I(Acts whose publication is obligatory)REGULATION (EC) No 648/2004 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCILof 31 March 2004on detergents(Text with EEA relevance)THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EURO-PEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-munity, and in particular Article 95 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the Opinion of the European Economic andSocial Committee (1),Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article251 of the Treaty (2),Whereas:(1) Council Directives 73/404/EEC of 22 November 1973on the approximation of the laws of the Member Statesrelating to detergents (3), 73/405/EEC of 22 November1973 on the approximation of the laws of the MemberStates relating to methods of testing the biodegradabilityof anionic surfactants (4), 82/242/EEC of 31 March 1982on the approximation of the laws of the Member Statesrelating to methods of testing the biodegradability ofnon-ionic surfactant...