Regulation (EEC) No 1389/68 of the Commission of 6 September 1968 amending several Regulations on milk and milk products

REGULATION (EEC) No 1389/68 OF THE COMMISSION  of 6 September 1968  amending several Regulations on milk and milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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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 organisation of the market in milk and milk products, and in particular Articles 10 (3), 17 (4) and 35 thereof;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 886/68 2 of 28 June 1968 fixing for the 1968/69 milk year the target price for milk and the intervention prices for butter, skimmed milk powder and Grana padano and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheeses, and in particular Article 5 (4) thereof;
Whereas the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1098/68 3 of 27 July 1968 on detailed rules for the application of export refunds on milk and milk products lists certain destination zones which may be taken into account when fixing refunds ; whereas zone A should include the French-speaking African territories ; whereas to this end the list of countries within that zone should be extended;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1104/68 4 of 27 July 1968 fixed corrective amounts for trade in the 1968/69 milk year in milk products referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 886/68 ; whereas two corrective amounts were inadvertently fixed for products falling within tariff heading No 04.03 with a fat content of 96 % by weight ; whereas it is therefore necessary to amend the Annex;
Whereas Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1105/68 5 of 27 July 1968 on detailed rules for granting aid for skimmed milk used as feed defined the denaturing processes to be used so that the skimmed milk in question might qualify for aid ; whereas at point (1) of that Article souring was designated as a method of denaturing;
Whereas souring as defined in terms of the degree of acidity skimmed milk should have depending on the method of measurement ; whereas the definition of the Dornic process is incorrect and should be corrected;
Whereas point (2) of that Article shows the quantities of whey to be added ; whereas recent studies have shown the addition of 10 kg of whey per 100 kg of skimmed milk to be sufficient;
Whereas point (4) of that Article mentions the addition of 1 gramme of azorubin or eosin per 100 kg of skimmed milk ; whereas a check has shown the addition of one gramme of these colouring agents per 1 000 kg of skimmed milk to be sufficient;
Whereas Article 8 (2) of that Regulation provides that stock-breeders who produce butter must be registered ; whereas designation of the agency competent to keep the register should be left to Member States;
Whereas Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 1105/68 laid down a transitional system applicable until 1 September 1968 ; whereas, however, application from that date of the denaturing processes listed in Article 2 presents certain difficulties because the necessary dosage equipment is not yet available everywhere ; whereas the transitional system should therefore apply for a longer period;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products;