31990R1593

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1593/90 of 14 June 1990 fixing the import levies on milk and milk products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, plying the basic amount by the quantity of milk components contained in the product ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 provides that for certain products originating in or Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and coming from certain third countries a specific levy is to Portugal, be applied ; whereas the levy applicable to those products is fixed in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 1767/82 Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market 107/90 f); in milk and milk products ('), as last amended by Regula­ tion (EEC) No 3879/89 (2), and in particular Article 14(8) Whereas, for as long as it is found that on importation thereof, into the Community the price of an assimilated product for which the levy is not equal to the levy on its pilot Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, product is considerably lower than the price which would obtain if the ratio to the price of the pilot product were Whereas Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 normal, the levy must be equal to the sum of two provides for charging a levy on imports of the products components : listed in Article 1 ( of that Regulation ; whereas these products may be divided into groups ; whereas the — one component equal to the amount resulting from product groups and the pilot groups and the pilot product the provisions of Articles 2 to 7 of Regulation (EEC) for each of these groups are set out in Annex I to Council No 2915/79 applicable to the assimilated product in Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 of 18 December 1979 question, determining the groups of products and the special provi­ sions for calculating levies on milk and milk products (3), — an additional component fixed at a level which, the as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3884/89 (4) ; 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 the levy on the products in any one group must Community ; be equal to the threshold price for the pilot product less the free-at-frontier price ; whereas these threshold prices were fixed for the 1990/ 1991 milk year by Council Regu­ Whereas Article 14(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 lation (EEC) No 1182/90 0 ; provides that the levy on products in respect of which the customs duty has been bound within GATT must be Whereas the threshold price fixed by the Council is to be limited to the amount resulting from that binding ; reduced by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1552/90 of 8 June 1990 determining the reduced ecu values of milk Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1073/68 ('), sector prices and amounts consequent on the monetary as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (10), provides realignment of 5 January 1990 (*) ; that a free-at-frontier price must be established for each of the pilot products defined in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) Whereas, however, Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 lays No 2915/79 ; whereas these prices must be determined down special provisions for calculating the levy on certain for products of good marketable quality ; assimilated 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 Whereas the free-at-frontier prices must be established on respectively ; the basis of the most favourable purchasing opportunities in international trade for the products listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 other than assimilated Whereas, as provided for in Regulation (EEC) No products for which the levy is not equal to the levy on the 2915/79, the component of the levy established using a related pilot products ; whereas, when recording these factor expressing the weight ratio existing between the purchasing opportunities, the Commission must take milk components contained in the product on the one account of all information obtained direct or through the hand and the product itself on the other is, for products Member States concerning prices for delivery of third­ containing sugar or other sweeteners, calculated by multi­ 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 . f) OJ No L 196, 5. 7. 1982, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 378, 27. 12. 1989, p. 9. (8) OJ No L 13, 17. 1 . 1990, p. 13 . 0 OJ No L 119, 11 . 5. 1990, p. 26. 0 OJ No L 180, 26. 7. 1968, p. 25. («) OJ No L 146, 9. 6. 1990, p. 14. (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 1525/90 (2), 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 1702 10 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 1636/87 (*), 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 16 June 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. 0 OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 144, 7. 6. 1990, p. 15. fó 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, 14 June 1990. For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 14 June 1990 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 19,46 0401 10 90 18,25 0401 20 11 26,48 0401 20 19 25 ;27 0401 20 91 31,73 0401 20 99 : 30,52 0401 30 1 1 80,32 0401 30 19 79,11 0401 30 31 153,36 0401 30 39 152,15 0401 30 91 256,05 0401 30 99 254,84 0402 10 11 0 142,49 0402 10 19 0 135,24 0402 10 91 em 1,3524 / kg + 23,63 0402 10 99 CM4) 1,3524 / kg + 16,38 0402 21 11 o 191,75 0402 21 17 o 184,50 0402 21 19 o 184,50 0402 21 91 (4) 230,29 04G2 21 99 (4) 223,04 0402 29 1 1 0 (3)(4) 1,8450/ kg + 23,63 0402 2915 C)(4) 1,8450 / kg + 23,63 0402 29 19 em 1,8450 / kg + 16,38 0402 29 91 C)(4) 2,2304 / kg + 23,63 0402 29 99 0 (4) 2,2304 / kg + 16,38 0402 91 11 o 28,57 0402 91 19 o 28,57 0402 91 31 o 35,71 0402 91 39 o 35,71 0402 91 51 o 153,36 0402 91 59 * (4) 152,15 0402 91 91 (4) 256,05 0402 91 99 (4) 254,84 0402 99 1 1 n 49,40 0402 99 19 n 49,40 0402 99 31 enr 1,4973 / kg + 20,01 0402 99 39 0(T 1,4973 / kg + 18,80 040299 91 m 2,5242 / kg + 20,01 0402 99 99 C)(4) 2,5242 / kg + 18,80

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(ECU/100 kg net weight, unless otherwise indicated)

GN code Note Import levy

0403 10 11 28,89 0403 10 13 34,14 0403 10 19 82,73 0403 10 31 C) 0,228 5 / kg + 22,42 0403 10 33 (') 0,28 10 / kg + 22,42 0403 10 39 0 0,7669 / kg + 22,42 0403 90 1 1 142,49 I 0403 90 13 191,75 \ 0403 90 19 230,29 || 0403 90 31 C) 1,3524 / kg + 23,63 0403 90 33 0 1,8450 / kg + 23,63 0403 90 39 0 2,2304 / kg + 23,63 0403 90 51 28,89 0403 90 53 34,14 0403 90 59 82,73 0403 90 61 0 0,2285 / kg + 22,42 0403 90 63 0) 0,2810 / kg + 22,42 0403 90 69 0 0,7669 / kg + 22,42 0404 10 11 27,23 I 0404 10 19 C) 0,2723 / kg + 16,38 0404 10 91 (2) 0,2723 / kg 040410 99 0 0,2723 / kg + 16,38 0404 90 11 142,49 II 040490 13 191,75 0404 90 19 230,29 \ 040490 31 142,49 0404 90 33 191,75 0404 90 39 230,29 II 0404 90 51 0 1,3524 / kg + 23,63 0404 90 53 00 1,8450 / kg + 23,63 0404 90 59 0 2,2304 / kg + 23,63 0404 90 91 0 1,3524 / kg + 23,63 0404 90 93 00 1,8450 / kg + 23,63 0404 90 99 (!) 2,2304 / kg + 23,63 0405 00 10 264,20 || 040500 90 322,32 0406 10 10 0 243,51 0406 10 90 0 292,67 0406 20 10 00 389,56 0406 20 90 0 389,56 0406 30 10 00 193,07 0406 30 31 00 182,06 0406 30 39 00 193,07 0406 30 90 00 289,79 040640 00 00 148,14 0406 90 1 1 00 213,86

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(ECU/100 kg net weight, unless otherwise indicated)

CN code Note Import levy

0406 90 13 00 190,56 0406 90 15 00 190,56 0406 90 17 00 190,56 0406 90 19 00 389,56 0406 90 21 00 213,86 0406 90 23 00 195,95 0406 90 25 00 195,95 0406 90 27 00 195,95 0406 90 29 00 195,95 0406 90 31 00 195,95 0406 90 33 0 195,95 0406 90 35 00 195,95 0406 90 37 00 195,95 0406 90 39 00 195,95 0406 90 50 00 195,95 0406 90 61 0 389,56 0406 90 63 0 389,56 0406 90 69 0 389,56 0406 90 71 0 243,51 0406 90 73 0 195,95 0406 90 75 0 195,95 0406 90 77 0 195,95 0406 90 79 0 195,95 0406 90 81 0 195,95 0406 90 83 0 195,95 0406 90 85 0 195,95 0406 90 89 00 195,95 0406 90 91 0 243,51 0406 90 93 0 243,51 0406 90 97 0 292,67 0406 90 99 0 292,67 1702 10 10 35,96 1702 10 90 35,96 \

2106 90 51 35,96 2309 10 15 103,85 li

2309 10 19 134,96 2309 10 39 126,25 || 2309 10 59 103,71 li 2309 10 70 134,96 || 2309 90 35 103,85 2309 90 39 134,96 2309 90 49 126,25 \ 2309 90 59 103,71 2309 90 70 134,96

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