Regulation (EEC) No 1073/68 of the Commission of 24 July 1968 laying down detailed rules for determining free-at-frontier prices and for fixing levies in respect of milk and milk products

• Published date: 26 July 1968
• Subject Matter: Milk products
• Official Gazette Publication: Journal officiel des Communautés européennes, L 180, 26 juillet 1968,Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunità europee, L 180, 26 luglio 1968

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Regulation (EEC) No 1073/68 of the Commission of 24 July 1968 laying down detailed rules for determining free-at-frontier prices and for fixing levies in respect of milk and milk products

Official Journal L 180 , 26/07/1968 P. 0025 - 0027
Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 2 P. 0111
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REGULATION (EEC) No 1073/68 OF THE COMMISSION of 24 July 1968 laying down detailed rules for determining free-at-frontier prices and for fixing levies in respect of milk and milk products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 1 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products, and in particular Articles 14 (7) and 35 thereof;

Whereas Article 44 (7) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 provides that methods of determining free-at-frontier prices should be laid down ; whereas pursuant to Article 14 (4) of that Regulation a free-at-Community-frontier price is determined for each pilot product on the basis of the most favourable purchasing opportunities in international trade for the products of the related group, with the exception of assimilated products the levy on which is not equal to the levy on the related pilot product;

Whereas to this end the Commission must take account of all information obtained direct or through Member States ; whereas, so that free-at-frontier prices may be representative, certain information must be excluded from the calculation if it relates only to small quantities or unrepresentative prices;

Whereas, for reasons of comparison, free-at-frontier prices must be determined for products with the same characteristics as those for which the threshold prices are fixed, namely products of good marketable quality ; whereas, therefore, the prices of products which do not come up to these standards must be adjusted;

Whereas, in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 14 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68, in the determination of free-at-frontier prices account must be taken of any differences between the product for which a price in recorded and the pilot product, in so far as they affect the marketing of the product in question ; whereas such differences relate, in particular, to the composition, quality, maturity and presentation of the products ; whereas differences of composition should be taken into account by reference to the price situation of the raw...