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Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the… Article 7

Article 7

1. Where a Member State has grounds, based on new information or a reassessment of existing information made since the provisions in question were adopted, demonstrating that a maximum level fixed in Annex I or an undesirable substance not listed therein present a danger to animal or human health or to the environment, that Member State may provisionally reduce the existing maximum level, fix a maximum level or prohibit the presence of that undesirable substance in products intended for animal feed. It shall immediately inform the other Member States and the Commission thereof, stating the grounds for its decision. 2. An immediate decision shall be taken, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 12, as to whether Annexes I and II should be amended. So long as neither the Council nor the Commission has taken a decision, the Member State may maintain the measures it has implemented. The Member State must ensure that the decision taken is made public.

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