COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 658/97 of 16 April 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1854/96 establishing a list of reference methods to be applied for the analysis and quality evaluation of milk and milk products under the common market organization

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation 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 (EC) No 1587/96 (2), and in particular Article 6 (6), Article 7 (5), Article 8 (4), Article 9 (3), Article 10 (3), Article 11 (3), Article 12 (3), Article 13 (3), Article 16 (1) and (4) and Article 17 (14) thereof,

Whereas Article 2 (1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2721/95 of 24 November 1995 on the establishment of rules for the application of reference and routine methods for the analysis and quality evaluation of milk and milk products under the common market organization (3), specifies, that before 1 April each year a list of reference methods applicable for the analyses mentioned in Article 1 of that Regulation has to be established; whereas a first list was adopted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1854/96 (4); whereas that list should be updated with effect from 1 April 1997; whereas therefore the Annex to that Regulation should be replaced;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1854/96 is replaced by th Annex to the present Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall be applicable from 1 April 1997.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 April 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.

(2) OJ No L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 21.

(3) OJ No L 283, 25. 11. 1995, p. 7.

(4) OJ No L 246, 27. 9. 1996, p. 5.

ANNEX

LIST OF REFERENCE METHODS PURSUANT TO REGULATION (EC) No 2721/95

Applicable from 1 April 1997

Index:

Min. = minimum, Max. = maximum, Annex = Annex to quoted Regulation, SnF = solids not fat, r = repeatability, R = reproducibility, FFA = free fatty acids, PV = peroxide value, A = appearance, F = flavour, C = consistency, TBC = total bacterial count, Therm = thermophilic bacterial count, MS = Member State, IDF = International Dairy Federation, ISO = International Standards Organization, IUPAC = International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, ADPI = American Dairy Products Institute, SCM = sweetened condensed milk, EMC = evaporated milk or cream, MSNF = milk solids non fat, WC = whey cheese.

Part A:

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Part B

The reference methods listed under Part B are applicable to analyses of products covered by any of the regulations indicated in the first column

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Notes to list of European Union reference methods

Note 1: Milk fat isolation as described in IDF Standard 6B:1989 (protection from light).

Note 2: No reference method has been established.

Note 3: Sample preparation to be carried out according to IDF Standard 122C:1996 or according to IDF Standard 73A:1985.

Note 4: Incubation for 48 hours at a temperature of 55 °C.

Note 5: % solids non fat = % total solids - % fat.