CELEX: 31995R0944
Language: en
Date: 1995-04-27 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 944/95 of 27 April 1995 fixing the import levies on milk and milk products

No L 96/42          JEN                   Official Journal of the European Communities                                  28 . 4. 95
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 944/95
                                                          of 27 April 1995
                                     fixing the import levies on milk and milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          hand and the product itself on the other is, for products
                                                                     containing sugar or other sweeteners, calculated by multi­
                                                                      plying the basic amount by the quantity of milk
                                                                     components contained in the product ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Community,
                                                                     Whereas Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79
                                                                      provides that for certain products originating in or
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of              coming from certain third countries a specific levy is to
 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market               be applied ; whereas the levy applicable to those products
 in milk and milk products ('), as last amended by the Act           is fixed in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC)
 of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in parti­           No 1767/82 (% as last amended by Regulation (EC)
 cular Article 14(8) thereof,                                         No 527/95 0 ;
Whereas Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68                     Whereas, for as long as it is found that on importation
 provides for charging a levy on imports of the products             into the Community the price of an assimilated product
 listed in Article 1 of that Regulation ; whereas these              for which the levy is not equal to the levy on its pilot
 products may be divided into groups ; whereas the                   product is considerably lower than the price which would
 product groups and the pilot groups and the pilot product           obtain if the ratio to the price of the pilot product were
 for each of these groups are set out in Annex I to Council          normal, the levy must be equal to the sum of two
Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 of 18 December 1979                      components :
determining the groups of products and the special provi­
sions for calculating levies on milk and milk products (2),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3326/94 (3) ;
                                                                     — one component equal to the amount resulting from
                                                                          the provisions of Articles 2 to 7 of Regulation (EEC)
                                                                          No 2915/79 applicable to the assimilated product in
Whereas the levy on the products in any one group must                    question,
be equal to the threshold price for the pilot product less
the free-at-frontier price ; whereas the threshold price for
the 1994/95 milk year was fixed by Council Regulation
(EC) No 1882/94 (4), as extended by Regulation (EC) No                    an additional component fixed at a level which, the
 682/95 0 ;                                                               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             Whereas Article 14(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68
in Annex II and in Articles 2 to 12 of that Regulation               provides that the levy on products in respect of which the
respectively ;                                                       customs duty has been bound within GAIT must be
                                                                     limited to the amount resulting from that binding ;
                                                                     Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 073/68 (8),
Whereas, as provided for in Regulation (EEC)                         as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (9), provides
No 2915/79, the component of the levy established using              that a free-at-frontier price must be established for each of
a factor expressing the weight ratio existing between the            the pilot products defined in Annex I to Regulation (EEC)
milk components contained in the product on the one                  No 2915/79 ; whereas these prices must be determined
                                                                     for products of good marketable quality ;
0   OJ  No  L  148, 28 . 6. 1968, p. 13.
0   OJ  No  L  329, 24. 12. 1979, p. 1 .                             («) OJ  No  L  196, 5. 7. 1982, p. 1 .
0   OJ  No  L  350, 31 . 12. 1994, p. 41 .                           0   OJ  No  L  54, 10. 3. 1995, p. 4.
(4) OJ  No  L  197, 30. 7. 1994, p. 24.                              (8) OJ  No  L  180, 26. 7. 1968, p. 25.
0   OJ  No  L  71 , 31 . 3. 1995, p. 1 .                             0   OJ  No  L  28, 1 . 2. 1988, p. 1 .
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Whereas the free-at-frontier prices must be established on       at-frontier price, has not reached the Commission to
the basis of the most favourable purchasing opportunities        enable it to establish the next free-at-frontier price and if
in international trade for the products listed in                the Commission considers that the prices which are
Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 other than assi­         available could lead to sudden and considerable changes
milated products for which the levy is not equal to the          in the free-at-frontier price because they are not
levy on the related pilot products ; whereas, when record­       sufficiently representative of real market trends ;
ing these purchasing opportunities, the Commission must
take account of all information obtained direct or through
the Member States concerning prices for delivery of third­       Whereas, in accordance with Article 19 ( 1 ) of Regulation
country products free-at-Community-frontier and prices           (EEC) No 804/68, the nomenclature provided for in this
on third-country markets ;                                       Regulation is incorporated in the combined nomen­
                                                                 clature :
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 788/86 ('), as
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 525/90 (2), 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
                                                                 sary ; whereas the levy remains valid until another
Whereas, however, no account should be taken of infor­           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 (3), as amended
that the price in question is unrepresentative of the real       by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88, stipulates that the treat­
trend of the market ;                                            ment provided for lactose and lactose syrup falling within
                                                                 CN code 1702 10 90 by Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 and
                                                                 by the provisions adopted for the application of that
Whereas the prices used must be adjusted where they are          Regulation is to be extended to lactose and lactose syrup
not quoted free-at-Community-frontier or where they do           falling within CN code 1702 10 10 ; whereas conse­
not apply to products of good marketable quality ;               quently the levy fixed for products falling within CN
whereas the adjustment in respect of an assimilated              code 1702 10 90 also applies to products falling within
product the levy on which is equal to the levy on its pilot      CN code 1702 10 10 ; whereas to ensure that the provi­
product must be effected in such a way as to allow, in           sion in question is properly applied these products and
particular, for differences in composition, maturity,            the levy thereon should be explicitly mentioned in the
quality and presentation between the assimilated product         list of levies :
and the related pilot product ; whereas adjustments
relating to composition must be calculated by multiplying
the difference between the milk component content of
the pilot product and that of the assimilated product in         Whereas Council Regulations (EC) No 3491 /93 (4) and
question by the value attributed in international trade to       (EC) No 3492/93 (*), on certain procedures for applying
one unit of weight of the milk component in question ;           the Europe Agreement establishing an association
whereas, when the other adjustments are being effected,          between the European Communities and their Member
the   difference between     the  value  attributed on   the     States, of the one part, and the Republics of Hungary and
Community market to each of the relevant characteristics         Poland, of the other part, and Council Regulation (EEC)
of the pilot product and the value attributed on that            No 520/92 of 27 February 1992 on certain rules for
market to the corresponding characteristics of the assimi­       applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade­
lated product in question must be taken into account ;           related matters between the European Economic Commu­
                                                                 nity and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the
                                                                 one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of
Whereas, if no information on prices is available, the free­     the other part (6), as amended by Regulation (EEC)
at-frontier price may, by way of exception, be                   No 2235/93 f), and in particular Article 1 thereof intro­
established on the basis of the value of the raw materials       duce arrangements for reducing import levies on certain
contained in the pilot product in question (calculated on        products ; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC)
the basis of the prices of milk products for which prices        No 584/92 (8), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
are available), average processing costs and average yields ;    No 3337/94 (9), lays down detailed rules for applying the
                                                                 arrangements provided for in these agreements as regards
                                                                 milk and milk products ;
Whereas, in exceptional circumstances, a free-at-frontier
price may remain unchanged for a limited period where            (3) OJ  No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 20.
the new level of the price for a given quality or a specific     (4) OJ  No  L 319, 21 . 12. 1993, p. 1 .
origin, used as a basis for establishing the previous free­      H   OJ  No  L 319, 21 . 12. 1993, p. 4.
                                                                 (6) OJ  No  L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 9.
                                                                 0   OJ  No  L 200, 10. 8. 1993, p. 5.
(') OJ No L 74, 19. 3. 1986, p. 20.                              (8) OJ  No  L 62, 7. 3. 1992, p. 34.
(2) OJ No L 144, 7. 6. 1990, p. 15.                              0   OJ  No  L 350, 31 . 12. 1994, p. 66.
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Whereas, in addition, account must be taken of Council          overseas countries and territories with the European
and Commission Decision 94/ 1 /ECSC, EC (') concerning          Economic Community (8), no levies shall apply on
the conclusion of the Agreements on the European                products originating in the overseas countries and
Economic Area, between the European Community, the              territories ;
European Coal and Steel Community and their Member
States, on the one hand, and Austria, Finland, Iceland,         Whereas the representative market rates defined in
Norway, Sweden and Liechtenstein, on the other hand,            Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 (9), as
hereafter referred to as the 'EEA Agreement' ;                  last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1 50/95 (I0), are used
                                                                to convert amounts expressed in third country currencies
                                                                and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural
Whereas Council Regulations (EC) No 3641 /93 (2) and            conversion rates of the Member States' currencies ;
(EC) No 3642/93 0 on certain rules for applying the             whereas detailed rules on the application and determina­
Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters            tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu­
between the European Economic Community and the                 lation (EEC) No 1068/93 ("), as last amended by Regula­
European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part,             tion (EC) No 1 57/95 (12);
and the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania, of the other
part, should be taken into account ; whereas Commission         Whereas it follows from applying these provisions that
Regulation (EC) No 1 588/94 (4), as last amended by Regu­       the levies on milk and milk products should be as set out
lation (EC) No 845/95 0, lays down detailed rules for           in the Annex hereto,
applying the arrangements provided for in these agree­
ments as regards milk and milk products ;
                                                                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 (6), as last
                                                                                            Article 1
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2484/94 Q, lays down
the arrangements applicable to agricultural products orig­      The import levies referred to in Article 14 of Regulation
inating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in      (EEC) No 804/68 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
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 May 1995.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 27 April 1995.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                              Franz FISCHLER
                                                                       Member of the Commission
 ') OJ No L 1 , 3. 1 . 1994, p. 1 .
 A OJ No L 333, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 17.                            (8) OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .
 4) OJ No L 167, 1 . 7. 1994, p. 8 .                             0 OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .
 5) OJ No L 85, 19. 4. 1995, p. 22.                              (10) OJ No L 22, 31 . 1 . 1995, p. 1 .
 <) OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.                              (") OJ No L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106.
 i OJ No L 265, 15. 10. 1994, p. 3.                              H OJ No L 24, 1 . 2. 1995, p. 1 .
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                                                              ANNEX
                  to the Commission Regulation of 27 April 1995 fixing the import levies on milk and milk
                                                              products
                                        (ECU/100 kg net weight, unless otherwise indicated)
      CN code              Note 0                Import                     CN code         Note Is)           Import
                                                  levy                                                           levy
     0401 10 10                                   18,71                   0403 10 16          (')      2,5574 / kg + 33,45
     0401 10 90                                   17,25                   0403 10 22                            27,69
     0401 20 11                                   24,78                   0403 10 24                            31,97
     0401 20 19                                   23,32                   0403 10 26                            73,83
     0401 20 91                                   29,06                   0403 10 32          (')      0,2040 / kg + 31,99
     0401 20 99                                   27,60                   0403 10 34          (')      0,2468 / kg + 31,99
     0401 30 11                                   70,92                   0403 10 36          (')      0,6654 / kg + 31,99
     0401 30 19                                   69,46                   0403 90 11                          132,67
     0401 30 31                                  133,59                   0403 90 13                          224,10
     0401 30 39                                  132,13                   0403 90 19                          264,49
     0401 30 91                                 221,47                    0403 90 31          (')      1 ,2392 / kg + 33,45
     0401 30 99                                 220,01                    0403 90 33          (')      2,1535 / kg + 33,45
     0402 10 11               (4)                132,67                   0403 90 39          (')      2,5574 / kg + 33,45
                                                                          0403 90 51                            27,69
     0402 10 19             (3)(4)               123,92
                                                                          0403 90 53                            31,97
     0402 1 0 9 1           (') 0       1 ,2392 / kg +  33,45
                                                                          0403 90 59                            73,83
     0402 1 0 99            0 (4)       1 ,2392 / kg +  24,70
     0402 21 11               (4)               224,10                    0403 90 6 1         (')      0,2040 / kg + 3 1 ,99
     0402 21 17               (4)               215,35                    0403 90 63          (•)      0,2468 / kg + 31,99
     0402 21 19             (3)(4)              215,35                    0403 90 69          (!)      0,6654 / kg + 3 1 ,99
     0402 21 91             (3)(4)              264,49                    0404 10 02                            32,88
     0402 21 99             (3) (4)             255,74                    0404 10 04                          224,10
     0402 29 1 1           0 (3) (4)    2,1 535 / kg +  33,45             0404 10 06                          264,49
     0402 29 1 5            0) (4)      2,1 535 / kg +  33,45             0404 10 12                           132,67
     0402 29 1 9            (') (4)     2,1 535 / kg +  24,70             0404 10 14                          224,10
     0402 29 9 1            (') (4)     2,5574 / kg +   33,45             0404 10 16                          264,49
     0402 29 99             (') (4)     2,5574 / kg +   24,70             0404 10 26          (')      0,3288 / kg    + 24,70
     0402 91 11               (4)                 49,91                   0404 10 28          (>)      2,1535 / kg    + 33,45
     0402 91 19               (4)                 49,91                   0404 10 32          (')      2,5574 / kg    + 33,45
     0402 91 31               (4)                 62,39                   0404 10 34          (')      1 ,2392 / kg   + 33,45
     0402 91 39               (4)                 62,39                   0404 10 36          (')      2,1 535 / kg   + 33,45
     0402 91 51               (4)                133,59                   040410 38           (')      2,5574 / kg    + 33,45
     0402 91 59               (4)                132,13                   0404 10 48          (2)      0,3288 / kg
     0402 91 91               (4)                221,47                   0404 10 52          (2)      2,1 535 / kg   +  7,29
     0402 91 99               (4)                220,01                   0404 10 54          (2)      2,5574 / kg    +   7,29
     0402 99 1 1              (4)                 70,51                   0404 10 56          (2)      1 ,2392 / kg   +   7,29
     0402 99 19               (4)                 70,51                   0404 10 58          0        2, 1535 / kg   +   7,29
     0402 99 3 1            (') (4)      1 ,2921 / kg + 29,08             0404 10 62          (2)      2,5574 / kg    +  7,29
     0402 99 39             (') (4)      1 ,2921 / kg + 27,62             0404 10 72          (2)      0,3288 / kg    + 24,70
     0402 99 91             (!)(4)      2,1709 / kg +   29,08             0404 10 74          (2)      2,1535 / kg    + 31,99
     0402 99 99             (') (4)     2,1 709 / kg +  27,62
                                                                          0404 10 76          (2)      2,5574 / kg    + 31,99
     0403 10 02                                  132,67                   0404 1 0 78         (2)      1 ,2392 / kg   + 3 1 ,99
     0403 10 04                                 224,10                    0404 10 82          (2)      2,1535 / kg    + 31,99
     0403 10 06                                  264,49                   040410 84           (2)      2,5574 / kg    + 31,99
     0403 10 12               (')        1,2392 / kg + 33,45              0404 90 11                           132,67
     0403 10 14               (')       2,1 535 / kg + 33,45              0404 90 13                          224,10
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          CN code                   Note (*)                 Import                     CN code                  Note 0                    Import
                                                               levy                                                                         levy
                           Il                                                                            ll
        0404 90 19         II                                264,49                    0406 90 23                 00                       194,39
        0404 90 31
                           ll                                132,67                    0406 90 25                 00                       194,39
        0404 90 33
                           Il                                224,10                    0406 90 27                 00                       194,39
        0404 90 39         ll                                264,49                    0406 90 29                 00                       194,39
        0404 90 51                    0)             1,2392 / kg    + 33,45            0406 90 31                 00                       194,39
        0404 90 53                   00              2,1 535 / kg   + 33,45            0406 90 33                 00                       194,39
        0404 90 59                    0              2,5574 / kg    + 33,45            0406 90 35                 00                       194,39
        0404 90 91                    0              1 ,2392 / kg   + 33,45            0406 90 37                 00                       194,39
        0404 90 93                   00              2,1 535 / kg   + 33,45            0406 90 39                 00                       194,39
        0404 90 99                    0              2,5574 / kg    + 33,45            0406 90 50                 00                       194,39
                                                                                       0406 90 61                 00                      468,91
        0405 00 1 1                   0                     227,22
                                                                                       0406 90 63                 00                      468,91
        0405 00 19                    O                     227,22                     0406 90 69                                         468,91
                                                                                                                  00
        0405 00 90
                           l                                277,21                     0406 90 73                 00                       194,39
        0406 10 20                   00                     235,29                     0406 90 75                 00                       194,39
        0406 10 80                   00                     311,18                     0406 90 76                 00                       194,39
                                                            468,91                     0406 90 78                 00                       194,39
        0406 20 10                   00
        0406 20 90                   00                     468,91                     0406 90 79                 00                       194,39
                                                                                       0406 90 81                 00                       194,39
        0406 30 10                   00                      185,77
                                                                                       0406 90 82                 00                       194,39
        0406 30 31                   00                      181,47
        0406 30 39                   00                      185,77
                                                                                       0406 90 84                 00                       194,39
                                                                                       0406 90 85                 00                       194,39
        0406 30 90                   00                     302,56
                                                                                       0406 90 86                 00                       194,39
        0406 40 10                   00                      190,37
                                                                                       0406 90 87                 00                       194,39
        0406 40 50                   00                      190,37
                                                                                       0406 90 88                 00                       194,39
        0406 40 90                   00                      190,37
                                                                                       0406 90 93                 00                      235,29
        0406 90 01                   00                     255,78
                                                                                       0406 90 99                 00                      311,18
        0406 90 02                   00                      195,42
        0406 90 03                   00                      195,42
                                                                                       1702 10 10
                                                                                                         l                                  76,81
        0406 90 04                   00                      195,42
                                                                                       1702 10 90
                                                                                                         l                                  76,81
        0406 90 05                   00                      195,42                    2106 90 51        l                                  76,81
        0406 90 06                   00                      195,42                    2309 10 15        l                                  95,86
        0406 90 07                   00                      195,42                    2309 10 19                                          124,36
        0406 90 08                   00                      195,42                    2309 10 39        l                                 116,31
        0406 90 09                   00                      195,42                    2309 10 59        l                                  95,49
        0406 90 12                   00                      195,42                    2309 10 70        \                                 124,36
        0406 90 14                   00                      195,42                    2309 90 35        l                                  95,86
        0406 90 16                   00                      195,42                    2309 90 39        l                                 124,36
        0406 90 18                   00                      195,42                    2309 90 49        l                                 116,31
        0406 90 19                   00                     468,91                     2309 90 59        \                                  95,49
        0406 90 21                   00                     255,78                     2309 90 70
                                                                                                         \                                 124,36
(') The levy on 100 kg of product falling within this code is equal to the sum of the following :
    (a) the amount per kilogram shown, multiplied by the weight of lactic matter contained in 100 kg of product ; and
    (b) the other amount indicated.
(2) The levy on 100 kg of product falling within this code is equal to :
    (a) the amount per kilogram shown, multiplied by the weight of the dry lactic matter contained in 100 kg of product plus, where appropriate,
    (b) the other amount indicated.
(') Products falling within this code and imported from a third country
    — for which an IMA 1 certificate, issued in accordance with amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1767/82 (OJ No L 196, 5. 7. 1982, p. 1 ), is
        presented,
    — for which an EUR 1 certificate, issued in accordance with amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/92 (OJ No L 62, 7. 3. 1992, p. 34) for
        Poland, the Czech and Slovak Republics and Hungary and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1588/94 (OJ No L 167, 1.7. 1994, p. 8) for Bulgaria and
        Romania, 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 amended Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 (OJ No L 84, 30 . 3. 1990, p. 85).
(*) No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.