CELEX: 31992R3864
Language: en
Date: 1992-12-31 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3864/92 of 30 December 1992 fixing the import levies on milk and milk products

No L 390/92                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                              31 . 12. 92
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3864/92
                                                        of 30 December 1992
                                      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 ;
Economic 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 (EEC) No 81 6/92 (2), and in particular Article 14(8)            coming from certain third countries a specific levy is to
thereof,                                                              be applied ; whereas the levy applicable to those products
                                                                      is fixed in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC)
                                                                      No 1767/82 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
                                                                      No 1502/90 (7);
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 (EEC) No 3798/91 (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 these threshold prices                the provisions of Articles 2 to 7 of Regulation (EEC)
were fixed for the 1992/ 1993 milk year by Council Regu­                   No 2915/79 applicable to the assimilated product in
lation (EEC) No 1375/92 (5) ;                                              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 804/6?
No 2915/79, the component of the levy established using               provides that the levy on products in respect of which th<
                                                                      customs duty has been bound within GATT must b(
(') OJ No  L   148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 13.                            limited to the amount resulting from that binding ;
0   OJ No  L   86, 1 . 4.  1992, p. 83 .
0   OJ No  L   329, 24.   12 . 1979, p. 1 .
(4) OJ No  L   357, 28 .  12. 1991 , p. 3 .                           (6) OJ No L 196, 5. 7. 1982, p. 1 .
(5) OJ No  L   147, 29 .  5. 1992, p. 4.                              (7 OJ No L 141 , 2. 6. 1990, p. 5.
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Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1073/68 ('),                   established on the basis of the value of the raw materials
as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (2), provides                contained in the pilot product in question (calculated on
that a free-at-frontier price must be established for each of         the basis of the prices of milk products for which prices
the pilot products defined in Annex I to Regulation (EEC)             are available), average processing costs and average yields ;
No 2915/79 ; whereas these prices must be determined
for products of good marketable quality ;
                                                                      Whereas, iti exceptional circumstances, a free-at-frontier
                                                                      price may remain unchanged for a limited period where
Whereas the free-at-frontier prices must be established on            the new level of the price for a given quality or a specific
the basis of the most favourable purchasing opportunities             origin, used as a basis for establishing the previous free­
in international trade for the products listed in                     at-frontier price, has not reached the Commission to
Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 other than assi­              enable it to establish the next free-at-frontier price and if
milated products for which the levy is not equal to the               the Commission considers that the prices which are
levy on the related pilot products ; whereas, when recor­             available could lead to sudden and considerable changes
ding these purchasing opportunities, the Commission                   in the free-at-frontier price because they are not suffici­
must take account of all information obtained direct or               ently representative of real market trends ;
through the Member States concerning prices for delivery
of third-country products free-at-Community-frontier and
prices on third-country markets ;                                     Whereas, in accordance with Article 19(1 ) of Regulation
                                                                      (EEC) No 804/68, the nomenclature provided for in this
                                                                       Regulation is incorporated in the combined nomen­
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 788 /86 (3), as                clature ;
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 525/90 (4), speci­
fies the free-at-Spanish-frontier values of certain cheeses           Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1073/68
imported from and originating in Switzerland ;                         provides that the levies are fixed every fortnight ; whereas
                                                                       they may be altered in the intervening period if neces­
Whereas, however, no account should be taken of infor­
                                                                       sary ; whereas the levy remains valid until another
                                                                       becomes applicable ;
mation relating to small quantities which are not repre­
sentative of trade in the products in question and quanti­
ties in respect of which price trends in general or other             Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 of
information available to it lead the Commission to believe
                                                                       29 October 1975 on glucose and lactose (5), as amended
that the price in question is unrepresentative of the real            by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 , stipulates that the treat­
trend of the market ;                                                  ment provided for lactose and lactose syrup falling within
                                                                       CN code 1702 10 90 by Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 and
                                                                       by the provisions adopted for the application of that
Whereas the prices used must be adjusted where they are                Regulation is to be extended to lactose and lactose syrup
not quoted free-at-Community-frontier or where they do                 falling within CN code 1702 10 10 ; whereas conse­
not apply to products of good marketable quality ;                     quently the levy fixed for products falling within CN
whereas the adjustment in respect of an assimilated                    code 1702 10 90 also applies to products falling within
product the levy on which is equal to the levy on its pilot            CN code 1702 10 10 ; whereas to ensure that the provi­
product must be effected in such a way as to allow, in                 sion in question is properly applied these products and
particular, for differences in composition, maturity,                  the levy thereon should be explicitly mentioned in the
quality and presentation between the assimilated product               list of levies ;
and the related pilot product ; whereas adjustments
relating to composition must be calculated by multiplying
the difference between the milk component content of                  Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 518/92 (6), (EEC)
the pilot product and that of the assimilated product in               No 519/92 (7) and (EEC) No 520/92 (8) of 27 February
question by the value attributed in international trade to             1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim
one unit of weight of the milk component in question ;                 Agreements on trade and trade-related matters between
whereas, when the other adjustments are being effected,                the European Economic Community and the European
the   difference    between     the    value  attributed  on  the      Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the
Community market to each of the relevant characteristics               Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary and the
of the pilot product and the value attributed on that                  Czech and Slovak Federal Republic respectively, of the
market to the corresponding characteristics of the assimi­             other part, introduce arrangements for reducing import
lated product in question must be taken into account ;                 levies on certain products ; whereas Commission Regula­
                                                                       tion (EEC) No 584/92 (9) lays down detailed rules for
                                                                       applying the arrangements provided for in these agree­
Whereas, if no information on prices is available, the free­           ments as regards milk and milk products ;
at-frontier price may, by way of exception, be
                                                                      (5)  OJ No   L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 20 .
(') OJ   No  L 180 , 26. 7. 1968, p. 25.                              (6)  OJ No   L 56, 29 . 2. 1992, p. 3 .
(2) OJ  No   L 28, 1 . 2. 1988, p. 1 .                                (7)  OJ No   L 56, 29 . 2. 1992, p. 6.
(3) OJ  No   L 74, 19 . 3 . 1986, p. 20 .                             0    OJ No   L 56, 29 . 2. 1992, p . 9 .
(4) OJ  No   L 144, 7. 6 . 1990 , p. 15.                              (9)  OJ No  L  62, 7. 3. 1992, p. 34.
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Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 ('), as last            currencies and are used as the basis for determining the
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 444/92 (2), lays down               agricultural conversion rates of the Member States' curren­
the arrangements applicable to agricultural products origi­        cies ; whereas detailed rules on the application and deter­
 nating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in         mination of these conversions were set by Commission
 the overseas countries and territories ;                          Regulation (EEC) No 3819/92 (s) ;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Council Decision         Whereas it follows from applying these provisions that
91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the              the levies on milk and milk products should be as set out
overseas countries arid territories with the European              in the Annex hereto,
 Economic Community (3), no levies shall apply on
products originating in the overseas countries and territo­
 ries ; whereas, however, pursuant to Article 101 (4) of the
                                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 abovementioned Decision, a special amount shall be
 charged on imports of certain products originating in the
overseas countries and territories in order to prevent                                       Article 1
products originating from these countries and territories
from receiving more favourable treatment than similar              The import levies referred to in Article 14 of Regulation
products imported from Spain or Portugal into the                  (EEC) No 804/68 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 ;
Whereas the representative market rates defined in                                           Article 2
Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 (4) are
used to convert amounts expressed in third country                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1993.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States .
                  Done at Brussels, 30 December 1992.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                              Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                         Member of the Commission
(') OJ   No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
(2) OJ   No L 52, 27. 2. 1992, p. 7.
O   OJ   No L 263, 19 . 9. 1991 , p. 1 .
(") OJ   No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .                           (5) OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992.
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                                                     ANNEX
             to the Commission Regulation of 30 December 1992 fixing the import levies on milk and
                                                  milk products
                                                                (ECU/100 kg net weight, unless otherwise indicated)
                         CN code                      Note (5)                            Import levy
                     0401 10 10                                                                15,77
                     0401 10 90                                                                14,56
                     0401 20 11                                                               21,89
                     0401 20 19                                                               20,68
                     0401 20 91                                                               27,19
                     0401 20 99                                                               25,98
                     0401 30 11                                                               70,11
                     0401 30 19                                                               68,90
                     0401 30 31                                                              135,31
                     0401 30 39                                                              134,10
                     0401 30 91                                                              227,58
                     0401 30 99                                                              226,37
                     0402 10  11                          (4)                                106,98
                     0402 10  19                        (4)(6)                                99,73
                     0402 10  91                        (') (4)                      0,9973 / kg +   30,78
                     0402 10  99                        C )(4)                       0,9973 / kg +   23,53
                     0402 21  11                          (4)                                169,97
                     0402 21 17                           (4)                                162,72
                     0402 21 19                         (4)(6)                               162,72
                     0402 21 91                         (4)(6)                               206,19
                     0402 21 99                         (4)(6)                               198,94
                     0402 29 1 1                      (') (3) (4)                    1 ,6272 / kg +  30,78
                     0402 29 15                         C )(4)                       1 ,6272 / kg +  30,78
                     0402 29 1 9                        (') (4)                      1 ,6272 / kg +  23,53
                     0402 29 91                         C )(4)                       1 ,9894 / kg +  30,78
                     0402 29 99                         (') (4)                      1 ,9894 / kg +  23,53
                     0402 91 11                           (4)                                 30,28
                     0402 91 19                           (4)                                 30,28
                     0402 91 31                           (4)                                 37,85
                     0402 91 39                           (4)                                 37,85
                     0402 91 51                           (4)                                135,31
                     0402 91 59                           (4)                                134,10
                     0402 91 91                           (4)                               227,58
                     0402 91 99                           (4)                               226,37
                     0402 99 1 1                          (4)                                 49,85
                     0402 99 19                           (4)                                 49,85
                     040299 31                          (')(4)                       1,3168 / kg +   27,16
                     0402 99 39                         (') (4)                      1,3168 / kg +   25,95
                     0402 99 91                         C )(4)                       2,2395 / kg +   27,16
                     040 2 99 99                        (') (4)                      2,2395 / kg +   25,95
                     0403 10 02                                                              106,98
                     0403 10 04                                                              169,97
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                                                       (ECU/100 kg net weight, unless otherwise indicated)
               CN code                       Note 0                               Import levy
            0403 10 06                                                              206,19
            0403 10 12                            (')                       0,9973 / kg + 30,78
            0403 10 14                            (■)                        1,6272 / kg + 30,78
            0403 10 16                            (')                        1,9894 / kg + 30,78
            0403 10 22                                                                24,30
            0403 10 24                                                                29,60
            0403 10 26                                                                72,52
            0403 10 32                            (')                       0,1 826 / kg + 29,57
            0403 10 34                            (')                       0,2356 / kg + 29,57
            0403 10 36                            (')                       0,6648 / kg + 29,57
            0403 90 11                                                               106,98
            0403 90 13                                                               169,97
            0403 90 19                                                              206,19
            0403 90 31                            (')                       0,9973 / kg + 30,78
            0403 90 33                            (')                        1 ,6272 / kg + 30,78
            0403 90 39                            (')                        1,9894 / kg 4- 30,78
            0403 90 51                                                                24,30
            0403 90 53                                                                29,60
            0403 90 59                                                                72,52
            0403 90 61                           (')                        0, 1826 / kg + 29,57
            0403 90 63                           (')                        0,2356 / kg + 29,57
            0403 90 69                           (')                        0,6648 / kg + 29,57
            0404 10 02                                                                28,09
            0404 10 04                                                              169,97
            0404 10 06                                                              206,19
            0404 10  12                                                             106,98
            0404 10  14                                                             169,97
            0404 10 16                                                              206,19
            0404 10 26                           (')                        0,2809 / kg   +  23,53
            0404 10 28                           (')                         1,6272 / kg  +  30,78
            0404 10 32                           (')                         1,9894 / kg  +  30,78
            0404 10 34                           (')                        0,9973 / kg   +  30,78
            0404 10 36                           (')                        1,6272 / kg   +  30,78
            0404 10 38                           (')                        1,9894 / kg   +  30,78
            0404 10 48                           (2)                        0,2809 / kg
            0404 10 52                           (2)                        1 ,6272 / kg  +   6,04
            0404 10 54                           (2)                        1 ,9894 / kg  +   6,04
            0404 10 56                           (2)                        0,9973 / kg   +   6,04
            0404 10 58                           (2)                        1 ,6272 / kg  +   6,04
            0404 10 62                           (2)                        1 ,9894 / kg  +   6,04
            0404 10 72                           (2)                        0,2809 / kg   4- 23,53
            0404 10 74                           (2)                        1,6272 / kg   +  29,57
            0404 10 76                           (2)                        1,9894 / kg   +  29,57
            0404 10 78                           (2)                        0,9973 / kg   +  29,57
            0404 10 82                           (2)                        1,6272 / kg   +  29,57
            0404 10 84                           (2)                        1,9894 / kg   +  29,57
            0404 90 11                                                              106,98
            0404 90 13                                                              1 69,97
            0404 90 19                                                              206,19
            0404 90 31                                                              106,98
            0404 90 33                                                              169,97
            0404 90 39                                                              206,19
            0404 90 51                           (')                       0,9973 / kg    +  30,78
            0404 90 53                        (')(■')                       1 ,6272 / kg  +  30,78
            0404 90 59                           (')                        1 ,9894 / kg  +  30,78
            0404 90 91                          (')                        0,9973 / kg    +  30,78
            0404 90 93                        (') (■»)                      l ,6272 / kg  +  30,78
            0404 90 99                          (')                         1 ,9894 / ke + 30,78
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                                                       (ECU/100 kg net weight, unless otherwise indicated)
               CN code                       Note 0                              Import levy
            0405 00 1 1                          0                                  234,40
            0405 00 19                           (6)                                234,40
            0405 00 90                                                              285,97
            0406 10 20                         (4)(6)                               234,27
            0406 10 80                         00                                   288,80
            0406 20 10                       (3) (4) (6)                            398,19
            0406 20 90                         (4)(6)                               398,19
            0406 30 10                       (3) (4) (6)                            183,59
            0406 30 31                       (3)(4) (6)                             177,47
            0406 30 39                       0 00                                   183>59
            0406 30 90                       (3) (4) (6)                            280,31
            0406 40 00                       (3) (4) (6)                            148,14
            0406 90 11                       (3) (4) (6)                            221 .01
            0406 90 13                       (3) (4) (6)                            172> 10
            0406 90 15                       (3) (4) (6)                            172,10
            0406 90 17                       (3) (4) (6)                            172> 10
            0406 90 19                       (3) (4) (6)                            398>19
            0406 90 21                       (3) (4) (6)                            221 .01
            0406 90 23                       (3) (4) (6)                            1 92,08
            0406 90 25                       (3) (4) (6)                            192>08
            0406 90 27                       (3) (4) (6)                            1 92,08
            0406 90 29                       (3) (4) (6)                            192'08
            0406 90 31                       (3) (4) (6)                            19 2,08
            0406 90 33                         OO                                   192.° 8
            0406 90 35                       (3) (4) (6)                            192><> 8
            0406 90 37                       (3) (4) (6)                            192,08
            0406 90 39                       (3) (4) (6)                            1 92,08
            0406 90 50                       (3) (4) (6)                            192>08
            0406 90 61                         OO                                   398 > 19
            0406 90 63                         OO                                   398 - 19
            0406 90 69                         OO                                   398 > 19
            0406 90 73                         OO                                   192>08
            0406 90 75                         OO                                   192.° 8
            0406 90 77                         OO                                   192-08
            0406 90 79                         OO                                   I 92.08
            0406 90 81                          OO                                  192,08
            0406 90 85                         OO                                   1 92>0 8
            0406 90 89                       (3) (4) (6)                            1 92,08
            0406 90 93                         OO                                   234.27
            0406 90 99                          OO                                  288,80
            1702 10 10                                                                23,09
            1702 10 90                                                                23,09
            210690 51                                                                 23,09
            2309 10 15                                                                77,22
            2309 10 19                                                              100,16
            2309 10 39                                                                94,35
            2309 10 59                                                                79,01
            2309 10 70                                                              100,16
            2309 90 35                                                                77,22
            2309 90 39                                                              100,16
            2309 90 49                                                                94,35
            2309 90 59                                                                79,01
            2309 90 70                                        '                     100,16
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            (') The levy on 100 kg of product falling within this code is equal to the sum of the following :
                (a) the amount per kilogram shown, multiplied by the weight of lactic matter contained in 100 kg of product ;
                    and
                (b) the other amount indicated .
            (2) The levy on 100 kg of product falling within this code is equal to :
                (a) the amount per kilogram shown, multiplied by the weight of the dry lactic matter contained in 100 kg of
                    product plus, where appropriate,
                (b) the other amount indicated.
            (') Products falling within this code 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.
            (5) No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.
            (') Products falling within this code, imported from Poland, Czechoslovakia or Hungary under the Interim Agree­
                ments concluded between those countries and the Community, and in respect of which EUR.l certificates issued
                in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 584/92 have been presented, are subject to the levies set out in the
                Annex to that Regulation .