CELEX: 31973R2358
Language: en
Date: 1973-08-31 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2358/73 of the Commission of 30 August 1973 fixing the import levies on milk and milk products

No L 243 /32                                Official Journal of the European Communities                            31 . 8 . 73
                              REGULATION (EEC) No 2358/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                          of 30 August 1973
                                    fixing the import levies on milk and milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        — for other currencies an exchange rate based on the
COMMUNITIES,                                                               arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each
                                                                           of these currencies recorded for a given period, in
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                      relation to the Community currencies referred to
Economic Community ;                                                       in the previous subparagraph ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
804/68 (•) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­                    Whereas it follows from applying the rules contained
tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last                  in Regulation (EEC) No 1443/73 to the prices known
amended by the Act (2) annexed to the Treaty (3) on                    to the Commission that the levies at present in force
the Accession of new Member States to the European                     should be altered as shown in the Annex to this Regu­
                                                                       lation ;
Economic Community and the European Atomic
Energy Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January
1972, and in particular Article 14 (8) thereof ;
                                                                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary
Committee ;
                                                                                              Article 1
Whereas the import levies on milk and milk products
were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 1443/73 (4) and                      The levies referred to in Article 14 (2) of Regulation
subsequent amending Regulations ;                                      (EEC) No 804/68 are hereby fixed as shown in the
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,                    Annex .
levies should be calculated on the following basis :
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in                                           Article 2
     relation to each other, at any given moment,
     within a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based                This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September
     on their effective parity ;                                        1973 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 30 August 1973 .
                                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                                    P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                               Member of the Commission
(')  OJ  No  L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 13 .
(2 ) OJ  No  L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p . 14 .
(3 ) OJ  No  L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p . 5 .
(4 ) OJ  No  L 144, 31 . 5 . 197 ?, p . 44 .
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                                                               ANNEX
                                      Tariff Nomenclature
                                                                                                        Levy
                                                                                               (in u. a. /100 ke net
                                                                                       Code
  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 °/o :
                  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
                          less                                                         0110            14-54
                      b) Other                                                         0120            12-54
                 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            12-54
                           2. Exceeding 4 °/o                                          0140            15-73
                      b) Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                          1 . Not exceeding 4 ®/o                                      0150            11-54
                          2. Exceeding 4 %                                             0160            14-73
              B. Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                    I. Exceeding 6 % but not exceeding 21 %                            0200            34-88
                   II. Exceeding 21 % but not exceeding 45 %                           0300            73-78
                 III. Exceeding 45 %                                                   0400          114-03
04.02         Milk and cream, preserved, concentrated or sweetened :
              A. Not containing added sugar :
                    I. Whey                                                            0500               4-46
                   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 %                                    0620            42-50
                           2. Exceeding 1*5 °/o but not exceeding 27 %                 0720            74-95
                            3. Exceeding 27 % but not exceeding 29 °/o                 0820            76-95
                           4. Exceeding 29 %                                           0920            89-58
                       b) Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                            1 . Not exceeding 1-5 %                                    1020            36-50
                           2. Exceeding 1-5 % but not exceeding 27 °/o                 1120            68-95
                            3. Exceeding 27 % but not exceeding 29 %                   1220            70-95
                            4. Exceeding 29 %                                           1320           83-58
                  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            15-93
                            2. Other                                                    1520           21-51
                       b) Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                            1 . Not exceeding 45 °/o                                    1620           73-78
                            2. Exceeding 45 ®/e                                         1720         114-03
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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 0), in hermetically sealed cans
                         of a net capacity of 500 g or less and of a fat content,
                         by weight (2) :
                          1.   Exceeding    10 °/o but not exceeding 11 %               1810          2900
                          2.   Exceeding    14-5 °/o but not exceeding 15-5 %           1910          3300
                         3.    Exceeding    17 °/o but not exceeding 18 %               2010          3600
                          4.   Exceeding    23 % but not exceeding 24 °/o               2110          38 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 °/o (s)                            2220   per kg 0-3650 (·)
                               bb) Exceeding 1-5 °/o but not exceeding 27 °/o (3)       2320   per kg 0-6895 (·)
                               cc) Exceeding 27 °/o (*)                                 2420  per kg 0-8358 (e)
                          2. Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                               aa) Not exceeding 1-5 % (8)                              2520  per kg 0-3650 ( 10)
                               bb) Exceeding 1-5 % but not exceeding 27 % (3)           2620  per kg 0-6895 (»)
                               cc) Exceeding 27 % (s)                                   2720  per kg 0-8358 (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 °/o   2810           29-96
                     b) Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                          1 . Not exceeding 45 % (3)                                    2910  per kg 0-7378 ( 1β)
                          2. Exceeding 45 °/o (3)                                       3010  per kg 1-1403 ( 10)
04.03         Butter :
                                                                                        3110          134-15
              A. Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 85 β/β
              B. Other                                                                  3210          163-66
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 3 months (2) :
                       a) Whole cheese (4) of a free-at-frontier value (5) per 100 kg
                          net weight of :
                           1 . 151-68 u.a. ( a) or more but less than 171-68 u.a. ( a ) 3314           1500
                           2 . 171-68 u.a . ( a ) or more                               3413         107-04 (»)
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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) Vacuum-packed pieces :
(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 171-68 u.a. ( a) or more
                                  but less than 199-68 u.a . ( a) per 100 kg net weight  3514            15-00
                              bb) Of 450 g or more and of a free-at-frontier value (5)
                                  of 199'6'8 u.a. ( a) or more per 100 kg net weight     3612         107-04 (»)
                          2. Other, of a net weight of 75 g or more but not
                              exceeding 250 g (e) and of a free-at-frontier value (5)
                              of 219-68 u.a. ( a) or more per 100 kg net weight          3712         107-04 («)
                 II. Other                                                               3800          107-04
              B. Glarus herb cheese (known as Schabziger) made from skimmed
                 milk and mixed with finely-ground herbs (2)                             3900          102-37 ( 12 )
              C. Blue-veined cheese, not grated or powdered                              4000             58-20
              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 (in boxes or slices) for retail sale (7), of a free-at­
                      frontier value (5) of 140 u.a. or more per 100 kg net weight
                     and of a fat content, by weight, referred to dry matter (*) :
                      a) Not exceeding 48 °/o in respect of the aggregate of por­
                          tions or slices                                                4111            30-00
                      b) Not exceeding 48 °/o in respect of 5/6 of the aggregate of
                          portions or slices and not exceeding 56 % in respect of
                          the remaining 1 /6                                             4211            31-00
                     c) Exceeding 48 % but not exceeding 56 % in respect of
                          the aggregate of portions or slices                            4311            35-00
                 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 °/o                                       4410            88-61
                          2 . Exceeding 48 °/o                                           4510            96-13
                      b) Exceeding 36 %                                                  4610          176-13
              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 e/·                                           4710          102-37
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                                     Tariff Nomenclature
                                                                                                      Levy
                                                                                     Code
                                                                                             (in ti.a./100 kg net
  CCT heading                                                                              weight unless otherwise
       No                                     Description of goods                                 indicated)
04.04                  b) Exceeding 47 °/o but not exceeding 72·β/ο :
(cont'd)
                          1 . Cheddar, including Chester                             4810            89-43
                          2. Tilsit and Butterkäse, of a fat content, by weight,
                               referred to the dry matter (2) :
                               aa) Not exceeding 48 °/o                              4922            89-88 («)
                               bb) Exceeding 48 °/o                                  5022            89-88 (")
                          3. Kashkaval (*)                                           5030            89-88 i 15)
                          4. Cheese of sheep's milk or buffalo milk, in containers
                               holding brine, or in sheep- or goat-skin bottles (l)  5060            89-88 (")
                          5 . Other                                                  5120            89-88
                       c) Exceeding 72 °/o :
                           1 . In immediate packings of a net capacity not exceeding
                               500 g                                                 5210            67-41
                           2. Other                                                  5250           169-88
                   II. Not specified :
                       a) Grated or powdered                                         5310           102-37
                       b) Other                                                      5410           169-88
 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·/ο or more
                       by weight of the pure product (1β)                            5500             15-49
 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             15-49
 13.07          Sweetened forage ; other preparations of a kind used in animal
                feeding :
                B. Other, containing starch or glucose or glucose syrup falling
                    within subheadings Nos 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 % or more but less than 75 °/o by
                                weight of milk products                               5700            29-38
                            4. Containing 75 %> or more by weight of milk products    5800            37-77
                        b) Containing more than 10°/o but not more than 30 e/o
                            by weight of starch :
              !             1
                            2
                            3. Containing 50 e/o or more by weight of milk products   5900            34-88
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                                               Tariff Nomenclature
                                                                                                                                       Levy
                                                                                                                              (in u. a. / 100 kg net
    CCT heading                                                                                                      Code
                                                                                                                            weight unless otherwise
         No                                             Description of goods                                                       indicated)
23.07                          c) Containing more than 30 % by weight of starch :
 (cont'd)                          1
                                   2
                                   3. Containing 50% or more by weight of milk products                             6000             27-64
                           II. Containing no starch, glucose or glucose syrup, but contain­
                               ing milk products                                                                    6100             37-77
 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) 4*27 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) 4-27 u.a .
 (M) The levy is limited to 7-50 u.a . per 100 kg net weight.
 (") The levy is limited to 6 %> of the value for customs purposes.
(") The levy is limited to 53-05 u.a . per 100 kg net weight for imports from Austria , Finland, Rumania and Switzerland (Regulation (EEC) No
      1054/68 as amended).
(") The levy is limited to 73-05 u.a. per 100 kg net weight for imports from Austria, Finland, Rumania and Switzerland (Regulation (EEC) No
      1054/68 as amended).
',") The levy is limited to 53-05 u.a . per 100 kg net weight for imports from Bulgaria , Hungary, Rumania and Turkey (Regulation (EEC) No
      1054/68 as amended).
 (") Lactose and lactose syrup falling within subheading No 17.02 A I are, in pursuance of Regulation No 189/66/EEC, subject to the tame
     levy as that applicable to lactose and lactose syrup falling within subheading No 17.02 A II .
      (a) For imports into the United Kingdom , this free-at-frontier value shall be reduced by 17-68 u.a . per 100 kg net.