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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 198 , 22 . 7 . 1978 , P . 10 .

TWENTY-FOURTH COMMISSION DIRECTIVE

OF 28 JULY 1978

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

( 78/743/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-THIRD COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 78/613/EEC ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 6 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS DIRECTIVE 70/524/EEC 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 IT IS NECESSARY TO CHANGE THE CONDITIONS OF USE OF BACITRACIN-ZINC SHOWN IN ANNEX I ; WHEREAS CERTAIN USES OF THIS ADDITIVE WHICH HAVE BEEN WIDELY TESTED AT NATIONAL LEVEL SHOULD BE AUTHORIZED AT COMMUNITY LEVEL ;

WHEREAS IT CANNOT BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT THAT OLEANDOMYCIN MAY GIVE RISE , IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES , TO UNDESIRABLE SECONDARY EFFECTS ; WHEREAS IT SHOULD THEREFORE BE PROHIBITED FOR ANIMAL NUTRITION AFTER A CERTAIN PERIOD ;

WHEREAS THE AMMONIUM SALTS OF FORMIC ACID AND OF PROPIONIC ACID HAVE ANALOGOUS PRESERVATIVE EFFECTS TO THOSE OF THE OTHER SALTS OF THESE ACIDS ALREADY AUTHORIZED AT COMMUNITY LEVEL ; WHEREAS THEIR USE MAY THEREFORE BE AUTHORIZED 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

THE ANNEXES TO DIRECTIVE 70/524/EEC ARE HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . IN ANNEX I :

( A ) IN PART A ' ANTIBIOTICS ' :

( AA ) POSITION NO E 700 ' BACITRACIN ZINC ' IS AMENDED 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 700 // BACITRACIN ZINC // C66H103O16 // TURKEYS // FOUR WEEKS // 5 // 50 //

// // // // FIVE TO 26 WEEKS // 5 // 20 //

// // N17S ZN ( POLYPEPTIDE CONTAINING 12 TO 20 % ZINE ) // OTHER POULTRY , EXCLUDING DUCKS , GEESE , LAYING HENS , PIGEONS // FOUR WEEKS FIFTH WEEK TO 16 WEEKS // 5 5 // 50 20 //

// // // CALVES , LAMBS , KIDS // 16 WEEKS 17TH WEEK TO SIX MONTHS // 5 5 // 50 20 //

// // // // - // 5 // 80 // MILK FEEDS ONLY //

// // // PIGLETS // FOUR MONTHS // 5 // 50 //

// // // // - // 5 // 80 // MILK FEEDS ONLY //

// // // PIGS // OVER FOUR MONTHS TO SIX MONTHS // 5 // 20 //

// // // ANIMALS BRED FOR FUR // - // 5 // 20 //

( BB ) POSITION NO E 704 ' OLEANDOMYCIN ' IS WITHDRAWN .

2 . IN ANNEX II :

( A ) IN PART A ' ANTIBIOTICS ' :

( AA ) IN POSITION NO 15 ' BACITRACIN ZINC ' , THE EXISTING PROVISIONS ARE WITHDRAWN APART FROM THOSE PRESCRIBED FOR LAYING HENS ;

( BB ) POSITION NO 19 ' OLEANDOMYCIN ' 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 // PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION

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19 // OLEAN- DOMYCIN // C35H61O12N // TURKEYS // 26 WEEKS // 2 // 10 //

// // ( BASE ) ( MACROLIDE ) // OTHER POULTRY , EXCEPT DUCKS , GEESE , LAYING HENS , PIGEONS // 16 WEEKS // 2 // 10 // // 30 SEPTEMBER 1979 //

// // // PIGS // SIX MONTHS // 2 // 10 //

( CC ) THE FOLLOWING POSITION IS ADDED :

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

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24 // MOCIMYCIN // C43H60N2O12 // CHICKENS FOR - // // 1 // 5 //

// // ( MIXTURE OF CETO-ENOL- AND ISOMOCIMYCIN ) // PIGLETS PIGS // FOUR MONTHS OVER FOUR MONTHS TO SIX MONTHS // 1 1 // 10

5 // // 31 DECEMBER 1980 //

( B ) IN PART B ' COCCIDIOSTATS AND OTHER MEDICINAL SUBSTANCES ' THE FOLLOWING POSITION IS ADDED :

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

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24 // LASALOCIDE SODIUM // C34H35O8NA // CHICKENS FOR FATTENING // - // 75 // 125 // USE PROHIBITED FROM AT LEAST FIVE DAYS BEFORE SLAUGHTER // 31 DECEMBER 1980 //

( C ) IN PART D ' PRESERVATIVES ' THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS ARE ADDED :

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

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17 // AMMONIUM FORMATE //

// // ALL ANIMAL SPECIES // - // - // ALL FEEDINGSTUFFS // 31 DECEMBER //

18 // AMMONIUM PROPIONATE // // // // // 1979 //

ARTICLE 2

MEMBER STATES SHALL BRING INTO FORCE THE LAWS , REGULATIONS OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) NOT LATER THAN 31 DECEMBER 1978 . THEY SHALL IMMEDIATELY INFORM THE COMMISSION THEREOF .

ARTICLE 3

THIS DIRECTIVE IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 28 JULY 1978 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT

Amendments and corrections
July 10, 1985	Implicitly repealed by 31985L0429
January 1, 1981	Corrected by 31978L0743R(01)
August 1, 1978	Entry into force - Date notif.

Twenty-Fourth Commission Directive 78/743/EEC of 28 July 1978 amending the Annexes to Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs