22..7. 89 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 211/1- (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EURATOM) No 2218/89 of 18 July 1989 amending Regulation (Euratom) No 3954/87 laying down maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination of foodstuffs and of feedingstuffs following a nuclear accident or any other case of radiological emergency THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 31 thereof, Having ‘regard to the proposal from the Commission, drawn up after obtaining the opinion of a group of experts appointed by. the. Scientific and. Technical Committee ('), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (%), Whereas - the Annex to Regulation (Euratom) No 3954/87 (%) contains headings for the maximum permitted levels for-foodstuffs and feedingstuffs ; Whereas, however, no maximum levels were laid down for - some of those headings pending a decision to be taken by the Council at a later stage following additional work to be carried out mainly by scientific experts ; Whereas the Commission submitted two communications - to the Council on 14 Juneand 9 December 1988 respec- tively which were intended to supplement the Annex to the abovementioned Regulation and were drafted after -consultation of the group of experts referred to in Article 31 of the Treaty; Whereas the Annex to that Regulation should therefore be ‘supplemented ; () OJ No C 174, 2. 7. 1987, p. 6. () OJ No C 13, 18. 1. 1988, p. 61. () O] No C 180, 8. 7. 1987, p. 20. () OJ No L 371, 30. 12. 1987, p. 11. Whereas some - other information in the said Annex should also be adapted in the light of the latest scientific work in the field ; Whereas it therefore seems advisable to consolidate the levels and the other information in the said Annex in a single table ; Whereas it also seems advisable, since further work is to be carried out, to stipulate that the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (Euratom) No 3954/87 should also apply for-fixing the maximum permitted levels for feedingstuffs ; whereas that Regulation should be supple- mented accordingly, HAS ‘ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 The Annex to Regulation (Euratdm),No 3954/87 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto. Article 2 Article 7 of Regulation (Euratom) No 3954/87 is hereby replaced by the following : ‘Afrticle 7 Rules for applying this Regulation,-a list of minor. foodstuffs together with the maximum levels to be applied thereto, and the maximum levels for feeding- stuffs - shall be adopted in accordance with the. procedure laid down in Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68, which shall apply by analogy. To this end an ad hoc Committee shall be set up. Article 3. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.