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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 147 , 16 . 6 . 1983 , P . 18 .

FORTY-THIRD COMMISSION DIRECTIVE OF 28 JULY 1983 AMENDING THE ANNEXES TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 70/524/EEC CONCERNING ADDITIVES IN FEEDINGSTUFFS ( 83/466/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 THE FORTY-SECOND COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 83/266/EEC ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 6 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS DIRECTIVE 70/524/EEC PROVIDES FOR REGULAR AMENDMENT OF THE CONTENT OF ITS ANNEXES TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF ADVANCES IN SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE ;

WHEREAS CERTAIN COCCIDIOSTATS AND PRESERVATIVES , HITHERTO AUTHORIZED FOR CERTAIN USES AT NATIONAL LEVEL , HAVE BEEN WIDELY TESTED ; WHEREAS THE STUDIES CARRIED OUT AND THE EXPERIENCE GAINED INDICATE THAT THESE ADDITIVES MAY BE AUTHORIZED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY FOR THE USES SPECIFIED ;

WHEREAS NEW USES OF THE ANTIBIOTIC " AVOPARCIN " HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY TESTED IN CERTAIN MEMBER STATES ; WHEREAS THESE NEW USES SHOULD BE PROVISIONALLY AUTHORIZED , AT LEAST AT NATIONAL LEVEL , UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THEY ARE PERMITTED AT COMMUNITY LEVEL ;

WHEREAS THE INVESTIGATION OF VARIOUS ADDITIVES CURRENTLY LISTED IN ANNEX II AND THEREFORE AUTHORIZABLE AT NATIONAL LEVEL HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , THE PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION OF THESE SUBSTANCES SHOULD BE EXTENDED FOR A SPECIFIED PERIOD ;

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 D " COCCIDIOSTATS AND OTHER MEDICINAL SUBSTANCES " :

( AA ) AGAINST ITEM NO E 755 " METICLORPINDOL " , THE ENTRY " THREE DAYS " RELATING TO CHICKENS FOR FATTENING AND GUINEA FOWL IN THE COLUMN HEADED " OTHER PROVISIONS " IS REPLACED BY THE ENTRY " FIVE DAYS " ;

( BB ) ITEM NO E 757 " MONENSIN SODIUM " IS SUPPLEMENTED AS FOLLOWS : ( SEE OJ )

( BB ) THE DATE " 30 NOVEMBER 1983 " IN THE COLUMN HEADED " PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION " SHALL BE REPLACED BY " 30 NOVEMBER 1984 " FOR ITEM NO 25 " NOSIHEPTIDE " ;

( B ) IN PART B " COCCIDIOSTATS AND OTHER MEDICINAL SUBSTANCES " :

( AA ) THE DATE " 30 NOVEMBER 1983 " IN THE COLUMN HEADED " PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION " IS REPLACED BY " 30 NOVEMBER 1984 " FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS :

NO 6 NICARBAZINE ,

NO 19 NIFURSOL ,

NO 22 HALOFUGINONE ;

( BB ) THE DATE " 30 NOVEMBER 1983 " IN THE COLUMN HEADED " PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION " IS REPLACED BY " 30 JUNE 1984 " FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS :

NO 20 AMPROLIUM/SULFAQUINOXALINE/ETHOPABATE ( MIXTURE OF 18 PARTS OF ( A ) , 10,8 PARTS OF ( B ) AND 0,9 PARTS OF ( C ) ) ,

NO 21 AMPROLIUM/SULFAQUINOXALINE/ETHOPABATE/PYRIMETHAMINE ( MIXTURE OF 20 PARTS OF ( A ) , 12 PARTS OF ( B ) , ONE PART OF ( C ) AND ONE PART OF ( D ) ) ;

( C ) IN PART D " PRESERVATIVES " :

( AA ) ITEM NO 5 IS REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING : ( SEE OJ )

( BB ) THE DATE " 30 NOVEMBER 1983 " IN THE COLUMN HEADED " PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION " IS REPLACED BY " 30 NOVEMBER 1984 " FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS :

NO 16 SODIUM NITRITE ( E 250 ) ,

NO 19 PROPAN-1,2-DIOL ;

( D ) IN PART G " BINDERS , ANTI-CAKING AGENTS AND COAGULANTS " , THE DATE " 30 NOVEMBER 1983 " IN THE COLUMN HEADED " PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION " IS REPLACED BY " 30 NOVEMBER 1984 " FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS :

NO 1 BENTONITE AND MONTMORILLONITE ,

NO 2 VERMICULITE ,

NO 3 KAOLINITIC CLAYS , FREE OF ASBESTOS ,

NO 4 NATURAL MIXTURES OF STEATITE AND CHLORITE , FREE OF ASBESTOS , OTHER THAN MIXTURE E 554 .

ARTICLE 2

THE MEMBER STATES SHALL , BY 1 DECEMBER 1983 AT THE LATEST , BRING INTO FORCE THE LAWS , REGULATIONS OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) . THEY SHALL IMMEDIATELY INFORM THE COMMISSION THEREOF .

ARTICLE 3

THIS DIRECTIVE IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 28 JULY 1983 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

POUL DALSAGER

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION