Commission Directive 87/143/EEC of 10 February 1987 amending the first Directive 80/1335/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to methods of analysis necessary for checking the composition of cosmetic products

COMMISSION  DIRECTIVE
of 10 February 1987
amending the first Directive 80/1335/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to methods of analysis necessary for checking the composition of cosmetic products
(87/143/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 76/768/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 87/137/EEC (2), and in particular Article 8 (1) thereof,
Whereas in the light of scientific and technical data it has been found necessary to adapt the method of analysis for the determination of zinc; whereas Commission Directive 80/1335/EEC (3) should therefore be amended;
Whereas the measures laid down in this Directive are in conformity with the opinion of the Committee on the Adaptation to Technical Progress with the opinion of the Committee on the Adaptation to Technical Progress of Directives for the Removal of Technical Barriers to Trade in Cosmetics,