No L 336/68 Official Journal of the European Communities 1. 12. 90 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3480/90 of 30 November 1990 ’ amending Regulation (EEC) No 1725/79 on the rules for granting laid to skimmed milk processes into compound feedingstuffs and skimmed-milk powder intended in particular for feed for calves THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products ('), as last amended by Regula- tion (EEC) No 3117/90 (%), and in particular Article 10 (3) thereof, Whereas Article 10 (3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1725/79 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2871/90 (%), states that the skimmed-milk powder has to be determined by testing each sample at least in duplicate in accordance with the method of analysis specified in Annex I ; whereas it is desirable to extend the field of application to compound feedingstuffs even containing less than 50 % skimmed-milk powder; Whereas the analytical procedure has to be modified in order to eliminate possible sources of error; Whereas a correction of the analytical data by a factor obtained from regression analysis leads to more accurate results ; i ' Whereas the repeatability and reproducibility of the new procedure have to be determined ; Whereas a tolerance limit should be given in order to facilitate the interpretation of analytical results; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 1725/79 is hereby amended as follows : 1. in Article 10 (3), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following : “The results of the inspections referred to in Article 2 (2) and in paragraph 2 (a), (b) and (c) of this Article shall be recorded by the agency responsible for inspec- tion in the analysis report and inspection report, speci- mens of which appear in Annexes I and II. The quan- tity of skimmed-milk powder shall be determined by testing each sample at least in duplicate in accordance with the method of analysis specified in Annex IIIL Where such inspections relate to skimmed-milk powder to be used, whether as such or in the form of a mixture, the absence of rennet whey powder is proven by the procedure outlined in Annex IV.; 2. Annex III is amended as set out in the Annex hereto. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European - Communities. It shall apply from 1 January 1991. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 30 November 1990. () OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. () OJ No L 303, 31. 10. 1990, p. 5. () OJ No L 199, 7. 8. 1979, p. 1. () OJ No L 275, 5. 10. 1990, p. 20. For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission