L 119/54 Official Journal of the European Communities 7.5.1999 COMMISSION DECISION of 23 April 1999 on the 1999 work programme relating to the protein content of the main milk products (notified under document number C(1999) 994) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/309/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 96/16/EC of 19 March 1996 on statistical surveys of milk and milk prod- ucts ('), and in particular Article 4(2) thereof, (1)  Whereas work already initiated by the Member States should be continued in order to work towards the objective of extending the annual stat- istical information to include the protein content of the main milk products; (2)  Whereas the 1999 work programme takes account of the experience gained in the 1997 and 1998 work programme and proposes to elaborate further the various methods of measuring the protein content of the main milk products; () OJ L 78, 28.3.1996, p. 27. (3) Whereas the measures envisaged by this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The appended 1999 work programme on the protein content of the main milk products is approved. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 23 April 1999. For the Commission Yves-Thibault DE SILGUY Member of the Commission