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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 39 , 14 . 2 . 1979 , P . 11 .

TWENTY-SEVENTH COMMISSION DIRECTIVE

OF 7 JUNE 1979

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

( 79/553/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-SIXTH COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 79/139/EEC ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 6 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS THE PROVISIONS OF DIRECTIVE 70/524/EEC LAY DOWN THAT THE ANNEXES MUST BE CONSTANTLY ADAPTED IN LINE WITH THE PROGRESS OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE ;

WHEREAS THE USE OF CERTAIN ANTIBIOTICS , EMULSIFIERS , STABILIZERS , THICKENERS AND GELLING AGENTS LISTED IN ANNEX II STILL NECESSITATES ADDITIONAL EXAMINATIONS ; WHEREAS , FOR THIS REASON , THE PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION OF THESE SUBSTANCES AT NATIONAL LEVEL MUST BE EXTENDED FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD ;

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 :

1 . IN PART A ' ANTIBIOTICS ' THE DATE ' 30 JUNE 1979 ' SHOWN IN THE ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' COLUMN IS REPLACED BY ' 31 DECEMBER 1979 ' FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS :

NO 16 FLAVOPHOSPHOLIPOL

NO 17 LINCOMYCIN

NO 20 SPIRAMYCIN ;

2 . IN PART C ' EMULSIFIERS , STABILIZERS , THICKENERS AND GELLING AGENTS ' THE DATE ' 18 JUNE 1979 ' SHOWN IN THE ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' COLUMN IS REPLACED BY ' 30 JUNE 1980 ' FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS :

NO 7 KARAYA GUM

NO 8 PARTIAL POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF POLYCONDENSED FATTY ACIDS OF CASTOR OIL

NO 9 SORBITAN MONOPALMITATE

NO 10 SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE

NO 11 SORBITAN TRISTEARATE

NO 12 POLYOXYETHYLENE ( 20 ) SORBITAN MONOLAURATE

NO 13 POLYOXYETHYLENE ( 20 ) SORBITAN MONOPALMITATE

NO 14 POLYOXYETHYLENE ( 20 ) SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE

NO 15 POLYOXYETHYLENE ( 20 ) SORBITAN TRISTEARATE

NO 16 POLYOXYETHYLENE ( 20 ) SORBITAN MONO-OLEATE

NO 17 POLYOXYETHYLENE ( 8 ) STEARATE

NO 18 POLYOXYETHYLENE ( 40 ) STEARATE

NO 19 GLYCERIC ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS OBTAINED FROM SOYA OIL OXIDIZED UNDER HEAT

NO 20 GHATTI GUM

NO 21 XANTHAN GUM

NO 22 EXTRACT OF QUILLAIA

NO 23 LACTYLATED FATTY ACID ESTERS OF GLYCEROL AND PROPYLENE GLYCOL

NO 24 SORBITAN MONOLAURATE

NO 25 SORBITAN MONO-OLEATE

NO 26 DIOCTYL SODIUM SULPHOSUCCINATE

NO 27 AMMONIUM PHOSPHATIDES ( SYNONYM : EMULSIFIER YN ).

ARTICLE 2

THIS DIRECTIVE IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 7 JUNE 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT