31.12. 80 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 383/27 FIRST COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 22 December 1980 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to methods of analysis necessary for checking the composition of cosmetic products ' (80/1335/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 products(l), as amended by Directive 79/661/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 prescribed pursant to Community provisions concerning the composition of the cosmetic products are satisfied; Whereas all the necessary methods of analysis must be established as soon as possible; whereas the laying down of methods for the sampling, laboratory preparation, identification and determination of free sodium and potassium hydroxides, the identification and determination of oxalic acid and alkaline salts thereof in hair care products, the determination of chloroform in toothpastes and of zinc, and the identification and determination of phenolsulfonic acid constitutes a first step in this direction; Whereas the measures laid down in the present Directive are in conformity 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, in the official testing of cosmetic products: — the sampling, () OJ No L 262, 27.9. 1976, p. 169. (3) OJ No L 192, 31.7. 1979, p. 35. — the laboratory preparation of test samples, — the identification and determination of free sodium and potassium hydroxides, — the identification and determination of oxalic acid and alkaline salts in hair-care products, — the determination of chloroform in toothpastes, — the determination of zinc, — the identification phenolsulfonic acid and determination of are performed in accordance with the methods described in the Annex. Artic]c 2 Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 31 December 1982. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. \ Article 3 This Directive is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1980. For the Commission Richard BURKE Member of the Commission