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Member States shall require that the analysis necessary for the determination of the erucic acid content of the products referred to in Article 1 of Directive 76/621/EEC be carried out as laid down in Article 2.
1.For screening purposes either of the following shall be determined:
(a)the total docosenoic acid content of products referred to in Article 1 using the method set out in Annex VI to Regulation (EEC) No 1470/68; or
(b)the total cis-docosenoic acid content of products referred to in Article 1, by the method set out in Annex VI to Regulation (EEC) No 1470/68 using gas-liquid chromatography in conditions whereby the cis- and trans-isomers of docosenoic acids are separated; stationary phases suitable for this purpose are, for example, the cyanopropylpolysiloxanes or liquid crystals.
2.If the total content of either:
(a)docosenoic acids, determined according to paragraph 1 (a), or
(b)cis-docosenoic acids, determined according to paragraph 1 (b),
of the products referred to in Article 1, calculated on their total fatty acid content in the fat component, does not exceed 5 %, no further determination shall be required. Otherwise, the erucic acid content shall be determined by the method set out in the Annex hereto.
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 1 February 1982. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 July 1980.
For the Commission
Étienne Davignon
Member of the Commission
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