
Article 1 
For canthaxanthin, in addition to the conditions of authorisation provided for in Directive 2003/7/EC, maximum residue limits shall apply as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 4 August 2008.
For the Commission
Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

EC No Additive Chemical formula, description Species or category of animal Maximum residue limits (MRLs) in the relevant foodstuffs of animal origin
Colourants including pigments
1. Carotenoids and xanthophylls
E161 g Canthaxanthin C40H52O2 Poultry other than laying hens 15 mg canthaxanthin/kg liver (wet tissue) and 2,5 mg canthaxanthin/kg skin/fat (wet tissue)
Laying hens 30 mg canthaxanthin/kg egg yolk (wet tissue)
Salmon 10 mg canthaxanthin/kg muscle (wet tissue)
Trout 5 mg of canthaxanthin/kg muscle (wet tissue)
 
3.1 Canthaxanthin authorised for colouring foodstuffs by Community rules
  Poultry other than laying hens 15 mg canthaxanthin/kg liver (wet tissue) and 2,5 mg canthaxanthin/kg skin/fat (wet tissue)
Laying hens 30 mg canthaxanthin/kg egg yolk (wet tissue)
Salmon 10 mg canthaxanthin/kg muscle (wet tissue)
Trout 5 mg canthaxanthin/kg muscle (wet tissue)