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Document 31991R3402

Council Regulation (EEC) No 3402/91 of 19 November 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and the Common Customs Tariff and Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 determining the groups of products and the special provisions for calculating levies on milk and milk products

OJ L 321, 23.11.1991, p. 1–3 (ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT)

This document has been published in a special edition(s) (CS, ET, LV, LT, HU, MT, PL, SK, SL, BG, RO, HR)

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/1991/3402/oj

23.11.1991   

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 321/1


COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) NO 3402/91

of 19 November 1991

amending Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and the Common Customs Tariff and Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 determining the groups of products and the special provisions for calculating levies on milk and milk products

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,

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 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1630/91 (2), and in particular Article 14 (6) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas the distinction between fresh cheeses falling within CN code 0406 according to whether they are fermented or not gives rise to monitoring problems; whereas the Customs Cooperation Council has recommended that all fresh cheeses be regrouped under CN code 0406 10; whereas, therefore, Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3116/90 (4), should be amended and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (5) as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2587/91 (6), should be adapted accordingly; whereas also the opportunity should be used to review the classification of certain products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The combined nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

Regulation (EEC) No 2915/79 is hereby amended as follows:

1.

Article 7 shall be amended as follows:

The first sentence of paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.

if it falls within CN codes 0406 10 20 and 0406 90 93, to the sum of the following components:’

The first sentence of paragraph 2 shall be replaced by the following:

‘2.

if it falls within CN codes 0406 10 80 and 0406 90 99, to the sum of the following components:’

2.

In the Annex, the product groups in Group 11 shall be replaced by the following groups:

Number of group

Groups of products according to the combined nomenclature

Pilot product for each group of products

‘11

0406 10

0406 30

0406 90 23

0406 90 25

0406 90 27

0406 90 29

0406 90 31

0406 90 33

0406 90 35

0406 90 37

0406 90 39

0406 90 50

0406 90 73

0406 90 75

0406 90 77

0406 90 79

0406 90 81

0406 90 85

0406 90 89

0406 90 93

0406 90 99

Whole cheese, having matured for six to eight weeks, with a fat content of 45 % by weight in the dry matter, without packaging’

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1992.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 November 1991.

For the Council

The President

P. BUKMAN


(1)  OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.

(2)  OJ No L 150, 15. 6. 1991, p. 19.

(3)  OJ No L 329, 24. 12. 1979, p. 1.

(4)  OJ No L 303, 31. 10. 1990, p. 1.

(5)  OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1.

(6)  OJ No L 259, 16. 9. 1991, p. 1.


ANNEX

CN Code

Description

Rate of duty

Supplementary unit

autonomous (%) or levy (AGR)

conventional (%)

1

2

3

4

5

0406

Cheese and curd:

 

 

 

0406 10

– fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, and curd

 

 

 

0406 10 20

– – of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 %

23 (AGR)

0406 10 80

– – other

23 (AGR)

0406 20

to

0406 90 50

unchanged

 

 

 

 

– – – – other:

 

 

 

 

– – – – – of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non–fatty matter:

 

 

 

 

– – – – – – not exceeding 47 %:

 

 

 

0406 90 61

– – – – – – – Grana padano, Parmigiano Reggiano

23 (AGR)

0406 90 63

– – – – – – – Fiore sardo, Pecorino

23 (AGR)

0406 90 69

– – – – – – – other

23 (AGR)

 

– – – – – – exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 %:

 

 

 

0406 90 73

– – – – – – – Provolone

23 (AGR)

0406 90 75

– – – – – – – Asiago, Caciocavallo, Montasio, Ragusano

23 (AGR)

0406 90 77

– – – – – – – Danbo, Fontal, Fontina, Fynbo, Gouda, Havarti, Maribo, Samseø

23 (AGR)

0406 90 79

– – – – – – – Esrom, Italico, Kernhem, Saint–Nectaire, Saint–Paulin, Taleggio

23 (AGR)

0406 90 81

– – – – – – – Cantal, Cheshire, Wensleydale, Lancashire, Double Gloucester, Blarney, Colby, Monterey

 

 

 

0406 90 85

– – – – – – – Kefalograviera, Kasseri

23 (AGR)

0406 90 89

– – – – – – – other

23 (AGR)

0406 90 93

– – – – – – – exceeding 72 %

23 (AGR)

0406 90 99

– – – – – other

23 (AGR)


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