No L 265/30 Official Journal of the European Communities 12. 9. 89 COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 1 August 1989 supplementing and amending Directive 77/535/EEC on the approximation of the laws of Member States relating to methods of sampling and analysis for fertilizers (89/519/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 76/116/EEC of 18 December 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the - Member States relating to fertilizers (), as last amended by Council Directive 89/284/EEC (2), and in particular Article 9 (2) thereof, Whereas Directive 89/284/EEC supplements and amends Directive 76/116/EEC  in respect of the calcium, magnesium, sodium and sulphur content of fertilizers; Whereas Commission Directive 77/535/EEC (3), as last amended by Directive 87/566/EEC (*), provides for official controls for EEC fertilizers for the purpose of checking compliance with the requirements imposed - by the Community provisions concerning the quality. and composition of fertilizers; whereas that Directive should be supplemented so that fertilizers to which - Council Directive 89/284/EEC relates can also be checked; whereas it is necessary to replace methods 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 whereas general provisions relating to methods for analysing fertilizers applicable to all methods should be added to the general observations of Annex II; Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of.the Committee on the Adaptation to Technical Progress of the Directives for the Removal of Technical Barriers to Trade in Fertilizers, HAD ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 1. General provisions relating to methods for analysing fertilizers of Annex I to this Directive are added to the general: observations of Annex'II to Directive 77/535/EEC. (1) O] No L 24, 30. 1. 1976, p. 21. (2) O] No L 111, 22. 4. 1989, p. 34. (3) OJ No L 213, 22. 8. 1977, p. 1. (4) O] No L 342, 4. 12. 1987, p. 32. 2.  The methods 8.1 to 8.10 in Annex II to this Directive are added to Annex II to Directive 77/535/EEC. 3. Methods 5.1 to 5.4 set out in AnnexIl to Directive 77/535/EEC are deleted. Article 2 1. Member States shall take measures necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 September 1990 and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. The provisions adopted pursuant te the first indent shall make express reference to this Directive. 2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. Article 3 This Directive is"addressed to the Member-States. Done at Brussels, 1 August 1989 For the Commission Martin BANGEMANN Vice-President