Commission Directive 88/483/EEC of 14 July 1988 amending the Annexes to Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs

COMMISSION  DIRECTIVE
of 14 July 1988
amending the Annexes to Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs
(88/483/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23 November 1970 concerning additives in feedingstuffs (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 88/228/EEC (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas Directive 70/524/EEC provides for regular amendment of the content of its Annexes to take account of advances in scientific and technical knowledge; whereas the Annexes were consolidated by Commission Directive 85/429/EEC (3);
Whereas the list of cases provided for in Annex I where bentonite-montmorillonite may, without risk of interaction, be mixed with antibiotics, coccidiostats and other medicinal substances should be supplemented;
Whereas perlite, used as an anticaking agent, complies in every respect with the principles governing the admission of additives; whereas it is desirable therefore to authorize its use throughout the Community;
Whereas Commission Regulations (EEC) No 368/77 (4) and (EEC) No 443/77 (5), as last amended by Regulations (EEC) No 222/88 (6) and (EEC) No 1413/87 (7) respectively, provide for the use of certain iron and copper compounds for denaturing skimmed-milk powder used for the nutrition of animals with the exception of young calves; whereas it is necessary therefore to adapt Annex I to Directive 70/524/EEC;
Whereas the investigation of the growth promotor 'Nitrovin' currently listed in Annex II and therefore authorizable at national level has not yet been completed; whereas, therefore, the period of authorization of this substance should be extended for a specific period;
Whereas the use of a new coccidiostat, maduramicin ammonium, has been successfully tested in certain Member States; whereas this new additive should be provisionally authorized at national level until such time as it is permitted at Community level;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Feedingstuffs,