No L 48/26 Official Journal of the European Communities 26. 2. 86 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 421/86 of 25 February 1986 amending Regulation (EEC) No 771/74 and Regulation (EEC) No 2188/84 by prescribing a Community method for the quantitative determination of tetrahydrocannabinol in hemp THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 of 29 June 1970 on the common organization of the market in flax and hemp (), as last amended by Regula- tion (EEC) No 1430/82 (3, and in particular Article 4 (5) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2059/84 of 16 July 1984 laying down general rules relating to the import restrictions on hemp and hemp seed and amen- ding Regulation (EEC) No 619/71 in respect of hemp (), and in particular Article 4 thereof, Whereas Article 3 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 619/71 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2059/84, provides for the aid to be granted only for hemp grown from certified seed of varieties, the average tetrahy- drocannabinol (THC) content of which has been found not to exceed certain acceptable limits ; whereas Article 6a of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 771/74 of 29 March 1974 laying down detailed rules for granting aid for flax and hemp (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2188/84 (¢), provides in particular that the THC level shall be recorded, and samples taken for that purpose, temporarily and under certain conditions, in accordance with a method to be selected by Member HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : States ; whereas, in view of experience gained, Regulation (EEC) No 771/74 should be amended accordingly by prescribing a single method for the Community; Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2059/84 also lays down that raw hemp from third countries may be imported only if evidence is produced that its THC content does not exceed certain limits ; whereas Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2188/84 provides that until such time as a Community method of analysis has been adopted for recording the weight of THC in relation to the weight of the representative sample taken for this purpose on import by the Member States, the latter shall apply a method of their choice; whereas, taking into account experience gained, the Community method should be prescribed and that Regulation amended accor- dingly ; Whereas the determination of A* THC has proved to be the most suitable method of measuring the THC content of hemp since that substance is composed very largely of that particular natural isomer and it should therefore be considered as representative of its total THC content ; whereas this method should therefore be adopted ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for flax and hemp, Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 771/74 is hereby amended as follows : 1. Article 6a is replaced by the following : Article 6a The tetrahydrocannabinol level shall be ascertained, and samples taken for that purpose, using the single method valid for the entire Community set out in Annex C. 2. The following Annex C is inserted: () OJ No L 146, 4. 7. 1970, p. 1. () OJ No L 162, 12. 6. 1982, p. 27. ) OJ No L 191, 19. 7. 1984, p. 6. () OJ No L 72, 26. 3. 1971, p. 2. () OJ No L 92, 3. 4. 1974, p. 13. (9 OJ No L 199, 28. 7. 1984, p. 23.