CELEX: 31975R2134
Language: en
Date: 1975-08-15 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2134/75 of the Commission of 14 August 1975 fixing the import levies on milk and milk products

No L 217/ 16                            Official Journal of the European Communities                            15 . 8 . 75
                             REGULATION (EEC) No 2134/75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                      of 14 August 1975
                                   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 organiza­
                                                                                          Article 1
tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 740/75 (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
                                                                   Annex .
Whereas the import levies on milk and milk products
were fixed by Regulation ( EEC) No 829/75 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 970/75 (4) ;                                             Article 2
Whereas it follows from applying the rules contained               This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 August
in Regulation (EEC) No 829/75 to the prices known                   1975 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 14 August 1975.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                               P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                           Member of the Commission
(') OJ No  L  148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13 .
(2) OJ No  L  74, 22 . 3 . 1975, p. 1 .
(3) OJ No  L  79, 28 . 3 . 1975, p. 31 .
(4) OJ No  L  200, 31 . 7. 1975, p. 30.
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                                                             ANNEX
                                   Tariff Nomenclature                               I
                                                                                                       Levy
                                                                                     Code
                                                                                               (in u.a. /100 kg net
 CCT heading                                                                                 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 % :
                 I. Yoghourt, kephir, curdled milk, whey, buttermilk and other
                      fermented or acidified milk :
                      a) In immediate packings of a net capacity of 2 litres or less 0110             16-74
                      b) Other                                                       0120             14-74
                II. Other :
                      a) In immediate packings of a net capacity of 2 litres or less
                         and of a fat content, by weight :
                         1. Not exceeding 4 °/o                                      0130             14-74
                         2. Exceeding 4 %                                            0140             18-05
                      b) Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                         1 . Not exceeding 4 %                                       0150             13-74
                         2. Exceeding 4 %                                            0160             17-05
             B. Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                   I. Exceeding 6 °/o but not exceeding 21 °/o                       0200             36-08
                  II. Exceeding 21 °/o but not exceeding 45 °/o                      0300             76-32
\               III. Exceeding 45 °/o                                                0400            117-95
04.02        Milk and cream, preserved, concentrated or sweetened :
             A. Not containing added sugar :
                   I. Whey                                                           0500             10-27
                  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             65-67
                          2. Exceeding 1-5 % but not exceeding 27 °/o                0720             78-56
                          3 . Exceeding 27 % but not exceeding 29 %                  0820             80-56
                          4. Exceeding 29 °/o                                        0920             93-56
                       b) Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                          1 . Not exceeding 1-5 %                                    1020             59-67
                          2. Exceeding 1*5 % but not exceeding 27 %                  1120             72-56
                          3. Exceeding 27 % but not exceeding 29 %                   1220             74-56
                          4. Exceeding 29 %                                          1320              87-56
                 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 % or less           1420               9-21
                          2. Other                                                    1520             12-43
                      b) Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                          1. Not exceeding 45 °/o                                     1620             76-32
                          2. Exceeding 45 %                                           1720 1         117-95
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                                    Tariff Nomenclature
                                                                                                            Levy
                                                                                         Code
                                                                                                    (in u.a. /100 kg net
 CCT heading                                                                                      weight unless otherwise
      No                                    Description of goods                                         indicated)
04.02        B. Containing added sugar :
(cont'd)
                 I. Milk and cream, in powder or granules :
                      a) Special milk for infants (*), in hermetically sealed cans
                         of a net capacity of 500 g or less and of a fat content,
                         by weight, exceeding HO % but not exceeding 27 °/o (*)           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 % (s)                                 2220       per kg 0-5967'(•)
                              bb) Exceeding 1-5 °/o but not exceeding 27 % (s)         ' 2320        per kg 0-7256 (•)
                              cc) Exceeding 27 °/o (*)                                     2420      per kg 0-8756 (9)
                          2. Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                               aa) Not exceeding 1-5 °/o (s)                               2520      per kg 0-5967 (10)
                               bb) Exceeding 1*5 % but not exceeding 27 °/o (8)          • 2620      per kg 0-7256 (10)
                               cc) Exceeding 27 % (8)                                      2720      per kg 0-8756 (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              18-27
                       b) Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                           1 . Not exceeding 45 °/b (s)                                     2910      per kg 0-7632 (10)
                           2. Exceeding 45 °/o (s)                                          3010      per kg 1-1795 ( 10)
  04.03        Butter :
               A. Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 85 °/o                         3110              138-76
               B. Other                                                                     3210              169-29
  04.04        Cheese and curd :
               A. Emmentaler, Gruyere, Sbrinz, Bergkase and Appenzell, not
                   grated or powdered :
                    I. Of a minimum fat content of 45 % by weight, referred to
                        dry matter, matured for at least 3 months (2) :
                        a) Whole cheese (4) of a free-at-frontier value (5) per 100 kg
                            net weight of :
                            1 . 186-68 u.a. (a) or more but less than 206-68 u.a. (a)        3317              15-00
                            2. 206-68 u.a. (a) or more                                       3416             120-52 (»)
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                                   Tariff Nomenclature                                    \
                                                                                                         Levy
                                                                                          Code
                                                                                                 (in u.a./ 100 kg net
 CCT beading                                                                                   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 206-68 u.a. (a) or more
                                 but less than 234-68 u.a. (a) per 100 kg net weight      3517          15-00
                             bb) Of 450 g or more and of a free-at-frontier value (5)
                                 of 234-68 u.a. (a) or more per 100 kg net weight         3615         120-52 (")
                         2. Other, of a net weight of 75 g or more but not
                             exceeding 250 g (6) and of a free-at-frontier value (5)
                             of 254-68 u.a. (a) or more per 100 kg net weight             3715         120-52 (")
                 II. Other                                                                3800         120-52
             B. Glarus herb cheese (known as Schabziger) made from skimmed
                -milk and mixed with finely-ground herbs (*)                              3900           99-70 («)
\            C. Blue-veined cheese, not grated or powdered                                4000          80-43
             D. Processed cheese, not grated or powdered :
                  I. In the blending of which only Emmentaler, Gruyère and
                      Appenzell have been used and which may contain, as an
                      addition, Glarus herb cheese (known as Schabziger), put
                      up for retail sale (7), of a free-at-frontier value (5) of not less
                      than 1'5(0 u.a. per l'OO kg net weight and of a fat content, by
                      weight, in the dry matter, not exceeding 56 % (*)                   4120          30-00
                 II. Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                      a) Not exceeding 36°/o and of a fat content, by weight,
                         referred to dry matter :
                         1 . Not exceeding 48 %                                           4410          98-10
                         2. Exceeding 48 %                                                4510         104-17
                      b) Exceeding 36 8/o                                                 4610         184-17
             E. Other :
                  T. Not grated or powdered, of a fat content, by weight, not
                      exceeding 40 °/o and a water content, calculated by weight,
                      of the non-fatty matter :
                      a) Not exceeding 47 •/»                                             4710          99-70
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                                   Tariff Nomenclature                               \
                                                                                                    Levy
                                                                                            (in u.a./100 kg net
                                                                                     Code
  CCT heading                                                                             weight unless otherwise
      No                                    Description of goods                                 indicated)
04.04                 b) Exceeding 47 °/o but not exceeding 72 °/o :
(cont'd)
                         1 . Cheddar, including Chester :
I
                             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 186-20 u.a. per 100 kg net weight (*)          4830          1500
                             bb) Other                                               4850         114-95
                         2. Tilsit and Butterkase, of a fat content, by weight,
                             referred to the dry matter (*) :
                             aa) Not exceeding 48 %                                  4922         101-45 (")
                             bb) Exceeding 48 %                                      5022         101-45 (")
                         3 . Kashkaval (*)                                           5030         101-45 (»)
                         4. Cheese of sheep's milk or buffalo milk in containers
                             holding brine, or in sheep- or goat-skin bottles (*)    5060       ( 101-45 (")
                         5 . Other                                                   5120         101-45
                      c) Exceeding 72 % :
                         1 . In immediate packings of a net capacity not exceeding
                             500 g                                                   5210          76-09
                         2. Other                                                    5250         181-45
                  II. Not specified :
                      a) Grated or powdered                                          5310          99-70
                      b) Other                                                       5410         181-45
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 °/o or more
                      by weight of the pure product (1#)                             5500          15-25
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           15-25
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 17.05 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 °/o or more but less than 75 °/o by weight
                             of milk products                                        5700          46-75
                         4. Containing 75 °/o or more by weight of milk products     5800          60-48
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                                             Tariff Nomenclature                                                       \
                                                                                                                                   Levy
                                                                                                                          (in u.a . /100 kg net
                                                                                                                Code
   CCT heading                                                                                                          weight unless otherwise
        No                                           Description of goods                                                      indicated)
23.07                         b) Containing more than 10 % but not more than 30 °/o by
 (cont'd)                         weight of starch :
                                  1
                                  2
                                  3. Containing 50 %> or more by weight of milk products                        5900             56-09
                              c) Containing more than 30 °/o by weight of starch :
                                  1
                                  2
                                                                                                                       i
                                  3. Containing 50 % or more by weight of milk products                         6000             44-98
                          II. Containing no starch, glucose or glucose syrup, but contain­
                              ing milk products                                                                 6100             60-48
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) 2-89 u.a .
(*•) The levy on 100 kg of product falling within this subheading is equal to the sum of the following components :
     a) the amount per kg shown, multiplied by the weight of milk and cream contained in 100 kg of product; and
     b) 2-89 u.a .
(") The levy is limited to 7-50 u.a. per 100 kg net weight.
(M) The levy is limited to 6 % of the value for customs purposes .
(w) The levy is limited to 43-80 u.a . per 100 kg net weight for imports from Austria , Finland, Rumania and Switzerland (Regulation (EEC) No
     1054/68 as amended).
(M) The levy is limited to 63-80 u.a. per 100 kg net weight for imports from Austria, Finland, Rumania and Switzerland (Regulation (EEC) No
     1054/68 as amended).
(w) The levy is limited to 43-80 u.a. per 100 kg net weight for imports from Bulgaria , Hungary, Rumania and Turkey (Regulation (EEC) No
     1054/68 as amended).
(w) Lactose and lactose syrup falling within subheading 17.02 A I are, in pursuance of Regulation No 189/66/EEC, subject to the same levy
     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 7-11 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).