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Official Journal of the European Union
2.7.2011
COMMISSION DECISION
of 1 July 2011
concerning the non-inclusion of certain substances in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market
(notified under document C(2011) 4596)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/391/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(5) Pursuant
to
Article
12(5)
of
Regulation
(EC)
No
1451/2007, the substances and product types
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
concerned should therefore not be included in Annexes
Union,
I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC.
(6) In
the
interest
of
legal
certainty,
the
date
should
be
Having regard to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament
specified after which biocidal products containing active
and of the Council of 16 February 1998 concerning the placing
substances for the product-types indicated in the Annex
of biocidal products on the market ( 1 ), and in particular the
to this Decision should no longer be placed on the
second subparagraph of Article 16(2) thereof,
market.
Whereas:
(7) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Decision
are
in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
(1) Commission
Regulation
(EC)
No
1451/2007 of
Committee on Biocidal Products,
4 December 2007 on the second phase of the 10-year
work programme referred to in Article 16(2) of Directive
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
concerning the placing of biocidal products on the
Article 1
market ( 2 ) establishes a list of active substances to be
assessed, with a view to their possible inclusion in
The substances indicated in the Annex to this Decision shall not
Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC.
be included for the product-types concerned in Annexes I, IA or
IB to Directive 98/8/EC.
(2) For
a
number
of
substance/product
type
combinations
included in that list, either all participants have discon
Article 2
tinued their participation in the review programme, or
For the purposes of Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No
no complete dossier was received within the time period
1451/2007, biocidal products containing active substances for
specified in Articles 9 and 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No
the product-types indicated in the Annex to this Decision shall
1451/2007 by the Member State designated as
no longer be placed on the market with effect from 1 July
rapporteur for the evaluation.
2012.
(3) Consequently,
and
pursuant
to
Articles
11(2),
12(1)
and
Article 3
13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, the
Commission informed the Member States accordingly.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
That information was also made public by electronic
means.
Done at Brussels, 1 July 2011.
(4) Within
the
period
of
3
months
from
those
publications,
a number of companies indicated an interest in taking
For the Commission
over the role of participant for the substances and
product-types concerned. However, those companies
Janez POTONIK
subsequently failed to submit a complete dossier.
Member of the Commission
( 1 ) OJ L 123, 24.4.1998, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 325, 11.12.2007, p. 3.

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2.7.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
175/29
ANNEX
Substances and product types not to be included in Annexes I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC
Name EC
number CAS
number Product-type
Rapporteur
Member State
Formaldehyde 200-001-8 50-00-0
1 DE
Formaldehyde 200-001-8 50-00-0
5 DE
Formaldehyde 200-001-8 50-00-0
9 DE
Formaldehyde 200-001-8 50-00-0 23 DE
2-chloroacetamide 201-174-2 79-07-2
3 EE
2-chloroacetamide 201-174-2 79-07-2
6 EE
2-chloroacetamide 201-174-2 79-07-2 13 EE
Thiabendazole 205-725-8 148-79-8
2 ES
Thiabendazole 205-725-8 148-79-8 13 ES
2,2'-dithiobis[N-methylbenzamide] 219-768-5 2527-58-4 13 PL
Sulphur dioxide 231-195-2 7446-09-5
1 DE
Sulphur dioxide 231-195-2 7446-09-5
2 DE
Sulphur dioxide 231-195-2 7446-09-5
5 DE
Sulphur dioxide 231-195-2 7446-09-5
6 DE
Sulphur dioxide 231-195-2 7446-09-5 13 DE
Reaction product of dimethyl adipate, dimethyl 432-790-1
—
4 HU
glutarate, dimethyl succinate with hydrogen peroxide/
Perestane
Oligo(2-(2-ethoxy)ethoxyethylguanidinium chloride) Polymer 374572-91-5
1 FR
Poly(hexamethylendiamine guanidinium chloride) Polymer 57028-96-3
1 FR
Oligo(2-(2-ethoxy)ethoxyethylguanidinium chloride) Polymer 374572-91-5
5 FR
Poly(hexamethylendiamine guanidinium chloride) Polymer 57028-96-3
5 FR
Oligo(2-(2-ethoxy)ethoxyethylguanidinium chloride) Polymer 374572-91-5
6 FR
Poly(hexamethylendiamine guanidinium chloride) Polymer 57028-96-3
6 FR
Oligo(2-(2-ethoxy)ethoxyethylguanidinium chloride) Polymer 374572-91-5 13 FR
Poly(hexamethylendiamine guanidinium chloride) Polymer 57028-96-3 13 FR

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