| 2 | Council Directive 72/2/EEC of 20 December 1971 making a seventh amendment to the Directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning the preservatives authorized for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption | 20 Dec 1971 |
| 97 | Council Directive 72/97/EEC of 7 February 1972 extending the period set in Article 7 (1) (C) of the Council Directive of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine | 7 Feb 1972 |
| 108 | Commission Directive 72/108/EEC of 1 February 1972 fixing standard rates of yield for certain inward processing operations | 1 Feb 1972 |
| 156 | Council Directive 72/156/EEC of 21 March 1972 on regulating international capital flows and neutralizing their undesirable effects on domestic liquidity | 21 Mar 1972 |
| 159 | Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms | 17 Apr 1972 |
| 160 | Council Directive 72/160/EEC of 17 April 1972 concerning measures to encourage the cessation of farming and the reallocation of utilized agricultural area for the purposes of structural improvement | 17 Apr 1972 |
| 161 | Council Directive 72/161/EEC of 17 April 1972 concerning the provision of socio-economic guidance for and the acquisition of occupational skills by persons engaged in agriculture | 17 Apr 1972 |
| 166 | Council Directive of 24 April 1972 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles, and to the enforcement of the obligation to insure against such liability (72/166/EEC) | 24 Apr 1972 |
| 168 | Commission Directive of 14 April 1972 on determining the characteristics and minimum conditions for inspecting vegetable varieties (72/168/EEC) | 14 Apr 1972 |
| 169 | Commission Directive of 14 April 1972 on determining the characteristics and minimum conditions for inspecting vine varieties (72/169/EEC) | 14 Apr 1972 |
| 180 | Commission Directive of 14 April 1972 determining the characteristics and minimum conditions for examining agricultural varieties (72/180/EEC) | 14 Apr 1972 |
| 194 | Council Directive 72/194/EEC of 18 May 1972 extending to workers exercising the right to remain in the territory of a Member State after having been employed in that State the scope of the Directive of 25 February 1964 on coordination of special measures concerning the movement and residence of foreign nationals which are justified on grounds of public policy, public security or public health | 18 May 1972 |
| 199 | Third Commission Directive of 27 April 1972 establishing Community methods of analysis for the official control of feedingstuffs (72/199/EEC) | 27 Apr 1972 |
| 211 | Council Directive 72/211/EEC of 30 May 1972 concerning coordinated statistics on the business cycle in industry and small craft industries | 30 May 1972 |
| 221 | Council Directive of 6 June 1972 concerning coordinated annual surveys of industrial activity (72/221/EEC) | 6 Jun 1972 |
| 230 | Second Council Directive 72/230/EEC of 12 June 1972 on the harmonization of provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action relating to the rules governing turnover tax and excise duty applicable in international travel | 12 Jun 1972 |
| 242 | Council Directive 72/242/EEC of 27 June 1972 amending Article 31 of the Directive of 4 March 1969 on the harmonization of provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in respect of inward processing | 27 Jun 1972 |
| 245 | Council Directive 72/245/EEC of 20 June 1972 relating to the radio interference (electromagnetic compatibility) of vehicles | 20 Jun 1972 |
| 273 | Council Directive 72/273/EEC of 20 July 1972 on aid to shipbuilding | 20 Jul 1972 |
| 274 | Council Directive 72/274/EEC of 20 July 1972 amending the Directives of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, the Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants and the Directives of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed and on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural species | 20 Jul 1972 |
| 275 | Council Directive 72/275/EEC of 20 July 1972 amending the Directive on the introduction of Community methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of feedingstuffs | 20 Jul 1972 |
| 276 | Council Directive 72/276/EEC of 17 July 1972 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to certain methods for the quantitative analysis of binary textile fibre mixtures | 17 Jul 1972 |
| 277 | Council Directive 72/277/EEC of 26 July 1972 concerning the details of publication of notices of public works contracts and concessions in the 'Official Journal of the European Communities' | 26 Jul 1972 |
| 280 | Council Directive 72/280/EEC of 31 July 1972 on the statistical surveys to be made by Member States on milk and milk products | 31 Jul 1972 |
| 281 | Council Directive 72/281/EEC of 31 July 1972 laying down additional provisions concerning surveys of pig production to be made by Member States | 31 Jul 1972 |
| 306 | Council Directive of 2 August 1972 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the measures to be taken against the emission of pollutants from diesel engines for use in vehicles (72/306/EEC) | 2 Aug 1972 |
| 418 | Council Directive 72/418/EEC of 6 December 1972 amending the Directives of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed, of fodder-crop seed, of cereal seed, of seed potatoes, the Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of oleaginous and fibrous plant seed, and the Directives of 29 September 1970 on the marketing of vegetable seed and on the Common Catalogue of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species | 6 Dec 1972 |
| 425 | Council Directive 72/425/EEC of 19 December 1972 amending the Council Directive of 20 December 1968 imposing an obligation on Member States of the EEC to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products | 19 Dec 1972 |
| 426 | Council Directive 72/426/EEC of 19 December 1972 amending the first Directive of 23 July 1962 on the establishment of certain common rules for international transport (carriage of goods by road for hire or reward) | 19 Dec 1972 |
| 427 | Council Directive 72/427/EEC of 19 December 1972 amending the Council Directive of 26 July 1971 on the approximation of the laws of Member States relating to common provisions for both measuring instruments and methods of metrological control | 19 Dec 1972 |
| 430 | Council Directive 72/430/EEC of 19 December 1972 amending Council Directive 72/166/EEC of 24 April 1972 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles and to the enforcement of the obligation to insure against such liability | 19 Dec 1972 |
| 444 | Council Directive 72/444/EEC of 26 December 1972 making an eighth amendment to the Directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning the preservatives authorized for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption | 26 Dec 1972 |
| 445 | Council Directive 72/445/EEC of 28 December 1972 amending the Council Directive of 26 June 1964 on intra- Community trade in bovine animals and swine, in consequence of the Accession of new Member States to the Community | 28 Dec 1972 |
| 461 | Council Directive 72/461/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat | 12 Dec 1972 |
| 462 | Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries | 12 Dec 1972 |
| 464 | Council Directive 72/464/EEC of 19 December 1972 on taxes other than turnover taxes which affect the consumption of manufactured tobacco | 19 Dec 1972 |