L 136/90 Official Journal of the European Communities 8.6.2000 COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2000/33/EC of 25 April 2000 adapting to technical progress for the 27th time Council Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances (¥) (Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 67/548/EEC of 27 June 1967 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances(!), as last amended by European Parliament and Council Directive 1999/33/EC (%), and in particular Article 28 thereof, Whereas: (1) Annex V to Directive 67/548/EEC lays down the methods for the determination of the physico-chemical properties, toxicity and ecotoxicity of substances and preparations. It is necessary to adapt that Annex to technical progress. (2) According to Article 7(2) of Council Directive 86/609/EEC of 24 November 1986 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States regarding the protection of animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes(®), an experiment entailing the use of animals shall not be performed if another scientifically satisfactory method to obtain the result sought is reasonably and practicably available. (3) The Commission intends to introduce into Annex V to Directive 67/548/EEC certain alternative testing methods not entailing the use of animals, in order to make them available for the testing of chemicals according to Article 3(1) of Directive 67548/EEC. (4) 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 Elimination of Technical Barriers to Trade in Dangerous Substances and Preparations, (*) Adopted before the 26th adaptation. () 0] 196, 16.8.1967, p. 1. () OJ L 199, 30.7.1999, p. 57. () OJ L 358, 18.12.1986, p. 1. HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 The texts in Annexes I and II to this Directive are added to Part B of Annex V to Directive 67/548EEC. Article 2 1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 October 2001 at the latest. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made. 2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive and a correlation table between this Directive and the national provisions adopted. Article 3 This Directive shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Article 4 This Directive is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 25 April 2000. For the Commission Margot WALLSTROM Member of the Commission