S.O. 1442 (E). - Whereas for the development of the export Trade of India, certain proposal for amending the notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Commerce Order number S.O. 2077 dated the 4th August, 1997, regarding maximum residue limit for antibiotics, organ chlorine, compounds and pyrethroids in eggs products, were published vide Order of the Government of India in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry number S.O. 1037 (E) dated the 9th September, 2003, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, section 3, sub-section (ii), dated the 9th September, 2003, as required under section 6 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 (22 of 1963) read with rule 11 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection ) Rules, 1964.
And, whereas, the objections or suggestions the persons likely to be affected thereby within a period of thirty days from the date of publication of the said Order in the l Gazette;
And, whereas, the copies of the Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public on _11th September, 2003
And, whereas the objections and suggestions received from the public on the said proposal have been duly considered by the Central Government;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 6 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 (22 of 1963), the Central Government, after consulting the Export Inspection Council being of opinion that it is necessary and expedient so to do for the development of the export trade of India,, hereby makes the following amendments in the Order number. S.O. 2077 dated the 4th August 1997, namely: -
1. In the said Order, after clause (d), the following shall be inserted, namely: -
“(e) Specifies the maximum residual limits (MRLs) for antibiotics, organochlorine compounds and pyrethroids in egg powder as given below, namely: -
(1) Antibiotics
|
Antibiotics |
Maximum residue limits |
|
Erythromycin |
150 m g/kg. |
|
Tylosin |
200 m g/kg. |
|
Lincomycin |
50 m g/kg |
|
Neomycin |
500 m g/kg |
|
Colistin |
300 m g/kg. |
|
Chlortetracycline |
200 m g/kg |
|
Oxytetracycline |
200 m g/kg |
|
Tetracycline |
200 m g/kg |
|
Spectinomycin |
200 m g/kg |
|
Tiamulin |
1000 m g/kg |
|
Josamycin |
200 m g/kg |
|
Oxalinic Acid |
50 m g/kg |
(2) Anti- parasitic agents piperazine derivatives
|
Piperazine |
2000 m g/kg |
|
Flubendazole |
400 m g/kg |
|
Amprolium |
1000 m g/kg |
(3) Organocholorine Compounds
Compounds MRL in mg/kg Aldrin, Dieldrin 0.02 (Combined limit) Chrorthalonil 0.01 DDT (all isomers) 0.05(combined limit) Dicofol 0.05 Dieldrin 0.02 a-Endosulfan 0.1 Endosulfan sulphate 0.005 Endrin 0.005 HCH(all isomers) 0.03(combined limit) a 0.02 b 0.01 Lindane ( g -HCH) 0.1 Methoxychlor 0.01 PCB 0.01
(4) Pyrethroids
|
Cypermethrin |
0.05 |
|
Deltamethrin |
0.05 |
|
Permethrin |
0.05 |
|
a -cypermethrin |
0.05: |
(f) The use of following antibiotics and other pharmacological active substances shall be prohibited in manufacture of feed, medication of chicken and poultry, or at any stage of production of egg powder:
Chloramphenicol
Dimetridazole
Metronidazone
Nitrofurans Metabolites including 3–Amino –2 - Oxalidinone(AOZ), Semi Carbazide(SEM), 5- Methyl-Morpholino-3Amino-2Oxalididone (AMOZ) and 1-amino-hydantoin
Anticoccidials including nitroimidazoles.
Provided that if the MRLs fixed by the importing countries are more stringent than the limits herein specified, the MRLs specified by the importing countries shall be complied with.”
2. Specifies the type of quality control and inspection in accordance with the Export of Egg Products (Quality Control, Inspection and Monitoring) (Amendment) Rules 2003 as the type of quality control, inspection and monitoring which shall be applied to such Egg products prior to export.
F.No.6/1/95-EI&EP
M.V.P.C. Sastry,
Joint Secretary.
Note : The principal Order was published vide S.O. 2077 dated the 4th August 1997 in the Gazette of India, Part II, section 3, sub-section (ii) dated the 23.08.1997