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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 310 , 6 . 12 . 1979 , P . 24 .

THIRTIETH COMMISSION DIRECTIVE

OF 9 JANUARY 1980

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

( 80/131/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-NINTH COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 79/1011/EEC ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 6 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS DIRECTIVE 70/524/EEC PROVIDES THAT THE ANNEXES MUST BE CONSTANTLY ADAPTED TO SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PROGRESS ;

WHEREAS IT IS DESIRABLE TO EXTEND THE PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION OF CITRANAXANTHINE USED FOR COLOURING EGG YOLKS IN LAYING-HEN FEEDS UNTIL A FINAL DECISION CAN BE TAKEN AS REGARDS THIS ADDITIVE ;

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 , PART E ' COLOURING MATTERS INCLUDING PIGMENTS ' , AT POINT 1 ' CITRANAXANTHINE ' , ' 31 DECEMBER 1979 ' IS REPLACED BY ' 30 JUNE 1980 ' .

ARTICLE 2

THIS DIRECTIVE SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JANUARY 1980 .

ARTICLE 3

THIS DIRECTIVE IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 9 JANUARY 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT