Commission Directive 92/89/EEC of 3 November 1992 amending Annex I to Fourth Directive 73/46/EEC establishing Community methods of analysis for the official control of feedingstuffs

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 92/89/EEC  of 3 November 1992  amending Annex I to Fourth Directive 73/46/EEC establishing Community methods of analysis for the official control of feedingstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/373/EEC of 20 July 1970 on the introduction of Community methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of feedingstuffs (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (2), and in particular Article  2 thereof,
Whereas Fourth Commission Directive 73/46/EEC (3), as amended by Directive 81/680/EEC (4), prescribes the method to be used for the determination of crude fibre;
Whereas there are grounds to adapt this method in the light of advances in scientific and technical knowledge; whereas it is advisable, in particular, to take account of the provisions of Council Directive 80/1107/EEC of 27 November 1980 on the  protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to chemical, physical and biological agents at work (5), as amended by Directive 88/642/EEC (6), and, in particular, the measures taken to prevent exposure to asbestos;
Whereas it is from now on necessary to replace asbestos by glass containers in order to carry out the filtration procedures;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Feedingstuffs,