Commission Decision

of 4 December 2001

correcting Directive 2001/22/EC laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels of lead, cadmium, mercury and 3-MCPD in foodstuffs

(notified under document number C(2001) 3913)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/873/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 85/591/EEC of 20 December 1985 concerning the introduction of Community methods of sampling and analysis for the monitoring of foodstuffs intended for human consumption(1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Directive 2001/22/EC of 8 March 2001 laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels of lead, cadmium, mercury and 3-MCPD in foodstuffs(2) establishes and harmonises the technical measures for the sampling and analysis methods to be used for the monitoring of the concerned contaminants.

(2) In the text published in the Official Journal of the European Communities a material error occurred in the date for the bringing into force of the laws, regulations or administrative provisions by Member States in order to comply with the above directive.

(3) It is necessary to correct Directive 2001/22/EC accordingly.

(4) The measures provided in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Foodstuffs,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In the first paragraph of Article 3 of Directive 2001/22/EC "5 April 2003" is replaced by "5 April 2002".

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 4 December 2001.

For the Commission

David Byrne

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 372, 31.12.1985, p. 50.

(2) OJ L 77, 16.3.2001, p. 14.