No L 213/42 Official Journal of the European Communities ‘ 16. 8. 80 COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 8 July 1980 laying down the Community method of énalysis for the official control of the vinyl chloride monomer level in materials and articles which are intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (80/766/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Communities, Having regard to Council Directive 78/142/EEC of 30 January 1978 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to materials and articles which contain vinyl chloride monomer and are intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof, Whereas Article 2 of Directive 78/142/EEC lays down that such materials and articles must not contain vinyl chloride monomer in a quantity exceeding 1 milligram per kilogram in the final product and Article 3 that this limit must be controlled by a Community analysis method; Whereas, on the basis of a series of inter-laboratory collaborative trials, the method described in the Annex has proved to be sufficiently accurate and reproducible to be adopted as a Community method; Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Foodstuffs, ' (1) OJ No L 44, 15.2.1978, p. 15. HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 The Member States shall require that the analysis necessary for official control of the vinyl chloride monomer level in materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs, referred to in the Annex as ‘materials and articles’, shall be performed according to the method described in the Annex. Article 2 The Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 18 months following its notification. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. Article 3 This Directive is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 8 July 1980. For the Commission Etienne DAVIGNON Member of the Commission