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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1916/98 of 9 September 1998 amending Annexes I and II to 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)

EU Regulation No 1916/1998 · Adopted 9 September 1998 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1916/98

of 9 September 1998

amending Annexes I and II to 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 originf1, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1570/98f2, and in particular Articles 6 and 8 thereof,

Whereas, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90, 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 carcases 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 toltrazuril and amitraz should be inserted into Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;

Whereas clazuril, aluminium distearate, aluminium hydroxide acetate, aluminium phosphate, aluminium tristearate, ammonium chloride, cobalt carbonate, cobalt dichloride, cobalt gluconate, cobalt oxide, cobalt sulphate, cobalt trioxide, iron sulphate, terebinthinae laricina, coco alkyl dimethyl betaines, diprophylline, hexetidine, polyethylene glycol 15 hydroxystearate, polyethylene glycol 7 glyceryl cocoate, polyethylene glycol stearates with 8-40 oxyethylene units, prethcamide (crotethamide, cropropamide), terpin hydrate, balsamum peruvianum, oxidation products of terebinthinae oleum, ricini oleum and terebinthinae aetheroleum rectificatum and iron dichloride should be inserted into Annex II to

Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90;

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 authorisations to place the veterinary medicinal products concerned on the market which have been granted in accordance with Council Directive 81/851/EECf3, as last amended by Directive 93/40/EECf4, 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 Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

OJ L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 1.

f2

OJ L 205, 22. 7. 1998, p. 10.

f3

OJ L 317, 6. 11. 1981, p. 1.

f4

OJ L 214, 24. 8. 1993, p. 31.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Annex Annex

1

Annexes I and II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.

2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 60th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Signature

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 9 September 1998.

For the Commission

Martin Bangemann

Member of the Commission

  1. A..

    Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is amended as follows:

    1. 2..

      Anti-parasitic agents

      1. 2.2.

        Agents acting against ectoparasites

        1. 2.2.2.

          Formamidines

          Pharmacologically active substance(s)Marker residueAnimal speciesMRLsTarget tissuesOther provisions
          ‘AmitrazSum of amitraz and all metabolites containing the 2,4-DMA moeity, expressed as amitrazBovine200 μg/kgFat
          200 μg/kgLiver
          200 μg/kgKidney
          10 μg/kgMilk
          Ovine400 μg/kgFat
          100 μg/kgLiver
          200 μg/kgKidney
          10 μg/kgMilk’
      2. 2.4.

        Agents acting against protozoa

        1. 2.4.1.

          Triazinetrione derivative

          Pharmacologically active substance(s)Marker residueAnimal speciesMRLsTarget tissuesOther provisions
          ‘ToltrazurilToltrazuril sulfoneChicken100 μg/kgMuscleNot for use in animals from which eggs are produced for human consumption’
          200 μg/kgSkin + fat
          600 μg/kgLiver
          400 μg/kgKidney
          Turkey100 μg/kgMuscle
          200 μg/kgSkin + fat
          600 μ/kgLiver
          400 μg/kgKidney
  2. B..

    Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 is amended as follows:

    1. 1..

      Inorganic chemicals

      Pharmacologically active substance(s)Animal speciesOther provisions
      ‘Aluminium distearateAll food producing species
      Aluminium hydroxide acetateAll food producing species
      Aluminium phosphateAll food producing species
      Aluminium tristearateAll food producing species
      Aluminium chlorideAll food producing species
      Cobalt carbonateAll food producing species
      Cobalt dichlorideAll food producing species
      Cobalt gluconateAll food producing species
      Cobalt oxideAll food producing species
      Cobalt sulphateAll food producing species
      Cobalt trioxideAll food producing species
      Iron dichlorideAH food producing species
      Iron sulphateAll food producing species’
    2. 2..

      Organic compounds

      Pharmacologically active substance(s)Animal speciesOther provisions
      ‘ClazurilPigeon
      Coco alkyl dimethyl betainesAll food producing speciesFor use as excipient
      DiprophyllineAll food producing species
      HexetidineEquidaeFor topical use only
      Polyethylene glycol 15 hydroxystearateAll food producing speciesFor use as excipient
      Polyethylene glycol 7 glyceryl cocoateAll food producing speciesFor topical use only
      Polyethylene glycol stearates with 8-40 oxyethylene unitsAll food producing speciesFor use as excipient’
      Prethcamide (crotethamide and cropropamide)All mammalian food producing species
      Terpin hydrateBovine, porcine, ovine, caprine
    3. 6..

      Substances of vegetable origin

      Pharmacologically active substance(s)Animal speciesOther provisions
      ‘Balsamum peruvianum All food producing speciesFor topical use only
      Oxidation products of terebinthinae oleum Bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine
      Ricini oleum All food producing speciesFor use as excipient
      Terebinthinae aetheroleum rectificatum All food producing speciesFor topical use only
      Terebinthinae laricina All food producing speciesFor topical use only’