Commission Regulation (EC) No 1836/97 of 24 September 1997 amending Annexes I 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 (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1997-09-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal product, food inspection, veterinary drug, veterinary legislation, waste








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25.9.1997   


EN


Official Journal of the European Communities


L 263/6





COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1836/97
of 24 September 1997
amending Annexes I 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
(Text with EEA relevance)
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 749/97 (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, doramectin should be inserted into Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;
Whereas, in order to allow for the completion of scientific studies, amitraz and azamethiphos 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 I 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, 24 September 1997.


For the Commission

Martin BANGEMANN

Member of the Commission





(1)  OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 110, 26. 4. 1997, p. 24.

(3)  OJ L 317, 6. 11. 1981, p. 1.

(4)  OJ L 214, 24. 8. 1993, p. 31.


ANNEX
The Annexes to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 are amended as follows:






A.


Annex I is amended as follows:






2.


Antiparasitic agents






2.3.


Agents acting against endo- and ectoparasites






2.3.1.


Avermectins










Pharmacologically active substance


Marker residue


Animal species


MRLs


Target tissues


Other provisions










‘2.3.1.4.


Doramectin






Doramectin


Porcine, ovine


20 μg/kg


Muscle


Not for use in ovines producing milk for human consumption’




100 μg/kg


Fat




50 μg/kg


Liver




30 μg/kg


Kidney


























B.


Annex III is amended as follows:






2.


Antiparasitic agents






2.2.


Agents acting against ectoparasites






2.2.1.


Formamidines










Pharmacologically active substance


Marker residue


Animal species


MRLs


Target tissues


Other provisions










‘2.2.1.1.


Amitraz






Sum of amitraz and all metabolites containing the 2,4-dimethylaniline moiety, expressed as amitraz


Bees


200 μg/kg


Honey


Provisional MRLs expire on 1.7.1999’














2.2.2.


Organophosphates










Pharmacologically active substance(s)


Marker residue


Animal species


MRLs


Target tissues


Other provisions










‘2.2.2.1.


Azamethiphos






Azamethiphos


Salmonidae


100 μg/kg


Muscle and skin in natural proportions Provisional


MRLs expire on 1. 6. 1999’