{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-86/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2012/86",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 86/2012 of 1 February 2012 amending the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 on pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin, as regards the substance lasalocid (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-86",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 86/2012\nof 1 February 2012\namending the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 on pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin, as regards the substance lasalocid\n(Text with EEA relevance)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 laying 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, and in particular Article 14 in conjunction with Article 17 thereof,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Medicines Agency formulated by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe maximum residue limit ('MRL') for pharmacologically active substances intended for use in the Union in veterinary medicinal products for food-producing animals or in biocidal products used in animal husbandry should be established in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 470/2009.\n(2)\nPharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin are set out in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 of 22 December 2009 on pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin.\n(3)\nLasalocid is currently included in Table 1 of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 as an allowed substance for poultry species, applicable to muscle, skin and fat, liver, kidney and eggs.\n(4)\nAn application for the extension of the existing entry to include bovine species has been submitted to the European Medicines Agency.\n(5)\nThe Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use has recommended the extension of that entry to cover bovine species, applicable to muscle, fat, liver and kidney, excluding animals producing milk for human consumption.\n(6)\nThe entry for lasalocid in Table 1 of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 should therefore be amended to include bovine species.\n(7)\nIt is appropriate to provide for a reasonable period of time for the stakeholders concerned to take measures that may be required to comply with the newly set MRL.\n(8)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 152, 16.6.2009, p. 11."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 15, 20.1.2010, p. 1."
    }
  ],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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