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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 60 , 5 . 3 . 1977 , P . 15 .

EIGHTEENTH COMMISSION DIRECTIVE

OF 11 JULY 1977

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

( 77/471/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 SEVENTEENTH COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 77/179/EEC ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 6 THEREOF ,

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

WHEREAS THE MANUFACTURING AIDS GELATINE , DEXTRANS , LIGNOSULPHONATES , SILICIC ACID , CALCIUM SILICATES , SODIUM , POTASSIUM AND CALCIUM STEARATES , INCLUDED IN ANNEX II , ARE WIDELY USED IN THE MEMBER STATES AND ARE FREE FROM HARMFUL EFFECTS FOR ANIMAL AND HUMAN HEALTH ; WHEREAS THEY SHOULD THEREFORE BE AUTHORIZED AT COMMUNITY LEVEL AND IN THIS RESPECT BE CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THEIR SPECIFIC EFFECTS ;

WHEREAS THE PRESERVATIVE CITRIC ACID , INCLUDED IN ANNEX I , IS ALSO USED AS A COAGULANT AGENT FOR THE PREPARATION OF FEEDINGSTUFFS ;

WHEREAS THE USE OF THE ANTIBIOTICS ZINC BACITRACIN AND FLAVOPHOSPHOLIPOL FOR LAYING HENS , INCLUDED IN ANNEX II , REQUIRES FURTHER EXAMINATION ; WHEREAS THEIR PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION SHOULD THEREFORE BE EXTENDED ;

WHEREAS THE SAME IS TRUE OF THE USE OF THE MANUFACTURING AIDS SILICA AND SILICATES , WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CALCIUM SILICATES ; WHEREAS , MOREOVER , IT SHOULD BE SPECIFIED WITH REGARD TO THEIR CLASSIFICATION THAT THEY BELONG TO THE GROUP OF BINDERS , ANTI-CAKING AGENTS AND COAGULANTS ;

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 AS SET OUT IN THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES :

ARTICLE 2

ANNEX I IS AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . IN PART 3 ' EMULSIFIERS , STABILIZERS , THICKENERS AND GELLING AGENTS ' , ADD :

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EEC NO // ADDITIVES // CHEMICAL FORMULA , DESCRIPTION // SPECIES OF ANIMAL // MAXIMUM AGE // MINIMUM CONTENT // MAXIMUM CONTENT // OTHER PROVISIONS //

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// PPM OF COMPLETE FEEDINGSTUFFS //

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E 485 // GELATINE //

E 486 // DEXTRANS //

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2 . ADD THE FOLLOWING TEXT :

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EEC NO // ADDITIVES // CHEMICAL FORMULA , DESCRIPTION // SPECIES OF ANIMAL // MAXIMUM AGE // MINIMUM CONTENT // MAXIMUM CONTENT // OTHER PROVISIONS //

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// PPM OF COMPLETE FEEDINGSTUFFS //

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E 550 // LIGNOSULPHONATES //

E 551 // SILICIC ACID , PRECIPITATED AND DRIED //

E 552 // CALCIUM SILICATES , FREE OF ASBESTOS //

EX E 470 // SODIUM , POTASSIUM AND CALCIUM STEARATES //

E 330 // CITRIC ACID //

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ARTICLE 3

ANNEX II IS AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . IN PART A ' ANTIBIOTICS ' FOR ' 30 JUNE 1977 ' IN THE COLUMN HEADED ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' READ ' 31 DECEMBER 1977 ' FOR THE ITEMS NO 15 ' ZINC BACITRACIN ' AND NO 16 ' FLAVOPHOSPHOLIPOL ' WITH REGARD TO LAYING HENS .

2 . DELETE PART G ' MANUFACTURING AIDS ' AND INSERT THE FOLLOWING :

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EEC NO // ADDITIVES // CHEMICAL FORMULA DESCRIPTION // SPECIES OF ANIMAL // MAXIMUM AGE // MINIMUM CONTENT // MAXIMUM CONTENT // OTHER PROVISIONS // PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION //

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// PPM OF COMPLETE FEEDINGSTUFFS //

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1 . // SILICA //

2 . // SILICATES , FREE OF ASBESTOS , WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CALCIUM SILICATES //

ARTICLE 4

THE MEMBER STATES SHALL , NOT LATER THAN 1 DECEMBER 1977 , 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 , 11 JULY 1977 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT

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ALL SPECIES

OF ANIMALS

ALL

FEEDINGSTUFFS

L . BINDERS , ANTI-CAKING AGENTS AND COAGULANTS

ALL SPECIES

OF ANIMALS

ALL

FEEDINGSTUFFS

COMPLIANCE WITH

PROVISIONS OF

ARTICLE 10 ( 1 ) ( B )

G . BINDERS , ANTI-CAKING AGENTS AND COAGULANTS

ALL SPECIES

OF ANIMALS

ALL

FEEDINGSTUFFS

31 DECEMBER 1978

31 DECEMBER

1978