31.12.92 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 399/29 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3942/92 of 22 December 1992 establishing a reference method for the determination of sitosterol and stigmasterol in butteroil « THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2071/92(2), and in pamcular Article 6 thereof, Whereas butteroil has to be traced and the traced butteroil has to be controlled according to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 (3) as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1264/92 (%), and in particular Articles 5 and 6 thereof; Whereas butteroil may be traced and the traced products have to be controlled according to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 570/88 () as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 124/92 (), and in particular Atticles 3 and 6 thereof; Whereas butteroil has to be traced and the traced butteroil has to be controlled according to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1264/92, and in particular Amcles 10 and 11 thereof; Whereas strict compliance with the conditions relating to the tracing of butteroil is essential in order to prevent the risk of unauthorized use of subsidized butter; Whereas taking account of the importance of tracing in the proper functioning of these schemes it is necessary to establish common methods for detection of all tracers (1) O] No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. (2) O] No L 215, 30. 7, 1992, p. 64. (3) OJ No L 298, 12. 11. 1985, p. 9. (4) O] No L 135, 19. 5. 1992, p. 5. (5) O] No L 55, 1. 3. 1988, p. 31. (6) O] No L 14, 21. 1. 1992; p. 28. (7) O] No L 45, 21. 2. 1990, p. 8. required by these schemes applicable in the same way throughout the Community; this would in particular ensure equal treatment of all operators having access to these schemes and eliminate unequal conidtions of competition which may result at present, as a consequence of different national methods of analysis. Whereas it is difficult to establish such reference methods for all tracers simultaneously; whereas establishing a reference method for the determination of Stigrnasterol and sitosterol in butteroil constitutes a first step in this direction; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The reference method of analysis specified in the Annex shall be applied, if the stigmasterol content of butteroil has to be determined according to Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85, Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 570/88 or Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 respectively. Furthermore, the referene method shall be applied, if.the B-sitosterol content of butteroil has to be determined according to Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 570/88. Butteroil has been traced correctly if the results obtained are in accordance with the requirements specified in paragraph 8 of this Annex. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 February 1993.