17. 3. 87 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 75/21 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 6 February 1987 amending Annex II to Council Directive 72/276/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to certain methods for the quantitative analysis of binary textile fibre mixtures (87/184/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 71/307/EEC of 26 July 1971 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to textile names ('), as last amended by Directive 83/623/EEC (3, and in particular Article 15a (2) thereof, Whereas Directive 71/307/EEC requires labelling to indi- cate the nature of the fibres in textile products, checks on the conformity of these products with the indications given on the label being carried out by analysis ; Whereas pursuant to Article 13 (2) of the above Directive, Annex II to Council Directive 72/276/EEC (%), as last amended by Directive 81/75/EEC (%), lays down 15 uniform methods of analysis for most of the textile products composed of binary mixtures that are on the market ; Whereas in the light of experience gained gradually by national laboratories and the results of interlaboratory tests carried out under the auspices of the Commission, it 1s necessary : () OJ No L 185, 16. 8. 1971, p. 16. () OJ No L 353, 15. 12. 1983, p. 8. ) O] No L 173, 31. 7. 1972, p. 1. ) O] No L 57, 4. 3. 1981, p. 23. — to redraft method No 2 by the incorporation of the use of a stable and easily prepared additional reagent, " — to amend certain points in method No 8 so as to simplify the test procedures and ensure uniform results, — to delete method No 12, which has proved to be insufficiently accurate ; Whereas textile products consisting of mixtures of chloro- fibre, certain modacrylics, certains elastanes, acetate, tri- acetate and certain other fibres which are also subject to the labelling obligation stipulated in Directive 71/307/EEC are not covered by Directive 72/276/EEC; whereas uniform methods of analysis applicable to these products should therefore be established ; Whereas the provisions of this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Directives relating to Textile Names and Labelling, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 Section 2 of Annex II to Directive 72/276/EEC is hereby amended as follows : 1. Special methods Nos 2, 8 and 12 are amended in accordance with Annex I to this Directive. 2. Special method No 16 in Annex II to this Directive is hereby added.