Commission Regulation (EC) No 2374/98 of 3 November 1998 concerning the authorisation of new additives in feedingstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2374/98 of 3 November 1998 concerning the authorisation of new additives in feedingstuffs (Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23 November 1970 concerning additives in feedingstuffs (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 98/19/EC (2), and in particular Articles 9j and 3 thereof,
Whereas Directive 70/524/EEC lays down that new additives or new additive uses may be authorised in line with advances in scientific and technical knowledge;
Whereas Council Directive 93/113/EC (3), as last amended by Directive 97/40/EC (4), by derogation from Directive 70/524/EEC, authorised Member States to permit provisionally the use and marketing of enzymes, micro-organisms and their preparations in animal nutrition;
Whereas examination of the dossiers, submitted by the Member States in accordance with Article 3 of Directive 93/113/EC, indicates that a certain number of substances in the groups of enzymes and micro-organisms can be provisionally authorised;
Whereas the Scientific Committee for Animal Nutrition has delivered a favourable opinion with regard to the harmlessness of these substances;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Feedingstuffs,