LegalizeCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2745 of 8 December 2023 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards animal production statistics
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The data shall cover the quantities of dairy products (or of butter equivalent, in the case of total butter and other yellow fat dairy products) processed from cows’ milk that were produced by the dairy enterprises in a Member State during the reference period, excluding dairy materials.
| Milk product categories | Milk product categories | Monthly data |
|---|---|---|
| Milk product categories | Milk product categories | Reference period 9 |
| Milk product categories | Milk product categories | Month |
| Milk product categories | Milk product categories | Deadlines |
| Milk product categories | Milk product categories | Day 15 of month M+2 |
| Production of cows’ milk products by the dairy sector | Production of cows’ milk products by the dairy sector | |
| Drinking milk | Q | |
| Cream for consumption | Q | |
| Acidified milk | Q | |
| Concentrated milk | Q | |
| Whole milk powder and partly skimmed milk powder | Q | |
| Skimmed milk powder | Q | |
| Cheese from pure cows’ milk | Q | |
| Total butter and other yellow fat dairy products | QBE | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| M | : | The month that the data refer to |
| Q | : | Quantity of products (1 000 tonnes) at national level |
| QBE | : | Quantity in butter equivalent (1 000 tonnes) at national level |
SECTION II
Description of the measurement units
Quantities refers to the quantities of various products obtained
Quantity in butter equivalent – see data sets iii.3 parts 2 and 3
Data transmission exemptions
The reference threshold value referred to in Article 5(1) is:
| Reference variable | Conditions of exemption | Transmission exemption |
|---|---|---|
| Annual milk collection | 1 million tonnes | Monthly data transmission10 |
| Data source: Data set iii.2 | Data source: Data set iii.2 | Data source: Data set iii.2 |
Data set iii.5
Structure of the dairy enterprises
| Domain: | a. | Animal production statistics |
| Topic: | iii. | Milk and milk products |
| Detailed topic: | iii.5 | Structure of the dairy enterprises |
SECTION I
Data contents
The data shall cover the number of dairy enterprises in a Member State in operation on 31 December of the reference year, classified according to the volumes of the relevant products collected, treated, or produced.
Data set iii.5, part 1
Structure of dairy enterprises collecting milk
| Enterprise categories | Enterprise categories | Enterprise categories | Enterprise categories |
| Dairy enterprises collecting milk, except collection centres, by volume of milk collected | Dairy enterprises collecting milk, except collection centres, by volume of milk collected | Dairy enterprises collecting milk, except collection centres, by volume of milk collected | Deadline |
| Dairy enterprises collecting milk, except collection centres, by volume of milk collected | Dairy enterprises collecting milk, except collection centres, by volume of milk collected | Dairy enterprises collecting milk, except collection centres, by volume of milk collected | 30 September N+1 |
| Total | Total | Total | ND, QP |
| 5 000 t and under | 5 000 t and under | ND, QP | |
| More than 5 000 to100 000 t | More than 5 000 to100 000 t | ND, QP | |
| More than 100 000 to 1 000 000 t | More than 100 000 to 1 000 000 t | ND, QP | |
| Over 1 000 000 t | Over 1 000 000 t | ND, QP | |
| More than 1 000 000 to 5 000 000 t | ND, QP | ||
| Over 5 000 000 t | ND, QP | ||
| Milk collection centres, by volume of milk collected | Milk collection centres, by volume of milk collected | Milk collection centres, by volume of milk collected | |
| Total | Total | Total | NC, QP |
| 1 000 t and under | 1 000 t and under | NC, QP | |
| More than 1 000 to 20 000 t | More than 1 000 to 20 000 t | NC, QP | |
| More than 20 000 to 100 000 t | More than 20 000 to 100 000 t | NC, QP | |
| Over 100 000 t | Over 100 000 t | NC, QP |
Data set iii.5, part 2
Structure of dairy enterprises processing milk
| Enterprise categories | Enterprise categories | Enterprise categories | Enterprise categories |
| Dairy enterprises processing milk by volume of raw milk (whole milk) treated | Dairy enterprises processing milk by volume of raw milk (whole milk) treated | Dairy enterprises processing milk by volume of raw milk (whole milk) treated | Deadline |
| Dairy enterprises processing milk by volume of raw milk (whole milk) treated | Dairy enterprises processing milk by volume of raw milk (whole milk) treated | Dairy enterprises processing milk by volume of raw milk (whole milk) treated | 30 September N+1 |
| Total | Total | Total | ND, QT |
| 1 000 t and under | 1 000 t and under | ND QT | |
| More than 1 000 to 5 000 t | More than 1 000 to 5 000 t | ND QT | |
| More than 5 000 to 100 000 t | More than 5 000 to 100 000 t | ND QT | |
| More than 100 000 to 300 000 t | More than 100 000 to 300 000 t | ND QT | |
| More than 300 000 to 1 000 000 t | More than 300 000 to 1 000 000 t | ND QT | |
| Over 1 000 000 t | Over 1 000 000 t | ND QT | |
| More than 1 000 000 to 5 000 000 t | ND, QT | ||
| Over 5 000 000 t | ND, QT |
Data set iii.5, part 3
Structure of dairy enterprises by groups of products
| Enterprise categories | Enterprise categories | Enterprise categories | Enterprise categories |
| Dairy enterprises producing fresh products, by volume of fresh products produced | Dairy enterprises producing fresh products, by volume of fresh products produced | Dairy enterprises producing fresh products, by volume of fresh products produced | Deadline |
| Dairy enterprises producing fresh products, by volume of fresh products produced | Dairy enterprises producing fresh products, by volume of fresh products produced | Dairy enterprises producing fresh products, by volume of fresh products produced | 30 September N+1 |
| Total | Total | Total | ND, QP |
| 1 000 t or less | 1 000 t or less | ND QP | |
| More than 1 000 to 50 000 t | More than 1 000 to 50 000 t | ND QP | |
| More than 50 000 to 250 000 t | More than 50 000 to 250 000 t | ND QP | |
| Over 250 000 t | Over 250 000 t | ND QP | |
| More than 250 000 to 500 000 t | ND, QP | ||
| Over 500 000 t | ND, QP | ||
| Dairy enterprises producing drinking milk, by volume of drinking milk produced | Dairy enterprises producing drinking milk, by volume of drinking milk produced | Dairy enterprises producing drinking milk, by volume of drinking milk produced | |
| Total | Total | Total | ND, QP |
| 1 000 t or less | 1 000 t or less | ND QP | |
| More than 1 000 to 50 000 t | More than 1 000 to 50 000 t | ND QP | |
| More than 50 000 to 250 000 t | More than 50 000 to 250 000 t | ND QP | |
| Over 250 000 t | Over 250 000 t | ND QP | |
| More than 250 000 to 500 000 t | ND, QP | ||
| Over 500 000 t | ND, QP | ||
| Dairy enterprises producing skimmed milk powder, by volume of skimmed milk powder produced | Dairy enterprises producing skimmed milk powder, by volume of skimmed milk powder produced | Dairy enterprises producing skimmed milk powder, by volume of skimmed milk powder produced | |
| Total | Total | Total | ND, QP |
| 1 000 t or less | 1 000 t or less | ND QP | |
| 1 000 to 25 000 t | 1 000 to 25 000 t | ND QP | |
| Over 25 000 t | Over 25 000 t | ND QP | |
| More than 25 000 to 50 000 t | ND, QP | ||
| More than 50 000 to 100 000 t | ND, QP | ||
| More than 100 000 to 250 000 t | ND, QP | ||
| Over 250 000 t | ND, QP | ||
| Dairy enterprises producing butter, by volume of butter produced | Dairy enterprises producing butter, by volume of butter produced | Dairy enterprises producing butter, by volume of butter produced | |
| Total | Total | Total | ND, QP |
| 250 t or less | 250 t or less | ND QP | |
| More than 250 to 5 000 t | More than 250 to 5 000 t | ND QP | |
| More than 5 000 to 25 000 t | More than 5 000 to 25 000 t | ND QP | |
| Over 25 000 t | Over 25 000 t | ND QP | |
| More than 25 000 to 50 000 t | ND, QP | ||
| Over 50 000 t | ND, QP | ||
| Dairy enterprises producing cheese, by volume of cheese produced | Dairy enterprises producing cheese, by volume of cheese produced | Dairy enterprises producing cheese, by volume of cheese produced | |
| Total | Total | Total | ND, QP |
| 250 t or less | 250 t or less | ND QP | |
| More than 250 to 10 000 t | More than 250 to 10 000 t | ND QP | |
| More than 10 000 to 25 000 t | More than 10 000 to 25 000 t | ND QP | |
| Over 25 000 t | Over 25 000 t | ND QP | |
| More than 25 000 to 50 000 t | ND, QP | ||
| More than 50 000 to 100 000 t | ND, QP | ||
| More than 100 000 to 300 000 t | ND, QP | ||
| Over 300 000 t | ND, QP | ||
| --- | --- | --- | |
| N | : | The year that the data refer to | |
| ND | : | Number of dairy enterprises, except collection centres at national level | |
| NC | : | Number of collection centres at national level | |
| QP | : | Quantity of products (1 000 tonnes) at national level | |
| QT | : | Quantity treated (1 000 tonnes) at national level | |
| Frequency | : | Three times per decade (years ending in 3, 6 and 0) | |
| Reference period | : | Calendar year |
SECTION II
Description of the size classes
The size of the dairy enterprises relates to:
Volume of milk collected: Weight of milk collected in bulk direct from agricultural holdings during the calendar year, including direct collection from agricultural holdings in other Member States.
Volume of milk treated: Weight of raw milk and raw dairy materials (in milk equivalent) used by a dairy enterprise during the calendar year.
Volume of milk products produced: Weight of milk products produced by a dairy enterprise during the calendar year.
Description of the measurement units
Number of dairy enterprises, except collection centres refers to the dairy enterprises situated in the Member State during the reference period.
Number of collection centres refers to the number of collection centres in the Member State during the reference period.
Quantity of products refers to the quantity of the various products obtained during the reference period.
Quantity treated refers to the quantity of milk processed during the reference period.
Coverage
The data shall cover 95 % of the milk collected, of the treated milk, or of the appropriate milk products produced in the Member State.
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The exempted Member States shall transmit the data for the reference years ending with 3, 6 and 0.
8
Uses of milk, fat and protein contents for processed cheese and whey refer to additional input, if any, of dairy materials, not yet accounted with cheese.
9
Reference period covers six monthly periods where monthly data transmission is not required.
10
The exempted Member States shall provide the data by 15 August for the monthly periods from January to June of the same year, and by 15 February for the monthly periods from July to December of the previous year.
ANNEX IV
Precision requirements
Data collected for a sample and extrapolated to the entire statistical population of a data set shall meet the precision requirements presented in Table 1.
The precision requirements apply to the final transmission of the national estimates for specific variables belonging to the data sets listed in Table 1.
The variables refer to the number of livestock heads, number of eggs and quantity of milk depending on the data set.
The relevant populations are defined in the first column of Table 1.
Table 1.
Precision requirements
| Relevant population | Variable for which precision requirements apply | Relative standard error |
|---|---|---|
| Data set i.1, part 1: Livestock numbers | Data set i.1, part 1: Livestock numbers | Data set i.1, part 1: Livestock numbers |
| Agricultural holdings with the relevant livestock categories | — Bovine animals — Cows | 3 % |
| Agricultural holdings with the relevant livestock categories | — Pigs — Sheep — Goats | 5 % |
| Data sets ii.2: Eggs for hatching and farmyard poultry chicks ii.3: Structure of hatcheries | Data sets ii.2: Eggs for hatching and farmyard poultry chicks ii.3: Structure of hatcheries | Data sets ii.2: Eggs for hatching and farmyard poultry chicks ii.3: Structure of hatcheries |
| Agricultural holdings and other enterprises carrying out hatching activities | — Capacity (number of eggs of chicken, ducks, geese, turkeys or guinea fowls) in hatcheries | 5 % |
| Data set iii.1 Milk produced and used on the agricultural holdings | Data set iii.1 Milk produced and used on the agricultural holdings | Data set iii.1 Milk produced and used on the agricultural holdings |
| Agricultural holdings producing milk | — Quantity of milk directly used on agricultural holdings | 5 % |
| Data set iii.4 Monthly uses of cows’ milk by the dairy sector | Data set iii.4 Monthly uses of cows’ milk by the dairy sector | Data set iii.4 Monthly uses of cows’ milk by the dairy sector |
| Dairy enterprises | — Quantity of cows’ milk processed | 5 % |
| Data sets: iii.2, part2 Other milk availabilities to the dairy sector iii.3 Uses of milk and dairy materials by the dairy sector and resulting products iii.5 part 1 Structure of the dairy enterprises part 2 Structure of dairy enterprises processing milk part 3 Structure of dairy enterprises by groups of products | Data sets: iii.2, part2 Other milk availabilities to the dairy sector iii.3 Uses of milk and dairy materials by the dairy sector and resulting products iii.5 part 1 Structure of the dairy enterprises part 2 Structure of dairy enterprises processing milk part 3 Structure of dairy enterprises by groups of products | Data sets: iii.2, part2 Other milk availabilities to the dairy sector iii.3 Uses of milk and dairy materials by the dairy sector and resulting products iii.5 part 1 Structure of the dairy enterprises part 2 Structure of dairy enterprises processing milk part 3 Structure of dairy enterprises by groups of products |
| Dairy enterprises | — Quantity of cows’ milk processed — Quantity of other milks processed — Quantity of cows’ milk fat processed — Quantity of cows’ milk protein processed | 1 % |
ANNEX V
Descriptions
Livestock categories
| ‘For slaughter’ | Animals intended to be slaughtered without prior change of animal category, excluding breeding animals. |
| ‘Not for slaughter’ | Animals raised for breeding and intended for replacement or to be further grown or fattened before slaughtering, or that would normally be slaughtered after prior change of animal category. |
| ‘Breeding animals’ | Animals kept for breeding purposes |
| ‘Organic livestock’ | Livestock of an agricultural holding, which is fully compliant with the principles and rules of organic production and raised under certified organic management, as set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/848. |
| ‘Bovine animals’ | Cattle (Bos taurus L.) and water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis L.), including hybrids such as Beefalo. |
| ‘Heifers’ | Female bovine animals, aged 12 months or over, that have not yet calved |
| ‘Cows’ | Female bovine animals that have already calved (including those less than 2 years old) |
| ‘Dairy cows’ | Cows that, by reason of their breed or particular qualities, are kept exclusively or mainly to produce milk for human consumption or for processing into dairy products. |
| ‘Non-dairy cows’ | Cows that are not dairy cows. |
| ‘Buffaloes’ | Animals of the species Bubalus bubalis L. |
| ‘Pigs’ | Domestic animals of the species Sus scrofa domesticus Erxleben |
| ‘Boars ’ | Male pigs weighing 50 kilograms and over, and intended for breeding purposes |
| ‘Sows’ | Female pigs weighing 50 kilograms and over intended for breeding purposes, regardless of whether they have farrowed or not |
| ‘Covered sows’ | Sows that have been impregnated by a boar or inseminated at the reference date |
| ‘Sows, not covered’ | Sows that have not been covered at the reference date. |
| ‘Gilts’ | Sows intended for breeding that have never farrowed. |
| ‘Sheep’ | Domestic animals of the species Ovis aries L. |
| ‘Ewes and ewe-lambs’ | Female sheep that have already lambed down at least once (ewes) as well as those which have been put to the ram for the first time (ewe-lambs). |
| ‘Milk ewes and ewe-lambs’ | Ewes kept exclusively or mainly for the production of milk for human consumption and/or for processing into dairy products, including cull milk ewes (whether fattened or not between last lactation and slaughter) and ewe-lambs kept to become milk ewes. |
| ‘Non milk ewes and ewe-lambs’ | Ewes and ewe-lambs other than milk ewes and ewe-lambs. |
| ‘Goats’ | Domestic animals of the subspecies Capra aegagrus hircus L. |
| ‘Breeding female goats’ | Female goats which have already kidded and goats which have been mated |
| ‘Poultry’ | Refers to domestic chickens (Gallus gallus L.), turkeys (Meleagris spp.), ducks (Anas spp. and Cairina moschata L.), geese (Anser anser domesticus L.), ostriches (Struthio camelus L.) and other poultry fowl not elsewhere classified, such as quails (Coturnix spp.), pheasants (Phasianus spp.), guineafowl (Numida meleagris domestica L.) and pigeons (Columbinae spp.). Birds raised in confinement for hunting purposes and not for meat/egg production are excluded. |
| ‘Chickens’ | Domestic animals of the species Gallus gallus L. |
| ‘Broilers’ | Chickens kept for slaughter |
| ‘Laying hens’ | Chickens which have reached laying maturity and are kept for the production of eggs, excluding chicks and pullets not yet stalled up. |
| ‘Laying hens producing eggs for consumption’ | Laying hens placed in production for producing eggs for consumption |
| ‘Other poultry than chicken’ | Poultry except chickens. Chicks are excluded. |
| ‘Ducks’ | Domestic animals of the genus Anas and species Cairina moschata L. |
| ‘Geese’ | Domestic animals of the species Anser anser domesticus L. |
| ‘Turkeys’ | Domestic animals of the genus Meleagris. |
| ‘Ostriches’ | Domestic animals of the species Struthio camelus L. |
| ‘Other poultry fowls n.e.c.’ | Other poultry fowl not elsewhere classified, such as quails (Coturnix spp.), pheasants (Phasianus spp.), guineafowl (Numida meleagris domestica L.) and pigeons (Columbinae spp.). Birds raised in confinement for hunting purposes and not for meat/egg production are excluded. |
| ‘Rabbits’ | Domestic animals of the genus Oryctolagus |
| ‘Animals reared not for human consumption’ | Animals that are kept for purposes of producing products that are not edible or not fit for human consumption. |
| ‘Fur animals’ | Animals kept for the production of furs. |
| ‘Foxes’ | Animals of the species Vulpes vulpes and Vulpes lagopus, kept for the production of furs. |
| ‘Raccoon dogs’ | Animals of the species Nyctereutes procyonoides, kept for the production of furs. |
| ‘Minks’ | Animals of the species Neovison vison, kept for the production of furs. |
| ‘Chinchillas’ | Animals of the species Chinchilla chinchilla and Chinchilla lanigera, kept for the production of furs. |
| ‘Other fur animals, n.e.c’ | Animals of other species than foxes, raccoon dogs, minks or chincillas, kept for the production of furs. |
Slaughter
Variables that have already been described above are not repeated.
| ‘Slaughterhouse’ | Defined in Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 |
| ‘Carcass’ | The body of an animal after slaughter and dressing More precisely, it means: (a) for bovine animals, the whole body of a slaughtered animal as presented after bleeding, evisceration and skinning, presented without the head (separated from the carcass at the atlanto-occipital joint); without the feet (severed at the carpometacarpal or tarsometatarsal joints); without the organs contained in the thoracic and abdominal cavities with or without the kidneys, the kidney fat and the pelvic fat; and without the sexual organs and the attached muscles and without the udder or the mammary fat; (b) for pigs, the body of a slaughtered pig, bled and eviscerated, whole or divided down the mid-line, presented without tongue, bristles, hooves, sexual organs, flare fat, kidneys and diaphragm; (c) for sheep and goats, the whole body of a slaughtered animal as presented after bleeding, evisceration and skinning, presented without the head (separated at the atlanto-occipital joint); without the feet (severed at the carpometacarpal or tarsometatarsal joints); without the tail (severed between the sixth and seventh caudal vertebrae); without the udder and sexual organs; with the kidneys and kidney fat; and without the other organs contained in the thoracic and abdominal cavities; (d) for poultry, the animal plucked and drawn, without head and feet and without neck, heart, liver and gizzard. |
| ‘Carcass weight’ | The weight of the cold carcass |
| ‘Calves’ | Bovine animals aged 8 months or under |
| ‘Young bovines’ | Bovine animals aged over 8 months but less than 12 months of age |
| ‘Bulls’ | Non-castrated male bovine animals, aged 12 months or over |
| ‘Bullocks’ | Castrated male bovine animals, aged 12 months or over |
| ‘Lambs’ | Young sheep |
| ‘Other sheep’ | Other sheep than lambs |
| ‘Equidae’ | Domestic animals of family Equidae, i.e. horses, donkeys, and their hybrids |
Eggs for consumption and hatching
Variables that have already been described above are not repeated.
| ‘Eggs for consumption’ | Fresh eggs of laying hens intended for human consumption (not intended for incubation) or for preparation of egg products, in shell. |
| ‘Eggs for hatching’ | Fertilised poultry eggs intended for the production of chicks. |
| ‘Hatchery’ | Defined in Regulation (EU) 2022/2379. |
| ‘Capacity’ | The maximum number of eggs for hatching which may be placed simultaneously in incubators excluding hatchers and, where this capacity changed (including when hatchery started or stopped their activity), the maximum reported capacity during the year. |
| ‘Packing centres’ | Establishments where eggs are graded by quality and weight according to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. |
| ‘Purchasers’ of eggs from agricultural holdings | The packing centres and the agri-food enterprises allowed to buy directly non-marked eggs from the agricultural holdings. |
| ‘Chicks’ | Farmyard poultry with a live weight that does not exceed 185 grams |
| ‘Utility chicks’ | Chicks for meat laying, or mixed use and cockerels from sexing |
| ‘Utility chicks: meat use’ | Chicks intended to be fattened and slaughtered before reaching sexual maturity |
| ‘Utility chicks: Laying use’ | Female chicks intended to be raised with a view to the production of eggs for consumption |
| ‘Utility chicks: mixed meat-laying use’ | Chicks not clearly intended for laying or for the table |
| ‘Cockerels from sexing’ | Male chicks of the same genetic breed as chicks for laying use (eggs for consumption or for hatching), intended nevertheless to be fattened and slaughtered |
| ‘Parent stock chicks’ | Chicks intended for the production of utility chicks |
| ‘Grandparent stock chicks’ | Chicks intended for the production of parent stock chicks. |
| ‘Selection chicks’ | Parent or grandparent stock chicks |
| ‘Chicks for use’ | Utility or selection chicks produced in the hatcheries |
Milk categories
| ‘Raw milk produced’ | Milk produced by secretion of the mammary glands of one or more cows, ewes, goats or buffaloes, milked with an economic purpose, and which has not been heated beyond 40 °C or undergone any treatment that has an equivalent effect. |
| ‘Availabilities on agricultural holdings’ | Milk, skimmed milk and buttermilk available for use on the agricultural holdings. |
| ‘Uses on agricultural holdings’ | Uses of raw (whole) milk, skimmed milk and buttermilk by the agricultural holdings. |
| ‘Product obtained on agricultural holdings’ | Milk product resulting from the uses by agricultural holdings. |
| ‘Agricultural holding’ | Defined in Regulation (EU) 2018/1091. |
| ‘Dairy enterprises’ | Defined in Regulation (EU) 2022/2379. |
| ‘Dairy sector’ | The national dairy as the framework of the dairy enterprises in the Member State. The activity of the national dairy does not cover the exchanges of dairy materials. |
| ‘Collection centres’ | Dairy enterprises collecting raw milk and/or cream from the agricultural holdings without processing it, for delivery to other dairy enterprises. |
| ‘Milk products’ | Products containing mostly milk or milk components and of which no part replaces or is intended to replace any milk constituent. They include: — milk products exclusively derived from milk, it being accepted that substances necessary for their manufacture may be added, provided that these substances are not used to replace in part or in whole any milk constituent, and — composite milk products, of which no part replaces or is intended to replace any milk constituent and of which milk or a milk product is an essential part either in terms of quantity or for characterization of the product. |
| ‘Dairy materials’ | Raw milk, cream and skimmed milk as well as dairy products that are intended to be further processed by the dairy enterprises into different milk products. They constitute the input of the dairy processes for the milk content. |
| ‘Milk and milk products delivered’ | The milk and milk products delivered by an agricultural holding to a dairy enterprise, in the same or another Member State. |
| ‘Milk and milk products collected’ | The milk and milk products collected by a dairy enterprise from an agricultural holding, in the same or in another Member State. |
| ‘Milk and milk products imported’ | The milk and milk products received by a dairy enterprise from another Member State or a third country and not accounted as collected. |
| ‘Organic milk’ | Milk that originates from organic animals that are fully compliant with the principles and rules of organic production and raised under certified organic management at farm level as set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/848 and collected or otherwise used in an organic certified process as organic. |
| ‘Direct use of whole milk on agricultural holdings’ | Milk produced but not delivered to the dairy sector. |
| ‘Availabilities to the dairy sector’ | Collection of milk and milk products from the agricultural holdings and imports of milk products, to be further processed by the dairy sector into other milk products. |
| ‘Uses by the dairy sector’ | Uses of availabilities by the dairy sector. |
| ‘Other milk products obtained’ | Milk products obtained on agricultural holdings, excluding drinking milk, cream, butter and cheese. |
| ‘Drinking milk’ | Raw milk, whole milk, semi-skimmed, skimmed milk and heat-treated milk labelled with a particular fat content, and containing no additives |
| ‘Cream’ | A film of fat which forms naturally on the surface of the milk by slow agglomeration of emulsifying fat globules. If it is removed by skimming it from the surface of the milk or extracted from the milk by centrifuging in a cream separator, it has, in addition to the other components of the milk, a relatively high fat content (usually exceeding 10 % of the weight of the product). |
| ‘Cream for consumption’ | Cream that has been processed and is available for delivery outside the dairy sector (i.e. for human consumption, as raw material for manufacturers of chocolate, ice cream, etc.). In the same way as for other products, it does not include intermediate production intended for the manufacture of other dairy products. |
| ‘Other milk products’ | Other milk products whose use is not elsewhere counted, i.e. with the exception of milk and cream (liquid, concentrated or powdered), acidified milk, cheese, processed cheese, whey (liquid, concentrated or powdered), buttermilk, butter and other yellow fat products. Other milk products include especially: — Milk constituents or products rich in these constituents (lactose, casein and caseinates, other milk proteins) or their mixture; — Desserts and drinks if the milk used for their processing is not elsewhere accounted; |
| ‘Other uses’ | Other uses by the dairy enterprises include: — Delivery of dairy materials in the Member State out of the dairy sector, especially to the agri-food sector; — Processing of dairy material into non-milk products if the dairy material input cannot be accounted for elsewhere. Bulk milk products delivered to catering services are excluded and should be accounted under the respective milk product categories. |
| ‘Fresh products’ | Fresh products cover: — Drinking milk; — Cream for consumption; — Buttermilk; — Acidified milk; — Drinks with a milk base and other liquid milk products. |
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/2745/oj
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