CELEX: 31991R1653
Language: en
Date: 1991-06-15
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1653/91 of 14 June 1991 fixing the import levies on milk and milk products

No L 151 /22                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                  15. 6. 91
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1653/91
                                                          of 14 June 1991
                                     fixing the import levies on milk and milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          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) No
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                1767/82 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
 Economic Community,                                                  1502/90 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 1630/91 (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
                                                                     normal, the levy must be equal to the sum of two
 Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,             components :
 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
 for each of these groups are set out in Annex I to Council               an additional component fixed at a level which, the
 Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 of 18 December 1979                          composition and quality of the assimilated product
 determining the groups of products and the special provi­                being taken into account, makes it possible to
 sions for calculating levies on milk and milk products (3),              re-establish normal price ratios for imports into the
 as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 31 16/90 (4);                     Community ;
Whereas the levy on the products in any one group must
be equal to the threshold price for the pilot product less           Whereas Article 14(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68
the free-at-frontier price ; whereas these threshold prices          provides that the levy on products in respect of which the
were fixed for the 1991 /1992 milk year by Council Regu­             customs duty has been bound within GATT must be
lation (EEC) No 1633/9H5);                                           limited to the amount resulting from that binding ;
Whereas, however, Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 lays
down special provisions for calculating the levy on certain          Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1073/68 (8),
assimilated products ; whereas these products are listed             as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (9), provides
and the method of calculating the levy on them described             that a free-at-frontier price must be established for each of
in Annex II and in Articles 2 to 12 of that Regulation               the pilot products defined in Annex I to Regulation (EEC)
respectively ;                                                       No 2915/79 ; whereas these prices must be determined
                                                                     for products of good marketable quality ;
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              Whereas the free-at-frontier prices must be established on
milk components contained in the product on the one                  the basis of the most favourable purchasing opportunities
hand and the product itself on the other is, for products            in international trade for the products listed in Article
containing sugar or other sweeteners, calculated by multi­            1 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 other than assimilated
plying the basic amount by the quantity of milk                      products for which the levy is not equal to the levy on the
components contained in the product ;                                related pilot products ; whereas, when recording these
                                                                     purchasing opportunities, the Commission must take
                                                                     account of all information obtained direct or through the
Whereas Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79                    Member States concerning prices for delivery of third­
provides that for certain products originating in or                 country products free-at-Community-frontier and prices
                                                                     on third-country markets ;
(') OJ  No  L  148, 28 . 6. 1968, p. 13.
O   OJ  No  L  150, 15.  6. 1991 , p. 19.                            (6) OJ No L 196, 5. 7. 1982, p. 1 .
(3) OJ  No  L  329, 24.  12. 1979, p. 1 .                            0   OJ No L 141 , 2. 6. 1990, p. 5.
0   OJ  No  L  303, 31 . 10. 1990, p. 1 .                            (8) OJ No L 180, 26. 7. 1968, p. 25.
O   OJ  No  L  150, 15.  6. 1991 , p. 25.                            O   OJ No L 28, 1 . 2. 1988, p. 1 .
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 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 788/86 ('), as           they may be altered in the intervening period if neces­
 last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 525/90 (2), speci­        sary ; whereas the levy remains valid until another
 fies the free-at-Spanish-frontier values of certain cheeses     becomes applicable ;
 imported from and originating in Switzerland ;
                                                                 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 of 29
                                                                 October 1975 on glucose and lactose (3), as amended by
Whereas, however, no account should be taken of infor­           Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 , stipulates that the treatment
 mation relating to small quantities which are not repre­        provided for lactose and lactose syrup falling within CN
 sentative of trade in the products in question and quanti­      code 1702 10 90 by Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 and by
 ties in respect of which price trends in general or other       the provisions adopted for the application of that Regula­
 information available to it lead the Commission to believe      tion is to be extended to lactose and lactose syrup falling
 that the price in question is unrepresentative of the real      within CN code 1702 10 10 ; whereas consequently the
 trend of the market ;                                           levy fixed for products falling within CN code 1702 10 90
                                                                 also applies to products falling within CN code
                                                                  1702 10 10 ; whereas to ensure that the provision in ques­
Whereas the prices used must be adjusted where they are          tion is properly applied these products and the levy
 not quoted free-at-Community-frontier or where they do          thereon should be explicitly mentioned in the list of
 not apply to products of good marketable quality ;              levies ;
whereas the adjustment in respect of an assimilated
 product the levy on which is equal to the levy on its pilot     Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 (4), as last
 product must be effected in such a way as to allow, in          amended by Regulation (EEC) No 523/91 (*), lays down
 particular, for differences in composition, maturity,           the arrangements applicable to agricultural products origi­
 quality and presentation between the assimilated product        nating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in
 and the related pilot product ; whereas adjustments             the overseas countries and territories ;
 relating to composition must be calculated by multiplying
 the difference between the milk component content of
 the pilot product and that of the assimilated product in        Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
 question by the value attributed in international trade to      refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
 one unit of weight of the milk component in question ;          — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
whereas, when the other adjustments are being effected,               tion to each other at any given moment within a band
 the difference    between the value     attributed on   the
                                                                      of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central
 Community market to each of the relevant characteristics             rate, multiplied by the coefficient provided for in the
 of the pilot product and the value attributed on that                last subparagraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­
 market to the corresponding characteristics of the assimi­           tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (6), as last amended by Regula­
 lated product in question must be taken into account ;               tion (EEC) No 2205/90 Q,
                                                                 — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an
Whereas, if no information on prices is available, the free­          average of the ecu rates published in the Official
at-frontier price may, by way of exception, be                       Journal of the European Communities, C series, over
established on the basis of the value of the raw materials            a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­
contained in the pilot product in question (calculated on             cient referred to in the preceding indent ;
the basis of the prices of milk products for which prices
are available), average processing costs and average yields ;    Whereas it follows from applying these provisions that
                                                                 the levies on milk and milk products should be as set out
                                                                 in the Annex hereto,
Whereas, in exceptional circumstances, a free-at-frontier
price may remain unchanged for a limited period where
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             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
enable it to establish the next free-at-frontier price and if
the Commission considers that the prices which are
available could lead to sudden and considerable changes
                                                                                            Article 1
in the free-at-frontier price because they are not suffici­
ently representative of real market trends ;
                                                                 The import levies referred to in Article 14 of Regulation
                                                                 (EEC) No 804/68 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
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                                           Article 2
clature :
                                                                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 June 1991 .
Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1073/68
provides that the levies are fixed every fortnight ; whereas     (3) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 20 .
                                                                 (4) OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
                                                                 0 OJ No L 58 , 5. 3. 1991 , p. 1 .
(') OJ No L 74, 19 . 3. 1986, p. 20.                             if) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 144, 7. 6. 1990, p. 15.                              0 OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.
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             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States.
             Done at Brussels, 14 June 1991 .
                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                     Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                Member of the Commission
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                                                    ANNEX
          to the Commission Regulation of 14 June 1991 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                                                             18,03
                    0401 10 90            I                                                16,82
                    0401 20 11            I                                                24,72
                    0401 20 19                                                             23,51
                    0401 20 91            \                                                30,04
                  . 0401 20 99                                                             28,83
                    0401 30 11            \                                                76,62
                    0401 30 19            I                                                75,41
                    0401 30 31            \                                               146,95
                    0401 30 39                                                            145,74
                    0401 30 91            \                                               246,07
                    0401 30 99                                                            244,86
                    0402 10 11                          (4)                               128,54
                    0402 10 19                          C)                                121,29
                    0402 10 91                         C)(4)                      1,21 29 / kg + 29,23
                    0402 10 99                         C)(4)                      1,21 29 / kg + 21,98
                    0402 21 1 1                         (4)                               178,90
                    0402 21 17                          (4)                               171,65
                    0402 21 19                          (4)                               171,65
                    0402 21 91                          (4)                               219,22
                    0402 21 99                          (4)                               211,97
                    0402 29 1 1                      C )(3)(4)                    1,7165 / kg  +  29,23
                    0402 29 15                         0 (4)                      1,7165 / kg  +  29,23
                    0402 29 19                         CM4)                       1,7165 / kg  +  21,98
                    0402 29 91                         C)(4)                      2,1 197 / kg +  29,23
                    0402 29 99                         0)(4)                      2,1 197 / kg +  21,98
                    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)                               146,95
                    0402 91 59                          (4)                               145,74
                    0402 91 91                          (4)                               246,07
                    0402 91 99                          (4)                               244,86
                    0402 99 1 1                         (4)                                49,85
                    0402 99 19                          (4)                                49,85
                    0402 99 31                         C)(4)                      1,4332 / kg  +  25,61
                    0402 99 39                         CM4)                       1,4332 / kg  +  24,40
                    0402 99 91                         C)(4)                      2,4244 / kg  +  25,61
                    0402 99 99                         C)(4)                      2,4244 / kg  +  24,40
                    0403 10 02            II                                              128,54
                    0403 10 04            II                                              178,90
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                                                    (ECU/100 kg net weight, unless otherwise indicated)
              CN code                          Note                            Import levy
             0403 10 06                                                           219,22
             0403 10 12                         0                        1,21 29 / kg + 29,23
             0403 10 14                         (•)                      1 ,7 165 / kg + 29,23
             0403 10 16                         (')                      2,1 197 / kg + 29,23
             0403 10 22                                                             27,13
             0403 10 24                                                             32,45
             0403 10 26                                                             79,03
             0403 10 32                         0                        0,2 109 / kg + 28,02
             0403 10 34                         0                        0,2641 / kg + 28,02
             0403 10 36                                                  0,7299 / kg + 28,02
             0403 90 1 1                                                          128,54
             0403 90 13                                                           178,90
             0403 90 19                                                           219,22
             0403 90 31                         (')                      1,21 29 / kg + 29,23
             0403 90 33                         0                        1,71 65 / kg + 29,23
             0403 90 39                         0                        2,1 197 / kg + 29,23
             0403 90 51            \                                                27,13
             0403 90 53            II                                              32,45
             0403 90 59            II                                              79,03
             0403 90 61                         (')                      0,21 09 / kg + 28,02
             0403 90 63                         0                        0,2641 / kg + 28,02
             0403 90 69                         0                        0,7299 / kg + 28,02
             0404 10 11                                                            26,43
             0404 10 19                         0)                       0,2643 / kg + 21,98
             0404 10 91                         0                        0,2643 / kg
             0404 10 99                         0                        0,2643 / kg + 21,98
             0404 90 1 1           Il                                             128,54
             0404 90 13            I                                              178,90
             0404 90 19                                                          219,22
             0404 90 31                                                           128,54
             0404 90 33            \                                              178,90
             0404 90 39                                                          219,22
             0404 90 51                         0                        1,21 29 / kg   + 29,23
             0404 90 53                        00                        1 ,7 165 / kg  + 29,23
             0404 90 59                         0                        2,1 197 / kg   + 29,23
             0404 90 91                         0                        1,21 29 / kg   + 29,23
             0404 90 93                        00                        1,71 65 / kg   + 29,23
             0404 90 99                         0                        2,1 197 / kg   + 29,23
             0405 00 10                                                          253,76
             0405 00 90                                                          309,59
             0406 10 10                         0                                233,99
             0406 10 90                         0                                285,03
             0406 20 10                        00                                380,01
             0406 20 90                         0                                380,01
             0406 30 10                        00                                185,98
             0406 30 31                        00                                175,43
             0406 30 39                        00                                185,98
             0406 30 90                        00                                282,70
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                                                  (ECU/100 kg net weight, unless otherwise indicated)
              CN code                        Note                           Import levy
            0406 40 00                       00                                148,14
            0406 90 11                       00                                225,59
            0406 90 13                       00                                181,87
            0406 90 15                       00                                181,87
            0406 90 17                       00                                181,87
            0406 90 19                       00                                380,01
            0406 90 21                       00                                225,59
            0406 90 23                       00                                188,31
            0406 90 25                       00                                188,31
            0406 90 27                       00                                188,31
            0406 90 29                       00                                188,31
            0406 90 31                       00                                188,31
            0406 90 33                        0                                188,31
            0406 90 35                       00                                188,31
            0406 90 37                       00                                188,31
            0406 90 39                       00                                188,31
            0406 90 50                       00                                188,31
            0406 90 61                        0                               380,01
            0406 90 63                        0                               380,01
            0406 90 69                        0                               380,01
            0406 90 71                        0                               233,99
            0406 90 73                        0                                188,31
            0406 90 75                        0                                188,31
            0406 90 77                        0                                188,31
            0406 90 79                        0                                188,31
            0406 90 81                        0                                188,31
            0406 90 83                        0                                188,31
            0406 90 85                        0                               188,31
            0406 90 89                       00                               188,31
            0406 90 91                        0                               233,99
            0406 90 93                        0                               233,99
            0406 90 97                        0                               285,03
            0406 90 99                        0                               285,03
            1702 10 10                                                          36,29
            170210 90                                                           36,29
            2106 90 51                                                          36,29
            2309 10 15                                                          93,39
            2309 10 19                                                        121,28
            2309 10 39           \                                            113,74
            2309 10 59                                                          94,08
            2309 10 70                                                        121,28
            2309 90 35           \                                              93,39
            2309 90 39                                                        121,28
            2309 90 49           l                                            113,74
            2309 90 59                                                          94,08
            2309 90 70                                                        121,28
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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 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 code 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 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.