European Communities (Hygienic Production and Placing on the Market of Raw Milk, Heat-Treated Milk and Milk-Based Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 290 of 2003).

These Regulations provide that persons who purchase milk for processing for human consumption must conduct regular inspections of the holdings on which the milk is produced to ensure that they conform to the prescribed hygiene standards. They further provide that production holdings must meet the prescribed structural standards.