Directive 1994/71 - Amendment of Directive 92/46/EEC laying down the health rules for the production and placing on the market of raw milk, heat- treated milk and milk-based products - Main contents

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Council Directive 94/71/EC of 13 December 1994 amending Directive 92/46/EEC laying down the health rules for the production and placing on the market of raw milk, heat- treated milk and milk-based products

Official Journal L 368 , 31/12/1994 P. 0033 - 0037

Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 65 P. 0263

Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 65 P. 0263

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 94/71/EC of 13 December 1994 amending Directive 92/46/EEC laying down the health rules for the production and placing on the market of raw milk, heat-treated milk and milk-based products

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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), and in particular Article 21 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas, following a detailed study of certain provisions in the Annexes to Directive 92/46/EEC, it has been found necessary to make certain technical adjustments in order to ensure better application; whereas such amendments concern, in particular, the collection temperatures for raw milk, the rules on equipment in treatment or processing establishments and the manufacture of heat-treated milk and milk-based products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Directive 92/46/EEC is hereby amended as follows:

• 1. 

  in Annex A, Chapter I (1):

(i) the following phrase shall be added to point (b) (i):

'except where the milk is intended for the manufacture of cheese with a maturation period of at least two months';

(ii) the following subparagraph shall be added:

'Milk and milk-based products must not come from a surveillance zone established under Directive 85/511/EEC (2)(), unless the milk has undergone, under the supervision of the competent authority, initial pasteurization (71,7 °C for 15 seconds) followed by:

(a) a second heat treatment resulting in a negative reaction to the peroxidase test; or

(b) a drying procedure including heating having an effect equivalent to the heat treatment provided for in (a); or

(c) a second treatment whereby pH is reduced and kept for at least one hour at less than 6.

(*) Council Directive 85/511/EEC of 18 November 1985 introducing Community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease (OJ No L 315, 26. 11. 1985, p. 11). Directive as last amended by Commission Decision 92/380/EEC (OJ No L 198, 17. 7. 1992).';

• 2. 

  in Annex A, Chapter III (A) (2) shall be replaced by the following:

'2. Immediately after milking, the milk must be placed in a clean place which is so equipped as to avoid adverse effects on the quality of the milk. If the milk is not collected within two hours of milking, it must be cooled to a temperature of 8 °C or lower in the case of daily collection or 6 °C if collection is not daily. While the milk is being transported to the treatment and/or processing establishment, the temperature of the cooled milk must not exceed 10 °C unless the milk has been collected within two hours of milking.

For technological reasons concerning the manufacture of certain milk-based products, the competent authorities may authorize derogations from the temperatures laid down in the first subparagraph provided the end product meets the standards set out in Chapter II of Annex C.';

• 3. 

  in Annex A, Chapter IV:

(a) the title shall be replaced by the following:

'Standards to be met at the time of collection from the production holding for acceptance of raw milk at treatment or processing establishments';

(b) the following introductory sentence shall be inserted before Section A:

'For compliance with these standards, a separate test shall be carried out on a representative sample of the raw milk collected from each production holding.';

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