EUR-Lex - 31968R0823 - EN

ARTICLE 1

1 . THE GROUPS OF PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 14 ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) N 804/68 AND THE PILOT PRODUCT FOR EACH GROUP ARE DETERMINED IN ANNEX I .

2 . THE GOODS COVERED BY TARIFF DESCRIPTIONS MENTIONED IN THIS REGULATION ARE AS LISTED IN ANNEX II .

ARTICLE 2

THE LEVY ON 100 KG OF A PRODUCT IN GROUP 2 SHALL BE EQUAL :

1 . IF IT FALLS WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 04.02 A II ( A ) , TO THE SUM OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS :

( A ) A COMPONENT EQUAL TO THE LEVY ON THE PILOT PRODUCT ; AND

( B ) A COMPONENT EQUAL TO 6 UNITS OF ACCOUNT ;

2 . IF IT FALLS WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 04.02 B I ( B ) 1 ( AA ) , TO THE SUM OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS :

( A ) A COMPONENT CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 3 ( A ) ;

( B ) A COMPONENT EQUAL TO 6 UNITS OF ACCOUNT ; AND

( C ) A COMPONENT TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE QUANTITY OF ADDED SUGAR ;

3 . IF IT FALLS WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 04.02 B I ( B ) 1 ( AA ) , TO THE SUM OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS :

( A ) A COMPONENT EQUAL TO THE LEVY ON THE PILOT PRODUCT , MULTIPLIED BY A COEFFICIENT EXPRESSING THE WEIGHT RATIO BETWEEN THE MILK POWDER CONTENT OF THE PRODUCT AND THE PRODUCT ITSELF ; AND

( B ) A COMPONENT TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE QUANTITY OF ADDED SUGAR ;

4 . IF IT FALLS WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N EX 23.07 B , TO THE SUM OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS :

( A ) A COMPONENT APPLICABLE ONLY IF THE STARCH CONTENT OF THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION EXCEEDS 10 % AND EQUAL TO THE AVERAGE OF THE LEVIES FOR 100 KG OF MAIZE , MULTIPLIED BY A COEFFICIENT OF

_ 0.16 FOR PRODUCTS FALLING WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 23.07 B I ( B ) 3 ;

_ 0.50 FOR PRODUCTS FALLING WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 23.07 B I ( C ) 3 .

THE AVERAGE OF THE LEVIES ON 100 KG OF MAIZE SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE AVERAGE OF THE LEVIES CALCULATED FOR THE FIRST TWENTY-FIVE DAYS OF THE MONTH PRECEDING THE MONTH OF IMPORTATION , ADJUSTED WHERE NECESSARY BY REFERENCE TO THE THRESHOLD PRICE RULING IN THE MONTH OF IMPORTATION ;

( B ) A COMPONENT EQUAL TO THE LEVY ON THE PILOT PRODUCT OF GROUP 2 MULTIPLIED BY A COEFFICIENT OF

_ 0.75 FOR PRODUCTS FALLING WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 23.07 B I ( A ) 3 ;

_ 0.98 FOR PRODUCTS FALLING WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADINGS N S 23.07 B I ( A ) 4 AND 23.07 B II ;

_ 0.90 FOR PRODUCTS FALLING WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 23.07 B I ( B ) ;

_ 0.70 FOR PRODUCTS FALLING WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 23.07 B I ( C ) 3 ; AND

( C ) A COMPONENT EQUAL TO 2 UNITS OF ACCOUNT .

ARTICLE 3

THE LEVY ON 100 KG OF A PRODUCT IN GROUP 3 SHALL BE EQUAL :

1 . IF IT FALLS WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 04.02 A II ( A ) 3 , TO THE SUM OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS :

( A ) A COMPONENT EQUAL TO THE LEVY ON THE PILOT PRODUCT ; AND

( B ) A COMPONENT EQUAL TO 6 UNITS OF ACCOUNT ;

2 . IF IT FALLS WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 04.02 A II ( A ) 3 , TO THE SUM OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS :

( A ) A COMPONENT EQUAL TO THE LEVY CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH POINT 4 ; AND

( B ) A COMPONENT EQUAL TO 6 UNITS OF ACCOUNT ;

3 . IF IT FALLS WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 04.02 A II ( A ) 4 , TO THE SUM OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS :

( A ) A COMPONENT EQUAL TO THE LEVY CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH POINT 5 ; AND

( B ) A COMPONENT EQUAL TO 6 UNITS OF ACCOUNT ;

4 . IF IT FALLS WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 04.02 A II ( B ) 3 , TO THE SUM OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS :

( A ) A COMPONENT EQUAL TO THE LEVY ON THE PILOT PRODUCT , AND

( B ) A COMPONENT EQUAL TO 2 UNITS OF ACCOUNT ;

5 . IF IT FALLS WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 04.02 A II ( B ) 4 , TO THE SUM OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS :

( A ) A COMPONENT EQUAL TO THE LEVY ON THE PILOT PRODUCT ; AND

( B ) A COMPONENT FIXED ON THE BASIS OF THE AMOUNT BY WHICH THE VALUE OF A PRODUCT FALLING WITHIN THAT SUB-HEADING AND WITH A FAT CONTENT BY WEIGHT OF 45 % , OR WITH A HIGHER FAT CONTENT IF IT IS FOUND THAT PRODUCTS WITH A HIGHER CONTENT ARE ON THE MARKET , EXCEEDS THE VALUE OF THE PILOT PRODUCT ;

6 . IF IT FALLS WITHIN :

_ TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 04.02 B I ( A ) 1 , TO 29 UNITS OF ACCOUNT ;

_ TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 04.02 B 1 ( A ) 2 , TO 33 UNITS OF ACCOUNT ;

_ TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 04.02 B 1 ( A ) 3 , TO 36 UNITS OF ACCOUNT ;

_ TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 04.02 B 1 ( A ) 4 , TO 38 UNITS OF ACCOUNT ;

7 . IF IT FALLS WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 04.02 B 1 ( B ) 1 ( BB ) , TO THE SUM OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS :

( A ) A COMPONENT CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH POINT 9 ( A ) ,

( B ) A COMPONENT EQUAL TO 6 UNITS OF ACCOUNT ; AND

( C ) A COMPONENT TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE QUANTITY OF ADDED SUGAR ;

8 . IF IT FALLS WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 04.02 B 1 ( B ) 1 ( CC ) , TO THE SUM OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS :

( A ) A COMPONENT CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH POINT 10 ( A ) ,

( B ) A COMPONENT EQUAL TO 6 UNITS OF ACCOUNT ; AND

( C ) A COMPONENT TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE QUANTITY OF ADDED SUGAR ;

9 . IF IT FALLS WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 04.02 B 1 ( B ) 2 ( BB ) , TO THE SUM OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS :

( A ) A COMPONENT EQUAL TO THE LEVY ON THE PILOT PRODUCT , MULTIPLIED BY A COEFFICIENT EXPRESSING THE WEIGHT RATIO BETWEEN THE MILK POWDER CONTAINED IN THE PRODUCT AND THE PRODUCT ITSELF , AND

( B ) A COMPONENT TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE QUANTITY OF ADDED SUGAR ;

10 . IF IT FALLS WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 04.02 B I ( B ) 2 ( CC ) , TO THE SUM OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS :

( A ) A COMPONENT EQUAL TO THE LEVY CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH POINT 5 , MULTIPLIED BY A COEFFICIENT EXPRESSING THE WEIGHT RATIO BETWEEN THE MILK POWDER CONTAINED IN THE PRODUCT AND THE PRODUCT ITSELF ; AND

ARTICLE 4

THE LEVY ON 100 KG OF A PRODUCT IN GROUP 4 AND FALLING WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 04.02 A III ( A ) 2 SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE LEVY ON THE PILOT PRODUCT MULTIPLIED BY A COEFFICIENT OF 1 35 .

ARTICLE 5

THE LEVY ON 100 KG OF A PRODUCT IN GROUP 6 SHALL BE EQUAL :

1 . IF IT FALLS WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 04.01 B I , TO THE LEVY ON THE PILOT PRODUCT MULTIPLIED BY A COEFFICIENT OF 0 26 ;

2 . IF IT FALLS WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADINGS N S 04.01 B II OR 04.02 A III ( B ) 1 , TO THE LEVY ON THE PILOT PRODUCT MULTIPLIED BY A COEFFICIENT OF 0 55 ;

3 . IF IT FALLS WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 04.01 B III , TO THE LEVY ON THE PILOT PRODUCT MULTIPLIED BY A COEFFICIENT OF 0 85 ;

4 . IF IT FALLS WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 04.02 B II ( B ) 1 , TO THE SUM OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS :

( A ) A COMPONENT EQUAL TO THE LEVY CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH POINT 2 , MULTIPLIED BY A COEFFICIENT EXPRESSING THE WEIGHT RATIO BETWEEN THE MILK INGREDIENTS OF THE PRODUCT AND THE PRODUCT ITSELF , AND

( B ) A COMPONENT TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE QUANTITY OF ADDED SUGAR ;

5 . IF IT FALLS WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 04.02 B II ( B ) 2 , TO THE SUM OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS :

( A ) A COMPONENT EQUAL TO THE LEVY CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH POINT 3 , MULTIPLIED BY A COEFFICIENT EXPRESSING THE WEIGHT RATIO BETWEEN THE MILK INGREDIENTS OF THE PRODUCT AND THE PRODUCT ITSELF ; AND

( B ) A COMPONENT TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE QUANTITY OF ADDED SUGAR ;

6 . IF IT FALLS WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 04.03 B , TO THE LEVY ON THE PILOT PRODUCT MULTIPLIED BY A COEFFICIENT OF 1 22 .

ARTICLE 6

THE LEVY ON 100 KG OF A PRODUCT IN GROUP 7 SHALL BE EQUAL :

IF IT FALLS WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADINGS N S 04.04 A I ( A ) I OR 04.04 A I ( B ) 1 ( AA ) , TO 15 UNITS OF ACCOUNT ;

IF IT FALLS WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 04.04 D I ( A ) , TO 30 UNITS OF ACCOUNT ;

IF IT FALLS WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 04.04 D I ( B ) , TO 31 UNITS OF ACCOUNT ;

IF IT FALLS WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 04.04 D I ( C ) , TO 35 UNITS OF ACCOUNT .

ARTICLE 7

THE LEVY ON 100 KG OF A PRODUCT IN GROUP 11 SHALL BE EQUAL :

1 . IF IT FALLS WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 04.04 D II ( A ) , TO THE SUM OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS :

( A ) A COMPONENT EQUAL TO 80 % OF THE LEVY ON THE PILOT PRODUCT OF GROUP 11 ,

( B ) A COMPONENT EQUAL TO 5 % OF THE LEVY ON THE PILOT PRODUCT OF GROUP 6 , AND

( C ) A COMPONENT EQUAL TO 10 UNITS OF ACCOUNT ;

2 . IF IT FALLS WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 04.04 D II ( A ) 2 , TO THE SUM OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS :

( A ) A COMPONENT EQUAL TO 60 % OF THE LEVY ON THE PRODUCT OF GROUP 11 ,

( B ) A COMPONENT EQUAL TO 24 % OF THE LEVY ON THE PILOT PRODUCT OF GROUP 6 , AND

( C ) A COMPONENT EQUAL TO 10 UNITS OF ACCOUNT ;

3 . IF IT FALLS WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 04.04 D II ( B ) , TO THE SUM OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS :

( A ) A COMPONENT EQUAL TO THE LEVY CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH POINT 2 ; AND

( B ) A COMPONENT EQUAL TO 80 UNITS OF ACCOUNT ;

4 . IF IT FALLS WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 04.04 E I ( C ) , TO 75 % OF THE LEVY ON THE PILOT PRODUCT ;

5 . IF IT FALLS WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 04.04 E II , TO THE SUM OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS :

( A ) A COMPONENT EQUAL TO THE LEVY ON THE PILOT PRODUCT OF GROUP 11 ; AND

( B ) A COMPONENT EQUAL TO 80 UNITS OF ACCOUNT .

ARTICLE 8

WHERE PRODUCTS IN GROUP 11 FALLING WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 04.04 E I ( B ) 2 , ORIGINATING IN AND COMING FROM THE TERRITORY OF THIRD COUNTRIES , ARE IMPORTED INTO THE COMMUNITY AT A PRICE NOT LESS THAN 85 UNITS OF ACCOUNT PER 100 KG , THE LEVY PER 100 KG OF SUCH PRODUCTS SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE THRESHOLD PRICE LESS 85 UNITS OF ACCOUNT .

ARTICLE 9

WHERE THE PRICE ON IMPORTATION INTO THE COMMUNITY OF AN ASSIMILATED PRODUCT , THE LEVY ON WHICH DIFFERS FROM THAT ON ITS PILOT PRODUCT , IS RECORDED AS BEING CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN THE PRICE WHICH WOULD NORMALLY APPLY IN RELATION TO THE PRICE OF THE PILOT PRODUCT , THE LEVY SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE SUM OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS :

( A ) A COMPONENT EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT RESULTING FROM THOSE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLES 2 TO 7 WHICH APPLY TO THE ASSIMILATED PRODUCT IN QUESTION , AND

( B ) AN ADDITIONAL COMPONENT FIXED AT A LEVEL ALLOWING THE NORMAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRICES ON IMPORTATION INTO THE COMMUNITY TO BE RE-ESTABLISHED , TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE COMPOSITION AND QUALITY OF THE ASSIMILATED PRODUCTS .

ARTICLE 10

A COMPONENT TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE QUANTITY OF ADDED SUGAR SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE AVERAGE OF THE LEVIES ON 50 KG OF WHITE SUGAR DURING THE FIRST TWENTY DAYS OF THE MONTH PRECEDING THE MONTH WHEN THE LEVY ON THE MILK PRODUCT IN QUESTION IS APPLICABLE .

ARTICLE 11

1 . THE MILK PRODUCT CONTENT OF PRODUCTS FALLING WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N EX 23.07 B SHALL BE DETERMINED BY APPLYING A COEFFICIENT OF 2 TO THE LACTOSE CONTENT PER 100 KG OF THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION .

2 . THE METHODS FOR DEFINING THE STARCH CONTENT OF PRODUCTS FALLING WITHIN TARIFF SUB-HEADING N EX 23.07 B SHALL BE DETERMINED ACCORDING TO THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 26 OF REGULATION N 120/67/EEC ( 2 ) .

ARTICLE 12

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL APPLY FROM 29 JULY 1968 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 28 JUNE 1968 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

E . FAURE

ANNEXES : SEE O.J .