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REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 455/73 OF THE COMMISSION

OF 31 JANUARY 1973

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 756/70 ON GRANTING AID FOR SKIMMED MILK PROCESSED INTO CASEIN AND CASEINATES

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 ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS , AS LAST AMENDED BY THE ACT ( 2 ) ANNEXED TO THE TREATY ( 3 ) CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF NEW MEMBER STATES TO THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY , SIGNED AT BRUSSELS ON 22 JANUARY 1972 , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 11 ( 3 ) , THEREOF ,

WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 756/70 ( 4 ) OF 24 APRIL 1970 , ON THE GRANTING OF AID FOR SKIMMED MILK PROCESSED TO MAKE CASEIN AND CASEINATES , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2814/71 ( 5 ) , AID OF 1,83 UNITS OF ACCOUNT IS GRANTED PER 100 KILOGRAMMES OF SKIMMED MILK PROCESSED INTO CASEIN OR CASEINATES OF SUPERIOR QUALITY ; WHEREAS THE REDUCED PRICE OF CASEINS IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE MAKES IT NECESSARY TO INCREASE THE AID ;

WHEREAS , IT SEEMS OPPORTUNE TO DISTINGUISH MORE PRECISELY BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT SORTS OF CASEINS , TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE BACTERIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SOME OF THEM , AND THE HIGHER QUANTITY OF SKIMMED MILK NECESSARY TO PRODUCE THESE ;

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

1 . IN ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 756/70 THE AMOUNT " 1,83 UNITS OF ACCOUNT " SHALL BE REPLACED BY " 2,30 UNITS OF ACCOUNT " .

2 . THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE SUBSTITUTED FOR ARTICLE 2 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 756/70 :

" 2 . FOR THE PURPOSES OF CALCULATING AID IT SHALL BE CONSIDERED THAT :

( A ) 1 KG OF ACID CASEIN OF QUALITY B AS SPECIFIED IN ANNEX I HAS BEEN MANUFACTURED FROM 33,75 KG OF SKIMMED MILK ;

( B ) 1 KG OF ACID CASEIN OF QUALITY A AS SPECIFIED IN ANNEX I , OR OF RENNET-CASEIN OF QUALITY B AS SPECIFIED IN ANNEX I HAS BEEN MANUFACTURED FROM 35,75 KG OF SKIMMED MILK ;

( C ) 1 KG OF CASEINATE AS SPECIFIED IN ANNEX I , OR OF RENNET-CASEIN OF QUALITY A AS SPECIFIED IN ANNEX I , OR OF ACID CASEIN OF QUALITY A AS SPECIFIED IN ANNEX II HAS BEEN MANUFACTURED FROM 37,75 KG OF SKIMMED MILK ;

( D ) 1 KG OF RENNET-CASEIN OF QUALITY A AS SPECIFIED IN ANNEX II , OR OF CASEINATE AS SPECIFIED IN ANNEX II HAS BEEN MANUFACTURED FROM 39,75 KG OF SKIMMED MILK .

THE CASEINS AND CASEINATES REFERRED TO IN SUBPARAGRAPHS 1 ( A ) TO ( D ) MUST CORRESPOND TO THE SPECIFICATIONS LAID DOWN IN THE ANNEXES .

3 . ANNEXES I , II AND III ATTACHED TO THIS REGULATION SHALL BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE ANNEX TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 756/70 . "

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 FEBRUARY 1973 .

IT SHALL NOT APPLY TO CASEINS AND CASEINATES MARKETED BEFORE THIS DATE .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 31 JANUARY 1973 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

THE PRESIDENT

FRANCOIS-XAVIER ORTOLI

( 1 ) OJ NO L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 13 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972 , P . 14 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 73 , 27 . 2 . 1972 , P . 5 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 91 , 25 . 4 . 1970 , P . 28 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 284 , 28 . 12 . 1971 , P . 20 .

ANNEX I

REQUIREMENTS AS TO COMPOSITION

*QUALITY A*QUALITY B*

I . ACID CASEIN***

1 . MAXIMUM HUMIDITY CONTENT*12,00 % *12,00 % *

2 . MAXIMUM FAT CONTENT*1,75 % *2,00 % *

3 . FREE ACIDS , EXPRESSED AS LACTIC ACID ( MAXIMUM ) *0,30 % *0,80 % *

*QUALITY A*QUALITY B*

II . RENNET-CASEIN***

1 . MAXIMUM HUNIDITY CONTENT*12,00 % *13,00 % *

2 . MAXIMUM FAT CONTENT*1,00 % *1,25 % *

3 . MAXIMUM ASH CONTENT*7,50 % *7,50 % *

III . CASEINATES***

1 . MAXIMUM HUMIDITY CONTENT*6,00 % **

2 . MINIMUM CONTENT IN PROTEIN MILK SUBSTANCES*88,00 % **

3 . MAXIMUM FAT AND ASH CONTENT*6,00 % **

ANNEX II

REQUIREMENTS AS TO COMPOSITION

I . CASEINS*ACID CASEIN OF QUALITY A*RENNET-CASEIN OF QUALITY B*

1 . MAXIMUM HUMIDITY CONTENT*10,00 % *8,00 % *

2 . MAXIMUM FAT CONTENT CALCULATED ON THE DRY EXTRACT*1,50 % *1,00 % *

3 . FREE ACIDS EXPRESSED AS LACTIC ACIDS - MAXIMUM*0,20 % * - *

4 . MINIMUM ASH CONTENT* - *7,50 % *

5 . TOTAL GERM CONTENT ( MAXIMUM IN 1 G ) *30,000*30,000*

6 . COLIFORM CONTENT ( IN 0,1 G ) *ABSENCE*ABSENCE*

7 . THERMOPHILIC GERM CONTENT ( MAXIMUM IN 1 G ) *5,000*5,000*

II . CASEINATES***

1 . MAXIMUM HUMIDITY CONTENT*6,00 % **

2 . MINIMUM CONTENT IN PROTEIN MILK SUBSTANCES*88,00 % **

3 . MAXIMUM FAT AND ASH CONTENT*6,00 % **

4 . TOTAL GERM CONTENT ( MAXIMUM IN 1 G ) *30,000**

5 . COLIFORM CONTENT ( IN 0,1 G ) *ABSENCE**

6 . THERMOPHILIC GERM CONTENT ( MAXIMUM IN 1 G ) *5,000**

ANNEX III

I . PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS

CONTAINERS AND PACKAGES OF CASEINS AND CASEINATES MUST SHOW , IN ADDITION TO THE NAME OF THE PRODUCT , EITHER THE MINIMUM OR MAXIMUM CONTENT EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OR THE ACTUAL CONTENT OF COMPONENTS SHOWN UNDER ANNEXES I AND II .

II . DEFINITIONS

1 . HUMIDITY CONTENT

" HUMIDITY CONTENT " MEANS THE PERCENTAGE WEIGHT OF HUMIDITY DETERMINED AFTER DRYING 5 G OF CASEIN OR CASEINATE FOR SIX HOURS AT 102 MORE OR LESS 2 * C .

2 . FAT CONTENT

" FAT CONTENT " MEANS THE QUANTITY OF TOTAL SUBSTANCE IN PERCENTAGE OF WEIGHT OBTAINED BY THE SCHMID-BONDZJINSKI-RATZLAFF METHOD OR THE ROESE-GOTTLIEB METHOD .

3 . ASH CONTENT

" ASH CONTENT " MEANS THE RESIDUE FROM THE INCINERATION OF CASEIN OR CASEINATES AT A MILD TEMPERATURE AND IN A SLIGHT DRAUGHT , AFTER THE FIXING OF THE ORGANIC PHOSPHOROUS BY THE ADDITION OF A SALT OR OF A GIVEN MINERAL BASE .

4 . FREE ACID CONTENT

" FREE ACID CONTENT " - EXPRESSED AS LACTIC ACID EQUIVALENT MEANS ACIDS EXTRACTED IN A HOT AND AQUEOUS ATMOSPHERE WHICH ARE TITRATED BY MEANS OF A SODIUM LYE ( PHENOLPHTHALEIN INDICATOR ) .

5 . CONTENT OF PROTEIN MILK SUBSTANCES

" CONTENT OF PROTEIN MILK SUBSTANCES " MEANS THE PERCENTAGE BY WEIGHT OF THE NITROGEN CONTENT DETERMINED BY THE KJELDAHL METHOD AND MULTIPLIED BY THE COEFFICIENT 6,38 .

6 . TOTAL GERM CONTENT

" TOTAL GERM CONTENT " MEANS THE CONTENT DETERMINED BY COUNTING THE COLONIES DEVELOPED ON A CULTURE MEDIUM AFTER INCUBATION FOR 72 HOURS AT A TEMPERATURE OF 30 * C .

7 . COLIFORM CONTENT

" ABSENCE OF COLIFORMS " IN 0,1 G OF THE PRODUCT CONCERNED MEANS THE NEGATIVE REACTION OBTAINED ON A CULTURE MEDIUM AFTER INCUBATION FOR 24 HOURS AT A TEMPERATURE OF 30 * C .

8 . THERMOPHILIC GERM CONTENT

" THERMOPHILIC GERM CONTENT " MEANS THE CONTENT DETERMINED BY COUNTING THE COLONIES DEVELOPED ON A CULTURE MEDIUM AFTER INCUBATION FOR 48 HOURS AT A TEMPERATURE OF 55 * C .