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

TWENTY-FIRST COMMISSION DIRECTIVE

OF 23 DECEMBER 1977

AMENDING THE ANNEXES TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 70/524/EEC CONCERNING ADDITIVES IN FEEDINGSTUFFS

( 78/117/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 THE TWENTIETH COMMISSION DIRECTIVE , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 6 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS THE ABOVEMENTIONED DIRECTIVE PROVIDES FOR THE CONTENT OF THE ANNEXES TO BE SUBJECT TO CONSTANT REVISION IN THE LIGHT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE ;

WHEREAS FOR SOME COCCIDIOSTATS PERMITTED AT NATIONAL LEVEL , FURTHER EXAMINATION IS REQUIRED BEFORE A DECISION CAN BE MADE TO PERMIT OR CANCEL THEIR USE AT COMMUNITY LEVEL ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE DESIRABLE TO EXTEND , UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS , THEIR PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION AT NATIONAL LEVEL ;

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

IN ANNEX II TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 70/524/EEC , UNDER PART B ' COCCIDIOSTATS AND OTHER MEDICINAL SUBSTANCES ' ITEM NOS 2 , 8 AND 12 ARE HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

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NO // ADDITIVES // CHEMICAL NAME , DESCRIPTION // ANIMAL SPECIES // MAXIMUM AGE // PPM OF COMPLETE FEEDINGSTUFF // OTHER PROVISIONS // PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION //

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2 // DIMETRI- DAZOLE // 1,2-DIMETHYL-5- NITROIMIDAZOLE // SWINE // 4 MONTHS // 100 // 200 // USE PROHIBITED AT LEAST FOUR WEEKS BEFORE SLAUGHTER //

8 // SULPHAQUIN- OXALINE // 2-P-AMINO- BEZENESULPHON- AMIDOQUIN- OXALINE // POULTRY , EXCLUDING DUCKS , GEESE , LAYING HENS // - // // 125 // USE PROHIBITED AT LEAST SEVEN DAYS BEFORE SLAUGHTER //

// // // RABBITS // - // // 250 // // 30 JUNE 1978 //

12 // RONIDAZOLE // ( 1-METHYL-5-NITRO- IMIDAZOL-2-YL)- METHYL- CARBAMATE // TURKEYS // - // 60 // 90 // USE PROHIBITED AT LEAST SIX DAYS BEFORE SLAUGHTER //

// // // PIGS // 4 MONTHS // 60 // 60 // USE PROHIBITED AT LEAST FOUR WEEKS BEFORE SLAUGHTER //

ARTICLE 2

THIS DIRECTIVE IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 23 DECEMBER 1977 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT