CELEX: 31993R1701
Language: en
Date: 1993-07-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1701/93 of 30 June 1993 fixing the import levies on milk and milk products

No L 159/54                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                 1 . 7. 93
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1701 /93
                                                         of 30 June 1993
                                    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
 Economic 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 (EEC) No 2071 /92 (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)
                                                                    No 1767/82 0, as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
Whereas Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68                    No 1317/93 (8);
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
 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 (EEC) No 3798/91 (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 ; whereas these threshold prices
were fixed for the 1993/94 milk year by Council Regula­             — one component equal to the amount resulting from
tion (EEC) No 1562/93 0 ;                                                the provisions of Articles 2 to 7 of Regulation (EEC)
                                                                         No 2915/79 applicable to the assimilated product in
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 723/93 (6),                     question,
determining the prices and amounts fixed in ecus in the
milk and milk products sector which are reduced as a
result of the monetary realignments of September
and November 1992, January and May 1993 ;                           — an additional component fixed at a level which, the
                                                                         composition and quality of the assimilated product
                                                                         being taken into account, makes it possible to
                                                                         re-establish normal price ratios for imports into the
Whereas, however, Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 lays                       Community ;
down special provisions for calculating the levy on certain
aissimilated 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
respectively ;                                                      Whereas Article 14(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68
                                                                    provides that the levy on products in respect of which the
(') OJ  No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 13 .                           customs duty has been bound within GATT must be
O   OJ  No L 215, 30 . 7. 1992, p. 64.                              limited to the amount resulting from that binding ;
(3) OJ  No L 329, 24. 12. 1979, p. 1 .
(4) OJ  No L 357, 28 . 12. 1991 , p . 3 .
0   OJ  No L 154, 25. 6. 1993, p. 1 .                               0 OJ No L 196, 5. 7. 1982, p. 1 .
(6) See page 123 of this Official Journal.                          (8) OJ No L 132, 29. 5. 1993, p. 78 .
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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, in 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 1525/90 (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 1 702 1 0 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 1 702 1 0 1 0 ; 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 Regulations (EEC) No 518/92 (6), (EEC)
the pilot product and that of the assimilated product in         No 519/92Q 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
                                                                 0   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 .
0 OJ No L 28, 1 . 2. 1988 , p. 1 .                               0   OJ No   L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 6.
(3) OJ No L 74, 19. 3. 1986, p. 20.                              (8) OJ No   L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 9 .
H OJ No L 144, 7. 6. 1990, p. 15.                                0   OJ No   L 62, 7. 3 . 1992, p. 34.
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 Whereas, in addition, account must be taken of Council          currencies and are used as the basis for determining the
 Decision 93/239/EEC of 15 March 1993 concerning the             agricultural conversion rates of the Member States' curren­
 conclusion of the Agreements in the form of exchanges           cies ; whereas detailed rules on the application and deter­
 of letters between the European Economic Community,             mination of these conversions were set by Commission
 of the one part, and the Republic of Austria, the Republic      Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 Q ;
 of Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of
 Norway and the Kingdom of Sweden, of the other part,
 on the provisional application of the Agreements on             Whereas it follows from applying these provisions that
 certain arrangements in the field of agriculture, signed by
                                                                 the levies on milk and milk products should be as set out
                                                                 in the Annex hereto,
 the said parties in Oporto on 2 May 1992 ('); whereas
 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1316/93 (2) lays down
 detailed rules for the application of the import arrange­
 ments for these products originating in Sweden ;
 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 (3), as              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 297/91 (4), lays down
 the arrangements applicable to agricultural products origi­
 nating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in
 the overseas countries and territories ;                                                  Article 1
 Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Council Decision
 91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the           The import levies referred to in Article 14 of Regulation
 overseas countries and territories with the European            (EEC) No 804/68 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
 Economic Community (*), no levies shall apply on
 products originating in the overseas countries and territo­
 ries ;
                                                                                           Article 2
 Whereas the representative market rates defined in
 Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 (6) are
 used to convert amounts expressed in third country              This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1993.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 30 June 1993.
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                             Rene STEICHEN
                                                                       Member of the Commission
(') OJ  No  L 109, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No  L 132, 29. 5. 1993, p. 73.
(3) OJ  No  L 84, 30. 3 . 1990, p. 85.
(4) OJ  No  L 36, 8 . 2. 1991 , p. 9 .
(Ó OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .
if) OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .                           O OJ No L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106.
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                                                            ANNEX
                  to the Commission Regulation of 30 June 1993 fixing the import levies on milk and milk
                                                            products
                                       (ECU/100 kg net weight, unless otherwise indicated)
       CN code             Note H                                          CN code         Note «            Ir"Port
                                                 levy                                                           levy
      0401 10 10                                14,46                    0403 10 16          (')      1,9534 / kg + 29,51
      0401 10 90                                13,25                    0403 10 22                            22,68
      0401 20 11                                20,27                    0403 10 24                            28,01
      0401 20 19                                19,06                    0403 10 26                            68,99
      0401 20 91                                25,60                    0403 10 32          (')      0, 1664 / kg + 28,30
      0401 20 99                                24,39                    0403 10 34          (■)      0,21 97 / kg + 28,30
      0401 30 11                                66,58                    0403 10 36          (')      0,6295 / kg + 28,30
      0401 30 19                                65,37                    0403 90 11                            94,25
      0401 30 31                              129,13                     0403 90 13                           165,08
      0401 30 39                              127,92                     0403 90 19                          202,59
      0401 30 91                              217,88                     0403 90 31          (')      0,8700 / kg + 29,51
      0401 30 99                              216,67                     0403 90 33          (')      1 ,5783 / kg + 29,51
      0402 10 11              0                 94,25                    04039039            ?>       1,9534/kg + 29,51
      0402 10 19            (3)(4)              87,00                    0403 90 51                            22,68
      040210 91             00         0,8700 /kg + 29,51                0403 90 53                            28,01
      0402 10 99            00         0,8700 /kg + 22,26                0403 90 59                            68,99
      0402 21 11              0               165,08                     0403 90 61          0        0,1664/kg + 28,30
      0402 21 17              0               157 83                     0403 90 63          0        0,2197/kg + 28,30
      0402 21 19            00                 157*3                     0403 90 69          0        0,6295/ kg + 28,30
      0402 21 91            00                202,59                     0404 10 02                            25,13
      0402 21 99            00                195,34                     0404 10 04                           165,08
      0402 29 11           000         1,5783 / kg + 29,51               0404 10 06                          202,59
      0402 29 1 5           00         1 .5783 / kg + 29,51              0404 10 12                            94,25
      0402 29 19            00         1,5783 / kg + 22,26               0404 10 14                           165,08
      0402 29 91            00         1,9534 / kg + 29,51               0404 10 16                           202,59
      0402 29 99            00         1,9534 / kg + 22,26               0404 10 26           0       0,251 3 / kg   + 22,26
      0402 91 11              0                 38>74                    0404 10 28          (')      1,5783 / kg    + 29,51
      0402 91 19              0                 38>74                    0404 10 32          (')      1,9534 / kg    + 29,51
      0402 91 31              O                 48>43                    0404 10 34          (')      0,8700 / kg    + 29,51
      0402 91 39              0                 48»43                    0404 10 36           0        1,5783 / kg   + 29,51
      0402 91 51              O               129,13                     0404 10 38           (')      1,9534 / kg +   29,51
      0402 91 59              0                127,92                    0404 10 48           O       0,251 3 / kg
      0402 91 91              0               217>88                     0404 10 52           0        1,5783 / kg +    6,04
      0402 91 99              0               216>67                     0404 10 54           0        1,9534/ kg +     6,04
      0402 99 11              0                 45,89                    0404 10 56           0       0,8700 / kg +     6,04
      0402 99 19              0                 45>89                    0404 10 58           0        1,5783 / kg + 6,04
      0402 99 31            00         1,2550 / kg + 25,89               0404 10 62           0        1,9534/ kg + 6,04
      0402 99 39            00         1,2550 / kg + 24,68               0404 10 72           0       0,251 3 / kg -f 22,26
      0402 99 91            00         2,1 425 / kg + 25,89              0404 10 74           0        1,5783 / kg + 28,30
      0402 99 99            00         2,1425 / kg + 24,68               0404 10 76           O        1,9534/ kg + 28,30
      0403 10 02                                94,25                    0404 10 78           O       0,8700 / kg + 28,30
      0403 10 04                               165,08                    0404 10 82           O        1,5783 / kg + 28,30
      0403 10 06                              202,59                     0404 10 84           O        1,9534 / kg + 28,30
      0403 10 12              O        0,8700 / kg + 29,51               0404 90 11                             94,25
      0403 10 14              O         1,5783 / kg + 29,51              0404 90 13                           165,08
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          CN code                  Note (*)                Import                      CN code                Note (*)               Import
                                                             levy                                                                      levy
         0404 90 19                                       202,59                      0406 90 31               (3)0                  157,39
        0404 90 31                                          94,25                     0406 90 33               (3)(4)                157,39
        0404 90 33                                         165,08                     0406 90 35               (3)(4)                157,39
        0404 90 39                                        202,59                      0406 90 37               (3)0                  157,39
        0404 90 51                    (')          0,8700 / kg + 29,51                0406 90 39               (3)0                  157,39
        0404 90 53                  (')O           1 ,5783 / kg + 29,51               0406 90 50               (3)(4)                157 39
        0404 90 59                    0            1,9534/ kg + 29,51                 0406 90 61               (3)(4)                385,71
        0404 90 91                    (■)          0,8700 / kg + 29,51                0406 90 63               (3)(4)                385 71
        0404 90 93                  C)(3)          1,5783 / kg + 29,51                0406 90 69               00                    385 71
        0404 9099                     0            1,9534/kg + 29,51                 0406 90 73                (3)(4)                157^39
        0405 00 11                   0                    224,25                     0406 90 75                00                    157,39
        0405 00 19                   0                    224,25                     0406 90 77                00                    157,39
        0405 00 90                                        273,59                     0406 90 79                00                    1 57,39
        040610 20                  00                     197,76                     0406 90 81                00                    157,39
        0406 10 80                  00                    254,11                     0406 90 85                OO                    157,39
        0406 20 10                 00                     3g5,71                     0406 90 89                OO                    157,39
        0406 20 90                 OO                     385,71                     0406 90 93                OO                    197,76
        0406 30 10                 OO                     160,34                     0406 90 99                OO                    254,11
        0406 30 31                 OO                     149,21                      1702 10 10                                       28,95
        0406 30 39                 OO                     160,34                      1702 10 90                                       28,95
        0406 30 90                 OO                     257,06
        04064000                   OO                     144,21                     21069051
        0406 90 1 1                OO                     21 3,67                    2309 10 15                                        67,67
        0406 90 13                 OO                     1 48>08                    2309 10 19                                        87,68
        0406 90 15                 OO                     148.08                     2309 10 39                                        82,96
        0406 90 17                 OO                     148,08                     2309 10 59                                        70,32
        0406 90 19                 OO                     385,71                     2309 10 70                                        87,68
        0406 90 21                 OO                     213,67                     2309 90 35                                        67,67
        0406 90  23                OO                     157,39                     2309 90 39                                        87,68
        0406 90  25                OO                     1 57,39                    2309 90 49                                        82,96
        0406 90  27                OO                     157,39                     2309 90 59                                        70,32
        0406 90  29                OO                     157,39                     2309 90 70                                        87,68
(') 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 Regulation (EEC) No 1316/93 for Sweden and Regulation (EEC) No 584/92 for Poland, the
        Czech and Slovak Republics and Hungary, is presented,
    shall be subject to the levies defined in the said Regulations, respectively.
(") The levy applicable is limited under the conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 715/90.
O No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.