Eighteenth Commission Directive 77/471/EEC of 11 July 1977 amending the Annexes to Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs
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Eighteenth Commission Directive 77/471/EEC of 11 July 1977 amending the Annexes to Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs Official Journal L 180 , 20/07/1977 P. 0027 - 0028 Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 18 P. 0217
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( 1 ) OJ NO L 270 , 14 . 12 . 1970 , P . 1 .
( 2 ) OJ NO L 60 , 5 . 3 . 1977 , P . 15 .
EIGHTEENTH COMMISSION DIRECTIVE
OF 11 JULY 1977
AMENDING THE ANNEXES TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 70/524/EEC CONCERNING ADDITIVES IN FEEDINGSTUFFS
( 77/471/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 SEVENTEENTH COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 77/179/EEC ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 6 THEREOF ,
WHEREAS THIS DIRECTIVE PROVIDES FOR THE CONTENTS OF THE ANNEXES TO BE REGULARLY AMENDED TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF DEVELOPMENTS IN SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE ;
WHEREAS THE MANUFACTURING AIDS GELATINE , DEXTRANS , LIGNOSULPHONATES , SILICIC ACID , CALCIUM SILICATES , SODIUM , POTASSIUM AND CALCIUM STEARATES , INCLUDED IN ANNEX II , ARE WIDELY USED IN THE MEMBER STATES AND ARE FREE FROM HARMFUL EFFECTS FOR ANIMAL AND HUMAN HEALTH ; WHEREAS THEY SHOULD THEREFORE BE AUTHORIZED AT COMMUNITY LEVEL AND IN THIS RESPECT BE CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THEIR SPECIFIC EFFECTS ;
WHEREAS THE PRESERVATIVE CITRIC ACID , INCLUDED IN ANNEX I , IS ALSO USED AS A COAGULANT AGENT FOR THE PREPARATION OF FEEDINGSTUFFS ;
WHEREAS THE USE OF THE ANTIBIOTICS ZINC BACITRACIN AND FLAVOPHOSPHOLIPOL FOR LAYING HENS , INCLUDED IN ANNEX II , REQUIRES FURTHER EXAMINATION ; WHEREAS THEIR PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION SHOULD THEREFORE BE EXTENDED ;
WHEREAS THE SAME IS TRUE OF THE USE OF THE MANUFACTURING AIDS SILICA AND SILICATES , WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CALCIUM SILICATES ; WHEREAS , MOREOVER , IT SHOULD BE SPECIFIED WITH REGARD TO THEIR CLASSIFICATION THAT THEY BELONG TO THE GROUP OF BINDERS , ANTI-CAKING AGENTS AND COAGULANTS ;
WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS DIRECTIVE ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE FOR FEEDINGSTUFFS ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
Article1¶
THE ANNEXES TO THE COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 23 NOVEMBER 1970 CONCERNING ADDITIVES IN FEEDINGSTUFFS ARE HEREBY AMENDED AS SET OUT IN THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES :
Article2¶
ANNEX I IS AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :
1 . IN PART 3 ' EMULSIFIERS , STABILIZERS , THICKENERS AND GELLING AGENTS ' , ADD :
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EEC NO // ADDITIVES // CHEMICAL FORMULA , DESCRIPTION // SPECIES OF ANIMAL // MAXIMUM AGE // MINIMUM CONTENT // MAXIMUM CONTENT // OTHER PROVISIONS //
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// PPM OF COMPLETE FEEDINGSTUFFS //
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E 485 // GELATINE //
E 486 // DEXTRANS //
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2 . ADD THE FOLLOWING TEXT :
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EEC NO // ADDITIVES // CHEMICAL FORMULA , DESCRIPTION // SPECIES OF ANIMAL // MAXIMUM AGE // MINIMUM CONTENT // MAXIMUM CONTENT // OTHER PROVISIONS //
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// PPM OF COMPLETE FEEDINGSTUFFS //
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E 550 // LIGNOSULPHONATES //
E 551 // SILICIC ACID , PRECIPITATED AND DRIED //
E 552 // CALCIUM SILICATES , FREE OF ASBESTOS //
EX E 470 // SODIUM , POTASSIUM AND CALCIUM STEARATES //
E 330 // CITRIC ACID //
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Article3¶
ANNEX II IS AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :
1 . IN PART A ' ANTIBIOTICS ' FOR ' 30 JUNE 1977 ' IN THE COLUMN HEADED ' PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION ' READ ' 31 DECEMBER 1977 ' FOR THE ITEMS NO 15 ' ZINC BACITRACIN ' AND NO 16 ' FLAVOPHOSPHOLIPOL ' WITH REGARD TO LAYING HENS .
2 . DELETE PART G ' MANUFACTURING AIDS ' AND INSERT THE FOLLOWING :
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EEC NO // ADDITIVES // CHEMICAL FORMULA DESCRIPTION // SPECIES OF ANIMAL // MAXIMUM AGE // MINIMUM CONTENT // MAXIMUM CONTENT // OTHER PROVISIONS // PERIOD OF AUTHORIZATION //
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// PPM OF COMPLETE FEEDINGSTUFFS //
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1 . // SILICA //
2 . // SILICATES , FREE OF ASBESTOS , WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CALCIUM SILICATES //
Article4¶
THE MEMBER STATES SHALL , NOT LATER THAN 1 DECEMBER 1977 , BRING INTO FORCE THE LAWS , REGULATIONS OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH THIS DIRECTIVE . THEY SHALL FORTHWITH INFORM THE COMMISSION THEREOF .
Article5¶
THIS DIRECTIVE IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .
DONE AT BRUSSELS , 11 JULY 1977 .
FOR THE COMMISSION
FINN GUNDELACH
VICE-PRESIDENT
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ALL SPECIES
OF ANIMALS
ALL
FEEDINGSTUFFS
L . BINDERS , ANTI-CAKING AGENTS AND COAGULANTS
ALL SPECIES
OF ANIMALS
ALL
FEEDINGSTUFFS
COMPLIANCE WITH
PROVISIONS OF
Article10¶
G . BINDERS , ANTI-CAKING AGENTS AND COAGULANTS
ALL SPECIES
OF ANIMALS
ALL
FEEDINGSTUFFS
31 DECEMBER 1978
31 DECEMBER
1978