THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3), Whereas the production, manufacture, marketing and use of foodstuffs intended for human consumption are of considerable importance in the European Economic Community; Whereas the methods of sampling and analysis used for this purpose can have direct repercussions on the establishment and functioning of the common market; whereas they should, therefore, be harmonized; Whereas the laying down of these methods of sampling and analysis constitutes a measure of a purely scientific and technical nature; whereas a rapid procedure for developing, improving and supplementing such methods is necessary; whereas, in order to facilitate the adoption of such measures, a procedure should be introduced for close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee for Foodstuffs, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
toiduainete tootmisel, valmistamisel, turustamisel ja kasutamisel on Euroopa Majandusühenduses suur tähtsus; seejuures kasutatavatel proovivõtu- ja analüüsimeetoditel võib olla otsene mõju ühisturu kujunemisele ja toimimisele; seetõttu tuleks need meetodid ühtlustada; nende proovivõtu- ja analüüsimeetodite sätestamine on puhtalt teaduslikku ja tehnilist laadi meede; on vaja kiiret menetlust selliste meetodite edasiarendamiseks, parandamiseks ja täiendamiseks; nimetatud meetmete vastuvõtmise lihtsustamiseks tuleks kehtestada kord, mis alalise toiduainekomitee raames tagaks tiheda koostöö liikmesriikide ja komisjoni vahel, ON VASTU VÕTNUD KÄESOLEVA DIREKTIIVI: