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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 159 , 17 . 6 . 1978 , P . 43 .

TWENTY-THIRD COMMISSION DIRECTIVE

OF 23 JUNE 1978

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

( 78/613/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 TWENTY-SECOND COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 78/522/EEC ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 6 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS THE ABOVEMENTIONED DIRECTIVE STIPULATES THAT THE CONTENT OF THE ANNEXES IS TO BE CONSTANTLY ADAPTED TO KEEP PACE WITH SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE ;

WHEREAS IT APPEARS THAT THE USE OF SULPHAQUINOXALINE ALLOWED UNDER ANNEX II STILL REQUIRES FURTHER TESTING ; WHEREAS THE PERIOD DURING WHICH THE MEMBER STATES MAY AUTHORIZE ITS USE SHOULD THEREFORE BE EXTENDED SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ;

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 DIRECTIVE 70/524/EEC , UNDER PART B ' COCCIDIOSTATS AND OTHER MEDICINAL SUBSTANCES ' , ITEM NO 8 ' SULPHAQUINOXALINE ' IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS :

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

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8 // SULPHAQUINOXALINE // 2-P- AMINOBENZENE SULPHONAMIDO QUINOXALINE // RABBITS // - // 125 // 250 // USE PROHIBITED AT LEAST SEVEN DAYS BEFORE SLAUGHTER // 31 DECEMBER 1978 //

ARTICLE 2

THIS DIRECTIVE IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 23 JUNE 1978 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT