Regulation 4 Method of analysis

(1)

The method of analysis to be used to determine the tetrachloroethylene content of oil shall be that set out in Annex X to Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 1058/77^f1 (concerning the characteristics of olive oil) and evidence of an analysis carried out by that method shall, where any other method is used in accordance with paragraph (2) below, be preferred to evidence of that other method.

(2)

Until 31st October 1989 any other method of analysis may be used which—

(a)

is sufficiently accurate and precise to determine that the tetrachloroethylene content of oil does not exceed the specified content of 0.1 milligram per kilogram, and

(b)

before its use, has been communicated to the Commission by the United Kingdom authorities or, where appropriate, by any other Member State.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: OJ No. L128, 24.5.77, p.6, as amended in particular by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 1858/88, OJ No. L166, 1.7.88, p.10.