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Council Directive 96/16/EC on statistical surveys of milk and milk products.

Country/Territory
European Union
Document type
Legislation
Date
1996
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Journal L 78, 28 March 1996, pp. 27-29.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Milk/dairy products Data collection/reporting
Geographical area
European Union Countries
Entry into force notes
This Directive entered into force on 17 April 1996.
Abstract

In compliance with this Directive, Member States shall carry out surveys on the units specified in article 2, which covers precisely: (1) undertakings or agricultural holdings which purchase whole milk or, in certain cases, milk products; (2) undertakings which collect milk or cream in order to transfer it in whole or in part, without any processing, to the undertakings referred to in point 1. Article 3 gives the definition of milk for the purposes of this Directive: milk of cows, ewes, goats and buffaloes are covered. The surveys shall be carried out for the data specified in article 4 (the quantity and fat content of the milk and cream that has been collected, the quantity of certain fresh milk products processed and available for delivery, the quantity of certain manufactured dairy products, the use of raw materials, etc.). The results shall be forwarded to the Commission monthly, annually or every three years, as the case may be.

Full text
English
Website
europa.eu

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 on statistics on agricultural input and output, amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 617/2008 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1165/2008, (EC) No 543/2009 and (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 96/16/EC.

Legislation | European Union | 2022

Keyword: Access-to-information, Agricultural land, Crops/grasses, Data collection/reporting, Fertilizers/nutrients, Pesticides, Plant production, Animal production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX