Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 (repealed)Show full title

Article 63 U.K.

1. The operations referred to in Article 62 shall be carried out in an establishment approved for that purpose by the Member State on whose territory the establishment is located.

2. Establishments may not be approved unless:

[F1 (a) they have been approved in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;]

(b) they possess suitable technical plant;

(c) they have the capacity to process an average quantity of at least two tonnes of concentrated butter per month;

(d) they have premises on which any stocks of non-butter fat can be stored separately and identified as such;

(e) they undertake to keep permanent records and supporting documents, showing the supplier of the butter and cream used, the date of manufacture of the concentrated butter, the quantity and composition of the concentrated butter obtained, the removal date of the product and the names and addresses of holders, substantiated by reference to delivery notes and invoices;

(f) they undertake to forward their manufacturing programme for each batch, in accordance with the arrangements decided on by the Member State concerned, to the body responsible for the checks referred to in Article 67.

3. If the establishment processes various products qualifying for aid or a price reduction, it shall also undertake:

(a) to keep the records referred to in paragraph 2(e) separate;

(b) to process the said products successively.

At the request of the party concerned, Member States may waive the obligation provided for in point (b) of the first subparagraph if any establishment possesses premises ensuring proper separation and identification of any stocks of the products in question.

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2107/2005 of 21 December 2005 amending Regulations (EC) No 174/1999, (EC) No 2771/1999, (EC) No 2707/2000, (EC) No 214/2001 and (EC) No 1898/2005 in the milk sector.