As regards Directive 2006/7/EC, the Commission should be empowered in particular to adapt, in the light of scientific and technical progress, the methods of analysis for the parameters and sampling rules set out in Annex I and Annex V respectively, and to specify the EN/ISO standard on the equivalence of microbiological methods. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of Directive 2006/7/EC, inter alia, by supplementing it with new non-essential elements, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.
Accordingly, Directive 2006/7/EC is hereby amended as follows:
Article 15 shall be replaced by the following:
1.The Commission shall, in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 16(2), lay down the following:
(a)detailed rules for the implementation of Article 8(1), Article 12(1)(a) and Article 12(4);
(b)guidelines for a common method for the assessment of single samples.
2.The Commission shall adopt the following measures:
(a)the specification of EN/ISO standard on the equivalence of microbiological methods for the purposes of Article 3(9);
(b)any amendments necessary in order to adapt the methods of analysis for the parameters set out in Annex I in the light of scientific and technical progress;
(c)any amendments necessary in order to adapt Annex V in the light of scientific and technical progress.
Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, inter alia, by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 16(3).
3.The Commission shall present a draft of the measures to be taken in accordance with paragraph 1(a) with respect to Article 12(1)(a) by 24 March 2010. Before doing so, it shall consult representatives of Member States, regional and local authorities, relevant tourist and consumer organisations and other interested parties. After the adoption of relevant rules, it shall publicise them via the Internet.’;
Article 16(3) shall be replaced by the following:
‘3.Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.’.