PURPOSE: amendment of Regulation 2597/97/EC on the rules regarding milk for drinking purposes.
COMMUNITY MEASURE: Council Regulation 1602/1999/EC amending Regulation 2597/97/EC laying down additional rules on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products for drinking milk.
CONTENT: The Regulation seeks to delete, with effect from 01/01/1999, the provision of Regulation 2597/97/EC laying down that drinking milk must have a fat-free dry matter content of 8.50% (m/m) or more for milk containing 3.5% (m/m) of fat, or an equivalent content in the case of milk having a different fat content.
ENTRY INTO FORCE: 01.01.1999.�