15. 10. 97 Official Journal of the European Communities L 282/13 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1997/97 of 14 October 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1854/96 establishing a list of reference methods to be applied for the analysis and quality evaluation of milk and milk products under the common market organization THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1587/96 (3, and in particular Articles 6 (6), 7 (5), 8 (4), 9 (3), 10 (3), 11 (3), 12 (3), 13 (3), 16 (1) and (4), and 17 (14) thereof, Whereas Article 2 (1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2721/95 of 24 November 1995 on the establishment of rules for the application of reference and routine methods for the analysis and quality evaluation of milk and milk products under the common market organization (%) specifies that before 1 April each year a list of reference methods applicable for the analyses mentioned in Article 1 of that Regulation has to be established; whereas a first list was adopted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1854/96 (*); whereas that list was updated with effect from 1 April 1997 by Commission Regulation (EC) No 658/97 (°) which replaced the annex to Regulation (EC) No 1854/96; whereas it has come to light that this annex contains certain errors which should be corrected; whereas references to certain regulations and products were omitted and should now be added; and the details of certain reference methods should be clarified; whereas in view of the number and nature of the corrections and additions it is preferable for reasons of clarity and of legal certainty to replace the entire annex; 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 The annex to Regulation (EC) No 1854/96 is replaced by the Annex to the present regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 14 October 1997. L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 21. L 283, 25. 11. 1995, p. 7. L 246, 27. 9. 1996, p. S. L 100, 17. 4. 1997, p. 14. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission