Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/12382 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/12403 lay down the rules on public intervention and aid for private storage. Commission Regulation (EC) No 273/20084 sets out the methods to be applied in assessing whether milk and milk products comply with the eligibility requirements laid down in those Regulations for public intervention and aid for private storage.

In the light of technical developments in the methodology used in the analysis and quality evaluation of milk and milk products, substantial changes should be made in order to simplify and to provide for updated references to ISO standards. In the interests of clarity and efficiency, and having regard to the extent and technical nature of the amendments to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 273/2008, the relevant provisions of that Regulation should be incorporated into Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240.

In order to ensure uniform compliance with the new standards and methods across Member States, laboratories should be allowed a sufficient period of time to review procedures and apply the updated methods.

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240 should therefore be amended accordingly.

In the interests of legal certainty Regulation (EC) No 273/2008 should be repealed.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,