1999/309/EC: Commission Decision of 23 April 1999 on the 1999 work programme relating to the protein content of the main milk products [notified under document number C(1999) 994] (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1999-04-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural statistics, milk product, milk protein

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 23 April 1999

on the 1999 work programme relating to the protein content of the main milk
products

(notified under document number C(1999) 994)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(1999/309/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 prod-
ucts (1), and in particular Article 4(2) thereof,

should be continued in order

(1) Whereas work already initiated by the Member
States
to work
towards the objective of extending the annual stat-
istical information to include the protein content
of the main milk products;

(2) Whereas the 1999 work programme takes account
of the experience gained in the 1997 and 1998
work programme and proposes to elaborate further
the various methods of measuring the protein
content of the main milk products;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The appended 1999 work programme on the protein
content of the main milk products is approved.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 23 April 1999.

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 1999

The Member States will transmit to Eurostat by the 30 June 1999 at the latest:

1. The information relative to the table in the 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 or both, must be filled out. If only one of the columns, either 2 or 3, is filled out, Member States
will explain precisely why this is so.

2. The description of any new elements which differ from the 1998 work programme regarding the methods
used to obtain the information for this table (direct survey, coefficients, estimations, technical references,
administrative sources, information from professional organisations, other sources).

3. Other elements which were missing from the 1997 and/or 1998 work programmes which have not yet been
transmitted. The Member States will ensure that these other elements are transmitted in close collaboration
with Eurostat.

4. Any proposals which they may have for a harmonised method of estimating the protein content of the

main milk products.

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Table

Activities of the dairies

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

Year:

Produced
quantity (1)
(1 000 t)

Entry (2)

Contents (3)

1

2

3

Country:

Code

Product

1

11

Fresh products

Drinking milk

112

Whole milk

113

Semi-skimmed milk

114

Skimmed milk

12

13

2

21

Buttermilk

Cream

Manufactured products

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 cow’s milk

25

26

Processed cheese (4)

Casein and caseinates (5)

(1) Column 1: quantities produced in thousands of tonnes during the period under consideration (year). Definition: see Annex

II of the Decision 97/80/EC, Table B/column 1.

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

including possible losses during the manufacturing process.

(3) Column 3: quantities in tonnes of the protein content of cow’s milk contained in the product.
(4) Optional.
(5) Only for IRL: optional.