Article 1
Chapter I of Annex B to Directive 70/524/EEC is amended as follows: the additive narasin, belonging to the group ‘Coccidiostats and other medical substances’, is deleted.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1464/2004 of 17 August 2004 concerning the authorisation for 10 years of the additive «Monteban» in feedingstuffs, belonging to the group of coccidiostats and other medicinal substances(Text with EEA relevance)
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Chapter I of Annex B to Directive 70/524/EEC is amended as follows: the additive narasin, belonging to the group ‘Coccidiostats and other medical substances’, is deleted.
The additive Monteban belonging to the group ‘Coccidiostats and other medical substances’, as set out in the Annex to the present Regulation, is authorised for use in animal nutrition under the conditions laid down in that Annex.
A period of six months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation is permitted to use up the existing stocks of narasin.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
ANNEX Registration number of additive Name and registration number of person responsible for putting additive into circulation Additive (Trade name) Composition, chemical formula, description Species or category of animal Maximum age Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions End of period of authorisation mg of active substance/kg of complete feedingstuff Coccidiostats and other medicinal substances ‘E 765 Eli Lilly and Company Ltd Narasin 100 g/kg (Monteban, Monteban G 100) Additive composition: Narasin: 100 g activity/kg Soyabean oil or mineral oil: 10-30 g/kg Vermiculite: 0-20 g/kg Soyabean mill run or rice hulls qs 1 kg Active substance: Narasin, C 43 H 72 O 11 CAS number: 55134-13-9 polyether monocarboxylic acid produced by Streptomyces aureofaciens (NRRL 8092), in granular form Narasin A activity: ≥ 90 % Chickens for fattening — 60 70 Use prohibited at least five days before slaughter. Indicate in the instructions for use: “Dangerous for equine species, turkeys and rabbits” “This feedingstuff contains an ionophore: simultaneous use with certain medicinal substances (e.g. tiamulin) can be contra-indicated” 21 August 2014’
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