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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 336 , 13 . 12 . 1980 , P . 42 .

THIRTY-SIXTH COMMISSION DIRECTIVE

OF 28 NOVEMBER 1980

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

( 80/1156/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 THE THIRTY-FIFTH COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 80/1139/EEC ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 6 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS DIRECTIVE 70/524/EEC PROVIDES FOR THE CONTENT OF ITS ANNEXES TO BE REGULARLY AMENDED TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF DEVELOPMENTS IN SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE ;

WHEREAS THE USE OF CERTAIN ANTIBIOTICS AND EMULSIFIERS HITHERTO AUTHORIZED AT NATIONAL LEVEL HAS BEEN WIDELY TESTED ; WHEREAS THE EXPERIENCE GAINED AND THE STUDIES CARRIED OUT INDICATE THAT THE USE OF THESE ADDITIVES MAY NOW BE AUTHORIZED UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY ;

WHEREAS THE INVESTIGATION OF VARIOUS ADDITIVES CURRENTLY LISTED IN ANNEX II AND THEREFORE AUTHORIZABLE AT NATIONAL LEVEL HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED WHEREAS , THEREFORE , THE PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION OF THESE SUBSTANCES SHOULD BE EXTENDED FOR A GIVEN LENGTH OF TIME ;

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 ) AGAINST ITEM E 711 ' VIRGINIAMYCIN ' , THE PARTICULARS RELATING TO SWINE SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING : // //

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

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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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// // // PIGLETS // 4 MONTHS // 5 // 50 //

// // // PIGS // FROM 4 MONTHS TO 6 MONTHS // 5 // 20 ' //

( B ) IN PART E ' EMULSIFIERS , STABILIZERS , THICKENERS AND GELLING AGENTS ' THE FOLLOWING ITEMS SHALL BE 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 FEEDINGSTUFFS // OTHER PROVISIONS //

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E 491 // SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE //

E 492 // SORBITAN TRISTEARATE // ALL SPECIES // // // // ALL FEEDING- //

E 493 // SORBITAN MONOLAURATE // OF ANIMAL // // // // STUFFS ' //

E 494 // SORBITAN MONO-OLEATE //

E 495 // SORBITAN MONOPALMITATE //

( C ) IN PART J ' GROWTH PROMOTERS ' , THE NUMBER ' E 800 ' APPEARING AGAINST ' NITROVIN ' IN THE COLUMN HEADED ' EEC NO ' SHALL BE REPLACED BY ' E 850 ' ;

2 . IN ANNEX II ,

( A ) IN PART A ' ANTIBIOTICS ' THE DATE ' 31 DECEMBER 1980 ' IN THE COLUMN HEADED ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' SHALL BE REPLACED BY ' 30 NOVEMBER 1981 ' IN RESPECT OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS :

NO 24 MOCIMYCIN ,

NO 25 NOSIHEPTIDE ;

( B ) IN PART B ' COCCIDIOSTATS ' THE DATE ' 31 DECEMBER 1980 ' IN THE COLUMN HEADED ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE DATE ' 30 NOVEMBER 1981 ' IN RESPECT OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS :

NO 6 NICARBAZIN ,

NO 16 METICLORPINDOL + METHYLBENZOQUATE ( MIXTURE OF 100 PARTS OF ( A ) AND 8.35 PARTS OF ( B )),

NO 19 3,5-DINITROSALICYLIC ACID ( 5-NITROFURFURYLIDENE ) HYDRAZIDE ,

NO 20 AMPROLIUM + SULPHAQUINOXALINE + ETHOPABATE ( MIXTURE OF 18 PARTS OF ( A ), 10.8 PARTS OF ( B ) AND 0.9 PART OF ( C )),

NO 21 AMPROLIUM + SULPHAQUINOXALINE + ETHOPABATE + PYRIMETHAMINE ( MIXTURE OF 20 PARTS OF ( A ), 12 PARTS OF ( B ), 1 PART OF ( C ) AND 1 PART OF ( D )),

NO 22 HALOFUGINONE ,

NO 24 LASALOCIDE SODIUM ;

( C ) IN PART C ' EMULSIFIERS , STABILIZERS , THICKENERS AND GELLING AGENTS ' THE DATE ' 31 DECEMBER 1980 ' IN THE COLUMN HEADED ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' SHALL BE REPLACED BY ' 30 NOVEMBER 1981 ' IN RESPECT OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS :

NO 4 1,2 PROPANEDIOL ,

NO 5 1,3-BUTANEDIOL ;

( D ) IN PART D ' PRESERVATIVES ' THE DATE ' 31 DECEMBER 1980 ' IN THE COLUMN HEADED ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' SHALL BE REPLACED BY ' 30 NOVEMBER 1981 ' IN RESPECT OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS :

NO 3 HYDROCHLORIC ACID ,

NO 4 SULPHURIC ACID ,

NO 5 FORMALDEHYDE ,

NO 16 SODIUM NITRITE ( E 250 );

( E ) IN PART DA ' TRACE ELEMENTS ' THE DATE ' 31 DECEMBER 1980 ' IN THE COLUMN HEADED ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' SHALL BE REPLACED BY ' 30 NOVEMBER 1981 ' IN RESPECT OF ITEM NO 3 ' COPPER ' ;

( F ) IN PART DB ' NON-PROTEIN NITROGEN COMPOUNDS ' THE DATE ' 31 DECEMBER 1980 ' IN THE COLUMN HEADED ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' SHALL BE REPLACED BY ' 30 NOVEMBER 1981 ' IN RESPECT OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS :

NO 1 CYANURIC ACID ,

NO 2 TRIURET ;

( G ) IN PART F ' GROWTH PROMOTERS ' :

( AA ) THE DATE ' 31 DECEMBER 1980 IN THE COLUMN HEADED ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' SHALL BE REPLACED BY ' 30 JUNE 1981 ' IN RESPECT OF ITEM NO 2 ' CARBADOX ' ;

( BB ) THE DATE ' 31 DECEMBER 1980 ' IN THE COLUMN HEADED ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' SHALL BE REPLACED BY ' 30 NOVEMBER 1981 ' IN RESPECT OF ITEM NO 3 ' OLAQUINDOX ' ;

( H ) IN PART G ' BINDERS , ANTI-CAKING AGENTS AND COAGULANTS ' THE DATE ' 31 DECEMBER 1980 ' IN THE COLUMN HEADED ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' SHALL BE REPLACED BY ' 30 NOVEMBER 1981 ' IN RESPECT OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS :

NO 1 SILICA ,

NO 2 SILICATES , FREE OF ASBESTOS , WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CALCIUM SILICATES .

ARTICLE 2

THE MEMBER STATES SHALL BRING INTO FORCE THE LAWS , REGULATIONS OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) NOT LATER THAN 1 JULY 1981 . THEY SHALL FORTHWITH INFORM THE COMMISSION THEREOF .

ARTICLE 3

THIS DIRECTIVE IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 28 NOVEMBER 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT