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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 148 , 16 . 6 . 1979 , P . 58 .

TWENTY-EIGHTH COMMISSION DIRECTIVE

OF 20 JULY 1979

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

( 79/697/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-SEVENTH COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 79/553/EEC ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 6 THEREOF ,

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

WHEREAS , ON THE BASIS OF STUDIES CARRIED OUT , IT APPEARS THAT CERTAIN ADDITIVES LISTED IN ANNEX II IN THE ' ANTIBIOTICS ' OR ' PRESERVATIVES ' GROUPS MAY BE AUTHORIZED UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY ;

WHEREAS GELATINE IS A FEEDINGSTUFF ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE DESIRABLE TO DELETE THIS PRODUCT FROM THE LIST OF ADDITIVES ;

WHEREAS THE USE OF CERTAIN PRESERVATIVES LISTED IN ANNEX II REQUIRES FURTHER EXAMINATION ; WHEREAS FOR THIS REASON THE PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION OF THESE SUBSTANCES MUST BE EXTENDED FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD ;

WHEREAS THE CONDITIONS OF USE OF CERTAIN ADDITIVES LISTED IN ANNEX I OR II MUST BE ADAPTED ;

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 AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . IN ANNEX I :

( A ) PART A ' ANTIBIOTICS ' :

( AA ) UNDER E 713 ' TYLOSIN ' , THE NUMBER ' 5 ' APPEARING IN THE COLUMN HEADED ' MINIMUM CONTENT ' FOR PIGLETS IS REPLACED BY THE NUMBER ' 10 ' ;

( BB ) THE FOLLOWING ITEM IS ADDED :

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// // // // // MINIMUM CONTENT // MAXIMUM CONTENT //

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' EEC NO // ADDITIVES // CHEMICAL FORMULA ; DESCRIPTION // SPECIES OF ANIMAL // MAXIMUM AGE // PPM OF COMPLETE FEEDINGSTUFF // OTHER PROVISIONS //

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E 714 // MONENSIN SODIUM // COMPLEX ESTER OF SODIUM BUTYRATE C36H61O11NA // CATTLE FOR FATTENING // // 10 // 40 // INDICATE IN THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE : - FOR SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDINGSTUFFS THE MAXIMUM DOSE IN THE DAILY RATION MUST NOT EXCEED : //

// // // // // // // - FOR 100 KG BODY WEIGHT : 140 MG //

// // // // // // // - ABOVE 100 KG : ADD 6 MG FOR EACH ADDITIONAL 10 KG BODY WEIGHT //

// // // // // // // - DANGER FOR EQUINE SPECIES ; KEEP OUT OF THEIR REACH ' //

( B ) PART E ' EMULSIFIERS , STABILIZERS , THICKENERS AND GELLING AGENTS ' , NO E 485 ' GELATINE ' IS DELETED .

( C ) PART G ' PRESERVATIVES ' , THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE ADDED :

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// // // // // MINIMUM CONTENT // MAXIMUM CONTENT //

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' EEC NO // ADDITIVES // CHEMICAL FORMULA ; DESCRIPTION // SPECIES OF ANIMAL // MAXIMUM AGE // PPM OF COMPLETE FEEDINGSTUFF // OTHER PROVISIONS //

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E 214 // ETHYL P-HYDROXY- BENZOATE //

E 215 // SODIUM ETHYL P-HYDROXY- //

// BENZOATE //

E 216 // PROPYL P-HYDROXY- //

// BENZOATE //

E 217 // SODIUM PROPYL //

// P-HYDROXYBENZOATE //

E 218 // METHYL P-HYDROXY- //

// BENZOATE //

E 219 // SODIUM METHYL //

// P-HYDROXYBENZOATE //

E 295 // AMMONIUM FORMATE //

E 284 // AMMONIUM PROPIONATE //

2 . IN ANNEX II :

( A ) PART A ' ANTIBIOTICS ' :

( AA ) UNDER 22 ' AVOPARCINE ' , THE NUMBER ' 5 ' APPEARING IN THE COLUMN HEADED ' MINIMUM CONTENT ' CONCERNING CHICKENS FOR FATTENING AND PIGLETS IS REPLACED BY THE NUMBERS ' 7.5 ' AND ' 10 ' RESPECTIVELY ;

( BB ) UNDER NO 24 ' MOCIMYCINE ' , THE NUMBER ' 1 ' APPEARING IN THE COLUMN HEADED ' MINIMUM CONTENT ' FOR PIGLETS IS REPLACED BY THE NUMBER ' 5 ' .

( B ) PART D ' PRESERVATIVES ' , THE WORDS ' PETS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CATS ' APPEARING IN THE COLUMN HEADED ' SPECIES OF ANIMAL ' ARE REPLACED BY THE WORD ' CATS ' . THE DATE ' 31 DECEMBER 1979 ' IN THE COLUMN HEADED ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' IS REPLACED BY ' 30 JUNE 1980 ' FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS :

NO 6 ETHYL P-HYDROXYBENZOATE ( E 214 ),

NO 7 SODIUM ETHYL P-HYDROXYBENZOATE ( E 215 ),

NO 8 PROPYL P-HYDROXYBENZOATE ( E 216 ),

NO 9 SODIUM PROPYL P-HYDROXYBENZOATE ( E 217 ),

NO 10 METHYL P-HYDROXYBENZOATE ( E 218 ),

NO 11 SODIUM METHYL P-HYDROXYBENZOATE ( E 219 ).

ARTICLE 2

THE MEMBER STATES SHALL , NOT LATER THAN 31 DECEMBER 1979 , BRING INTO FORCE THE LAWS , REGULATIONS OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ). THEY SHALL FORTHWITH INFORM THE COMMISSION THEREOF .

ARTICLE 3

THIS DIRECTIVE IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 20 JULY 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT

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