
Article 1 
Annexes II, III and IV of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 60th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 March 1998.
For the Commission
Martin BANGEMANN
Member of the Commission
ANNEX


A.. Annex II is modified as follows:

1.. Inorganic chemicals

Pharmacologically active substances(s) Animal species Other provisions
‘Potassium nitrate All food producing species 
Potassium DL-aspartate All food producing species 
Potassium glucuronate All food producing species 
Potassium glycerophosphate All food producing species’ 
B.. Annex III is modified as follows:

1.. Anti-infectious agents

1.2. Antibiotics

1.2.11. Florfenicol and related compounds

Pharmacologically active substance Marker residue Animal species MRLs Target tissues Other provisions
‘Florfenicol Sum of florfenicol and its metabolites measured as florfenicol-amine Fish 1 000 µg/kg Muscle and skin in natural proportions Provisional MRLs expire on 1.7.2001’
2.. Antiparasitic agents

2.1. Agents acting against endoparasites

2.1.1. Benzimidazoles and pro-benzimidazoles

Pharmacologically active substance Marker residue Animal species MRLs Target tissues Other provisions
‘Albendazole sulphoxide Sum of albendazole, albendazole sulphoxide, albendazole sulphone and albendazole 2-amino sulphone, expressed as albendazole Bovine, ovine, pheasant 1 000 µg/kg Liver Provisional MRLs expire on 1.1.2000’
500 µg/kg Kidney
100 µg/kg Muscle, fat
Bovine, ovine 100 µg/kg Milk

2.3. Agents acting against endo- and ectoparasites

2.3.1. Avermectins

Pharmacologically active substance Marker residue Animal species MRLs Target tissues Other provisions
‘Moxidectin Moxidectin Equidae 50 µg/kg Muscle Provisional MRLs expire on 1.1.2000’
500 µg/kg Fat
100 µg/kg Liver
50 µg/kg kidney
4.. Anti-inflammatory agents

4.1. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents

4.1.1. Arylpropionic acid derivative

Pharmacologically active substance Marker residue Animal species MRLs Target tissues Other provisions
‘Carprofen Carprofen Bovine 1 000 µg/kg Liver, kidney Provisional MRLs expire on 1.1.2000’
500 µg/kg Muscle, fat
Equidae 1 000 µg/kg Liver, kidney
50 µg/kg Muscle
100 µg/kg Fat
C.. Annex IV is modified as follows:
List of pharmacologically active substances for which no maximum levels can be fixed
'Metronidazole.'
