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( 1 ) OJ NO L 270 , 14 . 12 . 1970 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 207 , 15 . 8 . 1979 , P . 19 .

TWENTY-NINTH COMMISSION DIRECTIVE

OF 15 NOVEMBER 1979

AMENDING THE ANNEXES TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 70/524/EEC CONCERNING ADDITIVES IN FEEDINGSTUFFS

( 79/1011/EEC )

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 70/524/EEC OF 23 NOVEMBER 1970 CONCERNING ADDITIVES IN FEEDINGSTUFFS ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 79/697/EEC ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 6 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS THE PROVISIONS OF DIRECTIVE 70/524/EEC LAY DOWN THAT THE ANNEXES MUST BE CONSTANTLY ADAPTED IN LINE WITH THE PROGRESS OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE ;

WHEREAS IT APPEARS FROM THE STUDIES CARRIED OUT THAT CERTAIN ADDITIVES LISTED IN ANNEX II IN THE ' ANTIBIOTICS ' OR ' EMULSIFIERS , STABILIZERS , THICKENERS AND GELLING AGENTS ' GROUPS MAY BE AUTHORIZED UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY ;

WHEREAS THE USE OF VARIOUS ADDITIVES LISTED AT PRESENT IN ANNEX II REQUIRES FURTHER EXAMINATION ; WHEREAS FOR THIS REASON THE PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION OF THESE SUBSTANCES MUST BE EXTENDED FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD ; WHEREAS THE USE OF THE ANTIBIOTIC NOSIHEPTIDE MAY , UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS , BE AUTHORIZED AT NATIONAL LEVEL ;

WHEREAS THE CONDITIONS OF USE OF SEVERAL ADDITIVES LISTED IN ANNEX I OR ANNEX II NEED TO BE AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTED ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS DIRECTIVE ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE FOR FEEDINGSTUFFS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :

ARTICLE 1

THE ANNEXES TO DIRECTIVE 70/524/EEC ARE HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . IN ANNEX I ,

( A ) IN PART A ' ANTIBIOTICS ' :

( AA ) ITEM NO E 712 , ' FLAVOPHOSPHOLIPOL ' , IS SUPPLEMENTED AS FOLLOWS :

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EEC NO // ADDITIVES // FORMULA , DESCRIPTION // SPECIES OF ANIMAL // MAXIMUM AGE // PPM OF COMPLETE FEEDINGSTUFF // OTHER PROVISIONS //

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// // // CATTLE

FOR FATTENING // // 2 // 10 // INDICATE IN THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE : //

// // // // // // // - FOR SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDINGSTUFFS THE MAXIMUM DOSE IN THE DAILY RATION MUST NOT EXCEED : //

// // // // // // // - FOR 100 KG BODYWEIGHT : 40 MG //

// // // // // // // - ABOVE 100 KG : ADD 1.5 MG FOR EACH ADDITIONAL 10 KG BODYWEIGHT //

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( BB ) THE FOLLOWING ITEM IS ADDED :

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// // CHEMICAL // // // MINIMUM CONTENT // MAXIMUM CONTENT //

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EEC NO // ADDITIVES // FORMULA , DESCRIPTION // SPECIES OF ANIMAL // MAXIMUM AGE // PPM OF COMPLETE FEEDINGSTUFF // OTHER PROVISIONS //

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E 715 // AVOPARCIN // C53H6O30N6CL3 ( POLYPEPTIDE ) // CHICKENS

FOR FATTENING // // 7.5 // 15 //

// // // PIGLETS // 4 MO // 10 // 40 //

// // // PIGS // ABOVE 4 MO

TO 6 MO // 5 // 20 //

( B ) IN PART E ' EMULSIFIERS , STABILIZERS , THICKENERS AND GELLING AGENTS ' , THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE ADDED :

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// // CHEMICAL // // // MINIMUM CONTENT // MAXIMUM CONTENT //

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EEC NO // ADDITIVES // FORMULA , DESCRIPTION // SPECIES OF ANIMAL // MAXIMUM AGE // PPM OF COMPLETE FEEDINGSTUFF // OTHER PROVISIONS //

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E 496 // POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 6000 // ALL ANIMAL

SPECIES // // // 300 // ALL FEEDINGSTUFFS //

E 497 // POLYOXYPROPYLENE-POLYOXYETHYLENE POLYMERS ( P.M . 6800-9000 ) // ALL ANIMAL

SPECIES // // // 50 //

( C ) IN PART G ' PRESERVATIVES ' , THE WORDS ' WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CATS ' APPEARING IN THE COLUMN ' SPECIES OF ANIMAL ' ARE DELETED FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS :

E 214 ETHYL P-HYDROXYBENZOATE ,

E 215 SODIUM ETHYL P-HYDROXYBENZOATE ,

E 216 PROPYL P-HYDROXYBENZOATE ,

E 217 SODIUM PROPYL P-HYDROXYBENZOATE ,

E 218 METHYL P-HYDROXYBENZOATE ,

E 219 SODIUM METHYL P-HYDROXYBENZOATE ;

2 . IN ANNEX II ,

( A ) IN PART A ' ANTIBIOTICS ' ,

( AA ) IN RESPECT OF ITEM NO 21 , ' VIRGINIAMYCIN ' , THE DATE ' 31 DECEMBER 1979 ' IN THE COLUMN ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' IS REPLACED BY ' 30 JUNE 1980 ' ;

( BB ) THE FOLLOWING ITEM IS ADDED :

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// // CHEMICAL // // // MINIMUM CONTENT // MAXIMUM CONTENT //

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EEC NO // ADDITIVES // FORMULA , DESCRIPTION // SPECIES OF ANIMAL // MAXIMUM AGE // PPM OF COMPLETE FEEDINGSTUFF // OTHER PROVISIONS // PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION //

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25 // NOSIHEPTIDE // C51H43N13O12S6 // POULTRY

FOR FATTENING

PIGS // 6 MO // 1 2 // 10 20 // ADMINISTRATION

PROHIBITED FOR

AT LEAST 5 DAYS

BEFORE SLAUGHTER // 31 DECEMBER

1980 //

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( B ) IN PART B , ' COCCIDIOSTATS AND OTHER MEDICINAL SUBSTANCES ' , THE DATE ' 31 DECEMBER 1979 ' IN THE COLUMN ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' IS REPLACED BY ' 31 DECEMBER 1980 ' FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS :

NO 6 NICARBAZIN ,

NO 16 METICLORPINDOL/METHYL BENZOQUATE ,

NO 19 3,5-DINITROSALICYLIC-(5-NITROFURFURYLIDENE ) HYDRAZIDE ,

NO 20 AMPROLIUM/SULPHAQUINOXALINE/ETHOPABATE ,

NO 21 AMPROLIUM/SULPHAQUINOXALINE/ETHOPABATE/PYRIMETHAMINE ,

NO 22 HALOFUGINONE ;

( C ) IN PART C , ' EMULSIFIERS , STABILIZERS , THICKENERS AND GELLING AGENTS ' , THE DATE ' 31 DECEMBER 1979 ' IN THE COLUMN ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' IS REPLACED BY ' 31 DECEMBER 1980 ' FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS :

NO 4 1,2-PROPANEDIOL ,

NO 5 1,3-BUTANEDIOL ;

( D ) IN PART D , ' PRESERVATIVES ' , THE DATE ' 31 DECEMBER 1979 ' IN THE COLUMN ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' IS REPLACED BY ' 31 DECEMBER 1980 ' FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS :

NO 1 FUMARIC ACID ,

NO 2 MALIC ACID ,

NO 3 HYDROCHLORIC ACID ,

NO 4 SULPHURIC ACID ,

NO 5 FORMALDEHYDE ,

NO 16 SODIUM NITRITE ( E 250 );

( E ) IN PART D ( A ), ' TRACE ELEMENTS ' , THE DATE ' 31 DECEMBER 1979 ' IN THE COLUMN ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' IS REPLACED BY ' 31 DECEMBER 1980 ' FOR ITEM NO 3 , ' COPPER ' ;

( F ) IN PART D ( B ), ' NON-PROTEIN NITROGENOUS COMPOUNDS ' , THE DATE ' 31 DECEMBER 1979 ' IN THE COLUMN ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' IS REPLACED BY ' 31 DECEMBER 1980 ' FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS :

NO 1 CYANURIC ACID ,

NO 2 TRIURET ;

( G ) IN PART F , ' GROWTH PROMOTERS ' , THE DATE ' 31 DECEMBER 1979 ' IN THE COLUMN ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' IS REPLACED BY ' 31 DECEMBER 1980 ' FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS :

NO 2 CARBADOX ,

NO 3 OLAQUINDOX ;

( H ) IN PART G , ' BINDERS , ANTI-CAKING AGENTS AND COAGULANTS ' , THE DATE ' 31 DECEMBER 1979 ' IN THE COLUMN ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' IS REPLACED BY ' 31 DECEMBER 1980 ' FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS :

NO 1 SILICA ,

NO 2 SILICATES , FREE OF ASBESTOS , WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CALCIUM SILICATES .

ARTICLE 2

THE MEMBER STATES SHALL BRING INTO FORCE THE LAWS , REGULATIONS OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JANUARY 1980 AND SHALL FORTHWITH INFORM THE COMMISSION THEREOF .

ARTICLE 3

THIS DIRECTIVE IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 15 NOVEMBER 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT