Document ID: 31996R0083

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,
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,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 1725/79 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 10 (3), first subparagraph is replaced by the following text:
'The results of the inspection 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. The reference method for:
- the control of the water content of skimmed-milk powder and sweet cream buttermilk powder is International Standard IDF 26A/1993,
- the control of the water content of acid cream buttermilk powder is the method described in Annex VI.
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. In Annex I, footnote 2 is deleted.
3. The Annex to this Regulation is added as Annex VI.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 April 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 January 1996.

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