CELEX: 31988R2353
Language: en
Date: 1988-07-29 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2353/88 of 28 July 1988 fixing the import levies on milk and milk products

No L 204/34                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                29 . 7. 88
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2353/88
                                                             of 28 July 1988
                                       fixing the import levies on milk and milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            plying the basic amount by the quantity of milk compo­
                                                                       nents contained in the product ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                    Whereas Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79
                                                                       provides that for certain products originating in or
                                                                       coming from certain third countries a specific levy is to
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                     be applied ; whereas the levy applicable to those products
Portugal,                                                              is fixed in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                       1767/82 (^ as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                       611 /88 0 ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of
27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market                  Whereas, for as long as it is found that on importation
in milk and milk products ('), as last amended by Regula­              into the Community the price of an assimilated product
tion (EEC) No 1109/88 (2), and in particular Article 14(8)             for which the levy is not equal to the levy on its pilot
thereof,
                                                                       product is considerably lower than the price which would
                                                                       obtain if the ratio to the price of the pilot product were
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,                normal, the levy must be equal to the sum of two compo­
                                                                       nents :
Whereas Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68                       — one component equal to the amount resulting from
provides for charging a levy on imports of the products                     the provisions of Articles 2 to 7 of Regulation (EEC)
listed in Article 1 of that Regulation ; whereas these                      No 2915/79 applicable to the assimilated product in
products may be divided into groups ; whereas the                           question,
product groups and the pilot groups and the pilot product              — an additional component fixed at a level which, the
for each of these groups are set out in Annex I to Council                  composition and quality of the assimilated product
Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 of 18 December 1979                             being taken into account, makes it possible to
determining the groups of products and the special provi­                   re-establish normal price ratios for imports into the
sions for calculating levies on milk and milk products (3),                 Community ;
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (4) ;
                                                                       Whereas Article 14(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68
Whereas the levy on the products in any one group must                 provides that the levy on products in respect of which the
be equal to the threshold price for the pilot product less             customs duty has been bound within GATT must be
the free-at-frontier price ; whereas these threshold prices            limited to the amount resulting from that binding ;
were fixed for the 1988/89 milk year be Council Regula­
tion (EEC) No 2235/88 n ;                                              Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1073/68 (8), as amended by
                                                                       Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 , provides that a free-at­
                                                                       frontier price must- be established for each of the pilot
Whereas, however, Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 lays                     products defined in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No
down special provisions for calculating the levy on certain            2915/79 ; whereas these prices must be determined for
assimilated products ; whereas these products are listed               products of good marketable quality ;
and the method of calculating the levy on them described
in Annex II and in Articles 2 to 12 of that Regulation                 Whereas the free-at-frontier prices must be established on
respectively ;                                                         the basis of the most favourable purchasing opportunities
                                                                       in international trade for the products listed in Article
Whereas, as pr&vided for in Regulation (EEC) No                         1 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 other than assimilated
2915/79, the component of the levy established using a                 products for which the levy is not equal to the levy on the
factor expressing the weight ratio existing between the                related pilot products ; whereas, when recording these
milk components contained in the product on the one                    purchasing opportunities, the Commission must take
hand and the product itself on the other is, for products              account of all information obtained direct or through the
containing sugar or other sweeteners, calculated by multi­             Member States concerning prices for delivery of third­
                                                                       country products free-at-Community-frontier and prices
                                                                       on third-country markets ;
(') OJ No  L   148 , 28 .  6. 1968, p. 13 .
0   OJ No  L   110, 29 .   4. 1988 , p. 27.
0   OJ No  L   329, 24.    12. 1979, p. 1 .                            (*) OJ No L 196, 5. 7. 1982, p. 1 .
0   OJ No  L   28 , 1 . 2.  1988, p. 1 .                               0 OJ No L 60, 5. 3. 1988 , p. 19 .
0   OJ No  L   197, 26.    7. 1988, p. 37.                             (8) OJ No L 180, 26. 7. 1968, p. 25.
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   Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 788/86 ('), as last amended          Whereas, in accordance with Article 19 (1 ) of Regulation
   by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88, specifies the free-at­            (EEC) No 804/68, the nomenclature provided for in this
   Spanish-frontier values of certain cheeses imported from         Regulation is incorporated in the combined nomencla­
   and originating in Switzerland.                                  ture ;
                                                                    Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1073/68
                                                                    provides that the levies are fixed every fortnight ; whereas
   Whereas, however, no account should be taken of infor­           they may be altered in the intervening period if neces­
  mation relating to small quantities which are not repre­          sary ; whereas the levy remains valid until another
  sentative of trade in the products in question and quanti­        becomes applicable ;
  ties in respect of which price trends in general or other
  information available to it lead the Commission to believe
  that the price in question is unrepresentative of the real        Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
  trend of the market :                                             refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
                                                                    — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
                                                                        tion to each other at any given moment within a band
                                                                        of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on their central
  Whereas the prices used must be adjusted where they are               rate, multiplied by the coefficient provided for in the
  not quoted free-at-Community-frontier or where they do                last subparagraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­
  not apply to products of good marketable quality ;                    tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (2), as last amended by Regula­
  whereas the adjustment in respect of an assimilated                   tion (EEC) No 1636/87 (3),
  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           — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
  particular, for differences in composition, maturity,                 arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
  quality and presentation between the assimilated product              these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­
  and the related pilot product ; whereas adjustments rela­             tion to the Community currencies referred to in the
  ting to composition must be calculated by multiplying                 previous indent and the aforesaid coefficient ;
  the difference between the milk component content of
  the pilot product and that of the assimilated product in
  question by the value attributed in international trade to       Whereas it follows from applying these provisions that
  one unit of weight of the milk component in question ;           the levies on milk and milk products should be as set out
                                                                   in the Annex hereto,
 whereas, when the other adjustments are being effected,
 the difference between the value attributed on the
 Community market to each of the relevant characteristics
 of the pilot product and the value attributed on that
 market to the corresponding characteristics of the assimi­
 lated product in question must be taken into account ;
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Whereas, if no information on prices .is available, the free­                               Article 1
 at-frontier price may, by way of exception, be
 established on the basis of the value of the raw materials
 contained in the pilot product in question (calculated on         1.     The import levies referred to in Article 14 of Regu­
 the basis of the prices of milk products for which prices         lation (EEC) No 804/68 shall be as set out in the Annex
 are available), average processing costs and average yields ;     hereto.
                                                                  2.      There shall be no levy for imports from Portugal,
                                                                  including the Azores and Madeira, for milk and milk
Whereas, in exceptional circumstances, a free-at-frontier         products listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No
 price may remain unchanged for a limited period where            804/68 .
 the new level of the price for a given quality or a specific
origin, used as a basis for establishing the previous free­
at-frontier price, has not reached the Commission to
enable it to establish the next free-at-frontier price and if                                Article 2
the Commission considers that the prices which are avai­
lable could lead to sudden and considerable changes in
the free-at-frontier price because they are not sufficiently      This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 1988.
representative of real market trends :
                                                                  (2) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
(') OJ No L 74, 19. 3. 1986, p. 20.                               0 OJ No L 153, 13. 6. 1987, p. 1 .
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
            Done at Brussels, 28 July 1988 .
                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                    Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                       Vice-President
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                                                    ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 28 July 1988 fixing the import levies on milk and milk
                                                    products
                                                           (ECU/100 kg net weight, unless otherwise indicated)
                       CN code                        Note                            Import levy
                     0401 10 10                                                           18,31
                     0401 10 90                                                           17,10
                     0401 20 11                                                           25,27
                     0401 20 19                                                           24,06
                     0401 20 91                                                           30,90
                     0401 20 99                                                           29,69
                     0401 30 11                                                           79,38
                     0401 30 19                                                           78,17
                     0401 30 31          l                                              152,66
                     0401 30 39          \                                              151,45
                     0401 30 91
                                         I                                              256,05
                     0401 30 99                                                         254,84
                     0402 10 11          I                                              130,28
                     0402 10 19
                                         l                                              123,03
                     0402 10 91                        (')                      1,2303 / kg + 27,50
                     0402 10 99                        (')                      1,2303 / kg + 20,25
                     0402 21 11
                                         li                                             172,15
                    0402 21 17
                                         II                                             164,90
                    0402 21 19
                                         ||                                             164^90
                    0402 21 91
                                         II                                            214,76
                    0402 21 99                                                         207,51
                    0402 29 1 1                       00                        1 ,6490 / kg + 27,50
                    0402 29 15                         0                        1,6490 / kg + 27,50
                    0402 29 19           0)                                     1,6490 / kg + 20,25
                    0402 29 91                         o                       2,0751 / kg + 27,50
                    0402 29 99                         0                       2,0751 / kg + 20,25 .
                    0402 91 11                                                           30,88
                    0402 91 19                                                           30,88
                    0402 91 31                                                           38,60
                    0402 91 39                                                           38,60
                    0402 91 51                                                         152,66
                    0402 91 59           l                                             151,45
                    0402 91 91                                                         256,05
                   0402 91 99
                                         l                                             254,84
                   0402 99 1 1
                                         I                                               53,76
                   0402 99 19                                                            53,76
                   0402 99 31                         0                        1,4903 / kg + 23,88
                   0402 99 39                         0                        1,4903 / kg + 22,67
                   0402 99 91                         0     '                  2,5242 / kg + 23,88
                   0402 99 99                         0                        2,5242 / kg + 22,67
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                                                         (ECU/100 kg net weight, unless otherwise indicated)
                CN code                           Note                             Import levy
              0403 10 11                                                               27,68
              0403 10 13                                                               33,31
              0403 10 19                                                               81,79
              0403 10 31                           (')                        0,2 164 / kg + 26,29
              0403 10 33                           (')                        0,2727 / kg + 26,29
              0403 10 39                           (')                        0,7575 / kg + 26,29
              0403 90 11                                                              130,28
              0403 90 13                                                              172,15
              0403 90 19                                                              214,76
              0403 90 31                           0)                         1,2303 / kg + 27,50
              0403 90 33                           0                          1,6490 / kg + 27,50
              0403 90 39                           0                          2,0751 / kg + 27,50
              0403 90 51                                                                27,68
              0403 90 53                                                                33,31
              0403 90 59                        ,                                       81,79
              0403 90 61                           (')                        0,21 64 / kg + 26,29
              0403 90 63                           (')                        0,2727 / kg + 26,29
              0403 90 69                           (')                        0,7575 / kg + 26,29
              0404 10 11             \                                                   6,89
              0404 10 19                           (')                        0,0689 / kg + 20,25
              0404 10 91                            (2)                       0,0689 / kg
              0404 10 99                            0                         0,0689 / kg + 20,25
              0404 90 1 1            ll                                               130,28
              0404 90 13             ll                                               172,15
              0404 90 19             I-I                                              214,76
              0404 90 31             II                                               130,28
              0404 90 33             ll                                               172,15
              0404 90 39             ||                                               214,76
              0404 90 51                            C)                         1,2303 / kg + 27,50
              0404 90 53                            (')                        1,6490 / kg + 27,50
              0404 90 59                            (')                        2,0751 / kg + 27,50
            -  0404 90 91                           (')                        1,2303 / kg + 27,50
               0404 90 93                           (')                        1,6490 / kg + 27,50
               0404 90 99                           (')                        2,0751 / kg + 27,50
               0405 00 10                                                             264,20
               0405 00 90                                                             322,32
               0406 10 10                                                             258,45
               0406 10 90                                                              307,61
               0406 20 10                           (3)                                379,71
               0406 20 90            \                                                 379,71
               0406 30 10                            (3)                               202,03
               0406 30 31                            0                                 194,01
               0406 30 39                            (3)                               202,03
               0406 30 90                            (3)                               298,75
               0406 40 00                            (3)                               157,44
               0406 90 1 1                           (3)                               242,96
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                                                   (ECU/100 kg net weight, unless otherwise indicated)
             CN code                          Note                           Import levy
            0406 90 13                          0                               250,05
            0406 90 15                          0                               250,05
            0406 90 17                          0                               250,05
            0406 90 19                         (3)                              379,7,1
            0406 90 21                         0                                242,96
            0406 90 23                         0                                210,89
            0406 90 25                         0    .                           210,89
            0406 90 27                         0                                210,89
            0406 90 29                         (3)                             210,89
            0406 90 31                      , (3)                              210,89
           0406 90 33                                                          210,89
           0406 90 35                          (3)                             210,89
           0406 90 37                          (3)                             210,89
           0406 90 39                          (3)                             210,89
           0406 90 50                          (3)                             210,89
           0406 90 61
                                I                                              379,71
           0406 90 63                                                          379,71
           0406 90 69
                                ||                                             379,71
           0406 90 71
                                ||                                             258,45
           0406 90 73
                                II                                             210,89
           0406 90 75
                                ||                                             210,89
           0406 90 77
                                I                                              210,89
           0406 90 79
                                                                               210,89
           0406 90 81                                                          210,89
           0406 90 83
                                I                                              210,89
           0406 90 85                                                          210,89
           0406 90 89                         (3)                              210,89
          0406 90 91                                                          258,45
          0406 90 93
                                \                                             258,45
          0406 90 97                                                          307,61
          0406 90 99                                                          307,61
           1702 10 90                         0                                 36,85
          2106 90 51                                                            36,85
          2309 10 15                                                            94,69
          2309 10 19                                                          122,99
          2309 10 39
                                \                                             115,20
          2309 10 59                                                            94,96
          2309 10 70                                                          122,99
          2309 90 35                                                            94,69
          2309 90 39                                                          122,99
          2309 90 49                                                          115,20
          2309 90 59                                                            94,96
          2309 90 70                                                          122,99
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            (') The levy on 100 kg of product falling within this subheading is equal to the sum of the following :
                (a) the amount per kilogram shown, multiplied by the weight of milk and milk cream contained in 100 kg of
                    product ; and
                (b) the other amount indicated.
            (2) The levy on 100 kg of product falling within this subheading is equal to :
                (a) the amount per kilogram shown, multiplied by the weight of the dried milk contained in 100 kg of product
                    plus, where appropriate,
                (b) the other amount indicated.
            (3) Products falling within this subheading 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) Lactose and lactose syrup falling within subheading 1702 10 10 are subject, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No
                2730/75, to the same levy as that applicable to lactose falling within subheading 1702 10 90.