Commission Directive 91/508/EEC of 9 September 1991 amending the Annexes to Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE  of 9 September 1991  amending the Annexes to Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs  (91/508/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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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 91/336/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 have been codified by Commission Directive 91/248/EEC (3);
Whereas a new use of the antibiotic 'salinomycin sodium', the sweetener 'neohesperidine dihydrochalcone', the vitamin D3 and the trace element 'iron', in the form of a ferrous chelate of amino acids hydrate has been successfully tested in certain Member  States; whereas, on the basis of experience gained, it appears that these new uses can be authorized throughout the Community;
Whereas certain studies have cast doubt on the effectiveness of the carotenoid 'violaxanthin', whereas it is advisable to ban the use of this colourant;
Whereas the use of a new coccidiostat has been successfully tested in certain Member States; whereas it is suitable provisionally to authorize this new use at national level while waiting for it to be authorized at Community level;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Feedingstuffs,