# Council Directive 96/16/EC of 19 March 1996 on statistical surveys of milk and milk products, Article 4

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The surveys referred to in Article 1 (1) must permit at least the information mentioned in points (a), (b) and (c) below to be provided.
Questionnaires must be compiled in such a way as to avoid duplication.
The information shall relate to:
(a) monthly:
(i) the quantity and fat content of the milk and cream collected and the protein content of the cows' milk collected;
(ii) the quantity of certain fresh milk products processed and available for delivery and of certain manufactured dairy products;
(b) annually:
(i) the quantity, fat content and protein content of the available milk and cream;
(ii) the quantity of fresh milk poducts which have been processed and which are available for delivery, and of other manufactured dairy products, broken down by type;
(iii) the use of raw materials in the form of whole milk and skimmed milk and the amount of fats used in the manufacture of dairy products;
(iv) the protein content of the main milk products, based on the measuring or estimating method most likely to guarantee reliable data;
(v) the quantity of cows' milk produced by agricultural holdings on a regional basis (territorial unit NUTS 2) according to the most appropriate measuring or estimating method for guaranteeing the reliability of the data;
(c) triennially (as from 31 December 1997):
the number of the survey units referred to in Article 2, broken down by size class.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1996/16/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1996-16/article-4
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