No L 32/26 Official Journal of the European Communities 5.2.75 COMMISSION SIXTH COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 20 December 1974 establishing Community methods of analysis for the official control of feedingstuffs (75/84/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community; Having regard to the Council Directive of 20 July 1970 (1) on the introduction of Community methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of feedingstuffs, as last amended by the Act (%) annexed to the Treaty (3) concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Economic Community and to the Furopean Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 2 thereof: Whereas that Directive requires that official controls of feedingstuffs be carried out using Community methods of sampling and analysis for the purpose of checking compliance with requirements arising under - the provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action concerning the quality and composition of feedingstuffs; Whereas Commission Directives No 71/250/EEC of 15 June 1971 (4), No 71/393/EEC of 18 November 1971 (5), No 72/199/EEC of 27 April 1972 (%), No 73/ 46/EEC of 5 December 1972 (7) and No 74/203/EEC of 25 March 1974 (8) have already established a number of Community methods of analysis; whereas the progress of work since then makes it advisable to adopt a sixth set of methods; No L 170, 3. 8. 1970, p. 2. No L 73, 27. 3. 1972, p. 14. No L 73, 27. 3. 1972, p. 5. No L 155, 12. 7. 1971, p. 13. No L 279, 20. 12. 1971, p. 7. o L 123, 29. 5. 1972, p. 6. o L 83, 30. 3. 1973, p. 21. o L 108, 22. 4. 1974, p. 7. Q0000000 P/ oo/ /Y Y S/ e e N N N 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 -Member States shall require that analyses for official controls of feedingstuffs as regards their content of buquinolate, sulphaquinoxaline and furazolidone be carried out in accordance with the methods described in the Annex to this Directive. The general provisions set out in Part 1 (Introduction) of the Annex to the first Commission Directive No 71/250/EEC of 15 June 1971, with the exception of the part dealing with preparation of the sample to be analysed, shall be applicable to the methods described in the Annex to this Directive. Article 2 The Member States shall not later than 1 November 1975 bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith notify the Commission thereof. Article 3 This Directive is addressed to the Member States. Done. at Brussels, 20 December 1974. For the Commission The President Francois-Xavier ORTOLI