31992R0798

No L 86/24 1 . 4. 92 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 798/92 of 31 March 1992 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) Economic Community, No 1767/82 Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1502/90 (8); Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products ('), as last amended by Regula­ Whereas, for as long as it is found that on importation tion (EEC) No 81 6/92 (2), and in particular Article 14(8) into the Community the price of an assimilated product thereof, for which the levy is not equal to the levy on its pilot product is considerably lower than the price which would obtain if the ratio to the price of the pilot product were Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, normal, the levy must be equal to the sum of two components : Whereas Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 provides for charging a levy on imports of the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation ; whereas these — one component equal to the amount resulting from products may be divided into groups ; whereas the the provisions of Articles 2 to 7 of Regulation (EEC) product groups and the pilot groups and the pilot product No 2915/79 applicable to the assimilated product in for each of these groups are set out in Annex I to Council question, Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 of 18 December 1979 — an additional component fixed at a level which, the determining the groups of products and the special provi­ composition and quality of the assimilated product sions for calculating levies on milk and milk products (3), being taken into account, makes it possible to as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3798/91 (4); re-establish normal price ratios for imports into the Community ; Whereas the levy on the products in any one group must be equal to the threshold price for the pilot product less the free-at-frontier price ; whereas these threshold prices Whereas Article 14(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 were fixed for the 1991 /1992 milk year by Council Regu­ provides that the levy on products in respect of which the lation (EEC) No 1 633/91 (^ ; whereas Regulation (EEC) customs duty has been bound within GATT must be No 786/92 (*) has extended the 1991 /92 marketing year for milk until 31 May 1992 ; limited to the amount resulting from that binding ;

Whereas, however, Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 lays down special provisions for calculating the levy on certain Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1073/68 (9), assimilated products ; whereas these products are listed as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (l0), provides and the method of calculating the levy on them described that a free-at-frontier price must be established for each of in Annex II and in Articles 2 to 12 of that Regulation the pilot products defined in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) respectively ; No 291 5/79 ; whereas these prices must be determined for products of good marketable quality ; Whereas, as provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79, the component of the levy established using a factor expressing the weight ratio existing between the Whereas the free-at-frontier prices must be established on milk components contained in the product on the one the basis of the most favourable purchasing opportunities hand and the product itself on the other is, for products in international trade for the products listed in containing sugar or other sweeteners, calculated by multi­ Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 other than assi­ plying the basic amount by the quantity of milk milated products for which the levy is not equal to the components contained in the product ; levy on the related pilot products ; whereas, when recor­ ding these purchasing opportunities, the Commission must take account of all information obtained direct or Whereas Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 through the Member States concerning prices for delivery provides that for certain products originating in or of third-country products free-at-Community-frontier and prices on third-country markets ; (') OJ No L 148, 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 13. (2) See page 83 of this Official Journal. 0 OJ No L 329, 24. 12. 1979, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 196, 5. 7. 1982, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 357, 28 . 12. 1991 , p. 3 . (8) OJ No L 141 , 2. 6. 1990, p. 5. 0 OJ No L 150, 15 . 6. 1991 , p. 25. (') 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 they may be altered in the intervening period if neces­ last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 525/90 (2), speci­ sary ; whereas the levy remains valid until another fies the free-at-Spanish-frontier values of certain cheeses becomes applicable ; imported from and originating in Switzerland ;

Whereas, however, no account should be taken of infor­ Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 of mation relating to small quantities which are not repre­ 29 October 1975 on glucose and lactose (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88, stipulates that the treat­ sentative of trade in the products in question and quanti­ ties in respect of which price trends in general or other ment provided for lactose and lactose syrup falling within information available to it lead the Commission to believe CN code 1702 10 90 by Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 and that the price in question is unrepresentative of the real by the provisions adopted for the application of that trend of the market ; Regulation is to be extended to lactose and lactose syrup falling within CN code 1702 10 10 ; whereas conse­ quently the levy fixed for products falling within CN Whereas the prices used must be adjusted where they are code 1702 10 90 also applies to products falling within not quoted free-at-Community-frontier or where they do CN code 1702 10 10 ; whereas to ensure that the provi­ not apply to products of good marketable quality ; sion in question is properly applied these products and whereas the adjustment in respect of an assimilated the levy thereon should be explicitly mentioned in the product the levy on which is equal to the levy on its pilot list of levies ; product must be effected in such a way as to allow, in particular, for differences in composition, maturity, quality and presentation between the assimilated product Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 518/92 (4), (EEC) and the related pilot product ; whereas adjustments No 519/92 0 and (EEC) No 520/92 (6) of 27 February relating to composition must be calculated by multiplying 1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim the difference between the milk component content of Agreements on trade and trade-related matters between the pilot product and that of the assimilated product in the European Economic Community and the European question by the value attributed in international trade to Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the one unit of weight of the milk component in question ; Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary and the whereas, when the other adjustments are being effected, Czech and Slovak Federal Republic respectively, of the the difference between the value attributed on the other part, introduce arrangements for reducing import Community market to each of the relevant characteristics levies on certain products ; whereas Commission Regula­ of the pilot product and the value attributed on that tion (EEC) No 584/92 f) lays down detailed rules for market to the corresponding characteristics of the assimi­ applying the arrangements provided for in these agree­ lated product in question must be taken into account ; ments as regards milk and milk products ;

Whereas, if no information on prices is available, the free­ at-frontier price may, by way of exception, be Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 (8), as last established on the basis of the value of the raw materials amended by Regulation (EEC) No 444/92 (*), lays down contained in the pilot product in question (calculated on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products origi­ the basis of the prices of milk products for which prices nating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in are available), average processing costs and average yields ; the overseas countries and territories ;

Whereas, in exceptional circumstances, a free-at-frontier price may remain unchanged for a limited period where Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Council Decision the new level of the price for a given quality or a specific 91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the origin, used as a basis for establishing the previous free­ overseas countries and territories with the European at-frontier price, has not reached the Commission to Economic Community (10), no levies shall apply on enable it to establish the next free-at-frontier price and if products originating in the overseas countries and territo­ the Commission considers that the prices which are ries ; whereas, however, pursuant to Article 101 (4) of the available could lead to sudden and considerable changes abovementioned Decision, a special amount shall be in the free-at-frontier price because they are not suffici­ charged on imports of certain products originating in the ently representative of real market trends ; overseas countries and territories in order to prevent products originating from these countries and territories from receiving more favourable treatment than similar Whereas, in accordance with Article 19(1 ) of Regulation products imported from Spain or Portugal into the (EEC) No 804/68, the nomenclature provided for in this Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 ; Regulation is incorporated in the combined nomen­ clature ; (3) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 20 . (4) OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 3. Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1073/68 O OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 6. provides that the levies are fixed every fortnight ; whereas 0 OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 9. 0 OJ No L 62, 7. 3. 1992, p. 34. (8) OJ No L 84, 30. 3 . 1990, p. 85. (■) OJ No L 74, 19. 3. 1986, p. 20. 0 OJ No L 52, 27. 2. 1992, p. 7. (2) OJ No L 144, 7. 6. 1990, p. 15. H OJ No L 263, 19 . 9. 1991 , p. 1 .

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Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, Whereas it follows from applying these provisions that refunds should be calculated on the following basis : the levies on milk and milk products should be as set out in the Annex hereto, — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ tion to each other at any given moment within a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : rate, multiplied by the coefficient provided for in the last subparagraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­ Article 1 tion (EEC) No 1676/85 0, last amended by Regula­ tion (EEC) No 2205/90 (2), The import levies referred to in Article 14 of Regulation — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an (EEC) No 804/68 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. average of the ecu rates published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, C series, over Article 2 a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­ cient referred to in the preceding indent ; This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1992.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 31 March 1992.

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 31 March 1992 fixing the import levies on milk and milk products

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

CN code Note Q Import levy

0401 10 10 17,44 0401 10 90 16,23 0401 20 11 23,94 0401 20 19 22,73 0401 20 91 29,16 0401 20 99 27,95 0401 30 11 74,40 0401 30 19 73,19 0401 30 31 142,75 0401 30 39 141,54 0401 30 91 239,15 0401 30 99 237,94

0402 10 11 (4) 123,22 0402 10 19 00 115,97 0402 10 91 (')O 1,1 597 / kg + 29,69 0402 1 0 99 0 0 1 ,1 597 / kg + 22,44 0402 21 11 0 169,12 0402 21 17 0 161 >87 0402 21 19 00 161 >87 0402 21 91 0 207,59 0402 21 99 0 (6) 200,34 0402 29 1 1 0 0 0 1 ,61 87 / kg + 29,69 0402 29 15 0 0 1,61 87 / kg + 29,69 0402 29 19 0 0 1 ,61 87 / kg + 22,44 0402 29 91 (') 0 2,0034 / kg + 29,69 0402 29 99 0 0 2,0034 / kg + 22,44 0402 91 11 0 30>28 0402 91 19 0 30,28 0402 91 31 0 37,85 0402 91 39 0 37,85 0402 91 51 0 142'75 0402 91 59 0 141 »54 0402 91 91 0 239' 15 0402 91 99 0 237^4 0402 99 11 0 49>85 0402 99 19 0 49-85 0402 99 3 1 00 1 ,39 1 2 / kg -I- 26,07 0402 99 39 (') 0 1 ,39 1 2 / kg + 24,86 0402 99 91 0 0 2,3552 / kg + 26,07 0402 99 99 00 2,3552 / kg + 24,86

0403 10 02 123,22 0403 10 04 169,12

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

CN code Note (*) Import levy

0403 10 06 207,59 0403 10 12 (') 1,1 597 / kg + 29,69 0403 10 14 (') 1,61 §7 / kg + 29,69 0403 10 16 (') 2,0034 / kg + 29,69 0403 10 22 26,35 0403 10 24 31,57 0403 10 26 76,81 0403 10 32 (') 0,2031 / kg + 28,48 0403 10 34 (') 0,2553 / kg + 28,48 0403 10 36 O 0,7077 / kg + 28,48 0403 90 11 123,22 0403 90 13 169,12 0403 90 19 207,59 0403 90 31 (') 1,1 597 / kg + 29,69 0403 90 33 O 1,6187 / kg + 29,69 0403 90 39 (■) 2,0034 / kg + 29,69 0403 90 51 26,35 0403 90 53 31,57 0403 90 59 76,81 0403 90 61 (') 0,203 1 / kg + 28,48 0403 90 63 (') 0,2553 / kg + 28,48 0403 90 69 (') 0,7077 / kg + 28,48 0404 10 11 * 11 22,44 0404 10 11 * 14 169,12 0404 10 11 * 17 207,59 0404 10 11 * 21 123,22 0404 10 11 * 24 169,12 0404 10 11 * 27 207,59 0404 10 19 * 1 1 O 0,2244 / kg + 22,44 0404 10 19*14 O 1,61 87 / kg + 29,69 0404 10 19*17 (') 2,0034 / kg + 29,69 0404 10 19 * 21 O 1,1 597 / kg + 29,69 0404 10 19 * 24 (') 1,61 87 / kg + 29,69 0404 1 0 1 9 * 27 (') 2,0034 / kg + 29,69 0404 10 91 * 11 (2) 0,2244 / kg 0404 10 91 * 14 (2) 1,6187 / kg + 6,04 0404 10 91 * 17 (2) 2,0034 / kg + 6,04 0404 10 91 * 21 (2) 1,1 597 / kg + 6,04 0404 10 91 * 24 (2) 1,6187 / kg + 6,04 0404 10 91 * 27 (2) 2,0034 / kg + 6,04 0404 10 99 * 1 1 (2) 0,2244 / kg + 22,44 0404 1 0 99 * 1 4 (2) 1 ,61 87 / kg + 28,48 0404 1 0 99 * 1 7 (2) 2,0034 / kg + 28,48 0404 10 99 * 21 (2) 1 ,1 597 / kg + 28,48 0404 1 0 99 * 24 (2) 1 ,61 87 / kg + 28,48 0404 1 0 99 * 27 (2) 2,0034 / kg + 28,48 0404 90 11 123,22 0404 90 13 169,12 0404 90 19 207,59 0404 90 31 123,22 0404 90 33 169,12 0404 90 39 207,59 0404 90 51 0 1,1 597 / kg + 29,69 0404 90 53 (') O 1,6187 / kg + 29,69 0404 90 59 (') 2,0034 / kg + 29,69 0404 90 91 (') 1 ,1597 / kg + 29,69 0404 90 93 (') (3) 1 ,61 87 / kg + 29,69 0404 90 99 (') 2,0034 / kg + 29,69

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'ECU/100 kc net weieht. unless otherwise indicated)

CN code Note (*) Import levy

0405 00 10 0 246,51 0405 00 90 300,74 0406 10 20 0 0 244,02 0406 10 80 (4) 0 296,37 0406 20 10 000 389,94 0406 20 90 00 389,94 0406 30 10 000 191,04 0406 30 31 000 184,14 0406 30 39 0 (4) 0 191,04 040630 90 (3)(4)(6) 287,76 0406 40 00 000 148,14 0406 90 11 (3)(4)(6) 219,45 0406 90 13 (3)(4)(6) 174,22 0406 90 15 (3) (4) (6) 174,22 0406 90 17 0 (4) 0 174,22 0406 90 19 000 389,94 0406 90 21 (3) (4) 0 219,45 0406 90 23 000 199,65 0406 90 25 0 0 (6) 199,65 0406 90 27 (3)(4)(6) 199,65 0406 90 29 (3)(4)0 199,65 0406 90 31 (3)(4)(6) 199,65 0406 90 33 (4) (6) 199,65 0406 90 35 (3)(4)0 199,65 0406 90 37 (3)(4)(6) 199,65 0406 90 39 (3)(4)(6) 199,65 0406 90 50 (3)(4)(6) 199,65 0406 90 61 (4)0 389,94 0406 90 63 (4)0 389,94 0406 90 69 (4) (6) 389,94 0406 90 73 0 0 199,65 0406 90 75 0 0 199,65 0406 90 77 0 0 199,65 0406 90 79 0 0 199,65 0406 90 81 00 199,65 0406 90 85 0 0 199,65 0406 90 89 (3)(4)(6) 199,65 0406 90 93 0 0 244,02 0406 90 99 0 0 296,37 1702 10 10 24,98 1702 10 90 24,98 2106 90 51 24,98 2309 10 15 89,40 2309 10 19 116,07 2309 10 39 108,87 2309 10 59 90,09 2309 1070 116,07 2309 90 35 89,40 2309 90 39 116,07 2309 90 49 108,87 2309 90 59 90,09 2309 90 70 116,07

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(') 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. (3) Products falling within this code 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. (5) No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC. (6) Products falling within this code, imported from Poland, Czechoslovakia or Hungary under the Interim Agree­ ments concluded between those countries and the Community, and in respect of which EUR.l certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 584/92 have been presented, are subject to the levies set out in the Annex to that Regulation .