Commission Directive 1999/78/EC of 27 July 1999 amending Commission Directive 95/10/EC (Text with EEA relevance)

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 1999/78/EC
of 27 July 1999
amending Commission Directive 95/10/EC
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 79/373/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the marketing of compound feedingstuffs(1), as last amended by Directive 98/87/EC(2), and in particular Article 10(d) thereof,
(1) Whereas Commission Directive 94/39/EC establishing a list of intended uses of animal feedingstuffs for particular nutritional purposes(3), as amended by Commission Directive 95/9/EC(4), foresees the compulsory labelling declaration of the energy value of dog and cat food intended for some particular nutritional purposes, calculated according to EC method.
(2) Whereas Commission Directive 95/10/EC of 7 April 1995 fixing the method of calculating the energy value of dog and cat food intended for particular nutritional purposes(5), lays down a method for calculating the energy value;
(3) Whereas this method is not sufficiently precise and was therefore adopted only provisionally, pending the availability of satisfactory method;
(4) Whereas, although some progress to improve the current equations has been achieved, this improvement is still not statistically significant; whereas it is considered to be necessary to continue the ongoing research;
(5) Whereas, meanwhile, the validity of the equations laid down in Directive 95/10/EC should be extended for a defined period;
(6) Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for feedingstuffs;