No L 104/26 Official Journal of the European Communities 18. 4. 78 COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 31 March 1978 adapting to technical progress for the second time Council Directive 71/318/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to gas volume meters (78/36S/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 71/316/EEC of 26 July 1971 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to common provisions for both measuring instruments and methods of metrolog- ical control (!), as amended by the Act of Accession, and in particular Articles 17, 18 and 19 thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 71/318/EEC of 26 July 1971 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to gas volume meters (), as amended by Commission Directive 74/331/EEC (3), Whereas, in view of technical developments in the field in question, it is necessary to amend Directive 71/318/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 Directives Concerning the Elimination of Technical Barriers to Trade in Measuring Instruments, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 In the Annex to Directive 71/318/EEC, Items 1.B.3, 1.B4.1, 1.B.8.2.3, 1.B.9, I1.6.3, 111.2, II1.4 and IIL.S are () (%) ) OJ No L 202, 6. 9. 1971, p. 1. O] No L 202, 6. 9. 1971, p. 21. O] No L 189, 12. 7. 1974, p. 9. hereby amended in accordance with the corres- ponding Sections in the Annex hereto. Items I1.5.2, 11.7.2.7 and II1.6.2.3 contained in the Annex hereto are hereby added to the Annex to Direc- tive 71/318/EEC. Article 2 1.  Member States shall adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions needed in order to comply with this Directive in such a manner that these provisions shall take effect one year after the date of notification of this Directive, and shall forth- with inform the Commission thereof. 2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. Article 3 This Directive is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 31 March 1978. For the Commission Etienne DAVIGNON Member of the Commission