Commission Regulation (EC) No 1433/96 of 23 July 1996 amending Annexes II and III to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin
Date: 1996-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal product, food inspection, health control, veterinary drug, veterinary medicinal product, waste








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24.7.1996   


EN


Official Journal of the European Communities


L 184/21





COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1433/96
of 23 July 1996
amending Annexes II and III to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1312/96 (2), and in particular Articles 6, 7 and 8 thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90, maximum residue limits must be established progressively for all pharmacologically active substances which are used within the Community in veterinary medicinal products intended for administration to food-producing animals;
Whereas maximum residue limits should be established only after the examination within the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products of all the relevant information concerning the safety of residues of the substance concerned for the consumer of foodstuffs of animal origin and the impact of residues on the industrial processing of foodstuffs;
Whereas, in establishing maximum residue limits for residues of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, it is necessary to specify the animal species in which residues may be present, the levels which may be present in each of the relevant meat tissues obtained from the treated animal (target tissue) and the nature of the residue which is relevant for the monitoring of residues (marker residue);
Whereas, for the control of residues, as provided for in appropriate Community legislation, maximum residue limits should usually be established for the target tissues of liver or kidney, whereas, however, the liver and kidney are frequently removed from carcases moving in international trade, and maximum residue limits should therefore also always be established for muscle or fat tissues;
Whereas, in the case of veterinary medicinal products intended for use in laying birds, lactating animals or honey bees, maximum residue limits must also be established for eggs, milk or honey;
Whereas hydrogen peroxide, peracetic acid, carbetocin, quillaia saponins, butyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, sodium butyl 4-hydroxybenzoate and sodium benzyl 4-hydroxybenzoate should be inserted into Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;
Whereas, in order to allow for the completion of scientific studies, baquiloprim should be inserted into Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;
Whereas a period of 60 days should be allowed before the entry into force of this Regulation in order to allow Member States to make any adjustment which may be necessary to the authorizations to place the veterinary medicinal products concerned on the market which have been granted in accordance with Council Directive 81/851/EEC (3), as last amended by Directive 93/40/EEC (4), to take account of the provisions of this Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes II and III to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 60th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 July 1996.


For the Commission

Martin BANGEMANN

Member of the Commission





(1)  OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 1.

(2)  OJ No L 170, 9. 7. 1996, p. 8.

(3)  OJ No L 317, 6. 11. 1981, p. 1.

(4)  OJ No L 214, 24. 8. 1993, p. 31.


ANNEX






A.


Annex II is amended as follows:






1.


Inorganic chemicals







Pharmacologically active substance(s)


Animal species


Other provisions










‘1.1.


Hydrogen peroxide






All food-producing species’


 














2.


Organic compounds







Pharmacologically active substance(s)


Animal species


Other provisions










‘2.51.


Peracetic acid






All food-producing species


 










2.52.


Carbetocin






All mammalian food-producing species


 










2.53.


Quillaia saponins






All food-producing species


 










2.54.


Butyl 4-hydroxybenzoate






All food-producing species


 










2.55.


Sodium butyl 4-hydroxybenzoate






All food-producing species


 










2.56.


Sodium benzyl 4-hydroxybenzoate






All food-producing species’


 


















B.


Annex III is amended as follows:






1.


Anti-infectious agents






1.1.


Chemotherapeutics






1.1.2.


Diamino pyrimidine derivatives










Pharmacologically active substance(s)


Marker residue


Animal species


MRLs


Target tissues


Other provisions










‘1.1.2.2.


Baquiloprim






Baquiloprim


Bovine


300 µg/kg


Liver


Provisional MRLs expire on 1.7.1998




150 µg/kg


Kidney




10 µg/kg


Fat




30 µg/kg


Milk




Porcine


50 µg/kg


Liver


Provisional MRLs expire on 1.7.1998’




50 µg/kg


Kidney




40 µg/kg


Fat and skin