Document ID: 31995D0165

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,
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,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The uniform criteria provided for in Article 11 (2) of Directive 92/46/EEC for the grant of derogations from Article 7 (A) (2) and Article 14 (2) of Directive 92/46/EEC to certain establishments manufacturing milk-based products are established in Annex A hereto. These derogations shall be granted only if they do not affect the hygienic conditions of production.
Article 2
The uniform criteria provided for in Article 11 (2) of Directive 92/46/EEC for the grant of derogations from Chapters I and V of Annex B to Directive 92/46/EEC to certain establishments manufacturing milk-based products are established in Annex B hereto. These derogations shall be granted only if they do not affect the hygienic conditions of production.
Article 3
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 1996.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 May 1995.

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