Council of the European Union 16 June 1992, Council Directive 92/46/EEC of 16 June 1992 laying down the health rules for the production and placing on the market of raw milk, heat-treated milk and milk-based products

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Council Directive 92/46/EEC establishes comprehensive Community-level health rules governing the production and placing on the market of raw milk, heat-treated drinking milk, milk for the manufacture of milk-based products, and milk-based products intended for human consumption, with the dual aim of ensuring a high level of public health protection and facilitating the internal market. Key provisions include mandatory approval and inspection of treatment and processing establishments, microbiological and hygiene standards for raw milk and finished products set out in detailed Annexes, own-checks obligations on operators, health marking requirements, and a structured procedure for the recognition of third-country imports offering equivalent guarantees. Enforcement is entrusted to Member State competent authorities under Commission oversight, with transposition into national law required by 1 January 1994 and Directive 85/397/EEC repealed with effect from the same date.AI