87/88/EEC: Commission Decision of 7 January 1987 on the setting-up of an Advisory Committee on Milk and Milk Products

COMMISSION DECISION of 7 January 1987 on the setting-up of an Advisory Committee on Milk and Milk Products (87/88/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Whereas the Advisory Committee on Milk and Milk Products was set up by Commission Decision 64/435/EEC (1), as last amended by Decision 83/77/EEC (2);
Whereas, following the accession of new Member States to the Community, the number of seats on the Committee should be increased and they should be reallocated; whereas the procedure for the replacement of members should also be adjusted;
Whereas the provisions concerning the Advisory Committee on Milk and Milk Products have been amended several times and have therefore become difficult to apply; whereas they should therefore be consolidated;
Whereas the Commission should seek the views of producers, traders and consumers on matters arising in connection with the operation of the common organization of the market in Milk and Milk Products;
Whereas all the occupations directly involved in the implementation of the market organization in question, and also consumers, must have an opportunity to participate in the drafting of the opinions requested by the Commission;
Whereas the trade associations concerned and the consumer groups in the Member States have set up organizations at Community level which are in a position to represent those concerned in all the Member States,