CELEX: 31995R2796
Language: en
Date: 1995-12-04 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2796/95 of 4 December 1995 amending Annex II of 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)

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31995R2796

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2796/95 of 4 December 1995 amending Annex II of 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)  

Official Journal L 290 , 05/12/1995 P. 0001 - 0004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2796/95 of 4 December 1995 amending Annex  II of 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 1798/95  (2),  and in particular Articles 7 and 8 thereof, Whereas, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90, the 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 carcasses 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, a number of pharmacologically active substances are generally recognized as safe; whereas  these substances should be inserted into Annex II of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90; Whereas, substances used in homeopathic veterinary medicinal products shall be inserted into Annex  II of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 provided that their concentration does not exceed one part per 10   000; 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  Committee for the Adaptation to Technical Progress of the Directives on the Removal of Technical  Barriers to Trade in the Veterinary Medicinal Products Sector, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Annex II of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is 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, 4 December 1995. For the Commission Martin BANGEMANN Member of the Commission  ANNEX Annex II is modified as follows '3. Substances generally recognized as safe >TABLE> 4. Substances used in homeopathic veterinary medicinal products >TABLE>