Commission Directive 93/69/EEC of 23 July 1993 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 76/116/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to fertilizers

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 93/69/EEC of 23 July 1993 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 76/116/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to fertilizers
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100a thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 76/116/EEC of 18 December 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to fertilizers (1), as last amended by Directive 89/530/EEC (2), and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof,
Whereas Article 8a of the Treaty envisages an area without internal frontiers in which the free circulation of goods, persons, services and capital is assured;
Whereas Directive 76/116/EEC laid down rules for the marketing of EEC fertilizers;
Whereas new fertilizers need to be added to Annex I to Directive 76/116/EEC to enable them to be designated as 'EEC fertilizer'; whereas Council Directives 89/284/EEC (3) and 89/530/EEC supplementing and amending Directive 76/116/EEC both have specific  Annexes which have not been incorporated into Annex I to Directive 76/116/EEC; whereas, therefore, it is necessary to restructure Annex I to Directive 76/116/EEC to make it clearer and easier to read and understand;
Whereas, in view of the scope and effects of the proposed action, the Community measures envisaged by this Directive are not only necessary but also indispensable for the attainment of the stated objectives; whereas those objectives cannot be achieved  by Member States individually, and furthermore their attainment at Community level is already provided for by Directive 76/116/EEC;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Adaptation to Technical Progress of the Directives for Removing Technical Barriers to Trade in Fertilizers,