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 Full text English Website europa.eu References - Legislation Repealed by Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 on statistics on agricultural input and output, amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 617/2008 and repealing Regulations (EC) No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