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title: "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"
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# 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

## Article 1 {#art_1}

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

## Article 2 {#art_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 {#art_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 {#anx_1}

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 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)
—
—