CELEX: 31990R1243
Language: en
Date: 1990-05-12 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1243/90 of 11 May 1990 fixing the import levies on milk and milk products

No L 121 / 12                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                 12. 5. 90
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1243/90
                                                          of 11 May 1990
                                    fixing the import levies on milk and milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         containing sugar or other sweeteners, calculated by multi­
                                                                    plying the basic amount by the quantity of milk
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               components contained in the product ;
Economic Community,
                                                                    Whereas Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                  provides that for certain products originating in or
Portugal,                                                           coming from certain third countries a specific levy is to
                                                                    be applied ; whereas the levy applicable to those products
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of              is fixed in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market                1767/82 Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
in milk and milk products ('), as last amended by Regula­            107/90 (8) ;
tion (EEC) No 3879/89 (2), and in particular Article 14(8)
thereof,
                                                                    Whereas, for as long as it is found that on importation
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,             into the Community the price of an assimilated product
                                                                    for which the levy is not equal to the levy on its pilot
Whereas Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68                    product is considerably lower than the price which would
provides for charging a levy on imports of the products             obtain if the ratio to the price of the pilot product were
listed in Article 1 of that Regulation ; whereas these              normal, the levy must be equal to the sum of two
                                                                    components :
products may be divided into groups ; whereas the
product groups and the pilot groups and the pilot product           — one component equal to the amount resulting from
for each of these groups are set out in Annex I to Council               the provisions of Articles 2 to 7 of Regulation (EEC)
Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 of 18 December 1979                          No 2915/79 applicable to the assimilated product in
determining the groups of products and the special provi­                question,
sions for calculating levies on milk and milk products (3),
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3884/89 (4) ;                — an additional component fixed at a level which, the
                                                                         composition and quality of the assimilated product
Whereas the levy on the products in any one group must                   being taken into account, makes it possible to
be equal to the threshold price for the pilot product less               re-establish normal price ratios for imports into the
the free-at-frontier price ; whereas these threshold prices              Community ;
were fixed for the 1990/ 1991 milk year by Council Regu­
lation (EEC) No 1 1 82/90 f);                                       Whereas Article 14(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68
                                                                    provides that the levy on products in respect of which the
Whereas the indicative prices fixed by the Council are to           customs duty has been bound within GATT must be
be reduced in accordance with Article 2 of Commission               limited to the amount resulting from that binding ;
Regulation (EEC) No 784/90 of 29 March 1990 fixing the
rducing coefficient for agricultural prices in the 1990/91          Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1073/68 (9),
marketing year as a result of the monetary realignment of           as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (10), provides
5 January 1990 and amending the prices and amounts                  that a free-at-frontier price must be established for each of
fixed in ecus for that marketing year (6) ;                         the pilot products defined in Annex I to Regulation (EEC)
                                                                    No 2915/79 ; whereas these prices must be determined
Whereas, however, Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 lays                  for products of good marketable quality ;
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            Whereas the free-at-frontier prices must be established on
in Annex II and in Articles 2 to 12 of that Regulation              the basis of the most favourable purchasing opportunities
respectively ;                                                      in international trade for the products listed in Article
                                                                    1 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 other than assimilated
Whereas, as provided for in Regulation (EEC) No                     products for which the levy is not equal to the levy on the
2915/79, the component of the levy established using a              related pilot products ; whereas, when recording these
factor expressing the weight ratio existing between the             purchasing opportunities, the Commission must take
milk components contained in the product on the one                 account of all information obtained direct or through the
hand and the product itself on the other is, for products           Member States concerning prices for delivery of third-
                                                                    country products free-at-Community-frontier and prices
                                                                    on third-country markets ;
(') OJ No  L   148, 28 . 6. 1968, p. 13.
(2) OJ No  L   378, 27. 12. 1989, p. 1 .
0   OJ No  L   329, 24. 12. 1979, p. 1 .                            0 OJ No L 196, 5. 7. 1982, p. 1 .
0   OJ No  L   378, 27. 12. 1989, p. 9.                             (8) OJ No L 13, 17. 1 . 1990, p. 13 .
0   OJ No  L   119, 11 . 5. 1990.                                   0 OJ No L 180, 26. 7. 1968, p. 25.
0   OJ No  L   83, 30 . 3. 1990, p. 102.                            H OJ No L 28, 1 . 2. 1988, p. 1 .
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Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 788/86 ('), as            sary ; whereas the levy remains valid until another
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2431 /88 (^ 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 29
                                                                 October 1975 on glucose and lactose (3), as amended by
                                                                 Regulation (EEC) No 222/88, stipulates that the treatment
Whereas, however, no account should be taken of infor­           provided for lactose and lactose syrup falling within CN
mation relating to small quantities which are not repre­         code 1702 10 90 by Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 and by
sentative of trade in the products in question and quanti­       the provisions adopted for the application of that Regula­
ties in respect of which price trends in general or other        tion is to be extended to lactose and lactose syrup falling
information available to it lead the Commission to believe       within CN code 1702 10 10 ; whereas consequently the
that the price in question is unrepresentative of the real       levy fixed for products falling within CN code 1702 10 90
trend of the market :                                            also applies to products falling within CN code
                                                                  1702 10 10 ; whereas to ensure that the provision in ques­
                                                                 tion is properly applied these products and the levy
Whereas the prices used must be adjusted where they are          thereon should be explicitly mentioned in the list of
not quoted free-at-Community-frontier or where they do           levies ;
not apply to products of good marketable quality ;
whereas the adjustment in respect of an assimilated              Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 (4) lays
product the levy on which is equal to the levy on its pilot      down the arrangements applicable to agricultural products
product must be effected in such a way as to allow, in           originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or
particular, for differences in composition, maturity,            in the overseas countries and territories ;
quality and presentation between the assimilated product
and the related pilot product ; whereas adjustments              Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
relating to composition must be calculated by multiplying         refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
the difference between the milk component content of
the pilot product and that of the assimilated product in         — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
question by the value attributed in international trade to            tion to each other at any given moment within a band
one unit of weight of the milk component in question ;                of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central
whereas, when the other adjustments are being effected,               rate, multiplied by the coefficient provided for in the
the   difference   between   the  value  attributed  on  the          last subparagraph of Article 3 ( 1 ) of Council Regula­
Community market to each of the relevant characteristics              tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (*), as last amended by Regula­
of the pilot product and the value attributed on that                 tion (EEC) No 1636/87 0,
market to the corresponding characteristics of the assimi­       — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
lated product in question must be taken into account ;                arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
                                                                      these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­
                                                                      tion to the Community currencies referred to in the
Whereas, if no information on prices is available, the free­          previous indent and the aforesaid coefficient ;
at-frontier price may, by way of exception, be
established on the basis of the value of the raw materials
                                                                 Whereas it follows from applying these provisions that
contained in the pilot product in question (calculated on         the levies on milk and milk products should be as set out
the basis of the prices of milk products for which prices         in the Annex hereto,
are available), average processing costs and average yields ;
Whereas, in exceptional circumstances, a free-at-frontier         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
price may remain unchanged for a limited period where
the new level of the price for a given quality or a specific
origin, used as a basis for establishing the previous free­
at-frontier price, has not reached the Commission to                                         Article 1
enable it to establish the next free-at-frontier price and if
the Commission considers that the prices which are                1 . The import levies referred to in Article 14 of Regu­
available could lead to sudden and considerable changes           lation (EEC) No 804/68 shall be as set out in the Annex
in the free-at-frontier price because they are not suffici­       hereto.
ently representative of real market trends ;
                                                                  2. There shall be no levy for imports from Portugal,
                                                                  including the Azores and Madeira, for milk and milk
Whereas, in accordance with Article 19(1 ) of Regulation          products listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No
(EEC) No 804/68, the nomenclature provided for in this            804/68 .
Regulation is incorporated in the combined nomen­
clature :
                                                                                             Article 2
Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1073/68                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 May 1990 .
provides that the levies are fixed every fortnight ; whereas
they may be altered in the intervening period if neces­
                                                                  (3) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 20 .
                                                                  (4) OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
(') OJ No L 74, 19. 3. 1986, p. 20.                               0 OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 210, 3. 8. 1988, p. 6.                                ¥) OJ No L 153, 13. 6. 1987, p. 1 .
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              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 11 May 1990 .
                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                      Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                 Member of the Commission
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                                                   ANNEX
          to the Commission Regulation of 11 May 1990 fixing the import levies on milk and milk
                                                   products
                                                           (ECU/100 kg net weight, unless otherwise indicated)
                    CN code                          Note                              Import levy
                   0401 10 10                                                              17,85
                   0401 10 90            \                                                 16,64
                   0401 20 1 1                                                             24,27
                   0401 20 19                                                              23,06
                   0401 20 91            l                                                 29,20
                   0401 20 99            l                                                 27,99
                   0401 30 1 1                                                             73,79
                   0401 30 19                                                              72,58
                   0401 30 31            l                                               140,92
                   0401 30 39                                                            139,71
                   0401 30 91                                                            235,40
                   0401 30 99                                                            234,19
                   0402 10 11                          0                                 128,05
                   0402 10 19                          (4)                               120,80
                   0402 10 91                         cm                        1,2080 / kg + 23,60
                   0402 10 99                         00                         1,2080 / kg + 16,35
                   0402 21 11                          0                                 179,40
                   0402 21 17                          0                                 172,15
                   0402 21 19                          o                                 172,15
                   0402 21 91                          0                                 218,03
                   0402 21 99                          0                                 210,78
                   0402 29 1 1                       000                         1,721 5/ kg + 23,60
                   0402 29 15                         00                         1 ,721 5 / kg + 23,60
                   0402 29 19                         00                         1,721 5 / kg + 16,35
                   0402 29 91                         00                        2,1 078 / kg + 23,60
                   0402 29 99                         00                        2,1 078 / kg + 16,35
                   0402 91 11                          (4)                                 28,57
                   0402 91 19                          (4)                                 28,57
                   0402 91 31                          (4)                                 35,71
                   0402 91 39                          (4)                                 35,71
                   0402 91 51                          (4)                                140,92
                   0402 91 59                          0                                  139,71
                   0402 91 91                          0                                 235,40
                   0402 91 99                                                            234,19
                   0402 99 1 1                         (4)                                 49,40
                   0402 99 19                          (4)                                 49,40
                   0402 99 31                         00                         1,3729 / kg + 19,98
                   0402 99 39                         00                         1,3729 / kg + 18,77
                   0402 99 91                         00                         2,3 177 / kg + 19,98
                   0402 99 99                         00                         2,3 1 77 / kg + 18,77
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                                                     (ECU/100 kg net weight, unless otherwise indicated)
               CN code                          Note                           Import levy
              0403 10 11            \                                              26,68
              0403 10 13            II                                             31,61
              0403 10 19                                                           76,20
              0403 10 31                         0                        0,2064 / kg + 22,39
              0403 10 33                         0                        0,2557 / kg + 22,39
              0403 10 39                         0                        0,701 6 / kg + 22,39
              0403 90 1 1           II                                            128,05
              0403 90 13            II                                            179,40
              0403 90 19            \                                             218,03
              0403 90 31                         0                        1,2080 / kg + 23,60
              0403 90 33                         0                        1,7215 / kg + 23,60
              0403 90 39                         0                        2,1078 /kg + 23,60
              0403 90 51            II                                             26,68
              0403 90 53            II                                             31,61
              0403 90 59            II                                             76,20
              0403 90 61                         C)                       0,2064 / kg + 22,39
              0403 90 63                         0                        0,2557 / kg + 22,39
              0403 90 69                         0                        0,701 6 / kg + 22,39
              0404 10 11            II                                             32,17
              0404 10 19                         (')                      0,321 7 / kg + 16,35
              0404 10 91                         0                        0,321 7 / kg
              0404 10 99                         0                        0,321 7 / kg + 16,35
              0404 90 1 1           II                                            128,05
              0404 90 13            ||                                            179,40
              0404 90 19            \                                             218,03
              0404 90 31            ||                                            128,05
              0404 90 33            Il                                            179,40
              0404 90 39                                                          218,03
              0404 90 51                         0                        1,2080 / kg + 23,60
              0404 90 53                        00                        1,721 5 / kg + 23,60
              0404 90 59                         0                        2, 1078 / kg + 23,60
              0404 90 91                         0                        1,2080 / kg + 23,60
              0404 90 93                        00                        1,721 5 / kg + 23,60
              0404 90 99                         0                        2,1 078 / kg + 23,60
              0405 00 10            l                                             242,59
              0405 00 90
                                    I                                             295,96
              0406 10 10                         0                                232,03
              0406 10 90                         0                                285,08
              0406 20 10                        00                                389,08
              0406 20 90                         0                                389,08
              0406 30 10                        00                                183,33
              0406 30 31                        00                                174,91
              0406 30 39                        00                                183,33
              0406 30 90                        00                                280,05
              0406 40 00                        00                                148,14
              0406 90 1 1                       00                                213,56
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                                                  (ECU/100 kg net weight, unless otherwise indicated)
           CN code                         Note                             Import levy
          0406 90 13                       00                                  190,56
          0406 90 15                       (3)(4)                              190,56
          0406 90 17                       <3)(4)                              190,56
          0406 90 19                       00                                  389,08
          0406 90 21                       00                                  213,56
          0406 90 23                       00                                  188,36
          0406 90 25                       00                                  188,36
          0406 90 27                       00                                  188,36
          0406 90 29                       00                                  188,36
          0406 90 31                       00                                  188,36
          0406 90 33                         0                                 188,36
          0406 90 35                       00                                  188,36
          0406 90 37                       00                                  188,36
          0406 90 39                       00                                  188,36
          0406 90 50                       00                                  188,36
          0406 90 61                         0                                 389,08
          0406 90 63                         0                                 389,08
          0406 90 69                         0                                 389,08
          0406 90^1                          0                                 232,03
          0406 90 73                         0                                 188,36
          0406 90 75                         0                                 188,36
          0406 90 77                         0                                 188,36
          0406 90 79                         0                                 188,36
          0406 90 81                         0                                 188,36
          0406 90 83                         0                                 188,36
          0406 90 85                         (4)                               188,36
          0406 90 89                       00                                  188,36
          0406 90 91                         0                                 232,03
          0406 90 93                         0                                 232,03 -
          0406 90 97                         0                                 285,08
          0406 90 99                         0                                 285,08
          1702 10 10           I                                                35,96
          1702 10 90                                                            35,96
          2106 90 51                                                            35,96
          2309 10 15                                                            93,02
          2309 10 19                                                           120,80
          2309 10 39           I                                               113,26
          2309 10 59                                                            93,61
          2309 10 70           I                                               120,80 *
          2309 90 35                                                            93,02
          2309 90 39           I                                               120,80
          2309 90 49                                                           113,26
          2309 90 59           I                                                93,61
          2309 90 70
                               I                                               120,80
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              (') The levy on 100 kg of product falling within this subheading is equal to the sum of the following :
                  (a) the amount per kilogram shown, multiplied by the weight of milk and milk cream contained in 100 kg of
                      product ; and
                  (b) the other amount indicated.
              (2) The levy on 100 kg of product falling within this subheading is equal to :
                  (a) the amount per kilogram shown, multiplied by the weight of the dried milk contained in 100 kg of product
                      plus, where appropriate,
                  (b) the other amount indicated.
              (3) Products falling within this subheading imported from a third country under special arrangements concluded
                  between that country and the Community for which an IMA 1 certificate issued under the conditions provided
                  for in Regulation (EEC) No 1767/82 is issued are subject to the levies in Annex I to that Regulation.
              (4) The levy applicable is limited under the conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 715/90.