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31 . 3 . 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 85/33

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 803/90 of 30 March 1990 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 coming from certain third countries a specific levy is to Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, be applied ; whereas the levy applicable to those products is fixed in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1767/82 f), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and 107/90 (*) ; 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 3879/89 (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 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 product groups and the pilot groups and the pilot product — an additional component fixed at a level which, the for each of these groups are set out in Annex I to Council 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 3884/89 (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 GAIT must be were fixed for the 1989/90 milk year by Council Regula­ limited to the amount resulting from that binding ; tion (EEC) No 111 4/89 ; whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 788/90 (*) has extended the 1989/90 marketing year for milk until 29 April 1990 ; Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1073/68 ('), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (10), provides Whereas, however, Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 lays that a free-at-frontier price must be established for each of down special provisions for calculating the levy on certain the pilot products defined in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) assimilated products ; whereas these products are listed No 291 5/79 ; whereas these prices must be determined and the method of calculating the levy on them described for 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. (2) OJ No L 378, 27. 12. 1989, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 329, 24. 12. 1979, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 196, 5. 7. 1982, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 378, 27. 12. 1989, p. 9. («) OJ No L 13, 17. 1 . 1990, p. 13. Is) OJ No L 118, 29. 4. 1989, p. 37. 0 OJ No L 180, 26. 7. 1968, p. 25. (6) See page 1 of this Official Journal. (10) OJ No L 28, 1 . 2. 1988, p. 1 .

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Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 788/86 (% as sary ; whereas the levy remains valid until another last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2431 /88 (^. speci­ becomes applicable ; fies the free-at-Spanish-frontier values of certain cheeses 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 Regulation (EEC) No 222/88, stipulates that the treatment Whereas, however, no account should be taken of infor­ provided for lactose and lactose syrup falling within CN mation relating to small quantities which are not repre­ code 1702 10 90 by Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 and by sentative of trade in the products in question and quanti­ the provisions adopted for the application of that Regula­ ties in respect of which price trends in general or other tion is to be extended to lactose and lactose syrup falling information available to it lead the Commission to believe within CN code 170210 10 ; whereas consequently the that the price in question is unrepresentative of the real levy fixed for products falling within CN code 1702 10 90 trend of the market ; also applies to products falling within CN code 1702 10 10 ; whereas to ensure that the provision in ques­ tion is properly applied these products and the levy Whereas the prices used must be adjusted where they are thereon should be explicitly mentioned in the list of not quoted free-at-Community-frontier or where they do levies ; not apply to products of good marketable quality ; whereas the adjustment in respect of an assimilated Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 (4) lays product the levy on which is equal to the levy on its pilot down the arrangements applicable to agricultural products product must be effected in such a way as to allow, in originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or particular, for differences in composition, maturity, in the overseas countries and territories ; quality and presentation between the assimilated product and the related pilot product ; whereas adjustments Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, relating to composition must be calculated by multiplying refunds should be calculated on the following basis : the difference between the milk component content of the pilot product and that of the assimilated product in — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ question by the value attributed in international trade to tion to each other at any given moment within a band one unit of weight of the milk component in question ; of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on their central whereas, when the other adjustments are being effected, rate, multiplied by the coefficient provided for in the the difference between the value attributed on the last subparagraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­ Community market to each of the relevant characteristics tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (*), as last amended by Regula­ of the pilot product and the value attributed on that tion (EEC) No 1 636/87 («), market to the corresponding characteristics of the assimi­ — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the lated product in question must be taken into account ; arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­ tion to the Community currencies referred to in the Whereas, if no information on prices is available, the free­ previous indent and the aforesaid coefficient ; at-frontier price may, by way of exception, be established on the basis of the value of the raw materials Whereas it follows from applying these provisions that contained in the pilot product in question (calculated on the levies on milk and milk products should be as set out the basis of the prices of milk products for which prices in the Annex hereto, are available), average processing costs and average yields ;

Whereas, in exceptional circumstances, a free-at-frontier HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 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 Article 1 at-frontier price, has not reached the Commission to enable it to establish the next free-at-frontier price and if the Commission considers that the prices which are 1 . The import levies referred to in Article 14 of Regu­ available could lead to sudden and considerable changes lation (EEC) No 804/68 shall be as set out in the Annex in the free-at-frontier price because they are not suffici­ hereto . ently representative of real market trends ; 2. There shall be no levy for imports from Portugal, including the Azores and Madeira, for milk and milk Whereas, in accordance with Article 19(1 ) of Regulation products listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No (EEC) No 804/68, the nomenclature provided for in this 804/68 . 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 1990. provides that the levies are fixed every fortnight ; whereas they may be altered in the intervening period if neces­ 0 OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 20. (4) OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85. (') OJ No L 74, 19. 3. 1986, p. 20 . Is) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . (2) 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 1990. For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 30 March 1990 fixing the import levies on milk and milk products

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

0401 10 10 18,42 0401 10 90 17,21 0401 20 1 1 25,21 0401 20 19 24,00 \ 0401 20 91 30,51 0401 20 99 29,30 \ 0401 30 1 1 77,67 0401 30 19 76,46 II 0401 30 31 148,77 ll 0401 30 39 147,56 \ 0401 30 91 248,92 I 0401 30 99 247,71 l 040210 11 0 132,37 0402 10 19 (4) 125,12 0402 10 91 cm 1,2512 / kg + 23,90 0402 10 99 00 1,2512 / kg + 16,65 0402 21 1 1 0 187,21 0402 21 17 0 179,96 0402 21 19 0 179,96 0402 21 91 0 226,28 0402 21 99 0 219,03 0402 29 1 1 000 1,7996/ kg + 23,90 0402 2915 00 1,7996 / kg + 23,90 0402 29 19 00 1,7996 / kg + 16,65 0402 29 91 00 2,1 903 / kg + 23,90 0402 29 99 00 2,1 903 / kg + 16,65 0402 91 11 0 31,00 0402 91 19 0 31,00 0402 91 31 0 38,75 0402 91 39 0 38,75 0402 91 51 0 148,77 0402 91 59 0 147,56 0402 91 91 0 248,92 0402 91 99 0 247,71 0402 99 1 1 0 52,87 0402 99 19 0 52,87 0402 99 31 00 1,4514 / kg + 20,28 0402 99 39 00 1,4514 / kg + 49,07 0402 99 91 00 2,4529 / kg + 20,28 0402 99 99 00 2,4529 / kg + 19,07

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

0403 10 11 27,62 0403 10 13 32,92 0403 10 19 80,08 I 0403 10 31 0 0,21 58 / kg + 22,69 0403 10 33 C) 0,2688 / kg + 22,69 0403 10 39 0 0,7404 / kg + 22,69 0403 90 11 132,37 0403 90 13 187,21 0403 90 19 226,28 0403 90 31 0 1,251 2 / kg + 23,90 0403 90 33 (') 1,7996 / kg + 23,90 0403 90 39 0 2,1 903 / kg + 23,90 0403 90 51 27,62 0403 90 53 32,92 0403 90 59 80,08 0403 90 61 0 0,21 58 / kg + 22,69 0403 90 63 0 0,2688 / kg + 22,69 0403 90 69 (') 0,7404 / kg + 22,69 0404 10 11 32,13 0404 10 19 (') 0,3213 / kg + 16,65 0404 10 91 0 0321 3 / kg 0404 10 99 0 0,321 3 / kg + 16,65 0404 90 11 132,37 0404 90 13 187,21 II 0404 90 19 226,28 || 0404 90 31 132,37 040490 33 187,21 II 0404 90 39 226,28 0404 90 51 0 1,2512 / kg + 23,90 0404 90 53 (l)(3) 1,7996 / kg + 23,90 0404 90 59 (') 2,1 903 / kg + 23,90 0404 90 91 (') 1,2512 / kg + 23,90 0404 90 93 00 1 ,7996 / kg + 23,90 0404 90 99 (') 2,1 903 / kg + 23,90 0405 00 10 256,74 Il 0405 00 90 313,22 || 0406 10 10 0 233,62 0406 10 90 O 284,13 0406 20 10 00 400,79 0406 20 90 0 400,79 0406 30 10 00 186,15 0406 30 31 00 174,85 0406 30 39 00 186,15 0406 30 90 00 282,87 0406 40 00 00 158,11 0406 90 11 00 223,59

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

0406 90 13 oo 198,52 0406 90 15 00 198,52 0406 90 17 (3)0 198,52 0406 90 19 00 400,79 0406 90 21 00 223,59 0406 90 23 00 187,41 0406 90 25 00 187,41 0406 90 27 00 187,41 0406 90 29 00 187,41 0406 90 31 00 187,41 0406 90 33 0 187,41 0406 90 35 00 187,41 0406 90 37 00 187,41 0406 90 39 00 187,41 0406 90 50 00 187,41 0406 90 61 0 400,79 0406 90 63 0 400,79 0406 90 69 0 400,79 0406 90 71 0 233,62 0406 90 73 0 187,41 0406 90 75 0 187,41 0406 90 77 0 187,41 0406 90 79 0 187,41 0406 90 81 0 187,41 0406 90 83 0 187,41 0406 90 85 0 187,41 0406 90 89 00 187,41 0406 90 91 0 233,62 0406 90 93 0 233,62 0406 90 97 0 284,13 0406 90 99 0 284,13 1702 10 10 3634 || 1702 10 90 36,34 I.._I 2106 90 51 36,34 2309 10 15 96,26 \ 2309 10 19 125,04 || 2309 10 39 117,21 2309 10 59 96,81 || 2309 10 70 125,04 \\ 2309 90 35 96,26 \ 2309 90 39 125,04 I 2309 90 49 117,21 2309 90 59 96,81 2309 90 70 125,04

31 . 3 . 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 85/39

(') The levy pn 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. (J) 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. (4) The levy applicable is limited under the conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 715/90.