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COMMISSION DIRECTIVE

of 8 April 1988

amending the Annexes to Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs

(88/228/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 87/552/EEC (2), and in particular Article 7 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 the Annexes were consolidated by Commision Directive 85/429/EEC (3);

Whereas canthaxanthin used as a colouring matter in feedingstuffs for trout and salmon complies under the conditions of use prescribed with the principles governing the admission of additives; whereas it is desirable therefore to authorize this use of canthaxanthin throughout the Community;

Whereas the Vitamin A content of certain feedingstuffs should in certain cases be limited to avoid the possible unfavourable effects that excessive ingestion of this additive could have on health;

Whereas new uses of the antibiotics avoparcin and virginiamycin have been successfully investigated in certain Member States; whereas it is desirable to authorize these new uses provisionally at national level, pending their authorization at Community level;

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 set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

Member States shall, by 16 May 1988 at the latest, bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with Article 1. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.

Article 3

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 8 April 1988.

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President

(1) OJ No L 270, 14. 12. 1970, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 336, 26. 11. 1987, p. 34.

(3) OJ No L 245, 12. 9. 1985, p. 1.

ANNEX

1. In Annex I:

(a) under part F 'Colouring matters including pigments', item 1 'Carotenoids and xanthophylls' the wording of EEC No E 161 g 'Canthaxanthin' is completed as follows:

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8 // // // // // // // // // EEC No // Additive // Chemical formula, description // Species or category of animal // Maximum age // Minimum content // Maximum content // Other provisions 1.2.3.4.5.6,7.8 // // // // // // // // // // // // / / mg/kg of complete feedingstuffs // // // // // // // // // 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8 // // // / / '(c) Salmon, Trout // - // - // 80 // Use permitted from the age of 6 months onwards' // // // // // // // //

(b) under part H 'Vitamins, provitamins and and chemically well-defined substances having a similar effect':

(aa) the following item 1 is hereby added:

1.2.3.4.5.6.7 // // // // // // // // EEC No // Additive // Chemical formula, description // Species or category of animal // Maximum age // Maximum content iu/kg of complete feedingstuff or of the daily ration // Other provisions // // // // // // // // 'E 672 // 1. Vitamin A // - // Chickens for fattening // - // 20 000 // // // // // Other species or categories of animals // - // - // All feedingstuffs' // // // // // // //

(bb) the present item 1 'Vitamin D' is renumbered item 2.

(cc) the present item 2 is replaced by the following:

1.2.3.4.5.6.7 // // // // // // // // EEC No // Additive // Chemical formula, description // Species or category of animal // Maximum age // Maximum content iu/kg of complete feedingstuff or of the daily ration // Other provisions // // // // // // // // // '3. All substances in the group except vitamins A and D // - // All species or categories of animals // - // - // All feedingstuffs' // // // // // // //

2. In Annex II, part A 'Antibiotics':

(a) the item No 21 'Virginiamycin' is completed as follows:

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9 // // // // // // // // // // EEC No // Additive // Chemical formula, description // Species or category of animal // Maximum age // Minimum content // Maximum content // Other provisions // Period of authorization 1.2.3.4.5.6,7.8.9 // // // // // // // // // // // // // // mg/kg of complete feedingstuffs // // // // // // // // // // // 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9 // // // // 'Cattle for fattening // - // 15 // 40 // Indicate in the instructions for use: 'For supplementary feedingstuffs, the maximum dose in the daily ration must not exceed: - for 100 kg bodyweight: 140 mg - above 100 kg: add 6 mg for each additional 10 kg bodyweight' // 30. 11. 1989" // // // // // // // // //

(b) the item No 22 'Avoparcin' is completed as follows:

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9 // // // // // // // // // // EEC No // Additive // Chemical formula, description // Species or category of animal // Maximum age // Minimum content // Maximum content // Other provisions // Period of authorization 1.2.3.4.5.6,7.8.9 // // // // // // // // // // // // // // mg/kg of complete feedingstuffs // // // // // // // // // // // 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9 // // // // 'Lambs from the beginning of rumination with the exception of pasture-grazed lambs // 16 weeks // 10 // 20 // - // 30. 11. 1989' // // // // // // // // //