{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-595/article-19",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-595/article-19.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2004/595",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 595/2004 of 30 March 2004 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003 establishing a levy in the milk and milk products sector",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-595",
  "path": "article/19",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "19",
  "heading": "Control plan",
  "text": "1. Member States shall draw up a general control plan for each 12-month period on the basis of risk analysis. This control plan shall include at least:\n(a) the criteria adopted for drawing up the plan;\n(b) the purchasers and producers selected;\n(c) on-the-spot checks to be executed regarding the 12-month period;\n(d) the controls of transport between producers and purchasers;\n(e) the controls of the yearly declarations of producers or purchasers.\nMember States may decide to update the general control plan by more detailed periodic plans.\nThe representativeness of the operators active in the milk sector shall be taken into consideration as regards the risk analysis as well as seasonality of production for the timing of the controls.\n2. Controls shall be carried out partly during the 12-month period in question, partly after the 12-month period on the basis of the yearly declarations.\n3. Controls shall be deemed to be completed once an inspection report of the controls is available.\nAll inspection reports shall be completed no later than 18 months after the end of the 12-month period concerned.\nBy way of derogation from the second subparagraph, Member States that apply the instalment scheme provided for in Article 15(1) shall complete the inspection report no later than 42 months after the end of the 12-month period concerned.\nHowever, where the controls provided for in Article 20 are combined with other controls, the time limits laid down for other controls and the establishment of the respective inspection reports shall be respected.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 760/2012 of 21 August 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 595/2004 as regards the intensity of controls carried out by Member States in the framework of the milk quota system."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/517 of 26 March 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 595/2004 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003 establishing a levy in the milk and milk products sector."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/595/article/19",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:55:39.658206+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}