CELEX: 31994R1525
Language: en
Date: 1994-06-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1525/94 of 29 June 1994 fixing the import levies on milk and milk products

30 . 6. 94                                Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 162/59
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1525/94
                                                          of 29 June 1994
                                    fixing the import levies on milk and milk products
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         Whereas, as provided for in Regulation (EEC)
                                                                     No 2915/79, the component of the levy established using
                                                                     a factor expressing the weight ratio existing between the
                                                                     milk components contained in the product on the one
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               hand and the product itself on the other is, for products
 Community,                                                          containing sugar or other sweeteners, calculated by multi­
                                                                     plying the basic amount by the quantity of milk
                                                                     components contained in the product ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of
 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market
 in milk and milk products ('), as last amended by Regula­
 tion (EC) No 230/94 (2), and in particular Article 14(8)            Whereas Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79
 thereof,                                                            provides that for certain products originating in or
                                                                     coming from certain third countries a specific levy is to
                                                                     be applied ; whereas the levy applicable to those products
                                                                     is fixed in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC)
 Whereas Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68                    No 1 767/82 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
 provides for charging a levy on imports of the products             No 659/94 0 ;
 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
 for each of these groups are set out in Annex I to Council
 Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 of 18 December 1979                     Whereas, for as long as it is found that on importation
 determining the groups of products and the special provi­           into the Community the price of an assimilated product
 sions for calculating levies on milk and milk products (3),         for which the levy is not equal to the levy on its pilot
 as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3423/93 (4) ;                 product is considerably lower than the price which would
                                                                     obtain if the ratio to the price of the pilot product were
                                                                     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
 the free-at-frontier price ;
                                                                     — one component equal to the amount resulting from
Whereas the Council has not to date adopted the prices                   the provisions of Articles 2 to 7 of Regulation (EEC)
 for certain milk products for the 1994/95 marketing year,               No 2915/79 applicable to the assimilated product in
which commences on 1 July 1994 ; whereas the price                       question,
 factors determined by Commission Regulation (EC)
 No 1 520/94 O should accordingly be taken into account
 for the calculation of the levies in order to ensure that the
import arrangements continue to operate in the sector                — an additional component fixed at a level which, the
concerned ;
                                                                         composition and quality of the assimilated product
                                                                         being taken into account, makes it possible to
                                                                         re-establish normal price ratios for imports into the
                                                                         Community ;
Whereas, however, Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 lays
down special provisions for calculating the levy on certain
assimilated products ; whereas these products are listed
and the method of calculating the levy on them described
in Annex II and in Articles 2 to 12 of that Regulation               Whereas Article 14(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68
respectively ;                                                       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 ;
O   OJ  No L 30, 3. 2. 1994, p. 1 .
(3) OJ  No L 329, 24. 12. 1979, p. 1 .
(4) OJ  No L 312, 15. 12. 1993, p. 8 .                               O OJ No L 196, 5. 7. 1982, p. 1 .
(*) See  page 46 of this Official Journal.   •                       0 OJ No L 82, 25. 3. 1994, p. 23.
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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 (6) and
quality and presentation between the assimilated product          (EC) No 3492/93 Q, 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.
                                                                  (6) 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.
0   OJ No L 28, 1 . 2. 1988, p. 1 .                               (9) OJ No L 200, 10. 8 . 1993, p. 5.
O   OJ No L 74, 19. 3. 1986, p. 20 .                              (I0) 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 Decision            overseas countries and territories with the European
 94/ 1 /ECSC, EC of the Council and Commission ('),                 Economic Community (9), no levies shall apply on
 concerning the conclusion of the Agreements on the                 products originating in the overseas countries and territo­
 European Economic Area, between the European                       ries ;
 Community, the European Coal and Steel Community
 and their Member States, on the one hand, and Austria,             Whereas the representative market rates defined in
 Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Liechtenstein, on             Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 (,0), as
 the other hand, hereafter referred to as the 'EEA Agree­           amended by Regulation (EC) No 3528/93 ("), are used to
 ment' ; whereas the Bilateral Agreements on agriculture            convert amounts expressed in third country currencies
 between the Community, on the one hand, and Austria                and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural
 and Finland, on the other hand, enter into force at the            conversion rates of the Member States' currencies ;
 same time as the EEA Agreement ; whereas Commission                whereas detailed rules on the application and determina­
 Regulation (EEC) No 1316/93 (2), as amended by Regula­             tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu­
 tion (EEC) No 2762/93 (3), lays down detailed rules for the        lation (EEC) No 1068/93 (12), as amended by Regulation
 application of the import arrangements for these products          (EC) No ,547/94 (13);
 originating in Sweden ;
 Whereas Council Regulations (EC) No 3641 /93 (4) and               Whereas it follows from applying these provisions that
 (EC) No 3642/93 (5) on certain rules for applying the              the levies on milk and milk products should be as set out
                                                                    in the Annex hereto,
 Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters
 between the European Economic Community and the
 European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part,
 and the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania, of the other
                                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 part ; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 385/94 (6),
 lays down detailed rules for applying the arrangements
 provided for in these agreements as regards milk and milk
 products ;                                                                                  Article 1
 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 Q, as last              The import levies referred to in Article 14 of Regulation
 amended by Regulation (EC) No 235/94 (8), lays down the            (EEC) No 804/68 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
 arrangements applicable to agricultural products origina­
 ting in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the
 overseas countries and territories ;
                                                                                             Article 2
 Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (1 ) of Council Decision
 91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the             This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1994.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                   Done at Brussels, 29 June 1994.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                                Rene STEICHEN
                                                                           Member of the Commission
(') OJ  No  L 1 , 3. 1 . 1994, p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No  L 132, 29. 5. 1993, p. 73.
0   OJ  No  L 251 , 8. 10. 1993, p. 7.
(4) OJ  No  L 333, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 16.                           (9) OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .
O   OJ  No  L 333, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 17.                           (10) OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .
(«) OJ  No  L 50, 22. 2. 1994, p. 7.                               (") OJ No L 320, 22. 12. 1993, p. 32.
O   OJ  No  L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.                              (12) OJ No L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106.
(8) OJ  No  L 30, 3. 2. 1994, p. 12.                               H OJ No L 69, 12. 3. 1994, p. 1 .
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                                                                ANNEX
                to the Commission Regulation of 29 June 1994 fixing the import levies on milk and milk
                                                                products
                                        (ECU/100 kg net weight, unless otherwise indicated)
     CN code             Note f5)                 Import                    CN code             Note Q          Import
                                                     levy                                                         levy
   0401 10 10                                       17,09                 0403 10 16              0)   2,0703 / kg + 26,22
    0401 10 90                                      15,88                 0403 10 22                              25,57
    0401 20 11                                      23.16                 0403 10 24                              30,22
    0401 20 19                                      21,95                 0403 10 26                              72,33
    0401 20 91                                      27,81                 0403 10 32              (')  0,1 953 / kg + 25,01
    0401 20 99                                      26,60                 0403 10 34              (')  0,241 8 / kg + 25,01
    0401 30 11                                      69,92                 0403 10 36              (')  0,6629 / kg + 25,01
    0401 30 19                                      68,71                 0403 90 11                            121,70
    0401 30 31                                    133,33                  0403 90 13                            176,40
    0401 30 39                                    132,12                  0403 90 19                            214,28
    0401 30 91                                    222,56                  0403 90 31              (')  1,1445 / kg + 26,22
    0401 30 99                                    221,35                  0403 90 33              (')  1,6915 / kg + 26,22
    0402 10 11               (4)                  121,70                  0403 90 39              (')  2,0703 / kg + 26,22
                                                                          0403 90 51                              25,57
    0402 10 19             (3)(4)                 114,45
                                                                          0403 90 53                              30,22
    0402 10 91             C)(4)         1,1445 / kg +    26,22
                                                                          0403 90 59                              7233
    04021099               (>)(4)        1 ,1445 / kg +   18,97
    0402 21 11               (4)                   176,40                 0403 90 61              (')  0,1 953 / kg + 25,01
    0402 21 17               (4)                   169,15                 0403 90 63              (')  0,241 8 / kg + 25,01
    0402 21 19             (3)(4)                  169,15                 0403 90 69              (')  0,6629 / kg + 25,01
    0402 21 91             (3)(4)                 214,28                  0404 10 02                              24,66
    0402 21 99             (3) (4)                207,03                  0404 10 04                            176,40
    0402 29 1 1          (') (3) (4)     1 ,69 1 5 / kg + 26,22           0404 10 06                            214,28
    0402 29 1 5            0 (4)         1 ,69 1 5 / kg + 26,22           0404 10 12                            121,70
    0402 29 1 9            0 (4)         1 ,69 1 5 / kg + 1 8,97          0404 10 14                             176,40
    0402 29 91             (') (4)      2,0703 / kg +     26,22           0404 10 16                            214,28
    0402 29 99             (') (4)      2,0703 / kg +     1 8,97          0404   10 26            (')  0,2466 / kg     + 18,97
    0402 91 11               (4)                    38,14                 0404   1 0 28           (')  1 ,69 1 5 / kg  + 26,22
    0402 91 19               (4)                    38,14                 0404   10 32            (')  2,0703 / kg     + 26,22
    0402 91 31               (4)                    47,68                 0404   10 34            (')  1,1445 / kg     + 26,22
    0402 91 39               (4)                    47,68                 0404   10 36            (')  1,6915 / kg     + 26,22
    0402 91 51               (4)                   133,33                 0404   10 38            (')  2,0703 / kg     + 26,22
    0402 91 59               (4)                   132,12
                                                                          0404   10 48            (2)  0,2466 / kg
    0402 91 91               (4)                  222,56
                                                                          0404   10 52            (2)  1,6915 / kg     +  6,04
    0402 91 99               (4)                  221,35
                                                                          0404   10 54            (2)  2,0703 / kg     +  6,04
    0402 99 11               (4)                    51,95
                                                                          0404   10 56      •     (2)  1,1445 / kg     +  6,04
    0402 99 19               (4)                    51,95
                                                                          0404   10 58            O    1,6915 / kg     +  6,04
    0402 99 3 1            (') (4)       1 ,2970 / kg +   22,60
                                                                          0404   10 62            (2)  2,0703 / kg     +  6,04
    0402 99 39             (') (4)       1 ,2970 / kg +   21 ,39
                                                                          0404   10 72        .   (2)  0,2466 / kg     + 18,97
    0402 99 91             (') (4)      2,1 893 / kg + 22,60
                                                                          0404   10 74            (2)  1,6915 / kg     + 25,01
    0402 99 99             (') (4)      2,1893 / kg + 21,39
                                                                          0404   10 76            (2)  2,0703 / kg     + 25,01
    0403 10 02                                     121,70                 0404   10 78            (2)  1,1445 / kg     + 25,01
    0403 10 04                                     176,40                 0404   10 82            O    1,6915 / kg     + 25,01
    0403 10 06                                    214,28                  0404   10 84            (2)  2,0703 / kg     + 25,01
    0403 10 12               (')         1,1445 / kg + 26,22              0404 90 11                             121,70
    0403 10 14               (')         1,691 5 / kg + 26,22             0404 90 13                             176,40
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          CN code                  Note (*)                   Import                   CN code                Note (*)                   Import
                                                                levy                                                                      levy
        0404 90 19                                           214,28                  0406 90 31                (3)(4)                    161,37
        0404 90 31                                            121,70                 0406 90 33                (3)(4)                    161,37
        0404 90 33                                            176,40                 0406 90 35                (3)(4)                    161,37
        0404 90 39                                           214,28                  0406 90 37                (3)(4)                    161,37
        0404 90 51                    (')           1 ,1445 / kg     + 26,22         0406 90 39                (3)(4)                    161,37
        0404 90 53                  (') (3)         1 ,69 1 5 / kg   + 26,22         0406 90 50                (3)(4)                    161,37
        0404 90 59                    (')           2,0703 / kg      + 26,22         0406 90 61                (3)(4)                   368,40
                                                                                     0406 90 63                (3) (4)                  368,40
        0404 90 91                    (')           1,1445 / kg      + 26,22
                                                                                     0406 90 69                (3) (4)                  368,40
        0404 90 93                  (') 0           1 ,691 5 / kg    + 26,22
                                                                                     0406 90 73                (3)(4)                    161,37
        0404 90 99                    (>)           2,0703 / kg      + 26,22
                                                                                     0406 90 75                (3)(4)                    161,37
        0405 00 11                    0                      229,15                  0406 90 76                (3)(4)                    161,37
        0405 00 19                    (3)                    229,15                  0406 90 78                (3)(4)                    161,37
        0405 00 90                                           279,56                  0406 90 79                (3)(4)                    161,37
                                                                                     0406 90 81                (3)(4)                    161,37
        0406 10 20                  (3)(4)                   202,62                  0406 90 82                (3)(4)                   161,37
        0406 10 80                  (3)(4)                   258,09                  0406 90 84                (3)(4)                    161,37
        0406 20 10                  (3)(4)                   368,40                  0406 90 85                (3)(4)                    161,37
        0406 20 90                  (3)(4)                   368,40                  0406 90 86                (3)(4)                    161,37
        0406 30 10                  (3)(4)                   163,91                  0406 90 87                (3)(4)                   161,37
        0406 30 31                  (3)(4)                   152,64                  0406 90 88                (3)(4)                   161,37
        0406 30 39                  (3)(4)                   163,91                  0406 90 93                (3) (4)                  202,62
        0406 30 90                  (3) (4)                  260,63                  0406 90 99                (3) (4)                  258,09
        0406 40 10                  (3)(4)                   140,95                   1702 10 10                                          66,89
        0406 40 50                  (3)(4)                   140,95                   1702 10 90                                          66,89
        0406 40 90                  (3) (4)                  140,95                  2106 90 51                                           66,89
        0406 90 11                  (3)(4)                   213,70
                                                                                     2309 10 15                                           88,26
        0406 90 13                  (3)(4)                   138,77
                                                                                     2309 10 19                                         114,58
        0406 90 15                  (3)(4)                   138,77
                                                                                     2309 10 39                                         107,01
        0406 90 17                  (3)(4)                   138,77
                                                                                     2309 10 59                                           87,50
        0406 90 19                  (3)(4)                   368,40                  2309 10 70                                         114,58
        0406 90 21                  (3)(4)                   213,70                  2309 90 35                                           88,26
        0406 90 23                  (3)(4)                   161,37                  2309 90 39                                         114,58
        0406 90 25                  (3)(4)                   161,37                  2309 90 49                                         107,01
        0406 90 27                  (3)(4)                   161,37                  2309 90 59                                           87,50
        0406 90 29                  (3)(4)                   161,37                  2309 90 70                                         114,58
(') 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.
(3) Products falling within this code and imported from a third country
    — for which an IMA 1 certificate, issued in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1767/82, is presented,
    — for which an EUR 1 certificate, issued in accordance with amended Regulation (EEC) No 1316/93 for Sweden, amended Regulation (EEC) No 584/92
        for Poland, the Czech and Slovak Republics and Hungary and Commission Regulation (EC) No 385/94 (OJ No L 50, 22. 2. 1994, p. 7) 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.
(*) No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.