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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 40 , 10 . 2 . 1978 , P . 19 .

TWENTY-SECOND COMMISSION DIRECTIVE

OF 30 MAY 1978

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

( 78/522/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 TWENTY-FIRST COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 78/117/EEC ( 2 ), 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 , FOLLOWING WIDE EXPERIMENTATION , RONIDAZOLE AND IPRONIDAZOLE , BOTH HITHERTO ENTERED UNDER ANNEX II , CAN BE AUTHORIZED , UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS , FOR USE AT COMMUNITY LEVEL IN TURKEY FEEDINGSTUFFS ; WHEREAS FURTHERMORE IT IS NECESSARY TO ADJUST THE CONDITIONS OF USE SHOWN IN ANNEX I FOR DIMETRIDAZOLE ;

WHEREAS IT APPEARS THAT THE USE OF DIMETRIDAZOLE , AND RONIDAZOLE ALLOWED UNDER ANNEX II FOR CERTAIN SPECIES , REQUIRES FURTHER TESTING ; WHEREAS THE PERIOD DURING WHICH THE MEMBER STATES MAY AUTHORIZE THEIR USE FOR THESE SPECIES SHOULD THEREFORE BE EXTENDED ;

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 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 70/524/EEC ARE HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . IN ANNEX I , PART D ' COCCIDIOSTATS AND OTHER MEDICINAL SUBSTANCES ' ,

( A ) ITEM NO E 754 ' DIMETRIZADOLE ' IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS :

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

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E 754 // DIMETRI- DAZOLE // 1,2-DIMETHYL-5- NITROIMIDAZOLE // TURKEYS GUINEA FOWL // // 100 125 // 200 150 // USE PROHIBITED FROM LAYING AGE ONWARDS AND AT LEAST SIX DAYS BEFORE SLAUGHTER RESPECTIVELY //

( B ) THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE ADDED :

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

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E 759 // RONIDAZOLE // ( 1-METHYL-5-NITRO- IMIDAZOL-2-YL)- METHYL- CARBAMATE // TURKEYS // // 60 // 90 // USE PROHIBITED FROM LAYING AGE ONWARDS AND AT LEAST SIX DAYS BEFORE SLAUGHTER RESPECTIVELY //

E 760 // IPRONIDAZOLE // 1-METHYL-2-ISO- PROPYL-5-NITRO- IMIDAZOLE // TURKEYS // // 50 // 85 // USE PROHIBITED FROM LAYING AGE ONWARDS AND AT LEAST SIX DAYS BEFORE SLAUGHTER RESPECTIVELY //

2 . IN ANNEX II , PART B ' COCCIDIOSTATS AND OTHER MEDICINAL SUBSTANCES ' , THE DATE ' 30 JUNE 1978 ' SHOWN IN THE ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' COLUMN SHALL READ ' 31 DECEMBER 1978 ' FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS :

NO 2 DIMETRIDAZOLE ,

NO 12 RONIDAZOLE ( IN THE CASE OF PIGS ONLY ).

ARTICLE 2

MEMBER STATES SHALL BRING INTO FORCE THE LAWS , REGULATIONS OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JULY 1978 AND SHALL IMMEDIATELY INFORM THE COMMISSION THEREOF .

ARTICLE 3

THIS DIRECTIVE IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 30 MAY 1978 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT

Amendments and corrections
July 10, 1985	Implicitly repealed by 31985L0429
July 4, 1978	Corrected by 31978L0522R(01)
May 31, 1978	Entry into force - Date notif.

Twenty-second Commission Directive 78/522/EEC of 30 May 1978 amending the Annexes to Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs