Commission Regulation (EC) No 1887/2000 of 6 September 2000 on the provisional authorisation of a new additive in feedingstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2000-09-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU control, animal nutrition, food additive, food inspection, marketing standard

7.9.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 227/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1887/2000

of 6 September 2000

on the provisional authorisation of a new additive in feedingstuffs

(Text with EEA relevance)

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 1353/2000 (2),
and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Directive 70/524/EEC provides that new additives may
be authorised, taking account of advances in scientific
and technical knowledge.

A provisional authorisation of a new additive shall be
given if, at the level permitted in feedingstuffs, it does
not adversely affect human or animal health or the
environment, nor harm the consumer by altering the
characteristics of livestock products,
if its presence in
feedingstuffs can be controlled, and it is reasonable to
assume, in view of the available results, that the condi-
tion laid down in Article 3a(a) of Directive 70/524/EEC,
i.e. effectiveness, has been met.

In the light of the data submitted in the file and exam-
ined by the Member States, the conditions for the provi-
‘clinoptilolite of sedimentary
sional authorisation of
origin’, belonging to the group ‘binders, anti-caking
agents and coagulants’, have been met.

‘Clinoptilolite of sedimentary origin’ should also be
included in the programme for monitoring the possible
presence of dioxins laid down for the other additives
belonging to the same group already authorised. Provi-
sion is made for such a programme for authorised

binders, anti-caking agents and coagulants in Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 2439/1999 (3), as amended by
Regulation (EC) No 739/2000 (4). After 15 October
2000, the date on which the results of the monitoring
programme as a whole should be available, the limit of
detection laid down in the dioxin analysis method will
be applied if no specific maximum limit based on suffi-
cient data from the monitoring programme for the pres-
ence of dioxins in this new additive is laid down.

(5)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee
for Feedingstuffs,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

‘Clinoptilolite of sedimentary origin’, belonging to the group
‘binders, anti-caking agents and coagulants’ is hereby provision-
ally authorised in accordance with Directive 70/524/EEC as an
additive in feedingstuffs, under the conditions laid down in the
Annex to this Regulation.

review this Regulation before 15
The Commission shall
October 2000 in the light of the results of the monitoring
programme for the presence of dioxins in this new additive.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter
into force on the 20th 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, 6 September 2000.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 14.12.1970, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 155, 28.6.2000, p. 15.

(3) OJ L 297, 18.11.1999, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 87, 8.4.2000, p. 14.

ANNEX

Binders, anti-caking agents and coagulants

No

Additive

Chemical formula, description

Species or category of animal

Maximum age

Minimum
content

Maximum
content

mg/kg of complete feedingstuff

Other provisions

Period of
authorisation

4

Clinoptilolite
of sedimentary
origin

Hydrated calcium aluminosilicate of sedimen-
tary origin containing at least 80 % clinoptilo-
lite and a maximum 20 % of clay minerals,
free of fibres and quartz

Pigs for fattening

Maximum content in dioxins (1)

Chickens for fattening

Turkeys for fattening

Bovines

Salmon

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—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

20 000

All feedingstuffs

30.9.2001

20 000

20 000

20 000

20 000

All feedingstuffs

30.9.2001

All feedingstuffs

30.9.2001

All feedingstuffs

30.9.2001

All feedingstuffs

30.9.2001

(1) In the absence of the establishment,

if required, of a specific maximum limit based on sufficient data on the presence of dioxins, the maximum limit of 500 pg WHO-PCCD/F-TEQ/kg will apply from 15 October 2000.

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