95/165/EC: Commission Decision of 4 May 1995 establishing uniform criteria for the grant of derogations to certain establishments manufacturing milk-based products

COMMISSION  DECISION of 4 May 1995 establishing uniform criteria for the grant of derogations to certain  establishments manufacturing milk-based products (95/165/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE  EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/46/EEC of 16 June 1992 laying down the health rules for the  production and placing on the market of raw milk, heat-treated milk and milk-based products  (1),  as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article  11 (2) thereof,
Whereas the Member States have sent the Commission, pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article  11 (1) of Directive 92/46/EEC, the information they considered appropriate for establishing uniform  criteria for the grant of derogations to certain establishments manufacturing milk-based products;
Whereas, in view of the variety of milk-based products and manufacturing processes, the total  quantity of milk used in a given year by an establishment to manufacture one or more milk-based  products should be taken as a basis; whereas the criteria adopted reflect the limited nature of the  production of an establishment;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the  Standing Veterinary Committee,