{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1987-524/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudr/1987/524",
  "legislation_title": "First Commission Directive of 6 October 1987 laying down Community methods of sampling for chemical analysis for the monitoring of preserved milk products (87/524/EEC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1987-524",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "First Commission Directive\nof 6 October 1987\nlaying down Community methods of sampling for chemical analysis for the monitoring of preserved milk products\n(87/524/EEC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,\nHaving 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, and in particular Article 1 (1) thereof,\nWhereas Council Directive 76/118/EEC of 18 December 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to certain partly or wholly dehydrated preserved milk for human consumption, as last amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, lays down Community rules governing the composition, use of reserved designations, conditions of manufacture and labelling of the products in question;\nWhereas, pursuant to Article 1 (1) of Directive 85/591/EEC, samples of such products must be taken in accordance with Community methods for the purpose of determining their composition, conditions of manufacture, packaging or labelling;\nWhereas it is desirable to adopt an initial series of methods of sampling for chemical analysis in respect of which studies have been completed;\nWhereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Foodstuffs,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No L 372, 31. 12. 1985, p. 50."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ No L 24, 30. 1. 1976, p. 49."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}