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( 1 ) OJ NO L 270 , 14 . 12 . 1970 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 124 , 10 . 5 . 1973 , P . 17 .

FIRST COMMISSION DIRECTIVE OF 27 JULY 1973 MODIFYING THE ANNEXES TO THE COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 23 NOVEMBER 1970 ON ADDITIVES IN FEEDINGSTUFFS ( 73/264/EEC )

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;

HAVING REGARD TO THE COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 23 NOVEMBER 1970 ( 1 ) ON ADDITIVES IN FEEDINGSTUFFS , AS LAST AMENDED BY THE DIRECTIVE OF 28 APRIL 1973 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 6 PARAGRAPH 1 ( A ) ;

WHEREAS THE PROVISIONS OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED DIRECTIVE PROVIDE THAT THE CONTENT OF THE ANNEXES MUST BE CONSTANTLY AMENDED DUE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE ;

WHEREAS IT IS APPARENT THAT TETRACYCLINE , CHLORTETRACYCLINE AND OXYTETRACYCLINE LISTED IN ANNEX I DO NOT CORRESPOND AT THE PRESENT TIME TO CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANIMAL NUTRITION ; WHEREAS IT IS NOW CONVENIENT TO PLACE THEM IN ANNEX II , UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS OF USE ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS DIRECTIVE ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE FOR FEEDINGSTUFFS ;

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :

ARTICLE 1

THE ANNEXES TO THE COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 23 NOVEMBER 1970 , ON ADDITIVES IN FEEDINGSTUFFS , SHALL BE AMENDED AS STIPULATED IN THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES .

ARTICLE 2

IN ANNEX I PART A " ANTIBIOTICS " , THE ADDITIVES NUMBERED EEC E 701 , E 702 AND E 703 AND ALL RELEVANT REFERENCES SHALL BE DELETED .

ARTICLE 3

ANNEX II SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . FOUR COLUMNS SHALL BE ADDED TO THE EXISTING TABLE ; THE COLUMNS SHALL BE HEADED AS FOLLOWS : ( SEE OJ NO L 253 OF 10 . 9 . 1973 ) .

2 . THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS SHALL BE ADDED TO PART A " ANTIBIOTICS " : ( SEE OJ )

ARTICLE 4

THE MEMBER STATES SHALL , NOT LATER THAN 1 JANUARY 1974 , BRING INTO FORCE THE LAWS , REGULATIONS OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH THIS DIRECTIVE . THEY SHALL FORTHWITH INFORM THE COMMISSION THEREOF .

ARTICLE 5

THIS DIRECTIVE IS ADDRESSED TO ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 27 JULY 1973 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

THE PRESIDENT

FRANCOIS-XAVIER ORTOLI