31989R1167

No L 121 /20 29 . 4. 89 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1167/89 of 28 April 1989 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 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European is fixed in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No Economic Community, 1767/82 (^ as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 1 56/89 0 ; Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, Whereas, for as long as it is found that on importation Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of the into the Community the price of an assimilated product Council of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of for which the levy is not equal to the levy on its pilot the market in milk and milk products ('), as last amended product is considerably lower than the price which would by Regulation (EEC) No 763/89 (2), and in particular obtain if the ratio to the price of the pilot product were Article 14 (8) thereof, normal, the levy must be equal to the sum of two components : Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, — one component equal to the amount resulting from Whereas Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 the provisions of Articles 2 to 7 of Regulation (EEC) provides for charging a levy on imports of the products No 2915/79 applicable to the assimilated product in listed in Article 1 of that Regulation ; whereas these question, products may be divided into groups ; whereas the — an additional component fixed at a level which, the product groups and the pilot groups and the pilot product composition and quality of the assimilated product for each of these groups are set out in Annex I to Council 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 Community ; sions for calculating levies on milk and milk products (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3609/88 (4) ; 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 1989/90 milk year by Council Regula­ limited to the amount resulting from that binding ; tion (EEC) No 11 14/89 0 ; Whereas, however, Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 lays Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1073/68 (8), as amended by down special provisions for calculating the levy on certain Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 ('), provides that a free-at­ assimilated products ; whereas these products are listed frontier price must be established for each of the pilot and the method of calculating the levy on them described products defined in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No in Annex II and in Articles 2 to 12 of that Regulation 2915/79 ; whereas these prices must be determined for respectively ; products of good marketable quality ;

Whereas, as provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79, the component of the levy established using a Whereas the free-at-frontier prices must be established on factor expressing the weight ratio existing between the the basis of the most favourable purchasing opportunities milk components contained in the product on the one in international trade for the products listed in Article hand and the product itself on the other is, for products 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 other than assimilated containing sugar or other sweeteners, calculated by multi­ products for which the levy is not equal to the levy on the plying the basic amount by the quantity of milk related pilot products ; whereas, when recording these components contained in the product ; 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 . (2) OJ No L 84, 29. 3. 1989, p. 1 . Ä) OJ No L 196, 5. 7. 1982, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 329, 24. 12. 1979, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 119, 29. 4. 1989, p. 96. (4) OJ No L 315, 22. 11 . 1988, p. 1 . (") OJ No L 180, 26. 7. 1968 , p. 25. 0 OJ No L 118 , 29. 4. 1989, p. 37. (') 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 arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of Community market to each of the relevant characteristics of the pilot product and the value attributed on that these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­ market to the corresponding characteristics of the assimi­ tion to the Community currencies referred to in the 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 May 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. (*) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . P) 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, 28 April 1989. For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

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ANNEX to the Commission Regulation of 28 April 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 14,17 0401 10 90 12,96 0401 20 11 19,70 0401 20 19 18,49 0401 20 91 24,66 0401 20 99 23,45 0401 30 11 63,55 0401 30 19 62,34 0401 30 31 122,82 0401 30 39 121,61 0401 30 91 206,82 0401 30 99 205,61 0402 10 11 92,64 0402 10 19 85,39 0402 10 91 0 0,8539 / kg + 26,88 0402 10 99 (') 0,8539 / kg + 19,63 0402 21 1 1 143,62 0402 21 17 136,37 0402 21 19 136,37 0402 21 91 186,87 0402 21 99 179,62 0402 29 1 1 00 1,3637 / kg + 26,88 0402 29 15 0 1,3637 / kg + 26,88 0402 29 19 0 1,3637 / kg + 19,63 0402 29 91 0 1,7962 / kg + 26,88 0402 29 99 0 1,7962 / kg + 19,63 0402 91 1 1 31,42 0402 91 19 31,42 0402 91 31 39,27 0402 91 39 39,27 0402 91 51 122,82 0402 91 59 121,61 0402 91 91 206,82 0402 91 99 205,61 0402 99 11 52,87 0402 99 19 52,87 0402 99 31 0 1,1919 / kg + 23,26 0402 99 39 0 1,1919 / kg + 22,05 0402 99 91 0 2,03 19 / kg: + 23,26 0402 99 99 0 2,031 9 / kg + 22,05

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

0403 10 11 22,11 0403 10 13 27,07 0403 10 19 65,96 0403 10 31 (') 0,1 607 / kg + 25,67 0403 10 33 (') 0,21 03 / kg + 25,67 0403 10 39 (') 0,5992 / kg + 25,67 0403 90 1 1 92,64 0403 90 13 143,62 0403 90 19 186,87 0403 90 31 (') 0,8539 / kg + 26,88 0403 90 33 (') 1,3637 / kg + 26,88 0403 90 39 (') 1,7962 / kg + 26,88 0403 90 51 22,11 0403 90 53 27,07 0403 90 59 65,96 0403 90 61 (') 0,1 607 / kg + 25,67 0403 90 63 0 0,21 03 / kg + 25,67 0403 90 69 (') 0,5992 / kg + 25,67 0404 10 11 18,93 0404 10 19 (') 0,1 893 / kg + 19,63 0404 10 91 (2) 0,1 893 / kg 0404 10 99 (2) 0,1 893 / kg + 19,63 0404 90 11 92,64 0404 90 13 143,62 0404 90 19 186,87 0404 90 31 92,64 0404 90 33 143,62 0404 90 39 186,87 0404 90 51 (') 0,8539 / kg + 26,88 0404 90 53 (') 1,3637 / kg + 26,88 0404 90 59 (') 1,7962 / kg + 26,88 0404 90 91 (') 0,8539 / kg + 26,88 0404 90 93 (') 1,3637 / kg + 26,88 0404 90 99 (') 1,7962 / kg + 26,88 0405 00 10 212,68 0405 00 90 259,47 0406 10 10 248,19 0406 10 90 306,63 0406 20 10 0 378,42 0406 20 90 378,42 0406 30 10 (3) 189,08 0406 30 31 (3) 190,65 0406 30 39 (T 189,08 0406 30 90 0 285,80 0406 40 00 0 158,11 0406 90 11 0 241,53

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(ECU/100 kg net weight, unless otherwise indicated) CN code Note Import levy 0406 90 13 0 238,89 0406 90 15 0 238,89 0406 90 17 (3) 238,89 0406 90 19 (3) 378,42 0406 90 21 (3) 241,53 0406 90 23 (3) 209,91 0406 90 25 (3) 209,91 0406 90 27 (3) 209,91 0406 90 29 (3) 209,91 0406 90 31 (3) 209,91 0406 90 33 209,91 0406 90 35 (3) 209,91 0406 90 37 (3) 209,91 0406 90 39 (3) 209,91 0406 90 50 (3) 209,91 0406 90 61 378,42 0406 90 63 378,42 0406 90 69 378,42 0406 90 71 248,19 0406 90 73 209,91 0406 90 75 209,91 0406 90 77 209,91 0406 90 79 209,91 0406 90 81 209,91 0406 90 83 209,91 0406 90 85 209,91 0406 90 89 (3) 209,91 0406 90 91 248,19 0406 90 93 248,19 0406 90 97 306,63 0406 9099 306,63 1702 10 10 33,60 1702 10 90 33,60 2106 90 51 33,60 2309 10 15 66,46 230910 19 86,10 2309 10 39 81,37 2309 10 59 68,75 2309 10 70 86,10 2309 90 35 66,46 2309 90 39 86,10 2309 90 49 81,37 2309 90 59 68,75 2309 90 70 86,10

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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.