26. 4. 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 105/19 COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 94/17/EC of 22 April 1994 amending Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs (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 Directive 93/114/EC (3, and in parti- cular Article 7 thereof, Whereas Directive 70/524/EEC provides for regulart amendment of the content of its Annexes to take account of advances in scientific and technical knowledge; whereas the Annexes were consolidated by Commission Directive 91/248/EEC (%) ; Whereas the use of certain additives belonging to the groups of emulsifiers, stabilizers, thickeners and gelling agents, colouring matters including pigments and acidity regulators has been widely tested in various Member States ; whereas, on the basis of experience gained, it appears that these new uses can be authorized throughout the Community ; Whereas new uses for additives belonging to the groups of colouring matters including pigments, binders, anti- caking agents and coagulants, enzymes and micro- organisms have been successfully tested in certain Member States ; whereas the new uses should be autho- rized provisionally at national level in anticipation of their approval at Community level ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Feedingstuffs, o L 270, 14. 12. 1970, p. 1. o L 334, 31. 12. 1993, p. 24. oL 124, 18. 5. 1991, p. 1. L8 Z22Z HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE : Article 1 The Annexes to Directive 70/524/EEC are hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive. Article 2 Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 30 November 1994 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 Member States. Article 3 This Directive shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Done at Brussels, 22 April 1994. For the Commission René STEICHEN Member of the Commission