14.2.79 Official Journal of the Furopean Communities No L 39/3 (Acts whose publication is not dbligatory) COMMISSION " COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 14 December 1978 amending Directive 77/535/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to methods of sampling and analysis for fertilizers (79/138/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 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 ('), and in particular Article 9 (2) thereof, Whereas Commission Directive  77/535/EEC (?) provides for official controls for EEC fertilizers for the purpose of checking compliance with the requirements imposed by the Community provisions concerning the quality and composition of fertilizers; whereas that Directive should be amended by the addition of three new methods of analysis; 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 the Removal of Technical Barriers to Trade in Fertilizers, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 Annex II to Directive 77/535/EEC is amended by the insertion after method 5.1 of methods 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 as annexed to this Directive. (1) OJ No L 24, 30. 1. 1976, p. 21. (3) O] No L 213, 22.8.1977, p. 1. Article 2 1. The Member States shall, not later than 1 April 1979, bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith notify the Commission thereof. 2. Once notification of this Directive has been effected, the Member States shall, in sufficient time to enable it to submit its comments, inform the Commission of all draft laws, regulations or administrative provisions which they intend to adopt in the field covered by this Directive. Article 3 This Directive is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 14 December 1978. For the Commission FEtienne DAVIGNON Member of the Commission