Commission Regulation (EC) No 1594/1999 of 20 July 1999 amending the conditions for the authorisation of an additive in feedingstuffs
Date: 1999-07-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal nutrition, food additive, foodstuffs legislation

21. 7. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 188/35

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1594/1999

of 20 July 1999

amending the conditions for the authorisation of an additive in feedingstuffs

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23
November 1970 concerning additives in feedingstuffs (1), as last
amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1411/1999 (2),
and in particular Article 3 and Article 9j thereof,

(1) Whereas the third sub-indent of the second indent of
point VII(E)(1)(4) of Annex XV to the Act of Accession
of Austria, Finland and Sweden authorises Sweden to
legislation
maintain until 31 December 1997 its
restricting the use of formic acid (E 236) as an additive
in feedingstuffs;

(2) Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Annex
XV to the abovementioned Act, Sweden was to present a
detailed scientific statement of reasons with its request
for the adaptation of Community legislation in respect
of the abovementioned additive;

(3) Whereas Sweden forwarded its statement of reasons on

27 June and 9 December 1997;

(4) Whereas the Commission is to decide on the request for
the adaptation provided by Sweden with regard to
formic acid;

(5) Whereas the conditions for the authorisation of that
preservative appear to require supplementing;

(6) Whereas users of formic acid should be informed that its
use for the aerobic acid preservation of moist unpro-
cessed cereals either on its own or as a mixture with
other acids where it forms more than half of the mixture
is prohibited since under certain conditions it could give
rise to a high aflatoxin level;

(7) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing
Committee on Feedingstuffs,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The conditions for the authorisation of
the additive E236
formic acid), which is classed as a preservative, are hereby
replaced by those set out in the Annex hereto in accordance
with the provisions of Directive 70/524/EEC.

Article 2

Nothwithstanding Article 1, formic acid put into circulation
before 1 September 1999 the labelling of which does not
comply with this Regulation may remain in circulation until 31
December 1999.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 1999.

Article 3

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 July 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 14.12.1970, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 164, 30.6.1999, p. 56.

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