Commission Directive 88/228/EEC of 8 April 1988 amending the Annexes to Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs

COMMISSION  DIRECTIVE
of 8 April 1988
amending the Annexes to Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs
(88/228/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 87/552/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 Commision Directive 85/429/EEC (3);
Whereas canthaxanthin used as a colouring matter in feedingstuffs for trout and salmon complies under the conditions of use prescribed with the principles governing the admission of additives; whereas it is desirable therefore to authorize this use of canthaxanthin throughout the Community;
Whereas the Vitamin A content of certain feedingstuffs should in certain cases be limited to avoid the possible unfavourable effects that excessive ingestion of this additive could have on health;
Whereas new uses of the antibiotics avoparcin and virginiamycin have been successfully investigated in certain Member States; whereas it is desirable to authorize these new uses provisionally at national level, pending their authorization at Community level;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Feedingstuffs,