Commission Regulation (EU) No 890/2010 of 8 October 2010 amending the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 on pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin, as regards the substance derquantel  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-10-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Medicines Agency, animal product, consumer protection, food safety, foodstuff, health legislation, human nutrition, veterinary drug








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9.10.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 266/1








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 890/2010
of 8 October 2010
         
amending the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 on pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin, as regards the substance derquantel
(Text with EEA relevance)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 laying down Community procedures for the establishment of residue limits of pharmacologically active substances in foodstuffs of animal origin, repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 and amending Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1), and in particular Article 14 in conjunction with Article 17 thereof,


Having regard to the opinion of the European Medicines Agency formulated by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use,

Whereas:







(1)


The maximum residue limit for pharmacologically active substances intended for use in the European Union in veterinary medicinal products for food-producing animals or in biocidal products used in animal husbandry should be established in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 470/2009.












(2)


Pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin are set out in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 of 22 December 2009 on pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin (2).












(3)


An application for the establishment of maximum residue limits (hereinafter ‘MRL’) for derquantel in ovine species has been submitted to the European Medicines Agency.












(4)


The Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use recommended establishing MRLs for derquantel for ovine species, applicable to muscle, fat, liver and kidney, excluding animals producing milk for human consumption.












(5)


Table 1 of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 should therefore be amended to include MRLs for the substance derquantel for ovine species.












(6)


It is appropriate to provide for a reasonable period of time for the stakeholders concerned to take measures that may be required to comply with the newly set MRL.












(7)


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
The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 9 April 2012.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 October 2010.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





(1)  
            OJ L 152, 16.6.2009, p. 11.

(2)  
            OJ L 15, 20.1.2010, p. 1.




ANNEX
In Table 1 of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010, the following substance is inserted in alphabetical order:












Pharmacologically active Substance


Marker residue


Animal Species


MRL


Target Tissues


Other Provisions (according to Article 14(7) of Regulation (EC) No 470/2009)


Therapeutic Classification




‘Derquantel


Derquantel


Ovine


2  μg/kg


Muscle


Not for use in animals from which milk is produced for human consumption.


Antiparasitic agents/Agents against endoparasites’




40  μg/kg


Fat




20  μg/kg


Liver




5  μg/kg


Kidney