CELEX: 31994R3343
Language: en
Date: 1994-12-28 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3343/94 of 28 December 1994 fixing the import levies on milk and milk products

No L 350/88                             Official Journal of the European Communities                               31 . 12. 94
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3343/94
                                                      of 28 December 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
                                                                    plying the basic amount by the quantity of milk
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              components contained in the product ;
 Community,
 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 2807/94 (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 (*), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
                                                                    No 3334/94 f) ;
 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   298, 19. 11 . 1994, p. 1 .
(3) OJ  No L   329, 24. 12. 1979, p. 1 .
(4) OJ  No L   312, 15. 12. 1993, p. 8 .                            0 OJ No L 196, 5. 7. 1982, p. 1 .
f3) OI No L 197, 30. 7. 1994, p. 24.                                Q See page 62 of this Official Journal.
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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
prices on third-country markets ;
                                                                  Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1073/68
                                                                  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 (*) 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 (u), 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.
                                                                  (*) 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 .                            O OJ No L 200, 10. 8. 1993, p. 5.
 (3) 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             products originating in the overseas countries and
 and Commission Decision 94/1 /ECSC, EC (') concerning              territories ;
 the conclusion of the Agreements on the European
 Economic Area, between the European Community, the                 Whereas the representative market rates defined in
 European Coal and Steel Community and their Member                Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 f), as
 States, on the one hand, and Austria, Finland, Iceland,            amended by Regulation (EC) No 3528/93 (10), are used to
 Norway, Sweden and Liechtenstein, on the other hand,               convert amounts expressed in third country currencies
 hereafter referred to as the 'EEA Agreement' ;                     and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural
                                                                    conversion rates of the Member States' currencies ;
 Whereas Council Regulations (EC) No 3641 /93 (2) and              whereas detailed rules on the application and determina­
 (EC) No 3642/93 (3) on certain rules for applying the              tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu­
 Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters               lation (EEC) No 1068/93 (u), as amended by Regulation
 between the European Economic Community and the                   (EC) No 547/94 (12);
 European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part,
 and the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania, of the other            Whereas it follows from applying these provisions that
 part ;    whereas        Commission      Regulation      (EC)     the levies on milk and milk products should be as set out
 No 1 588/94 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC)                    in the Annex hereto,
 No 3109/94 0, lays down detailed rules for applying the
 arrangements provided for in these agreements as regards
 milk and milk products ;                                           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 (^ as last
 amended by Regulation (EC) No 2484/94 Q ; lays down                                         Article 1
 the arrangements applicable to agricultural products origi­
 nating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in         The import levies referred to in Article 14 of Regulation
 the overseas countries and territories ;                          (EEC) No 804/68 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (1 ) of Council Decision
 91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the                                       Article 2
 overseas countries and territories with the European
 Economic Community (8), no levies shall apply on                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1995.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                   Done at Brussels, 28 December 1994.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                  Rene STEICHEN
                                                                          Member of the Commission
(') OJ  No  L 1 , 3. 1 . 1994, p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No  L 333, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 16.
(3) OJ  No  L 333, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 17.
0   OJ  No  L 167, 1 . 7. 1994, p. 8 .
O   OJ  No  L 328, 20. 12. 1994, p. 45.                            (9) OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .
O   OJ  No L  84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.                              (10) OJ No L 320, 22. 12. 1993, p. 32.
0   OJ  No L  265, 15. 10. 1994, p. 3.                             (") OJ No L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106.
(«) OJ  No L  263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .                            (u) OJ No L 69, 12. 3. 1994, p. 1 .
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                                                               ANNEX
                 to the Commission Regulation of 28 December 1994 fixing the import levies on milk and
                                                          milk products
                                         (ECU/100 kg net weight, unless otherwise indicated)
      CN code             Note (*)              Import                       CN code         Note (*)             Import
                                                   levy                                                             levy
     0401 10 10                                   16,78                    0403 10 16          (')        2,0705 / kg + 25,18
     0401 10 90                                   15,57                    0403 10 22                               25,21
     0401 20 11                                   22,80                    0403 10 24                               29,91
     0401 20 19                                   21,59                    0403 10 26                               71,76
     0401 20 91                                   27,50                    0403 10 32          (')        0,1917 / kg + 23,97
     0401 20 99                                   26,29                    0403 10 34          (»)        0,2387 / kg + 23,97
     0401 30 11                                   69,35                    0403 10 36          (')        0,6572 / kg + 23,97
     0401 30 19                                   68,14                    0403 90 11                             118,49
     0401 30 31                                 132,45                     0403 90 13                             177,48
     0401 30 39                                 131,24                     0403 90 19                             214,30
     0401 30 91                                 221,31                     0403 90 31          (')        1,1 124 / kg + 25,18
     0401 30 99                                 220,10                     0403 90 33          (')        1,7023 / kg + 25,18
                                                                           0403 90 39          (')    ; . 2,0705 / kg + 25,18
     040210 11                (4)               118,49
                                                                           0403 90 51                               25,21
     040210 19              (3)(4)              111,24
                                                                           0403 90 53                               29,91
     040210 91              C)(4)        1,1 124 / kg + 25,18
                                                                           0403 90 59                               71,76
     0402 10 99             (') 0        1,1 124 / kg + 17,93
                                                                           0403 90 61          (')        0,1917 / kg + 23,97
     0402 21 11               (4)                177,48
     0402 21 17               (4)                170,23                    0403 90 63          (')        0,2387 / kg + 23,97
     0402 21 19             (3)(4)               170,23                    0403 90 69          (')        0,6572 / kg + 23,97
     0402 21 91             (3)(4)              214,30                     0404 10 02                               25,04
     0402 21 99             (3) (4)             207,05                     040410 04                              177,48
     0402 29 1 1          (') (3) (4)    1 ,7023 / kg + 25,1 8             0404 10 06                             214,30
     0402 29 1 5            (') (4)      1 ,7023 / kg + 25,1 8             040410 12                              118,49
     0402 29 19             0)(4)        1 ,7023 / kg + 17,93              0404 10 14                             177,48
     0402 29 91             (') (4)      2,0705 / kg +  25,18              0404 10 16                             214,30
     0402 29 99             (')(4)       2,0705 / kg +  17,93              0404 10 26           (')       0,2504 / kg + 17,93
     0402 91 11               (4)                 35,40                    0404 10 28           (')       1,7023 / kg + 25,18
     0402 91 19               (4)                 35,40                    0404 10 32           0         2,0705 / kg + 25,18
     0402 91 31               (4)                 44,25                    0404 10 34           0         1,1 124 / kg + 25,18
     0402 91 39               (4)                 44,25                    0404 10 36           (')        1,7023 / kg   + 25,18
     0402 91 51               (4)                132,45                    0404 10 38           (')       2,0705 / kg    + 25,18
     0402 91 59               (4)                131,24                    0404 10 48           (2)       0,2504 / kg
     0402 91 91               (4)               221,31                     0404 10 52           (2)        1,7023 / kg   +  6,04
     0402 91 99               (4)               220,10                     0404 10 54           (2)       2,0705 / kg    +  6,04
     0402 99 1 1              (4)                 52,41                    0404 10 56           (2)        1,1 124 / kg  +  6,04
     0402 99 19               (4)                 52,41                    040410 58            (2)        1 ,7023 / kg  +  6,04
     0402 99 3 1            (') (4)      1 ,2882 / kg + 21 ,56             040410 62            (2)       2,0705 / kg    +  6,04
     0402 99 39             (')(4)       1 ,2882 / kg + 20,35              0404 10 72           (2)       0,2504 / kg    + 17,93
     0402 99 9 1            (') (4)      2,1 768 / kg + 21 ,56             0404 10 74           (2)        1,7023 / kg   + 23,97
     0402 99 99             (') (4)      2,1768 / kg +  20,35
                                                                           0404 10 76           (2)       2,0705 / kg    + 23,97
     0403 10 02                                  118,49                    0404 10 78           (2)        1,1 124 / kg  + 23,97
     0403 10 04                                  177,48                    0404 10 82           (2)        1,7023 / kg   + 23,97
     0403 10 06                                 21430                      0404 10 84           (2)       2,0705 / kg    + 23,97
     0403 10 12               0          1,1 124 / kg + 25,18              0404 90 11                              118,49
     0403 10 14               (')        1,7023 / kg + 25,18               0404 90 13                              177,48
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          CN code                  Note 0                  Import                     CN code               Note (*)               Import
                                                             levy                                                                    levy
         0404 90 19                                        214,30
                                                                                     0406 90 23              (3)(4)                152,56
         0404 90 31                                        118,49                    0406 90 25              (3)(4)                152,56
         0404 90 33                                        177,48                    0406 90 27                                    152,56
         0404 90 39                                        214,30                    0406 90 29              (3)(4)                152,56
         0404 90 51                    (')         1,1124 / kg   + 25,18            0406 90 31               (3) (4)               152,56
         0404 90 53                  (') (3)       1 ,7023 / kg  + 25,1 8            0406 90 33              (3) (4)               152,56
         0404 90 59                    (')         2,0705 / kg   + 25,1 8            0406 90 35              (3) (4)               152,56
         0404 90 91                    (')         1,1124 / kg   + 25,18            0406 90 37               (3)(4)                152,56
         0404 90 93                 (') (3)        1 ,7023 / kg  + 25,1 8           0406 90 39               (3) (4)               152,56
         0404 90 99                    (■)         2,0705 / kg   + 25,18            0406 90 50               (3) (4)               152,56
                                                                                     0406 90 61              (3)(4)                369,97
        0405 00 11                     0                  227,84
                                                                                    0406 90 63               (3) (4)               369,97
        0405 00 19                     (3)                227,84
                                                                                    0406 90 69               0 (4)                 369,97
        0405 00 90                                        277,96
                                                                                    0406 90 73               (3) O                 152,56
        0406 10 20                  (3)(4)                193,57                    0406 90 75               (3)(4j                152,56
        0406 10 80                  (3)(4)                249,28                    0406 90 76               (3)(4)                152,56
        0406 20 10                  (3)(4)                369,97                    0406 90 78               (3)(4)             . 152,56
        0406 20 90                  (3) (4)               369,97                    0406 90 79               (3)(4)                152,56
        0406 30 10                  (3)(4)                158,31                    0406 90 81               (3)(4)                152,56
        0406 30 31                  (3) (4)               145,53                    0406 90 82               (3)(4)                152,56
                                                                                    0406 90 84               OC)                   152,56
        0406 30 39                  (3)(4)                158,31
                                                                                    0406 90 85               (3)(4)                152,56
        0406 30 90                 (3)(4)                 255,03
                                                                                    0406 90 86               (3) (4)               152,56
        0406 40 10                 (3)(4)                 143,61
                                                                                    0406 90 87               (3)(4)                152,56
        0406 40 50                 (3)(4)                 143,61
                                                                                    0406 90 88               (3) (4)               152,56
        040640 90                  (3)(4)                 143,61
                                                                                    0406 90 93               (3) (4)               193,57
        0406 90 01                 (3)0                   211,82
                                                                                    0406 90 99               (3)(4)                249,28
        0406 90 02                 (3)(4)                 161,83
                                                                                     1702 10 10                                     62,97
        0406 90 03                 (3)(4)                 161,83
                                                                                     1702 10 90                                     62^7
        0406 90 04                 (3)(4)                 161,83
        0406 90 05                 (3)(4)                 161,83                    2106 90 51                                      62,97
        0406 90 06                 (3)(4)                 161,83                    2309 10 15                                      85,85
        0406 90 07                 (3)(4)                 161,83                    2309 10 19                                     111,44
        0406 90 08                 (3)(4)                 161,83                    2309 10 39                                     103,94
        0406 90 09                 (3)(4)                 161,83                    2309 10 59                                      84,67
        0406 90 12                 (3)(4)                 161,83                    2309 10 70                                     111,44
        0406 90 14                 (3)(4)                 161,83                    2309 90 35                                      85,85
        0406 90 16                 (3)(4)                 161,83                    2309 90 39                                     111,44
        0406 90 18                 (3)(4)                 161,83                    2309 90 49                                     103,94
        0406 90 19                 (3) 0                  369,97                    2309 90 59                                      84,67
        0406 90 21                 (3)(4)                 211,82                    2309 90 70                                     111,44
(!) 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 phis, where appropriate,
    (b) the other amount indicated.
(3) Products falling within this code and imported from a third country
    — for which an IMA 1 certificate, issued in accordance with amended Regulation (EEC) No 1767/82, is presented,
    — for which an EUR 1 certificate, issued in accordance with amended Regulation (EEC) No 584/92 for Poland, the Czech and Slovak Republics and
        Hungary and Regulation (EC) No 1588/94 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.
f5) No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.