24. 10. 83 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 291/9 COMMISSION THIRD COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 27 September 1983 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to methods of analysis necessary for checking the composition of cosmetic products (83/514/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro- pean Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 76/768/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic prod- ucts (1), as last amended by Directive 83/341/ EEC (2), and in particular Article 8 (1) thereof, Whereas Directive 76/768/EEC provides for the official testing of cosmetic products with the aim of ensuring that the conditions laid down by Commu- nity provisions concerning the composition of cos- metic products are satisfied; Whereas all the necessary methods of analysis should be laid down as quickly as possible; where- as two steps towards the attainment of this objec- tive having already been taken through the defini- tion of certain methods in Commission Directives 80/1335/EEC (3) and 82/434/EEC (%), the third step is to consist in the definition of methods for the determination of dichloromethane and 1,1,1- trichloroethane, the identification and determina- tion of quinolin-8-0l and bis(8-hydroxyquino- linium) sulphate, the determination of ammonia, the identification and determination of nitrome- thane, the identification and determination of mer- captoacetic acid in hair-waving, hair-straightening and depilatory products, the identification and determination of hexachlorophene (INN), the (") OJ No L 262, 27.9. 1976, p. 169. (3) OJ No L 188, 13.7. 1983, p. 15. (3) OJ No L 383, 31. 12. 1980, p. 27. (%) OJ No L 185, 30. 6. 1982, p. 1. tion of tosylchloramide sodium (INN), the determi- nation of total fluorine in dental creams, the identi- fication and determination of organomercury com- pounds, the determination of alkali and alkaline earth sulphides; Whereas the measures provided for in this Direc- tive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Adaptation of Directive 76/768/EEC to Technical Progress, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE : Article 1 Member States shall take all necessary steps to ensure that during official testing of cosmetic _products : — determination of dichloromethane and 1,1,1- trichloroethane, — identification and determination of quinolin- 8-ol and bis(8-hydroxyquinolinium) sulphate, — determination of ammonia, — identification and determination of nitro- methane, — identification and determination of mercapto- acetic acid in hair-waving, hair-straightening and depilatory products, — identification and determination of hexachloro- phene (INN), — determination of tosylchloramide (INN), — determination of total fluorine in dental creams, sodium — identification and determination of organo- mercury compounds,