31989R0811

No L 86/ 18 31 . 3. 89 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 811/89 of 30 March 1989 fixing the import levies on milk and milk products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 provides that for certain products originating in or Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European coming from certain third countries a specific levy is to Economic Community, be applied ; whereas the levy applicable to those products is fixed in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 767/82 Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and 4147/88 (8); Portugal,

Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of the Whereas, for as long as it is found that on importation Council of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of into the Community the price of an assimilated product the market in milk and milk products ('), as last amended for which the levy is not equal to the levy on its pilot by Regulation (EEC) No 763/89 (2), and in particular product is considerably lower than the price which would Article 14(8) thereof, obtain if the ratio to the price of the pilot product were normal, the levy must be equal to the sum of two Haying 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 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 3609/88 (*) ;

Whereas the levy on the products in any one group must Whereas Article 14(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 be equal to the threshold price for the pilot product less provides that the levy on products in respect of which the the free-at-frontier price ; whereas these threshold prices customs duty has been bound within GATT must be were fixed for the 1988/89 milk year by Council Regula­ limited to the amount resulting from that binding ; tion (EEC) No 2235/88 (*) ; whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 769/89 (*) has extended the 1988/89 marketing year for milk ; Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1073/68 ('), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (10), provides that a free-at­ Whereas, however, Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 lays frontier price must be established for each of the pilot down special provisions for calculating the levy on certain products defined in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No assimilated products ; whereas these products are listed 2915/79 ; whereas these prices must be determined for and the method of calculating the levy on them described products of good marketable quality ; in Annex II and in Articles 2 to 12 of that Regulation respectively ; Whereas the free-at-frontier prices must be established on the basis of the most favourable purchasing opportunities Whereas, as provided for in Regulation (EEC) No in international trade for the products listed in Article 2915/79, the component of the levy established using a 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 other than assimilated factor expressing the weight ratio existing between the products for which the levy is not equal to the levy on the milk components contained in the product on the one related pilot products ; whereas, when recording these hand and the product itself on the other is, for products purchasing opportunities, the Commission must take containing sugar or other sweeteners, calculated by multi­ account of all information obtained direct or through the plying the basic amount by the quantity of milk Member States concerning prices for delivery of third­ components contained in the product ; 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 84, 29. 3. 1989, p. 1 . M OJ No L 329, 24. 12. 1979, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 196, 5. 7. 1982, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 315, 22. 11 . 1988, p. 1 . («) OJ No L 362, 30. 12. 1988, p. 40. (j OJ No L 197, 26. 7. 1988, p. 37. 0 OJ No L 180, 26. 7. 1968 , p. 25. («) OJ No L 84, 29. 3. 1989, p. 13. H OJ No L 28, 1 . 2. 1988, p. 1 .

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Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 788/86 ('), as last amended they may be altered in the intervening period if neces­ by Regulation (EEC) No 2431 /88 (2), specifies the free-at­ sary ; whereas the levy remains valid until another Spanish-frontier values of certain cheeses imported from becomes applicable ; and originating in Switzerland ; Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 of the Council of Whereas, however, no account should be taken of infor­ 29 October 1975 on glucose and lactose (3) stipulates that mation relating to small quantities which are not repre­ the treatment provided for lactose and lactose syrup sentative of trade in the products in question and quanti­ falling within CN code 1702 10 90 by Regulation (EEC) ties in respect of which price trends in general or other No 804/68 and by the provisions adopted for the applica­ information available to it lead the Commission to believe tion of that Regulation is to be extended to lactose and that the price in question is unrepresentative of the real lactose syrup falling within CN code 1702 10 10 ; whereas trend of the market ; consequently the 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 Whereas the prices used must be adjusted where they are provision in question is properly applied these products not quoted free-at-Community-frontier or where they do and the levy thereon should be explicitly mentioned in not apply to products of good marketable quality ; the list of levies ; whereas the adjustment in respect of an assimilated product the levy on which is equal to the levy on its pilot Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, product must be effected in such a way as to allow, in refunds should be calculated on the following basis : particular, for differences in composition, maturity, quality and presentation between the assimilated product — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ and the related pilot product ; whereas adjustments tion to each other at any given moment within a band relating to composition must be calculated by multiplying of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on their central the difference between the milk component content of rate, multiplied by the coefficient provided for in the the pilot product and that of the assimilated product in last subparagraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­ question by the value attributed in international trade to tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (4), as last amended by Regula­ one unit of weight of the milk component in question ; tion (EEC) No 1636/87 (0. whereas, when the other adjustments are being effected, the difference between the value attributed on the — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the Community market to each of the relevant characteristics arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of of the pilot product and the value attributed on that these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­ tion to the Community currencies referred to in the market to the corresponding characteristics of the assimi­ lated product in question must be taken into account ; previous indent and the aforesaid coefficient ;

Whereas it follows from applying these provisions that Whereas, if no information on prices is available, the free­ the levies on milk and milk products should be as set out at-frontier price may, by way of exception, be in the Annex hereto, established on the basis of the value of the raw materials contained in the pilot product in question (calculated on the basis of the prices of milk products for which prices are available), average processing costs and average yields ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 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 Article 1 origin, used as a basis for establishing the previous free­ at-frontier price, has not reached the Commission to 1 . The import levies referred to in Article 14 of Regu­ enable it to establish the next free-at-frontier price and if lation (EEC) No 804/68 shall be as set out in the Annex the Commission considers that the prices which are hereto. available could lead to sudden and considerable changes in the free-at-frontier price because they are not suffici­ 2. There shall be no levy for imports from Portugal, ently representative of real market trends ; including the Azores and Madeira, for milk and milk products listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No Whereas, in accordance with Article 19 ( 1 ) of Regulation 804/68 . (EEC) No 804/68, the nomenclature provided for in this Regulation is incorporated in the combined nomen­ clature ; Article 2

Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1073/68 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1989. provides that the levies are fixed every fortnight ; whereas (3) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 20. (') OJ No L 74, 19. 3 . 1986, p. 20. 0 OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 210, 3. 8 . 1988, p. 6. 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, 30 March 1989. For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 30 March 1989 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 14,73 0401 10 90 13,52 \ 0401 20 11 20,55 0401 20 19 19,34 0401 20 91 25,75 Il 0401 20 99 24,54 0401 30 11 66,63 0401 30 19 65,42 I 0401 30 31 128,91 0401 30 39 127,70 0401 30 91 217,19 \ 0401 30 99 215,98 I 0402 10 11 97,28 0402 10 19 90,03 0402 10 91 (') 0,9003 / kg + 27,56 0402 10 99 0 0,9003 / kg + 20,31 0402 21 1 1 150,42 0402 21 17 143,17 0402 21 19 143,17 0402 21 91 193,74 I 0402 21 99 186,49 \ 0402 29 1 1 00 1,431 7 / kg + 27,56 0402 29 15 0 1,431 7 / kg + 27,56 0402 29 19 0 1,431 7 / kg + 20,31 0402 29 91 0 1,8 649 / kg + 27,56 0402 29 99 0 1 ,8 649 / kg + 20,31 0402 91 11 31,42 I 0402 91 19 31,42 I 0402 91 31 39,27 \ 0402 91 39 39,27 0402 91 51 128,91 0402 91 59 127,70 0402 91 91 217,19 0402 91 99 215,98 \ 0402 99 11 53,76 0402 99 19 53,76 I 0402 99 31 0 1,2528 / kg + 23,94 0402 99 39 0 1,2528 / kg + 22,73 0402 99 91 0 2,1 356 / kg + 23,94 0402 99 99 0 2,1 356 / kg + 22,73

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(ECU/100 kg net weight, unless otherwise indicated) CN code Note Import levy

0403 10 11 22,96 I

0403 10 13 28,16 0403 10 19 69,04 0403 10 31 (') 0,1 692 / kg + 26,35 0403 10 33 (') 0,221 2 / kg + 26,35 0403 10 39 (') 0,6300 / kg + 26,35 0403 90 11 97,28 0403 90 13 150,42 0403 90 19 193,74 0403 90 31 (') 0,9003 / kg + 27,56 0403 90 33 (') 1,4317 / kg + 27,56 0403 90 39 (') 1,8649 / kg + 27,56 0403 90 51 22,96 0403 90 53 28,16 0403 90 59 69,04 0403 90 61 (') 0,1 692 / kg + 26,35 0403 9063 (') 0,221 2 / kg + 26,35 0403 90 69 (') 0,6300 / kg + 26,35 0404 10 11 18,49 l 0404 10 19 (') 0,1 849 / kg + 2031 0404 10 91 (2) 0,1 849 / kg 0404 10 99 (2) 0,1 849 / kg + 20,31 0404 90 1 1 97,28 0404 90 13 150,42 0404 90 19 193,74 0404 90 31 97,28 0404 90 33 150,42 0404 90 39 193,74 0404 90 51 0 0,9003 / kg + 27,56 0404 90 53 (') 1,4317 / kg + 27,56 0404 90 59 (') 1 ,8649 / kg + 27,56 0404 90 91 (') 0,9003 / kg + 27,56 0404 90 93 0 1,4317 / kg + 27,56 0404 90 99 (') 1,8649 / kg + 27,56 0405 00 10 223,53 Il 0405 00 90 272,71 0406 10 10 249,27 \ 0406 10 90 305,75 II 0406 20 10 (3) 375,94 0406 20 90 375,94 0406 30 10 (3) 191,16 0406 30 31 0 190,49 0406 30 39 (3) 191,16 0406 30 90 (3) 287,88 0406 40 00 (3) 157,44 0406 90 1 1 (3) 241,12

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(ECU/100 kg net weight, unless otherwise indicated) CN code Note Import levy

0406 90 13 (3) 233,49 0406 90 15 0 233,49 0406 90 17 0 233,49 0406 90 19 0 375,94 0406 90 21 (3) 241,12 0406 90 23 0 209,03 0406 90 25 (3) 209,03 0406 90 27 0 209,03 0406 90 29 (3) 209,03 0406 90 31 0 209,03 0406 90 33 209,03 || 0406 90 35 (3) 209,03 0406 90 37 (3) 209,03 0406 90 39 (3) 209,03 0406 90 50 (3) 209,03 0406 90 61 375,94 0406 90 63 375,94 I 0406 90 69 375,94 0406 90 71 249,27 0406 90 73 209,03 \ 0406 90 75 209,03 \ 0406 90 77 209,03 \ 0406 90 79 209,03 0406 90 81 209,03 \ 0406 90 83 209,03 I 0406 90 85 209,03 I 0406 90 89 (3) 209,03 0406 90 91 249,27 0406 90 93 249,27 0406 90 97 305,75 l 0406 90 99 305,75 1702 10 10 33,06 170210 90 33,06 2106 90 51 33,06 2309 10 15 69,94 2309 10 19 90,65 2309 10 39 85,48 2309 10 59 71,80 2309 10 70 90,65 \ 2309 90 35 69,94 I 2309 90 39 90,65 I 2309 90 49 85,48 2309 90 59 71,80 2309 90 70 90,65

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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^