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Council
Directive 70/524/EEC
 foresaw the
possibility to withdraw the authorisation of an
additive, because one or more of the conditions
for the authorisation of the additive no longer
exist, because of new scientific evidence or
following the use of safeguard measures. The
authorisation of an additive can also be
withdrawn for administrative reasons. Over the
past years, several feed additives have been
prohibited and their authorisations
withdrawn.
Withdrawn authorisations of feed
additives since 1997:
(N.B. access to all languages via html
format):
European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003
foresees the possibility of suspension and
of revocation of the authorisation of an
additive, because one or more of the conditions
for the authorisation of the additive no longer
exist, because of new scientific evidence or
following the use of safeguard measures (cf. Articles
53 and 54 of
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002).
The authorisation of an additive can
also be withdrawn for administrative reasons in
the frame of the notification and re-evaluation
exercices (see also: page
Basic
legislation).
Antibiotics, other than coccidiostats
and histomonostats, may be marketed and used as
feed additives only until 31 December 2005.
Question
and Answers on antibiotics in feed, 25
March 2002.
Public Health Section
:
Antimicrobial
resistance.
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