COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 1999/27/EC
of 20 April 1999
establishing Community methods of analysis for the determination of amprolium, diclazuril and carbadox in feedingstuffs and amending Directives 71/250/EEC, 73/46/EEC and repealing Directive 74/203/EEC
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/373/EEC of 20 July 1970 on the introduction of Community methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of feedingstuffs(1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 2 thereof,
(1) Whereas Directive 70/373/EEC stipulates that official controls of feedingstuffs for the purpose of checking compliance with the requirements arising under the laws, regulations and administrative provisions governing their quality and composition must be carried out using Community methods of sampling and analysis;
(2) Whereas Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23 November 1970 concerning additives in feedingstuffs(2), as last amended by Commission Regulation 45/1999(3) stipulates that the amprolium and diclazuril content must be indicated on the labelling where these substances are added to premixtures and feedingstuffs; whereas the authorisation of carbadox for use as a feed additive has been withdrawn by Commission Regulation 2788/98 of 22 December 1998 amending Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs as regards the withdrawal of authorisation for certain growth promoters(4) and official control of possible illegal use of prohibited substances is necessary;
(3) Whereas Community methods of analysis must be established for checking these substances;
(4) Whereas the first Commission Directive 71/250/EEC of 15 June 1971 establishing Community methods of analysis for the official control of feedingstuffs(5), as last amended by Directive 98/54/EC(6) sets out methods of analysis for, inter alia, the determination of mustard oil asnd theobromine; whereas the methods described are no longer valid in the light of advances in scientific and technical knowledge for their intended purpose; whereas it is therefore appropriate to delete these methods;
(5) Whereas the fourth Commission Directive 73/46/EEC of 5 December 1972 establishing Community methods of analysis for the official control of feedingstuffs(7), as last amended by Directive 98/54/EC sets out methods of analysis for, inter alia, the determination of retinol (vitamin A); whereas the method described is no longer valid in the light of advances in scientific and technical knowledge for the intended purpose; whereas it is therefore appropriate to delete the method for retinol;
(6) Whereas the fifth Commission Directive 74/203/EEC of 25 March 1974 establishing Community methods of analysis for the official control of feedingstuffs(8), as last amended by Directive 81/680/EEC(9), sets out methods for analysis for the determination of starch and starch degradation products of high molecular weight in feedingstuffs containing beet cossettes, beet pulp, dried beet tops or leaves, potato pulp, dried yeasts, products rich in inulin or greaves, amprolium, ethopabate, dinitolmide, nicarbazin and menadione (vitamin K3); whereas all the methods described in that Directive are no longer valid in the light of advances in scientific and technical knowledge for their intended purpose; whereas it is therefore appropriate to repeal this Directive;
(7) Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Feedingstuffs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
The Member States shall provide that analyses conducted with a view to official controls of the amprolium, diclazuril and carbadox content of feedginstuffs and premixtures are carried out using the methods set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
Directive 71/250/EEC is amended as follows.
1. In article 1 the words "mustard oil" and "theobromine" are deleted.
2. Points 8 and 13 of the Annex are deleted.
Article 3
Directive 73/46/EEC is amended as follows.
1. Article 2 is deleted.
2. Annex II is deleted.
Article 4
The Directive 74/203/EEC is repealed.
Article 5
Member States shall bring into force, not later than 31 October 1999, the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with the provisions of this Directive. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
They shall apply the measures from 1 November 1999.
When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.
Article 6
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Article 7
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 April 1999.