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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 171 , 4 . 7 . 1980 , P . 36 .

THIRTY-THIRD COMMISSION DIRECTIVE

OF 4 JULY 1980

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

( 80/678/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 COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 80/618/EEC ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 6 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS DIRECTIVE 70/524/EEC PROVIDES THAT THE CONTENTS OF THE ANNEXES SHOULD BE CONTINUALLY ADJUSTED IN LINE WITH SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE ;

WHEREAS MILK FEEDS CONTAINING ANTIBIOTICS SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN TO ANIMALS BEYOND A CERTAIN AGE ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO FIX THE MAXIMUM AGE AFTER WHICH THIS TYPE OF FEED MAY NO LONGER BE ADMINISTERED TO ANIMALS ;

WHEREAS CERTAIN CONDITIONS FOR THE USE OF SPIRAMYCIN HAVE BEEN WIDELY TESTED IN SEVERAL MEMBER STATES ; WHEREAS , ON THE BASIS OF EXPERIENCE GAINED AND STUDIES UNDERTAKEN , IT APPEARS THAT THESE NEW CONDITIONS OF USE CAN BE AUTHORIZED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY ;

WHEREAS IT APPEARS FROM THE STUDY OF CERTAIN EMULSIFIERS AND PRESERVATIVES AUTHORIZED HITHERTO AT NATIONAL LEVEL THAT THESE ADDITIVES SATISFY THE CONDITIONS FOR AUTHORIZATION IN THE COMMUNITY ;

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

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

1 . IN ANNEX I :

( A ) IN PART A ' ANTIBIOTICS ' :

( AA ) ITEM NO E 700 ' BACITRACINE ZINC ' IS SUPPLEMENTED AS FOLLOWS :

( AAA ) THE EXPRESSION ' SIX MONTHS ' IS INSERTED IN THE ' MAXIMUM AGE ' COLUMN WITH RESPECT TO MILK FEEDS INTENDED FOR CALVES , LAMBS AND KIDS ;

( AAB ) THE EXPRESSION ' THREE MONTHS ' IS INSERTED IN THE ' MAXIMUM AGE ' COLUMN WITH RESPECT TO MILK FEEDS INTENDED FOR PIGLETS ;

( BB ) THE TEXT OF ITEM NO E 710 ' SPIRAMYCIN ' IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS :

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EEC NO // ADDITIVES // CHEMICAL FORMULA , DESCRIPTION // SPECIES OF ANIMAL // MAXIMUM AGE // PPM OF COMPLETE FEEDINGSTUFFS // OTHER PROVISIONS //

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E 710 // SPIRAMYCIN ( BASE , MACROLIDE ) // I C45H78O15N2

II C47H80O16N2

III C48H82O16N2 // TURKEYS OTHER POULTRY , EXCLUDING DUCKS , GEESE , LAYING HENS AND PIGEONS // 26 WEEKS 16 WEEKS // 5 5 // 20 20 //

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

// // // // SIX MONTHS // 5 // 80 // MILK FEEDS ONLY //

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

// // // // THREE MONTHS // 5 // 80 // MILK FEEDS ONLY //

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

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

( CC ) IN ITEM NO E 711 ' VIRGINIAMYCIN ' , THE EXPRESSION ' SIX MONTHS ' IS INSERTED IN THE ' MAXIMUM AGE ' COLUMN WITH RESPECT TO MILK FEEDS FOR CALVES ;

( DD ) IN ITEM NO E 712 ' FLAVOPHOSPHOLIPOL ' :

( DDA ) THE EXPRESSION ' SIX MONTHS ' IS INSERTED IN THE ' MAXIMUM AGE ' COLUMN WITH RESPECT TO MILK FEEDS INTENDED FOR CALVES ;

( DDB ) THE EXPRESSION ' THREE MONTHS ' IS INSERTED IN THE ' MAXIMUM AGE ' COLUMN WITH RESPECT TO MILK FEEDS FOR PIGS ;

( B ) IN PART E ' EMULSIFIERS , STABILIZERS , THICKENERS AND GELLING AGENTS ' , THE FOLLOWING ITEM IS ADDED :

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EEC NO // ADDITIVES // CHEMICAL FORMULA , DESCRIPTION // SPECIES OF ANIMAL // MAXIMUM AGE // PPM OF COMPLETE FEEDINGSTUFFS // OTHER PROVISIONS //

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E 415 // XANTHAN GUM // // ALL ANIMAL SPECIES // // // // ALL FEEDS //

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

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EEC NO // ADDITIVES // CHEMICAL FORMULA , DESCRIPTION // SPECIES OF ANIMAL // MAXIMUM AGE // PPM OF COMPLETE FEEDINGSTUFFS // OTHER PROVISIONS //

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E 295 // FUMARIC ACID // // // // // // ALL FEEDING- //

E 296 // D , L MALIC ACID // // ALL ANIMAL SPECIES // // // // STUFFS //

2 . IN ANNEX II :

( A ) IN PART A ' ANTIBIOTICS ' , IN ITEM NO 21 ' VIRGINIAMYCIN ' , THE DATE ' 30 JUNE 1980 ' IN THE COLUMN HEADED ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' IS REPLACED BY ' 30 JUNE 1981 ' WITH RESPECT TO PIGLETS AND CALVES ;

( B ) IN PART C ' EMULSIFIERS , STABILIZERS , THICKENERS AND GELLING AGENTS ' :

( AA ) THE DATE ' 30 JUNE 1980 ' IN THE COLUMN HEADED ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' IS REPLACED BY ' 30 NOVEMBER 1980 ' FOR ITEM NO 21 ' XANTHAN GUM ' ;

( BB ) THE DATE ' 30 JUNE 1980 ' IN THE COLUMN HEADED ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' IS REPLACED BY ' 30 JUNE 1981 ' FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS :

NO 7 KARAYA GUM ,

NO 8 POLYGLYCEROL POLYRICINOLEATE ,

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 GHATTIGUM ,

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

THE MEMBER STATES SHALL BRING INTO FORCE THE LAWS , REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) WITH EFFECT FROM 30 NOVEMBER 1980 . THEY SHALL FORTHWITH INFORM THE COMMISSION THEREOF .

ARTICLE 3

THIS DIRECTIVE IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 4 JULY 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT