Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Article 30 Amendments to Directive 2001/82/EC

Directive 2001/82/EC is hereby amended as follows:

1.

Article 10(3) shall be replaced by the following:

‘3. By way of derogation from Article 11, the Commission shall establish a list of substances:

• which are essential for the treatment of equidae, or

• which bring added clinical benefit compared to other treatment options available for equidae,

and for which the withdrawal period shall not be less than six months according to the control mechanisms laid down in Decisions 93/623/EEC and 2000/68/EC.

Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 89(2a).’;

2.

in Article 11(2), the third subparagraph shall be replaced by the following:

‘The Commission may modify these withdrawal periods or establish other withdrawal periods. In so doing, the Commission may differentiate between foodstuffs, species, routes of administration and annexes to Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 89(2a).’.