Document ID: 31990R3480

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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) No 3480/90
of 30 November 1990
amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 1725/79 on the rules for granting laid to skimmed milk processes into compound feedingstuffs and skimmed-milk powder intended in particular for feed for calves
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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 Regulation ( EEC ) No 3117/90 ( 2 ), and in particular Article 10 ( 3 ) thereof,
Whereas Article 10 ( 3 ) of Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No 1725/79 ( 3 ), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No 2871/90 ( 4 ), states that the skimmed-milk powder has to be determined by testing each sample at least in duplicate in accordance with the method of analysis specified in Annex III; whereas it is desirable to extend the field of application to compound feedingstuffs even containing less than 50 % skimmed-milk powder;
Whereas the analytical procedure has to be modified in order to eliminate possible sources of error;
Whereas a correction of the analytical data by a factor obtained from regression analysis leads to more accurate results;
Whereas the repeatability and reproducibility of the new procedure have to be determined;
Whereas a tolerance limit should be given in order to facilitate the interpretation of analytical results;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Regulation ( EEC ) No 1725/79 is hereby amended as follows :
1 . in Article 10 ( 3 ), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following :
"The results of the inspections referred to in Article 2 ( 2 ) and in paragraph 2 ( a ), ( b ) and ( c ) of this Article shall be recorded by the agency responsible for inspection in the analysis report and inspection report, specimens of which appear in Annexes I and II . The quantity of skimmed-milk powder shall be determined by testing each sample at least in duplicate in accordance with the method of analysis specified in Annex III . Where such inspections relate to skimmed-milk powder to be used, whether as such or in the form of a mixture, the absence of rennet whey powder is proven by the procedure outlined in Annex IV .';
2 . Annex III is amended as set out in the Annex hereto .
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from 1 January 1991 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .
Done at Brussels, 30 November 1990 .

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