Commission Regulation (EC) No 1687/2002 of 25 September 2002 on an additional period for notification of certain active substances already on the market for biocidal use as established in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1896/2000 (Text with EEA relevance)
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Scope This Regulation lays down an additional period for submitting notifications in accordance with Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1896/2000 for existing active substances, that have only been identified, or only notified for certain product types.
Definitions For the purpose of this Regulation the definitions in Article 2 of Directive 98/8/EC and Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1896/2000 shall apply. The following definitions shall also apply: (a) "Identified existing active substance" means an active substance on the market before 14 May 2000 for use in biocidal products for purposes other than those referred to in Article 2(2)(c) and (d) of Directive 98/8/EC, which has been: (i) identified in accordance with Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1896/2000; or (ii) notified in accordance with Article 4(1) of that Regulation, but excluding those identified by Member States pursuant to Article 5(2) of the same Regulation; (b) "Notified existing active substance" means an active substance on the market before 14 May 2000 for use in biocidal products for purposes other than those referred to in Article 2(2)(c) and (d) of Directive 98/8/EC, for which: (i) at least one notification has been made in accordance with Article 4(1) or Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1896/2000; or (ii) for which at least one Member State has indicated interest in the possible inclusion in Annex I or IA in accordance with Article 5(3) of Regulation 1896/2000 or in Annex IB in accordance with Article 8(3) of that Regulation.
New deadline for notification of existing active substances 1. Producers, formulators and associations wishing to apply for the inclusion in Annex I, Annex IA or Annex IB to Directive 98/8/EC of an identified but not notified existing active substance into one or more product types shall notify that active substance to the Commission in accordance with Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1896/2000 not later than 31 January 2003. 2. Producers, formulators and associations wishing to apply for the inclusion in Annex I, Annex IA or Annex IB to Directive 98/8/EC of a notified existing active substance into one or more product types other than those product types already included for that particular notified existing active substance in the preliminary list of notified existing active substances, shall submit a notification to the Commission in accordance with Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1896/2000 not later than 31 January 2003.
Entry into force This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 25 September 2002. For the Commission Margot WallstrΓΆm Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 123, 24.4.1998, p. 1. (2) OJ L 228, 8.9.2000, p. 6. (3) These active substances are listed in the preliminary electronic list of identified existing active substances at: http://ecb.jrc.it/biocides. (4) These active substances are listed in the preliminary list of notified existing active substances at: http://ecb.jrc.it/biocides.
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