This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

It shall apply from 1 July 2006.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 23 February 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU

Member of the Commission

( 1 ) OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1 , corrected by OJ L 191, 28.5.2004, p. 1 .

( 2 ) OJ L 77, 16.3.2001, p. 1 . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 199/2006 ( OJ L 32, 4.2.2006, p. 34 ).

( 3 ) OJ L 201, 17.7.1998, p. 93 . Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/43/EC ( OJ L 113, 20.4.2004, p. 14 ).

( 4 ) OJ L 75, 16.3.2002, p. 38 . Directive as last amended by Directive 2005/5/EC ( OJ L 27, 29.1.2005, p. 38 ).

( 5 ) OJ L 203, 12.8.2003, p. 40 .

( 6 ) OJ L 143, 7.6.2005, p. 18 .

( 7 ) OJ L 143, 7.6.2005, p. 3 .

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 401/2006 of 23 February 2006 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of the levels of mycotoxins in foodstuffs ANNEX I ANNEX II