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The authority has prepared a draft variation to Standard A14—Residues in Food.

Please send written submissions on matters relevant to the inquiry to one of the addresses below by 24 December 1996.

You can get more information on these matters from either address below:

Standards Liaison Officer
Australia New Zealand Food Authority
P.O. Box 7186
CANBERRA MAIL CENTRE ACT 2610
AUSTRALIA
Tel: (00 61 06) 271 2219
Fax: (00 61 06) 271 2278

or

Standards Liaison Officer
Australia New Zealand Food Authority
P.O. Box 10-559
The Terrace
WELLINGTON 6036
Tel: (04) 473 9942
Fax: (04) 473 9855

Amendment to the Food Standards Code

Variations to the Food Standards Code

(Amendment No. 31)

1. Preamble:

The variations set forth in the Schedule below are variations to the Food Standards Code (hereinafter called "the code") which was published by the National Health and Medical Research Council in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No. P27 on 27 August 1987, and which has been varied from time to time.

The Schedule contains variations adopted by the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Council in October 1996.

These variations are published, pursuant to section 32 of the Australia New Zealand Food Authority Act 1991.

2. Citation:

These variations may be collectively known as Amendment No. 31 to the Code.

3. Commencement:

These variations commence on the date of publication of this Gazette.

Schedule

[1.] Standard A5 is varied by—

[1.1] inserting before clause (1)—

"Purpose

Colourings are food additives used to add or restore colour to food. The use of a colouring to disguise faulty or inferior products or processing techniques is prohibited";

[1.2] inserting after sub-paragraph (2) (a) (ii)—

"(iii) colouring substances of mineral origin as follows—

titanium dioxide"; and

[1.3] omitting clause (2C).

[2.] Standard B4 is varied by omitting clause (1D).

[3.] Standard K4 is varied by omitting paragraph 2 (d).

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Veterinary Council of New Zealand

Veterinarians Act 1994

Notice Declaring Universities, Veterinary Colleges and Institutions and Degrees and Diplomas From Such Universities, Veterinary Colleges and Institutions are Recognised

Pursuant to section 12 of the Veterinarians Act 1994, the Veterinary Council of New Zealand hereby gives the following notice:

N o t i c e

The Veterinary Council of New Zealand declares that

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada, degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

be recognised for the purposes of section 9 of the Veterinarians Act 1994.

Dated at Wellington this 5th day of November 1996.

JOHN HELLSTROM, Acting Chairperson, Veterinary Council of New Zealand.

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Wellington International Airport Limited

Public Finance Act 1989

Notice of Publication of Annual Report—Wellington International Airport Limited

Pursuant to section 44A of the Public Finance Act 1989, as substituted by section 40 of the Public Finance Amendment Act 1994, Wellington International Airport Limited hereby gives notice that it has published its annual report for the year ended 30 June 1996, which contains its financial statements, audit report and statement of responsibility for the same period.

Dated this 12th day of November 1996.

DENIS THOM, Chairperson.

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