Considerations on COM(2003)158 - Amendment of Council Directive 96/16/EC on statistical surveys of milk and milk products - Main contents
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dossier | COM(2003)158 - Amendment of Council Directive 96/16/EC on statistical surveys of milk and milk products. |
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document | COM(2003)158 |
date | December 5, 2003 |
(2) In view of the growing economic importance of the protein content of milk, it is becoming increasingly necessary to have statistical information on the protein content of the main milk products.
(3) Specialisation in agriculture is increasing in general, and the milk sector, in particular, is currently undergoing regional specialisation which gives rise to enormous differences between the regions of a single Member State, requiring detailed information at regional level.
(4) To guarantee comparability of results, methodological reports need to be compiled according to a standard format.