­          lation (EEC) No 1068/93 (12), as amended by Regulation
 tion of the import arrangements for these products origi­          (EC) No 547/94 (13);
 nating in Sweden ;
 Whereas Council Regulations (EC) No 3641 /93 (4) and               Whereas it follows from applying these provisions that
 (EC) No 3642/93 (*) on certain rules for applying the              the levies on milk and milk products should be as set out
                                                                    in the Annex hereto,
 Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters
 between the European Economic Community and the
 European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part,
 and the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania, of the other
                                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 part ; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 385/94 (6),
 lays down detailed rules for applying the arrangements
 provided for in these agreements as regards milk and milk
 products ;                                                                                      Article 1
 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 Q, as last             The import levies referred to in Article 14 of Regulation
 amended by Regulation (EC) No 235/94 (8), lays down the           (EEC) No 804/68 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
 arrangements applicable to agricultural products origin­
 ating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in
 the overseas countries and territories ;
                                                                                                 Article 2
Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (1 ) of Council Decision
 91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the             This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 1994.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                   Done at Brussels, 29 July 1994.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                  Rene STEICHEN
                                                                          Member of the Commission
(>) OJ  No  L 1 , 3. 1 . 1994, p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No  L 132, 29. 5. 1993, p. 73.
(3) OJ  No  L 251 , 8. 10. 1993, p. 7.
O   OJ  No  L 333, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 16.                           (') UJ No L 263, 19 . 9. 1991 , p. 1 .
0   OJ  No  L 333, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 17.                           H    OJ  No    L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .
0   OJ  No  L 50, 22. 2. 1994, p. 7.                               (")  OJ  No    L 320, 22. 12. 1993, p. 32.
0   OJ  No  L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.                              H    OJ  No    L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106.
(8) OJ No L 30, 3. 2. 1994, p. 12.                                 (13) OJ  No    L 69, 12. 3. 1994, p. 1 .
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                                                              ANNEX
                  to the Commission Regulation of 29 July 1994 fixing the import levies on milk and milk
                                                              products
                                        (ECU/100 kg net weight, unless otherwise indicated)
                           Note 0               Import                      CN code         Note (*)          Import
       CN code
                                                   levy                                                         levy
      0401 10 10                                  17,24                   0403 10 16          (')     2,0804 / kg + 27,34
      0401 10 90                                  16,03                   0403 10 22                            25,73
      0401 20 11                                  23,32                   0403 10 24                            30,33
      0401 20 19                                  22,11                   0403 10 26                            72,49
      0401 20 91                                  27,92                   0403 10 32          (')     0,1 969 / kg + 26,13
      0401 20 99                                  26,71                   0403 10 34          (')     0,2429 / kg + 26,13
      0401 30 1 1                                 70,08                   0403 10 36          (•)     0,6645 / kg + 26,13
      0401 30 19                                  68,87                   0403 90 11                          123,27
      0401 30 31                                133,49                    0403 90 13                          179,17
      0401 30 39                                132,28                    0403 90 19                          215,29
      0401 30 91                                222,68                    0403 90 31          (')     1,1 602 / kg + 27,34
      0401 30 99                                221,47                    0403 90 33          (')     1,7192 / kg + 27,34
                                                                          0403 90 39          (>)     2,0804 / kg + 27,34
      0402 10 11               (4)              123,27
                                                                          0403 90 51                            25,73
      0402 10 19             (J)(4)             116,02
                                                                          0403 90 53                            30,33
      0402 10 91             OH         1 , 1602 / kg + 27,34
                                                                          0403 90 59                            72,49
      0402 10 99             0 )(4)      1,1 602 / kg + 20,09
                                                                          0403 90 61          (')     0,1 969 / kg + 26,13
      0402 21 11               (4)               179,17
                                                                          0403 90 63          (')     0,2429 / kg + 26,13
      0402 21 17               (4)               171,92
      0402 21 19             (3)(4)              171,92                   0403 90 69          (')     0,6645 / kg + 26,13
      0402 21 91             (3)(4)             215,29                    0404 10 02                            26,33
      0402 21 99             (3) (4)            208,04                    0404 10 04                          179,17
      0402 29 1 1          (') 0 (4)    1,71 92 / kg +  27,34             0404 10 06                          215,29
      0402 29 15             (')(4)     1,7192 / kg +   27,34             0404 10 12                          123,27
      0402 29 19             OH4)       1 ,7 192 / kg + 20,09             0404 10 14                          179,17
      0402 29 91             0 )(4)     2,0804 / kg +   27,34             0404 10 16                          215,29
      0402 29 99             (')(4)     2,0804 / kg +   20,09             0404 10 26          (')     0,2633 / kg    +  20,09
      0402 91 11               (4)                36,64                   0404 10 28          (')      1,7192 / kg   +  27,34
      0402 91 19               (4)                36,64                   0404 10 32          (')     2,0804 / kg    +  27,34
      0402 91 31               (4)                45,80                   0404 10 34          (')      1,1 602 / kg  +  27,34
      0402 91 39               (4)                45,80                   0404 10 36          (')      1,7192 / kg   +  27,34
      0402 91 51               (4)               133,49                   0404 10 38          (')     2,0804 / kg    +  27,34
      0402 91 59               (4)               132,28                   0404 10 48          (2)     0,2633 / kg
      0402 91 91               (4)              222,68                    0404 10 52          (2)      1,7192 / kg   +   6,04
      0402 91 99               (4)              221,47                     0404 10 54         (2)     2,0804 / kg    4-  6,04
      0402 99 1 1              (4)                53,66                    0404 10 56         (2)      1,1602 / kg   +   6,04
      0402 99 19               (4)                53,66                    0404 10 58         (2)      1,7192 / kg   +   6,04
      0402 99 31             C )(4)      1 ,2986 / kg + 23,72              0404 10 62         (2)     2,0804 / kg    +   6,04
      0402 99 39             (') (4)     1,2986 / kg +  22,51              0404 10 72         (2)     0,2633 / kg    +  20,09
      040299 91              0 )(4)     2, 1905 / kg +  23,72              0404 10 74         (2)      1,7192 / kg   +  26,13
      040299 99              (')(4)     2, 1905 / kg +  22,51              0404 10 76          (2)    2,0804 / kg    +  26,13
      0403 10 02                                 123,27                    0404 10 78          (2)     1,1602 / kg   +  26,13
      0403 10 04                                 179,17                    0404 10 82          (2)     1,7192 / kg   +  26,13
      0403 10 06                                215,29                     0404 10 84          (2)    2,0804 / kg    +  26,13
      0403 10 12               (')       1,1 602 / kg + 27,34              0404 90 11                          123,27
      0403 10 14               (')       1,71 92 / kg + 27,34              0404 90 13                          179,17
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          CN code                  Note 0                    Import                   CN code                 Note 0                      Import
                                                               levy                                                                        levy
        0404 90 19                                          215,29                   0406 90 31                (3)(4)                    163,50
        0404 90 31                                           123,27                  0406 90 33                (3)(4)                    163,50
        0404 90 33                                           179,17                  0406 90 35                (3)(4)                    163,50
        0404 90 39                                          215,29                   0406 90 37                (3)(4)                    163,50
        0404 90 51                     (')          1 ,1602 / kg    + 27,34          0406 90 39                (3)(4)                    163,50
        0404 90 53                  (') O           1,7192 / kg     + 27,34          0406 90 50                (3)(4)                    163,50
        0404 90 59                     (')          2,0804 / kg     + 27,34          0406 90 61                (3)(4)                    373,81
                                                                                     0406 90 63                (3)(4)                    373,81
        0404 90 91                     (■)          1 , 1602 / kg   + 27,34
                                                                                     0406 90 69                (3)(4)                    373,81
        0404 90 93                  (') (3)         1,7192 / kg     + 27,34
                                                                                     0406 90 73                (3)(4)                    163,50
        0404 90 99                     (')          2,0804 / kg     + 27,34
                                                                                     0406 90 75                (3)(4)                    163,50
        0405 00 1 1                    O                    229,28                   0406 90 76                (3)(4)                    163,50
        0405 00 19                     O                    229,28                   0406 90 78                (3)(4)                    163,50
        0405 00 90                                          279,72                   0406 90 79                (3)(4)                    163,50
                                                                                     0406 90 81                (3)(4)                    163,50
        0406 10 20                  0 (4)                   204,77                   0406 90 82                (3)(4)                    163,50
        0406 10 80                  (3)(4)                  260,22                   0406 90 84                (3)(4)                    163,50
        0406 20 10                  (3)(4)                  373,81                   0406 90 85                (')(4)                    163,50
        0406 20 90                  (3)(4)                  373,81                   0406 90 86                (3)(4)                    163,50
        0406 30 10                  (3)(4)                  165,22                   0406 90 87                (3)(4)                    163,50
        0406 30 31                  (3)(4)                  154,35                   0406 90 88                (3)(4)                    163,50
        0406 30 39                  (3)(4)                  165,22                   0406 90 93                (3) (4)                   204,77
        0406 30 90                  (3)(4)                  261,94                   0406 90 99                (3) (4)                   260,22
        0406 40 10                  (3)(4)                  146,55                   1702 10 10                                            63,28
        0406 40 50                  (3)(4)                  146,55                   1702 10 90                                            63,28
        0406 40 90                  (3)(4)                  146,55                   2106 90 51                                            63,28
        0406 90 11                  (3)(4)                  210,16
                                                                                     2309 10 15                                            89,44
        0406 90 13                  (3)(4)                  147,76
                                                                                     2309 10 19                                          116,12
        0406 90 15                  (3)(4)                  147,76                   2309 10 39                                          108,64
        0406 90 17                  (3)(4)                  147,76                   2309 10 59                                            89,26
        0406 90 19                  (3)(4)                  373,81                   2309 10 70                                          116,12
        0406 90 21                  0)(4)                   210,16                   2309 90 35                                            89,44
        0406 90 23                  (3)(4)                  163,50                   2309 90 39                                          116,12
        0406 90 25                  C)(4)                   163,50                   2309 90 49                                          108,64
        0406 90 27                  f)(4)                   163,50                   2309 90 59                                            89,26
        0406 90 29                  ( 3)(4)                 163,50                   2309 90 70                                          116,12
(') 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.
(') 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 amended Regulation (EEC) No 1316/93 for Sweden, amended Regulation (EEC) No 584/92
        for Poland, the Czech and Slovak Republics and Hungary and Commission Regulation ( EC) No 385/94 (OJ No L 50, 22. 2. 1994, p. 7) for Bulgaria and
        Romania, 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.