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EIGHTH COMMISSION DIRECTIVE

OF 1 JULY 1974

AMENDING THE ANNEXES OF THE COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 23 NOVEMBER 1970 CONCERNING ADDITIVES IN FEEDINGSTUFFS

( 74/378/EEC )

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;

HAVING REGARD TO THE COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 23 NOVEMBER 1970 ( 1 ) CONCERNING ADDITIVES IN FEEDINGSSTUFFS , AS LAST AMENDED BY THE SEVENTH COMMISSION DIRECTIVE OF 26 FEBRUARY 1974 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 6 ( 1 ) ( A ) THEREOF ;

WHEREAS THE PROVISION OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED DIRECTIVE PROVIDES FOR THE CONTENTS OF THE ANNEXES TO BE CONSTANTLY AMENDED DUE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE ;

WHEREAS FERROUS LACTATE COMPLIES IN EVERY RESPECT TO THE PRINCIPLES RULING THE ADMISSION OF ADDITIVES AT COMMUNITY LEVEL ; THAT IT IS DESIRABLE THEREFORE TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF THIS ADDITIVE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS TO THOSE PRESCRIBED IN ANNEX 1 FOR THE TRACE ELEMENT " FE " ;

WHEREAS THE COCCIDIOSTATS METICLORPINDOL/METHYLBENZOQUATE , AND MONENSIN-SODIUM AND A NEW USE OF METICLOPRINDOL HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY INVESTIGATED IN CERTAIN MEMBER STATES ; WHEREAS IT IS DESIRABLE TO AUTHORIZE THESE SUBSTANCES AT LEAST AT NATIONAL LEVEL UNTIL THEY ARE PERMITTED AT COMMUNITY LEVEL ;

WHEREAS CARBADOX USED AS A GROWTH PROMOTER AND EMULSIFIER " POLYGLYCEROL ALKYL ETHER " CAN FOR THE REASONS ENUMERATED BELOW BE INCLUDED ALSO IN ANNEX II ;

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 SHALL BE AMENDED AS STIPULATED IN THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES .

ARTICLE 2

THE FOLLOWING PROVISION SHALL BE ADDED TO ANNEX 1 PART I " TRACE ELEMENTS " UNDER HEADING E1 .

EEC NO*ELEMENT*ADDITIVES*CHEMICAL FORMULA*MAXIMUM CONTENT OF THE FOOD IN PPM OF COMPLETE FEEDINGSTUFFS*

- * - *FERROUS LACTATE*FE(C3H5O3)2 * 3H2O* - *

ARTICLE 3

ANNEX II IS MODIFIED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . PART B " COCCIDIOSTATS AND OTHER MEDICINAL SUBSTANCES " IS COMPLETED AS FOLLOWS :

NO*ADDITIVES*CHEMICAL FORMULA , DESCRIPTION*SPECIES OF ANIMAL*MAX . AGE*PPM OF COMPLETE FEEDINGSTUFF*OTHER PROVISIONS*

*****MIN . CONTENT*MAX . CONTENT**

5*METICLORPINDOL*3,5-DICHLORO-2,6-DIMETHYL-4-PYRIDINOL* RABBITS* - * - *200*USE PROHIBITED AT LEAST THREE DAYS BEFORE SLAUGHTER*

16*METICLORPINDOL/METHYL-BENZOQUATE ( MIXTURE OF 100 PARTS OF ( A ) AND 8,35 PARTS OF ( B ) ) * ( A ) 3,5-DICHLORO-2,6-DIMETHYL-4-PYRIDINOL ( B ) 7-BENZYLOXY-6,N-BUTYL-3-METHOXYCARBONYL-4-QUINOLONE*CHICKENS FOR FATTENING* - * - *110*USE PROHIBITED AT LEAST THREE DAYS BEFORE SLAUGHTER*

17*MONENSINSODIUM*ESTER COMPLEX OF SODIUM BUTYRATE , C36H61O11HA*CHICKENS FOR FATTENING* - * - *125*USE PROHIBITED AT LEAST THREE DAYS BEFORE SLAUGHTER*

2 . PART E " OTHER ADDITIVES " SHALL BE SUPPLEMENTED AS FOLLOWS :

NO*ADDITIVES*CHEMICAL FORMULA , DESCRIPTION*SPECIES OF ANIMAL*PPM OF COMPLETE FEEDINGSTUFF*OTHER PROVISIONS*

*****MIN . CONTENT*MAX . CONTENT**

7*CARBADOX*METHYL 3-(2-QUINOXALINYL METHYLENE)CARBAZATE-N1,N4-DIOXIDE*SWINE*FOUR MHS .* - *50*USE PROHIBITED AT LEAST FOUR WEEKS BEFORE SLAUGHTER*

8*EMULSIFIER POLYGLYCEROL ALKYLETHER* ( PM 650 TO 750 ) *CALVES* - * - * - *MILK FEEDS ONLY ( 1 000 TO 5 000 PPM ) *

ARTICLE 4

THE MEMBER STATES SHALL , NOT LATER THAN 1 JANUARY 1975 , 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 , 1 JULY 1974 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

THE PRESIDENT

FRANCOIS-XAVIER ORTOLI

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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 94 , 4 . 4 . 1974 , P . 18 .