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( 1 ) OJ N L 270 , 14 . 12 . 1970 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ N L 4 , 9 . 1 . 1976 , P . 21 .

FOURTEENTH COMMISSION DIRECTIVE

OF 8 JUNE 1976

AMENDING THE ANNEXES TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 70/524/EEC OF 23 NOVEMBER 1970 CONCERNING ADDITIVES IN FEEDINGSTUFFS

( 76/546/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 THIRTEENTH COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 76/13/EEC OF 15 DECEMBER 1975 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 6 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS THIS DIRECTIVE PROVIDES FOR THE CONTENT OF THE ANNEXES TO BE REGULARLY AMENDED TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF DEVELOPMENTS IN SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE ;

WHEREAS THE USE OF THE COCCIDIOSTAT METICLORPINDOL FOR RABBITS , WHICH HAS HITHERTO BEEN INCLUDED IN ANNEX II , HAS BEEN WIDELY TESTED IN THE COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS IT SHOULD THEREFORE BE AUTHORIZED , SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS , AT COMMUNITY LEVEL ;

WHEREAS THE USE OF THE COCCIDIOSTAT HALOFUGINONE FOR CHICKENS AND THAT OF THE HISTOMONOSTAT IPRONIDAZOLE FOR TURKEYS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY TESTED IN CERTAIN MEMBER STATES ; WHEREAS THEY SHOULD AUTHORIZED , SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS , AT LEAST AT NATIONAL LEVEL UNTIL THEY ARE PERMITTED AT COMMUNITY LEVEL ;

WHEREAS THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN ANNEX I FOR THE USE OF COPPER FOR SWINE MAY NEED TO BE AMENDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESULTS OF RESEARCH CARRIED OUT IN CERTAIN MEMBER STATES ; WHEREAS THESE NEW CONDITIONS OF USE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN ANNEX II TO PERMIT MORE WIDESPREAD TESTING ;

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 THE COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 23 NOVEMBER 1970 CONCERNING ADDITIVES IN FEEDINGSTUFFS ARE HEREBY AMENDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES .

ARTICLE 2

IN ANNEX I , PART D " COCCIDIOSTATS AND OTHER MEDICINAL SUBSTANCES " THE ITEM E 755 " METICLORPINDOL " SHALL BE SUPPLEMENTED AS FOLLOWS :

* * * * * MINIMUM * MAXIMUM

* * CHEMICAL * * * CONTENT * CONTENT

N EEC * ADDITIVES * FORMULA , * SPECIES OF ANIMAL * MAXIMUM AGE * * OTHER PROVISIONS

* * DESCRIPTION * * * PPM OF COMPLETE

* * * * * FEEDINGSTUFFS

* * * RABBITS * * 125 * 200 * USE PROHIBITED AT LEAST FIVE

* * * * * * * DAYS BEFORE SLAUGHTER

ARTICLE 3

ANNEX II SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . PART B " COCCIDIOSTATS AND OTHER MEDICINAL SUBSTANCES " SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1.1 . ITEM 5 " METICLORPINDOL " SHALL BE DELETED .

1.2 . THE ITEMS SET OUT BELOW SHALL BE ADDED :

* * * * * MINIMUM * MAXIMUM

* * * * * CONTENT * CONTENT

N * ADDITIVES * CHEMICAL FORMULA , * SPECIES * MAXIMUM * * OTHER PROVISIONS * PERIOD OF

* * DESCRIPTION * OF * AGE * * * AUTHORIZATION

* * * ANIMAL * * PPM OF COMPLETE

* * * * * FEEDINGSTUFFS

22 * HALO - * DL-TRANS-7-BROMO-6 - * CHICKENS * * 2 * 3 * USE PROHIBITED AT * 31

* FUGI - * CHLORO-3-(3-(3-HYDRO - * FOR * * * * LEAST FIVE DAYS BEFORE * DECEMBER

* NONE * XY-2-PIPERIDYL ) ACETO - * FATTENING * * * * SLAUGHTER * 1977

* * NYL)-4(3H)-QUINAZOLI -

* * NONE HYDROBROMIDE

23 * I * 1-METHYL-2-ISO - * TURKEYS * * 50 * 85 * USE PROHIBITED AT * 31

* PRONI - * PROPYL-5-NITROI - * * * * * LEAST FIVE DAYS BEFORE * DECEMBER

* DAZIOLE * MIDAZOLE * * * * * SLAUGHTER * 1977

2 . PART D A ) " TRACE ELEMENTS " SHALL BE EXTENDED AS FOLLOWS :

* * * * * MINIMUM * MAXIMUM

* * * * * CONTENT * CONTENT

N * ADDITIVES * CHEMICAL FORMULA , * SPECIES * MAXIMUM * * OTHER PROVISIONS * PERIOD OF

* * DESCRIPTION * OF * AGE * * * AUTHORIZATION

* * * ANIMAL * * PPM OF COMPLETE

* * * * * FEEDINGSTUFFS

3 * COP - * CU * * * * * * 31

* PER * * SWINE * * > 125 * 200 * * DECEMBER

* * * * * * * * 1977

ARTICLE 4

THE MEMBER STATES SHALL , NOT LATER THAN 1 OCTOBER 1976 , BRING INTO FORCE THE LAWS , REGULATIONS OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH THIS DIRECTIVE . THEY SHALL FORTHWITH INFORM THE COMMISSION THEREOF .

ARTICLE 5

THIS DIRECTIVE IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 8 JUNE 1976 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

P . J . LARDINOIS

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION