Milk Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Rheinland-Pfalz Document type Regulation Date 1973 (1999) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleOrdinance on production, treatment and delivery of milk and milk products. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Milk/dairy products Hygiene/sanitary procedures Food quality control/food safety Standards Inspection Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Internal trade Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance lays down provisions relating to the production, treatment and delivery of milk and milk products. The text consists of 44 articles divided into 12 Parts as follows: Sphere of application (1); General provisions on the production and treatment of milk from producers (2); General provisions on the treatment of milk, drinking milk and milk products in collection places and dairies (3); General provisions on the treatment and delivery of drinking milk and milk products on the market (4); Pasteurized drinking milk (5); Milk products (6); Special quality milk (7); Official quality control of drinking milk and milk products (8); Monitoring of milk production and marketing of milk, drinking milk and milk products (9); Competence and authorization procedures (10); Penalties (11); Transitional and final provisions (12). Two Annexes are enclosed. Full text German Website www.rheinland-pfalz.de