Milk Fat Processing Ordinance. Country/Territory Austria Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Part II, No. 12, 15 January 1998, pp. 49-54. Long titleOrdinance by the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry on processing of milk fat. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Milk/dairy products Processing/handling Subsidy/incentive International trade Data collection/reporting Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract An Ordinance to implement Community Law on milk fat used in the production of foodstuffs, such as icecream, sweets and others. Article 2 contains a definiton clause relating to various terms therein employed, such as "producer", "authorized producer", "retail saler", etc. The AMA ("Agrarmarkt Austria") is bound to implement the provisions of this Ordinance. Article 4 establishes the requirements for a producer to be officially recognized by the EC. Thereafter, the text deals with issues such as production and processing of butter, control carried out by the said AMA; processing butter from other member countries; processing of Austrian butter in other member countries; duty to keep books; reporting of amounts of butter processed to AMA; granting of premiums and subsidies. Finally, article 18 establishes that AMA must provide all information listed in article 1 to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The Ordinance consists of 19 articles. Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at References - Legislation Repealed by Butter Marketing Ordinance. Legislation | Austria | 2005 Keyword: Milk/dairy products, Internal trade, International trade, Food quality control/food safety, Processing/handling, Subsidy/incentive Source: FAO, FAOLEX