Document ID: 31993L0028

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 93/28/EEC of 4 June 1993 amending Annex I to the third Directive 72/199/EEC establishing Community methods of analysis for the official control of feedingstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
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 the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas the third Commission Directive 72/199/EEC of 27 April 1972 establishing Community methods of analysis for the official control of feedingstuffs (3), as last amended by Directive 84/4/EEC (4), specifies the method to be used for determining crude protein;
Whereas the method should be amended to reflect advances in scientific and technical progress; whereas in particular 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), should be taken into account, in particular those on prevention of exposure to mercury and its compounds;
Whereas it is accordingly necessary to remove mercury and mercuric oxide from the list of catalysts for use under the crude protein determination method;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Feedingstuffs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Annex I to Directive 72/199/EEC is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.
Article 2
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive as from 1 July 1994. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.
Article 3
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 June 1993.

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