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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 247 , 9 . 9 . 1978 , P . 25 .

TWENTY-FIFTH COMMISSION DIRECTIVE

OF 16 NOVEMBER 1978

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

( 78/974/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 TWENTY-FOURTH COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 78/743/EEC ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 6 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS DIRECTIVE 70/524/EEC PROVIDES FOR THE CONTENTS OF THE ANNEXES TO BE REGULARLY AMENDED TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF DEVELOPMENTS IN SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE ;

WHEREAS SOME USES OF ANTIBIOTICS OR ANTI-OXIDANTS ALREADY INCLUDED IN ANNEX II HAVE BEEN WIDELY TESTED IN SEVERAL MEMBER STATES ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , THEY SHOULD BE AUTHORIZED SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS AT COMMUNITY LEVEL ;

WHEREAS THE USE OF CERTAIN ANTIBIOTICS , COCCIDIOSTATS , EMULSIFIERS , STABILIZERS , TRACE ELEMENTS , NON-PROTEIN NITROGEN COMPOUNDS , GROWTH PROMOTERS AND BINDERS , INCLUDED IN ANNEX II , REQUIRES FURTHER EXAMINATION ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , THEIR PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION AT NATIONAL LEVEL SHOULD BE EXTENDED ;

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 ) POSITION NO E 700 ' BACITRACIN ZINC ' IS SUPPLEMENTED AS FOLLOWS :

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

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EEC NO // ADDITIVES // NAME ; DESCRIPTION // ANIMAL SPECIES // MAXIMUM AGE // PPM OF COMPLETE FEEDINGSTUFF // OTHER PROVISIONS //

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// // // LAYING HENS // // 15 // 100 //

( BB ) POSITION NO E 712 ' FLAVOPHOSPHOLIPOL ' IS SUPPLEMENTED AS FOLLOWS :

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

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EEC NO // ADDITIVES // NAME ; DESCRIPTION // ANIMAL SPECIES // MAXIMUM AGE // PPM OF COMPLETE FEEDINGSTUFF // OTHER PROVISIONS //

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// // // LAYING HENS // // 2 // 5 //

( CC ) THE FOLLOWING POSITION IS ADDED :

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

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EEC NO // ADDITIVES // NAME ; DESCRIPTION // ANIMAL SPECIES // MAXIMUM AGE // PPM OF COMPLETE FEEDINGSTUFF // OTHER PROVISIONS //

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E 713 // TYLOSIN // C45H77O17N ( MACROLIDE ) // PIGLETS // FOUR MONTHS // 5 // 40 //

// // // PIGS // OVER FOUR MONTHS TO SIX MONTHS // 5 // 20 //

( B ) IN PART B ' ANTI-OXIDANTS ' THE FOLLOWING POSITION IS ADDED :

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

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EEC NO // ADDITIVES // NAME ; DESCRIPTION // ANIMAL SPECIES // MAXIMUM AGE // PPM OF COMPLETE FEEDINGSTUFF // OTHER PROVISIONS //

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E 310 // PROPYL GALLATE // ALL ANIMAL SPECIES // // // 100 ALONE OR WITH THE OTHER GALLATES // ALL FEEDINGSTUFFS //

2 . IN ANNEX II :

( A ) IN PART A ' ANTIBIOTICS ' :

( AA ) IN POSITION NO 16 ' FLAVOPHOSPHOLIPOL ' , THE DATE ' 31 DECEMBER 1978 ' IN THE COLUMN HEADED ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' IS REPLACED BY ' 30 JUNE 1979 ' ;

( BB ) THE WORDING OF POSITION NO 21 ' VIRGINIAMYCIN ' AND POSITION NO 22 ' AVOPARCIN ' SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

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

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

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21 // VIRGINIAMYCIN // I . C28H35N3O7 // PIGLETS // FOUR MONTHS // 5 // 50 //

// // II . C43H49N7010 // CALVES // 16 WEEKS // 5 // 50 // // 31 DECEMBER 1979 //

22 // AVOPARCIN // // CHICKENS FOR FATTENING // // 5 // 15 //

// // // PIGLETS // FOUR MONTHS // 5 // 40 // // 31 DECEMBER 1979 //

// // // PIGS // OVER FOUR MONTHS TO SIX MONTHS // 5 // 20 //

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

THE DATE ' 31 DECEMBER 1978 ' IN THE COLUMN HEADED ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' IS REPLACED BY ' 31 DECEMBER 1979 ' IN THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS :

NO 16 METICLORPINDOL/METHYLBENZOQUATE ,

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

( C ) IN PART C ' EMULSIFIERS , STABILIZERS , THICKENERS AND GELLING AGENTS ' :

THE DATE ' 31 DECEMBER 1978 ' IN THE COLUMN HEADED ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' IS REPLACED BY ' 31 DECEMBER 1979 ' IN THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS :

NO 1 POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL ESTERS ,

NO 4 1,2-PROPANEDIOL ,

NO 5 1,3-BUTANEDIOL .

( D ) IN PART D ' PRESERVATIVES ' :

( AA ) THE DATE ' 31 DECEMBER 1978 ' IN THE COLUMN HEADED ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' IS REPLACED BY ' 31 DECEMBER 1979 ' IN THE FOLLOWING ITEMS :

NO 1 FUMARIC ACID ,

NO 2 MALIC ACID ,

NO 3 HYDROCHLORIC ACID ,

NO 4 SULPHURIC ACID ,

NO 5 FORMALDEHYDE ,

NO 6 ETHYL P-HYDROXYBENZOATE ( E 214 ),

NO 7 SODIUM ETHYL P-HYDROXYBENZOATE ( E 215 ),

NO 8 PROPYL P-HYDROXYBENZOATE ( E 216 ),

NO 9 SODIUM PROPYL P-HYDROXYBENZOATE ( E 217 ),

NO 10 METHYL P-HYDROXYBENZOATE ( E 218 ),

NO 11 SODIUM METHYL P-HYDROXYBENZOATE ( E 219 ),

NO 16 SODIUM NITRITE ( E 250 );

( BB ) THE WORDS ' FOR ENSILAGE ONLY ' ARE ENTERED IN THE COLUMN HEADED ' OTHER PROVISIONS ' OPPOSITE THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS :

NO 2 MALIC ACID ,

NO 3 HYDROCHLORIC ACID ,

NO 4 SULPHURIC ACID .

( E ) IN PART DA ' TRACE ELEMENTS ' , THE DATE ' 31 DECEMBER 1978 ' IN THE COLUMN HEADED ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' IS REPLACED BY ' 31 DECEMBER 1979 ' IN POSITION NO 3 ' COPPER ' .

( F ) IN PART DB ' NON-PROTEIN NITROGEN COMPOUNDS ' , THE DATE ' 31 DECEMBER 1978 ' IN THE COLUMN HEADED ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' IS REPLACED BY ' 31 DECEMBER 1979 ' IN THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS :

NO 1 CYANURIC ACID ,

NO 2 TRIURET .

( G ) IN PART F ' GROWTH PROMOTORS ' , THE DATE ' 31 DECEMBER 1978 ' IN THE COLUMN HEADED ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' IS REPLACED BY ' 31 DECEMBER 1979 ' IN THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS :

NO 2 CARBADOX ,

NO 3 OLAQUINDOX .

( H ) IN PART G ' BINDERS , ANTI-CAKING AGENTS AND COAGULANTS ' , THE DATE ' 31 DECEMBER 1978 ' IN THE COLUMN HEADED ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' IS REPLACED BY ' 31 DECEMBER 1979 ' IN THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS :

NO 1 SILICA ,

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

ARTICLE 2

THE MEMBER STATES SHALL , NOT LATER THAN 30 JUNE 1979 , BRING INTO FORCE THE LAWS , REGULATIONS OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ).

THEY SHALL FORTHWITH INFORM THE COMMISSION THEREOF .

ARTICLE 3

THIS DIRECTIVE IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 16 NOVEMBER 1978 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT