98/325/EC: Commission Decision of 24 April 1998 on the 1998 work programme relating to the protein content of the main milk products (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-04-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural statistics, exchange of information, food inspection, milk, milk product, milk protein

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 24 April 1998

on the 1998 work programme relating to the protein content of the main milk
products

(Text with EEA relevance)

(98/325/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 96/16/EC of 19
March 1996 on statistical surveys of milk and milk
products (1), and in particular, Article 4(2) thereof,

Whereas work already initiated by the Member States
should be continued in order to work towards the ob-
jective of extending the annual statistical information to
include the protein content of the main milk products;

Whereas the 1998 work programme takes account of the
experience gained in the 1997 work programme and
proposes to elaborate further the various methods of
measuring the protein content of the main milk products;

Whereas the measures envisaged by this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee
on Agricultural Statistics,

Article 1

The appended 1998 work programme on the protein
content of the main milk products is approved.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the 20th day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 24 April 1998.

For the Commission

Yves-Thibault DE SILGUY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 78, 28. 3. 1996, p. 27.

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ANNEX

WORK PROGRAMME FOR 1998

The Member States will transmit to Eurostat by the 30 June 1998 at the latest:

1. The information relative to the table at annex concerning the protein content of the main milk products
for the latest available year, to be indicated, whereby in addition to column 1, either column 2 or column
3, must be completed. If only one of the columns, either 2 or 3, is completed, Member States will explain
precisely why this is so.

2. The description of the methods used to obtain the information for this table (direct survey, coefficients,
information from professional organisations,

estimations, technical references, administrative sources,
other sources).

3. Other elements which were missing from the 1997 work programme which have not yet been trans-
mitted. The Member States will assure the transmission of these other elements in close collaboration with
Eurostat.

4. Their proposals for the 1999 work programme.

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ACTIVITIES OF THE DAIRIES

(Protein content of cows’ milk in the main milk products)

Country

Code

Product

Year

Produced
quantity (1)
(1 000 T)

Entry (2)

Contents (3)

1

2

3

1

Fresh products

11

Drinking milk

112 Whole milk

113

Semi-skimmed milk

114

Skimmed milk

12

Buttermilk

13

Cream

2 Manufactured products

21

Concentrated milk

221

Cream milk powder

222 Whole milk powder

223

Partly skimmed-milk powder

224

Skimmed-milk powder

225

Buttermilk powder

2411

Cheese from cows’ milk

(1) Column 1: quantities produced in 1 000 tonnes during the period under consideration (year). Definition: see Annex II to

Decision 97/80/EC table B / column 1.

(2) Column 2: quantities in tonnes of the protein content of cows’ milk used for the manufacture of the given product in-

cluding possible losses during the manufacturing process.

(3) Column 3: quantities in tonnes of the protein content of cows’ milk contained in the product.