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THIRTY-SEVENTH COMMISSION DIRECTIVE

OF 9 APRIL 1981

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

( 81/332/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 ACT OF ACCESSION OF GREECE ,

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 CANTHAXANTHIN , THE USE OF WHICH IS PERMITTED AS A COLOURING AGENT IN POULTRY FEEDINGSTUFFS , MAY ALSO BE PERMITTED IN FEEDS FOR CERTAIN OTHER DOMESTIC ANIMALS ;

WHEREAS THE USE OF ARPRINOCIDE AS A COCCIDIOSTAT HAS BEEN TESTED SUCCESSFULLY IN SOME MEMBER STATES ; WHEREAS IT SHOULD BE PERMITTED AT NATIONAL LEVEL AT LEAST , PROVISIONALLY AND ON CERTAIN CONDITIONS , UNTIL SUCH TIME AS IT IS PERMITTED AT COMMUNITY LEVEL ;

WHEREAS THE INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN EMULSIFIERS CURRENTLY LISTED IN ANNEX II TO DIRECTIVE 70/524/EEC AND THEREFORE AUTHORIZABLE AT NATIONAL LEVEL HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , THE PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION OF THESE SUBSTANCES SHOULD BE EXTENDED ;

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 , PART F , " COLOURING MATTERS INCLUDING PIGMENTS " , THE TEXT OF POINT 1 , " CAROTENOIDS AND XANTHOPHYLLS " , SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

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

*****MINIMUM CONTENT*MAXIMUM CONTENT**

*1 . CAROTENOIDS AND XANTHOPHYLLS : *** - * - **SATISFACTION OF THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN RESPECT OF THE COLOURING OF FOODSTUFFS BY COMMUNITY RULES*

E 160C*CAPSANTHIN*C40H58O3*POULTRY***80 ( TOTAL ) **

E 160E*BETA-APO-8'-CAROTENAL*C30H40O*POULTRY***80 ( TOTAL ) **

E 160F*ETHYL ESTER OF BETA-APO-8'-CAROTENOIC ACID*C32H44O2*POULTRY***80 ( TOTAL ) **

E 161B*LUTEIN*C40H56O2*POULTRY***80 ( TOTAL ) **

E 161C*CRYPTOXANTHIN*C40H56O*POULTRY***80 ( TOTAL ) **

E 161E*VIOLAXANTHIN*C40H56O4*POULTRY***80 ( TOTAL ) **

E 161H*ZEAXANTHIN*C40H56O2*POULTRY***80 ( TOTAL ) **

E 161I*CITRANAXANTHIN*C33H44O*LAYING HENS*****

E 161G*CANTHAXANTHIN*C40H52O2* ( A ) POULTRY*****

*** ( B ) CATS AND DOGS*****

2 . IN ANNEX II :

( A ) IN PART B , " COCCIDIOSTATS AND OTHER MEDICINAL SUBSTANCES " , THE FOLLOWING ITEM SHALL BE ADDED :

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

*****MINIMUM CONTENT*MAXIMUM CONTENT***

25*ARPRINOCID*9-(2-CHLORO-6-FLUOROPHENYL-METHYL)-9H - PURINE-6-AMINE*CHICKENS FOR FATTENING* - *50*60*USE PROHIBITED AT LEAST FIVE DAYS BEFORE SLAUGHTER*31 DECEMBER 1983*

( B ) IN PART C " EMULSIFIERS , STABILIZERS , THICKENERS AND GELLING AGENTS " , THE DATE " 30 JUNE 1981 " SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE DATE " 31 DECEMBER 1984 " FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS :

NO 7 . KARAYA GUM ,

NO 8 . POLYGLYCEROL POLYRICINOLEATE ,

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 26 . DIOCTYL SODIUM SULPHOSUCCINATE .

ARTICLE 2

THE MEMBER STATES SHALL , NOT LATER THAN 30 JUNE 1981 , BRING INTO FORCE THE LAWS , REGULATIONS OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) , AND SHALL IMMEDIATELY INFORM THE COMMISSION THEREOF .

ARTICLE 3

THIS DIRECTIVE IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 9 APRIL 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

POUL DALSAGER

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION

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