S.L. 437.59 Art. 8New information.

(1) The competent authority may, on grounds based on new information or a reassessment of existing information made after the relevant provisions were adopted, provisionally reduce the existing maximum level and fix a maximum level or prohibit the presence of such undesirable substance in products intended for animal feed, when such information indicates that a maximum level laid down in Schedule I, or an undesirable substance not listed therein, may present a danger to animal or human health or to the environment.

(2) In such case, the competent authority shall immediately inform the other Member States, the Commission and the relevant international organisation, and it shall state the grounds for its decision.

(3) Insofar as neither the Council nor the Commission or the relevant international organisation has taken a decision, the competent authority may maintain the measures it has implemented. The competent authority shall ensure that the decision taken is made public.