23. 2. 85 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 54/29 COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 31 January 1985 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 73/362/EEC on the approxima- tion of the laws of the Member States relating to material measures of length (85/146/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 metrological control ('), as last amended by Directive 83/575/ EEC (3, and in particular Article 17 thereof, Whereas Council Directive  73/362/EEC (%), as amended - by Directive 78/629/EEC (*), should be amended to take account of technical developments in the field concerned; Whereas the framework Directive 71/316/EEC has been adapted to technical progress in the manufacture of measuring instruments and accordingly permits statistical checks to be carried out for the purposes of EEC initial verification in accordance with the proce- dure laid down in the separate Directives; whereas, therefore, certain additions have to be made to the Annex to the specific Directive 73/362/EEC in order to determine the procedure for those checks; Whereas, pursuant to those additions, it is necessary to state more specifically the conditions for the granting of EEC pattern approval and initial verification rela- ting to material measures of length ; Whereas the provisions of this Directive are in accor- dance with the opinion of the Commission on the () OJ No L 202, 6. 9. 1971, p. L. () OJ No L 332, 28. 11. 1983, p. 43. () OJ No L 335, 5. 12. 1973, p. 56. () OJ No L 206, 29. 7. 1978, p. 8. adaptation to technical progress of the Directives for the removal of technical barriers to trade in measuring instruments, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE : Article 1 In the Annex to Directive 73/362/.EEC: 1. Points 2.1, 7, 7.1, 7.4 and 8 are hereby amended in accordance with the corresponding points in the Annex hereto. 2. Points 10, 11 and 12 in the Annex hereto are hereby added. Article 2 Member States shall bring into force the laws, regula- tions and administrative provisions needed in order to comply with this Directive on 1 January 1986. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. Article 3 This Directive is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 31 January 1985. . For the Commission COCKFIELD Vice-President