OBJECTIVE: to codify and update the existing provisions laying down additional rules on the
common organization of the market in milk and milk products for drinking milk.
COMMUNITY MEASURE: Council Regulation (EC) No 2597/97.
SUBSTANCE: following the political agreement reached within the Agriculture Council on
15/12/1997, the Council adopted by a qualified majority, with the Danish and Greek delegations
voting against the measure, the Regulation laying down additional rules on the common organization
of the market in milk and milk products for drinking milk.
The Regulation consolidates and updates Regulation (EEC) No 1411/71, which has been amended
many times since its entry into force. It also makes it possible to enrich drinking milk with mineral
salts, vitamins or milk proteins and to reduce the lactose content by converting it into glucose and
galactose, on condition that these modifications are clearly indicated on the packaging and are not
prohibited by the Member State in question.
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