Commission Regulation (EC) No 2796/95 of 4 December 1995 amending Annex II of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (Text with EEA relevance)
Modified by
Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 6 May 2009laying down Community procedures for the establishment of residue limits of pharmacologically active substances in foodstuffs of animal origin, repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 and amending Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council(Text with EEA relevance), 32009R0470, June 16, 2009
Corrected by
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2796/95 of 4 December 1995 amending Annex II of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, 31995R2796R(01), November 28, 2007
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2796/95of 4 December 1995amending Annex II of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin(Text with EEA relevance)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 of 26 June 1990 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal originOJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 1., as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1798/95OJ No L 174, 27. 7. 1995, p. 20., and in particular Articles 7 and 8 thereof,Whereas, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90, the maximum residue limits must be established progressively for all pharmacologically active substances which are used within the Community in veterinary medicinal products intended for administration to food-producing animals;Whereas maximum residue limits should be established only after the examination within the Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products of all the relevant information concerning the safety of residues of the substance concerned for the consumer of foodstuffs of animal origin and the impact of residues on the industrial processing of foodstuffs;Whereas, in establishing maximum residue limits for residues of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin, it is necessary to specify the animal species in which residues may be present, the levels which may be present in each of the relevant meat tissues obtained from the treated animal (target tissue) and the nature of the residue which is relevant for the monitoring of residues (marker residue);Whereas, for the control of residues, as provided for in appropriate Community legislation, maximum residue limits should usually be established for the target tissues of liver or kidney; whereas, however, the liver and kidney are frequently removed from carcasses moving in international trade, and maximum residue limits should therefore also always be established for muscle or fat tissues ;Whereas, in the case of veterinary medicinal products intended for use in laying birds, lactating animals or honey bees, maximum residue limits must also be established for eggs, milk or honey;Whereas, a number of pharmacologically active substances are generally recognized as safe; whereas these substances should be inserted into Annex II of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 ;Whereas, substances used in homeopathic veterinary medicinal products shall be inserted into Annex II of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 provided that their concentration does not exceed one part per 10000 ;Whereas a period of 60 days should be allowed before the entry into force of this Regulation in order to allow Member States to make any adjustment which may be necessary to the authorizations to place the veterinary medicinal products concerned on the market which have been granted in accordance with Council Directive 81/851/EECOJ No L 317, 6. 11. 1981, p. 1., as last amended by Directive 93/40/ EECOJ No L 214, 24. 8. 1993, p. 31. to take account of the provisions of this Regulation ;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Adaptation to Technical Progress of the Directives on the Removal of Technical Barriers to Trade in the Veterinary Medicinal Products Sector,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :