S.I. No. 15/1996 -- European Communities (Additives in Feedingstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations, 1996.

S.I. No. 15/1996 -- European Communities (Additives in Feedingstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations, 1996. 1996 15

S.I. No. 15/1996:

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (ADDITIVES IN FEEDINGSTUFFS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1996.

I, IVAN YATES, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) and for the purposes of giving effect to Commission Directive 95/11/EC of 4 May, 1995¹, Commission Directive 95/37/EC of 18 July 1995² and Commission Directive 95/55/EC of 31 October 1995³ and for the purpose of giving further effect to Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23 November, 1970⁴ as amended, hereby make the following Regulations:

¹ O.J. No. L 106, 11.5.1995, p.23.

² O.J. No. L 172,22.7.1995, p.21.

3 O.J. No. L 263, 4.11.1995, p.18.

4 O.J. No. L 270, 14.12.1970, p.1.

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Additives in Feedingstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations, 1996.

(2) The European Communities (Additives in Feedingstuffs) Regulations 1989 to 1995, and these Regulations may be cited together as the European Communities (Additives in Feedingstuffs) Regulations, 1989 to 1996.

2. In these Regulations "the Regulations of 1989" means the European Communities (Additives in Feedingstuffs) Regulations, 1989 ( S.I. No. 49 of 1989 ).

3. The Regulations of 1989 are hereby amended by the substitution:--

( a ) in Regulation 2 (1) for the definition of "Council Directive", of the definition set out in the First Schedule to these Regulations;

( b ) of the following Regulation for Regulation 28:

"28. Every person concerned shall comply with the provisions of Council Directive 87/153/EEC⁵ fixing guidelines for the assessment of additives in animal nutrition, as amended by Council Directives 94/40/EC⁶ and 95/11/EC⁷.";

⁵ O.J. No. L 64, 7.3.1987, p.19.

6 O.J. No. L 208, 11.8.1994, p.15.

7 O.J. No. L 106, 11.5.1995, p.23.

( c ) for the Second Schedule thereto, of the Schedule set out in the Second Schedule to these Regulations.

FIRST SCHEDULE

"Council Directive" means Council Directive No. 70/524/EEC of 23 November 1970¹, as amended by:--

¹ O.J No. L 270, 14.12.1970, p.1.

Council Directive No. 73/103/EEC of 28 April, 1973²,

² O.J No. L 124, 10.5.1973, p.17.

Council Directive No. 75/296/EEC of 28 April, 1975³,

³ O.J No. L 124, 15.5.1975, p.29.

Council Directive No. 84/587/EEC of 29 November, 1984⁴,

⁴ O.J No. L 319, 8.12.1984, p.13.

Commission Directive No. 9½48/EEC of 12 April, 1991⁵,

⁵ O.J No. L 124, 18.5.1991, p.1.

Commission Directive No. 9½49/EEC of 19 April, 1991⁶,

⁶ O.J No. L 124, 18.5.1991, p.43.

Commission Directive No. 91/336/EEC of 10 June, 1991⁷,

⁷ O.J No. L 185, 11.7.1991, p.31.

Commission Directive No. 91/508/EEC of 9 September, 1991⁸,

⁸ O.J No. L 271, 27.9.1991, p.67.

Commission Directive No. 91/620/EEC of 22 November, 1991⁹,

⁹ O.J No. L 334, 5.12.1991, p.62.

Commission Directive No. 92/64/EEC of 13 July, 1992¹⁰,

¹⁰ O.J No. L 221, 6.8.1992, p.51.

Commission Directive No. 92/99/EEC of 17 November, 1992¹¹,

¹¹ O.J No. L 350, 1.12.1992, p.83.

Commission Directive No. 92/113/EEC of 16 December, 1992¹²,

¹² O.J No. L 16,25.1.1993, p.2.

Commission Directive No. 93/27/EEC of 4 June, 1993¹³,

¹³ O.J No. L 179, 22.7.1993, p.5.

Commission Directive No. 93/55/EEC of 25 June, 1993¹⁴,

¹⁴ O.J No. L 206, 18.8.1993, p.11.

Commission Directive No. 93/107/EEC of 26 November, 1993¹⁵,

¹⁵ O.J No. L 299,4.12.1993, p.44.

Council Directive No. 93/114/EC of 14 December, 1993¹⁶,

¹⁶ O.J No. L 334, 31.12.1993, p.24.

Commission Directive No. 94/17/EC of 22 April, 1994¹⁷,

¹⁷ O.J No. L 105, 26.4.1994, p.19.

Commission Directive No. 94/40/EC of 22 July, 1994¹⁸,

¹⁸ O.J No. L 208, 11.8.1994, p.15.

Commission Directive No. 94/41/EC of 18 July, 1994¹⁹,

¹⁹ O.J No. L 209, 12.8.1994, p.18.

Commission Directive No. 94/50/EC of 31 October, 1994²⁰,

²⁰ O.J No. L 297, 18.11.1994, p.27.

Commission Directive No. 94/77/EC of 20 December, 1994²¹,

²¹ O.J No. L 350, 31.12.1994, p.113.

Commission Directive No. 95/11/EC of 4 May, 1995²²,

²² O.J No. L 106, 11.5.1995, p.23.

Commission Directive No. 95/37/EC of 18 July, 1995²³, and

²³ O.J No. L 172, 22.7.1995, p.21.

Commission Directive No. 95/55/EC of 31 October, 1995²⁴,

²⁴ O.J No. L 263, 4.11.1995, p.18.

SECOND SCHEDULE

"SECOND SCHEDULE

Additives authorised in feedingstuffs and conditions of use

No.	Additive	Chemical formula, description	Species or category of animal	Maximun age	Minimum content	Maximum content	Other provisions	Period of authorisation
mg/kg of complete feedingstuff
E. Emulsifiers, stabilisers, thickeners and gelling agents

F. Colouring matters include pigments
	1. Carotenoids and zanthophylls:

	2. Other colouring matter:
11	Astazanthin-rich Phaffia rhodozyma	Concentrated biomass of the yeast Phaffia rhodozyma (CBS 116.94), killed, containing at least 2.5g astazanthin per kilogram additive	Salmon	--	--	100	The maximum content is expressed as astaxanthin	30.11.1996
						Use only permitted from the age of 6 months onwards
							The mixture of the additive with canthaxanthin is allowed provided that the total concentration of astaxanthin and canthaxanthin does not exceed 100mg/kg in the complete feedingstuff
			Trout	--	--	100	The maximum content is expressed as astaxanthin	30.11.1996
							Use only permitted from the age of 6 months onwards
							The mixture of the additive with canthaxanthin is allowed provided that the total concentration of astaxanthin and canthaxanthin does not exceed 100mg/kg in the complete feedingstuff

No	Additive	Chemical formula, description	Species or category of animal	Maximum age	Minimum content	Maximum content	Other provisions	Period of authorisation
mg/kg of complete feedingstuff
G. Preservatives

I. Trace elements

J. Growth promoters

L. Binders, anti-caking agents and coagulants
1	Synthetic calcium aluminates	Mixture of calcium aluminates containing between 35% and 51% Al₂O₃ Maximum molybdenum content of 20 mg/kg	Dairy cows	--	--	8,000	All feedingstuffs	30.11.1996
			Cattle for fattening	--	--	8,000	All feedingstuffs	30.11.1996
			Calves	--	--	8,000	All feedingstuffs	30.11.1996
			Lambs	--	--	8,000	All feedingstuffs	30.11.1996
			Kids	--	--	8,000	All feedingstuffs	30.11.1996
2	Natrolite-phonolite	Natural mixture of aluminium silcates, alkalines and alkaline-earth and alminium hydrosilicates, natrolite (43% –46.5% and feldspar	All spices or categories of animals	--	--	25,000	All feedingstuffs	30.11.1996

No.	Additive	Chemical formula, description	Species or category of animal	Maximum age	Minimum content	Maximum content	Other provisions	Period of authorisation
mg/kg of complete feedingstuff
M. Acidity regulators


No.	Additive	Chemical formula, description	Species or category of animal	Maximum age	Minimum content	Maximum content	Other provisions	Period of authorisation
Units of activity per kg of complete feedingstuff
N. Enzymes
1	3-phytase (EC 3.1.3.8)	Preparation of 3-phytase produced by Aspergillus niger (CBS 114.94) having a minimum activity of 5,000 FTU/g for solid and liquid preparations	Pigs (All categories of animals)	--	--	--	--	30.11.1996
Chickens (All categories of animals)	--	--	--	--	30.11.1996

No.	Additive	Chemical formula, description	Species or category of animal	Maximum age	Minimum content	Maximum content	Other provisions	Period of authorisation
CFU (x 10₉) /kg of complete feedingstuff
O. Microorganisms
1	Bacillus cereus var. toyoi (CNCM I-1012/ NCIB 40 112)	Preparation of Bacillus cereus var toyoi containing a minimum of 10¹⁰ CFU/g additive	Piglets	2 months	1	1	--	30.11.1996
4 months	0.5	1	--	30.11.1996
			Pigs	6 months	0.2	1	--	30.11.1996
			Sows	--	1	2	--	30.11.1996
2	Bacillus licheniformis (DSM) 5749) / Bacillus subtilis (DSM 5750) [In a 1/1 ratio]	Mixture of Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus subtilis containing 3.2x109 CFU/g additive (1.6x109) CFU/g of each bacteria)	Piglets	4 months	1.28	3.2	--	30.11.1996

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 24th day of January, 1996.

IVAN YATES,

Minister for Agriculture, Food and

Forestry

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations amend the European Communities (Additives in Feedingstuffs) Regulations, 1989, so as to give effect to Commission Directive 95/11/EC, which amends Council Directive 87/153/EEC fixing guidelines for the assessment of additives in animal nutrition, and to Commission Directives 95/37/EC and 95/55/EC, which amend Annexes I and II to Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs in respect of the additives authorised in feedingstuffs and their conditions of use.

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