11. 5. 95 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 106/23 COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 95/11/EC of 4 May 1995 amending Council Directive 87/153/EEC fixing guidelines for the assessment of additives in animal nutrition (Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23 November 1970 concerning additives in feedingstuffs (*), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 9 (2) thereof, Whereas Council Directive 70/524/EEC' provides for guidelines for the assessment of additives in animal nutri- tion subsequently adopted by Council Directive 87/153/EEC of 16 February 1987 fixing guidelines for the assessment of additives in animal nutrition (%), as last amended by Commission Directive 94/40/EC (), and any amendment thereto in light of advances in scientific and technical knowledge ; Whereas in order to have guarantee on the conservation without any change of the microbial strains and conse- quently of continuity during the industrial use, it is neces- sary to deposit the reference material in a culture collec- tion recognized as an international depositary Authority in accordance with the Budapest Treaty; whereas this provision permits, moreover, the precise references of the used microbial strains; Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Feedingstuffs, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 The Annex to Directive 87/153/EEC is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive. () OJ No L 270, 14. 12. 1970, p. 1. () O] No L 64, 7. 3. 1987, p. 19. () OJ No L 208, 11. 8. 1994, p. 15. Am';le 2 | Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 31 December 1995 at the latest. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompa- nied by such reference at the time of their official publi- cation. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by the Member States. Article 3 ‘This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Article 4 This Directive is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 4 May 1995. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission