14. 2. 87 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 45/53 COMMISSION DECISION of 7 January 1987 on the setting-up of an Advisory Committee on Milk and Milk Products (87/88/EEC) ‘THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas the Advisory Committee on Milk and Milk Products was set up by Commission Decision 64/435/EEC (1), as last amended by  Decision 83/77/EEC (2); Whereas, following the accession of new Member States to the Community, the number of seats on the Committee should be increased and they should be reallocated; whereas the procedure for the replacement of members should also be adjusted; Whereas the provisions concerning the Advisory Committee on Milk and Milk Products have been amended several times and have therefore become difficult to apply; whereas they should therefore be consolidated; Whereas the Commission should seek the views of producers, traders and consumers on matters arising in connection with the operation of the common organization of the market in Milk and Milk Products; Whereas all the occupations directly involved in the implementation of the market organization in question, and also consumers, must have an opportunity to participate in the drafting of the opinions requested by the Commission; Whereas the trade associations concerned and the consumer groups in the Member States have set up organizations at Community level which are in a position to represent those concerned in all the Member States, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 1. Thereshall be attached to the Commission an Advisory Committee on Milk and Milk Products, hereinafter called the ‘Committee’. 2. The Committee shall be composed of representatives of the following interests: producers, cooperatives, the processing and food-manufacturing, industries, traders in (*) OJ No 122, 29. 7. 1964, p. 2049/64. (*) OJ No L 51, 24.2, 1983, p. 34. agricultural produce and foodstuffs, agricultural workers and workers in the processing and food-manufacturing industries and consumers. Article 2 1. The Committee may be consulted by the Commission on any problem concerning the operation of Regulations on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products and in particular on measures to be adopted by the Commission under those Regulations. 2. The chairman of the Committee may indicate to the Commission the desirablility of consulting the Committee on any matter within the latter’s competence but on which its opinion has not been sought. He shall do so, in particular, at the request of one of the interests represented. Article 3 1. The Committee shall consist of 52 members. 2. Seats on the Committee shall be apportioned as follows: — 26 to agricultural producers and cooperatives in the sector, — five to representatives of the milk and milk product processing industries, — four to representatives of the milk and milk product using industries, — six to representatives of the milk and milk products trade, — five to representatives of agricultural workers and of workers in the processing and food-manufacturing industries, . — six to consumers’ representatives. Article 4 1. Members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Commission on proposals from the trade workers’ organizations set up at Community level which are most representative of the interests specified in Article 1 (2) and whose activities come within the scope of the common organization of the market in milk and milk products; consumers’ representatives shall be appointed on proposals from the Consumers’ Advisory Committee.