Document ID: 31992L0095

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 92/95/EEC of 9 November 1992 amending the Annex to the Seventh Directive 76/372//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 Acts of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas the Seventh Commission Directive 76/372/EEC of 1 March 1976 establishing Community methods of analysis for the official control of feedingstuffs (2), as amended by Directive 81/680/EEC (3), prescribes the methods to be used for the determination of aflatoxin B1;
Whereas there are grounds for adapting these methods in the light of advances in scientific and technical knowledge; whereas it is advisable particularly to have available a method of controlling the very low limits for aflatoxin fixed by Council Directive 74/63/EEC of 17 December 1973 on the fixing of maximum permitted levels for undesirable substances and products in animal nutrition (4), as last amended by Directive 91/132/EEC (5);
Whereas it is also advisable to have available a method of determining aflatoxin B1 in the presence of interfering substances, such as citrus pulp;
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
The Annex to Directive 76/372/EEC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.
Article 2
Member States shall bring into force not later than 1 October 1993 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the provisions of this Directive. They shall fortwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these provisions, they 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 the Member States.
Article 3
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 9 November 1992.

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