{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-721/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2018/721",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/721 of 16 May 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 to classify the substance porcine prolactin as regards its maximum residue limit (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-721",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/721\nof 16 May 2018\namending Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 to classify the substance porcine prolactin as regards its maximum residue limit\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 the Council, and in particular Article 14 in conjunction with Article 17 thereof,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Medicines Agency (‘EMA’) formulated by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nArticle 17 of Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 requires that the 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 is established in a Regulation.\n(2)\nTable 1 of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 sets out the pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding MRLs in foodstuffs of animal origin.\n(3)\nThe substance porcine prolactin is not included in that table.\n(4)\nAn application for the establishment of MRLs for porcine prolactin in porcine species has been submitted to EMA.\n(5)\nEMA, based on the opinion of the Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use, has recommended that the establishment of an MRL for porcine prolactin in porcine species is not necessary for the protection of human health.\n(6)\nAccording to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 470/2009, EMA is to consider using MRLs established for a pharmacologically active substance in a particular foodstuff for another foodstuff derived from the same species, or MRLs established for a pharmacologically active substance in one or more species for other species.\n(7)\nEMA has considered that the extrapolation of the ‘no MRL required’ classification for porcine prolactin from porcine species to other species is not appropriate at this time due to insufficient data.\n(8)\nRegulation (EU) No 37/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(9)\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",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 152, 16.6.2009, p. 11."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "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 (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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