31992R1528

No L 160/ 14 Official Journal of the European Communities 13 . 6 . 92

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1528/92 of 12 June 1992 fixing the import levies on milk and milk products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 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 milk components contained in the product on the one hand and the product itself on the other is, for products Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European containing sugar or other sweeteners, calculated by multi­ Economic Community, plying the basic amount by the quantity of milk components contained in the product ;

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 Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 tion (EEC) No 816/92 (2), and in particular Article 14(8) provides that for certain products originating in or thereof, coming from certain third countries a specific levy is to be applied ; whereas the levy applicable to those products is fixed in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 767/82 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 502/90 0 ; Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,

Whereas Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 provides for charging a levy on imports of the products Whereas, for as long as it is found that on importation listed in Article 1 of that Regulation ; whereas these into the Community the price of an assimilated product products may be divided into groups ; whereas the for which the levy is not equal to the levy on its pilot product groups and the pilot groups and the pilot product product is considerably lower than the price which would for each of these groups are set out in Annex I to Council obtain if the ratio to the price of the pilot product were Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 of 18 December 1979 normal, the levy must be equal to the sum of two determining the groups of products and the special provi­ components : sions for calculating levies on milk and milk products (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3798/91 (4) ;

— one component equal to the amount resulting from the provisions of Articles 2 to 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 applicable to the assimilated product in Whereas the levy on the products in any one group must question, be equal to the threshold price for the pilot product less the free-at-frontier price ; whereas these threshold prices were fixed for the 1992/ 1993 milk year by Council Regu­ — an additional component fixed at a level which, the lation (EEC) No 1375/92 0 ; composition and quality of the assimilated product being taken into account, makes it possible to re-establish normal price ratios for imports into the Community ; Whereas, however, Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 lays down special provisions for calculating the levy on certain 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 Article 14(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 respectively ; provides that the levy on products in respect of which the customs duty has been bound within GATT must be (') OJ No L 148, 28 . 6. 1968, p. 13. limited to the amount resulting from that binding ; (2) OJ No L 86, 1 . 4. 1992, p. 83 . 0 OJ No L 329, 24. 12. 1979, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 357, 28 . 12. 1991 , p. 3 . (*) OJ No L 196, 5. 7. 1982, p. 1 . O OJ No L 147, 29. 5. 1992, p. 4. O OJ No L 141 , 2. 6. 1990, p. 5.

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Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1073/68 ('), established on the basis of the value of the raw materials as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (2), provides contained in the pilot product in question (calculated on that a free-at-frontier price must be established for each of the basis of the prices of milk products for which prices the pilot products defined in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) are available), average processing costs and average yields ; No 2915/79 ; whereas these prices must be determined for products of good marketable quality ; Whereas, in exceptional circumstances, a free-at-frontier price may remain unchanged for a limited period where Whereas the free-at-frontier prices must be established on the new level of the price for a given quality or a specific the basis of the most favourable purchasing opportunities origin, used as a basis for establishing the previous free­ in international trade for the products listed in at-frontier price, has not reached the Commission to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 other than assi­ enable it to establish the next free-at-frontier price and if milated products for which the levy is not equal to the the Commission considers that the prices which are levy on the related pilot products ; whereas, when recor­ available could lead to sudden and considerable changes ding these purchasing opportunities, the Commission in the free-at-frontier price because they are not suffici­ must take account of all information obtained direct or ently representative of real market trends ; through the Member States concerning prices for delivery of third-country products free-at-Community-frontier and Whereas, in accordance with Article 19 ( 1 ) of Regulation prices on third-country markets ; (EEC) No 804/68, the nomenclature provided for in this Regulation is incorporated in the combined nomen­ clature ; Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 788/86 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 525/90 (4), speci­ fies the free-at-Spanish-frontier values of certain cheeses Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1073/68 imported from and originating in Switzerland ; provides that the levies are fixed every fortnight ; whereas they may be altered in the intervening period if neces­ sary ; whereas the levy remains valid until another Whereas, however, no account should be taken of infor­ becomes applicable ; mation relating to small quantities which are not repre­ sentative of trade in the products in question and quanti­ ties in respect of which price trends in general or other Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2730/75 of information available to it lead the Commission to believe 29 October 1975 on glucose and lactose (*), as amended that the price in question is unrepresentative of the real by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88, stipulates that the treat­ trend of the market ; ment provided for lactose and lactose syrup falling within CN code 1702 10 90 by Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 and by the provisions adopted for the application of that Whereas the prices used must be adjusted where they are Regulation is to be extended to lactose and lactose syrup not quoted free-at-Community-frontier or where they do falling within CN code 1702 10 10 ; whereas conse­ not apply to products of good marketable quality ; quently the levy fixed for products falling within CN whereas the adjustment in respect of an assimilated code 1702 10 90 also applies to products falling within product the levy on which is equal to the levy on its pilot CN code 1702 10 10 ; whereas to ensure that the provi­ product must be effected in such a way as to allow, in sion in question is properly applied these products and particular, for differences in composition, maturity, the levy thereon should be explicitly mentioned in the quality and presentation between the assimilated product list of levies ; and the related pilot product ; whereas adjustments relating to composition must be calculated by multiplying the difference between the milk component content of Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 518/92 (6), (EEC) the pilot product and that of the assimilated product in No 519/92Q and (EEC) No 520/92 (8) of 27 February question by the value attributed in international trade to 1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim one unit of weight of the milk component in question ; Agreements on trade and trade-related matters between whereas, when the other adjustments are being effected, the European Economic Community and the European the difference between the value attributed on the Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Community market to each of the relevant characteristics Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary and the of the pilot product and the value attributed on that Czech and Slovak Federal Republic respectively, of the market to the corresponding characteristics of the assimi­ other part, introduce arrangements for reducing import lated product in question must be taken into account ; levies on certain products ; whereas Commission Regula­ tion (EEC) No 584/92 (9) lays down detailed rules for applying the arrangements provided for in these agree­ Whereas, if no information on prices is available, the free­ ments as regards milk and milk products ; at-frontier price may, by way of exception, be O OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 20. (') OJ No L 180, 26. 7. 1968, p. 25. (6) OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 3. (2) OJ No L 28, 1 . 2. 1988, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 6. (3) OJ No L 74, 19 . 3. 1986, p. 20. (8) OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 9. (4) OJ No L 144, 7. 6. 1990, p. 15. O OJ No L 62, 7. 3. 1992, p. 34.

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Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 ('), as last last subparagraph of Article 3 ( 1 ) of Council Regula­ amended by Regulation (EEC) No 444/92 (2), lays down tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (4), last amended by Regula­ the arrangements applicable to agricultural products origi­ tion (EEC) No 2205/90 0, nating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an the overseas countries and territories ; average of the ecu rates published in the Official Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (1 ) of Council Decision Journal of the European Communities, C series, over 91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­ overseas countries and territories with the European cient referred to in the preceding indent ; Economic Community (3), no levies shall apply on products originating in the overseas countries and territo­ Whereas it follows from applying these provisions that ries ; whereas, however, pursuant to Article 101 (4) of the the levies on milk and' milk products should be as set out abovementioned Decision, a special amount shall be in the Annex hereto, charged on imports of certain products originating in the overseas countries and territories in order to prevent products originating from these countries and territories HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : from receiving more favourable treatment than similar products imported from Spain or Portugal into the Article 1 Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 ; Whereas if the levy system is to operate normally, refunds The import levies referred to in Article 14 of Regulation should be calculated on the following basis : (EEC) No 804/68 shall 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 Article 2 of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on their central rate, multiplied by the coefficient provided for in the This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 6 June 1 992.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 June 1992.

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 84, 30. 3 . 1990, p. 85. O OJ No L 52, 27. 2. 1992, p. 7. (4) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . O OJ No L 263, 19 . 9. 1991 , p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 12 June 1992 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 15,91 0401 10 90 14,70 0401 20 11 22,12 0401 20 19 20,91 l 0401 20 91 27,51 0401 20 99 26,30 0401 30 11 71,07 0401 30 19 69,86 0401 30 31 137,27 0401 30 39 136,06 0401 30 91 230,95 0401 30 99 229,74

0402 10 11 (4) 108,01 0402 10 19 (4)(6) 100,76 0402 10 91 cm 1,0076 / kg + 29,39 0402 10 99 00 1,0076 / kg + 22,14 0402 21 11 0 173,52 0402 21 17 0 166,27 0402 21 19 00 166,27 0402 21 91 00 210,40 0402 21 99 203,15 , 00 0402 29 1 1 000 1,6627 / kg + 29,39 0402 29 15 00 1,6627 / kg + 29,39 0402 29 19 00 1,6627 / kg + 22,14 0402 29 91 00 2,031 5 / kg + 29,39 0402 29 99 00 2,03 15 / kg + 22,14 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 0 137,27 0402 91 59 0 136,06 0402 91 91 0 230,95 0402 91 99 0 229,74 0402 99 1 1 0 49,85 0402 99 19 0 49,85 0402 99 31 00 1,3364 / kg + 25,77 0402 99 39 00 1,3364 / kg + 24,56 0402 99 91 00 2,2732 / kg + 25,77 0402 99 99 00 2,2732 / kg + 24,56

0403 10 02 108,01 0403 10 04 173,52

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

CN code Note 0 Import levy

0403 10 06 210,40 0403 10 12 0 1,0076 / kg + 29,39 0403 10 14 (') 1,6627 / kg + 29,39 0403 10 16 0 2,031 5 / kg + 29,39 0403 10 22 24,53 0403 10 24 29,92 \ 0403 10 26 73,48 0403 10 32 (') 0,1 849 / kg + 28,18 0403 10 34 0 0,2388 / kg + 28,18 0403 10 36 0 0,6744 / kg + 28,18 0403 90 11 108,01 0403 90 13 173,52 0403 90 19 210,40 0403 90 31 C) 1,0076 / kg + 29,39 0403 90 33 (') 1,6627 / kg + 29,39 0403 90 39 (') 2,031 5 / kg + 29,39 0403 90 51 24,53 0403 90 53 29,92 0403 90 59 73,48 0403 90 61 0 0,1 849 / kg + 28,18 0403 90 63 0 0,2388 / kg + 28,18 0403 90 69 (') 0,6744 / kg + 28,18 0404 10 11 * 11 18,96 0404 10 11 * 14 173,52 0404 10 11 * 17 210,40 0404 10 11 * 21 108,01 0404 10 11 * 24 173,52 0404 10 11 * 27 210,40 0404 10 19 * 11 0) 0,1 896 / kg + 22,14 0404 10 19 * 14 (') 1,6627 / kg + 29,39 0404 10 19 * 17 (') 2,031 5 / kg + 29,39 0404 10 19*21 0 1,0076 / kg + 29,39 0404 10 19*24 0 1,6627 / kg + 29,39 0404 10 19*27 e> 2,031 5 / kg + 29,39 0404 10 91 * 11 0 0,1 896 / kg 0404 10 91 * 14 e) 1,6627 / kg + 6,04 0404 10 91 * 17 o 2,031 5 / kg + 6,04 0404 10 91 * 21 o 1,0076 / kg + 6,04 0404 10 91 * 24 1,6627 / kg + 6,04 0404 10 91 * 27 o 2,031 5 / kg + 6,04 0404 10 99 ' 11 (2) 0,1 896 / kg + 22,14 0404 10 99 * 14 e> 1,6627 / kg + 28,18 0404 10 99 * 17 a 2,031 5 / kg + 28,18 0404 10 99 * 21 o 1,0076 / kg + 28,18 0404 10 99 * 24 (2) 1,6627 / kg + 28,18 0404 10 99 * 27 (2) 2,031 5 / kg + 28,18 0404 90 11 108,01 0404 90 13 173,52 0404 90 19 210,40 0404 90 31 108,01 I 0404 90 33 173,52 0404 90 39 210,40 0404 90 51 o 1,0076 / kg + 29,39 0404 90 53 00 1,6627 / kg + 29,39 0404 90 59 0 2,031 5 / kg + 29,39 0404 90 91 0 1,0076 / kg + 29,39 0404 90 93 00 1,6627 / kg + 29,39 0404 90 99 0 2,031 5 / kg + 29,39

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

CN code Note 0 Import levy

0405 00 10 0 237,93 0405 00 90 290,27 0406 10 20 00 238,68 0406 10 80 00 292,57 0406 20 10 (3) (4) (6) 398,44 0406 20 90 00 398,44 0406 30 10 (3) (4) (6) 186,70 0406 30 31 000 180,67 0406 30 39 000 186,70 0406 30 90 (3) (4) (6) 283,42 0406 40 00 000 148,14 0406 90 1 1 000 221,17 0406 90 13 (3) (4) (6) 172,10 0406 90 15 000 172,10 0406 90 17 (3) (4) (6) 172,10 0406 90 19 000 398,44 0406 90 21 (3) (4) (6) 221,17 0406 90 23 (3) (4) (6) 195,85 0406 90 25 000 195,85 0406 90 27 000 195,85 0406 90 29 (3) (4) (6) 195,85 0406 90 31 000 195,85 0406 90 33 . 00 195,85 0406 90 35 000 195,85 0406 90 37 000 195,85 0406 90 39 000 195,85 0406 90 50 (3) (4) (6) 195,85 0406 90 61 00 398,44 0406 90 63 00 398,44 0406 90 69 00 398,44 0406 90 73 00 195,85 0406 90 75 00 195,85 0406 90 77 00 195,85 0406 90 79 00 195,85 0406 90 81 00 195,85 0406 90 85 00 195,85 0406 90 89 000 195,85 0406 90 93 00 238,68 0406 90 99 00 292,57 1702 10 10 24,98 1702 10 90 24,98 2106 90 51 24,98 2309 10 15 77,99 2309 10 19 101,16 2309 10 39 95,38 2309 10 59 80,08 2309 10 70 101,16 2309 90 35 77,99 2309 90 39 101,16 2309 90 49 95,38 2309 90 59 80,08 2309 90 70 101,16

No L 160/20 Official Journal of the European Communities 13 . 6 . 92

(') 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. 0 No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC. (') 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.1 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.