Commission Regulation (EC) No 83/96 of 22 January 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1725/79 on the rules for granting aid to skimmed milk processed into compound feedingstuffs and skimmed milk powder intended in particular for feed for calves

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 83/96 of 22 January 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1725/79 on the rules for granting aid to skimmed milk processed into compound feedingstuffs and skimmed milk powder intended in particular for feed for calves
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2931/95 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) and (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1725/79 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2879/95 (4), provides for a maximum water content for skimmed milk powder and buttermilk powder and specifies the time at which the water content has to be controlled;
Whereas the official method for controlling the water content specified in Regulation (EEC) No 1725/79 is unsuitable for acid buttermilk powder with the consequence that incorrect results may be obtained;
Whereas Commission Directive 71/393/EEC of 18 November 1971, establishing Community methods of analysis for the official control of feedingstuffs (5), as last amended by Commission Directive 84/4/EEC (6), provides for an alternative method for controlling the water content which is suitable for controlling the water content of acid buttermilk powder;
Whereas it is appropriate to introduce this control method into Regulation (EEC) No 1725/79 and to lay down precise parameters for its application;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,