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Ref : EIC 230/2/12
17 February 2010
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 79/2010
European Union (EU)* : Maximum Residue Limits of Pharmacologically Active Substances in Foodstuffs of Animal Origin
Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 361/2009 of 15 July 2009, the European Commission (the Commission) has adopted a Regulation setting out the list of pharmacologically active substances in foodstuffs of animal origin, their classification and the respective maximum residue limits. Substances that are prohibited are also listed out in the Regulation. For details please refer to Commission Regulation (EU) No. 37/2010 (the Regulation), which can be accessed through the following link:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:015:0001:0072:EN:PDF
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For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5556.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Peggy LEUNG)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
* The EU includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
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- (1) While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.
- (2)The biweekly newsletter "Business Alert - EU" of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council provides up-to-date information on the latest developments in EU trade policy and trade regulations. The newsletter is available for free e-subscription and can be accessed through
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