COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 20 July 1972 amending the Directive on the introduction of Community methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of feedingstuffs (72/275/EEC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 100 thereof;

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament;

Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee;

Whereas Article 4 of the Council Directive of 20 July 1970 1 on the introduction of Community methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of feedingstuffs provides that the procedure for this introduction laid down in Article 3 of that Directive must terminate within eighteen months following the date on which a matter is first referred to the Standing Committee for Feedingstuffs either under Article 3 (1) or under any other corresponding provision;

Whereas two draft Commission Directives were first placed before the Committee at its meeting on 15 and 16 December 1970 ; whereas, therefore, this procedure should have terminated on 16 June 1972;

Whereas, however, this procedure has proved entirely satisfactory in the past and should therefore be retained beyond the period originally set;

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Article 4 of the Council Directive of 20 July 1970 is hereby repealed with effect from 16 June 1972.

Article 2

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 July 1972.

For the Council

The President

T. WESTERTERP 1OJ No L 170, 3.8.1970, p. 2.