Report of the Scientific Committee for Animal Nutrition on the Efficacy and Risk for Users of the Therapeutic Macrolides Antibiotics Tylosin and Spiramycin Used as Feed Additives

While accessing to the European Union the Republic of Finland obtained a derogation enabling it to maintain the ban on its territory of the use of tylosin and spiramycin as feed additives. According to the Treaty of Accession, Finland was due to provide its request for adaptation of Community legislation before 31 December 1997, which should be accompanied by a detailed scientific statement of reasons for the additives in question.