2007/226/EC: Commission Decision of 11 April 2007 concerning the extension of the deadline for placing on the market of biocidal products containing certain active substances not examined during the 10-year work programme referred to in Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2007) 1545)
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By derogation from Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2032/2003, the Member States listed in column B of the Annex to this Decision may grant or maintain an existing approval for placing on the market of biocidal products containing substances listed in column A of the Annex, for the essential uses listed in column D and until the dates stated in column C of that Annex.
1. Member States making use of the derogation provided for in Article 1 of this Decision shall ensure that the following conditions are complied with: (a) continued use is only possible under the conditions that products containing the substance are approved for the intended essential use; (b) the continued use is only accepted so far as it has no unacceptable effect on human or animal health or on the environment; (c) all appropriate risk reduction measures are imposed when granting approval; (d) such biocidal products remaining on the market after 1 September 2006 are relabelled in order to match the restricted use conditions; (e) where appropriate, Member States shall ensure that alternatives for such uses are being sought by the holders of the approvals or by the Member States concerned, or that a dossier is being prepared for submission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 11 of Directive 98/8/EC by 14 May 2008 at the latest. 2. Where appropriate, the Member States concerned shall inform the Commission annually on the application of paragraph 1 and in particular on the actions taken pursuant to point (e).
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic and the Republic of Poland.
ANNEX List of authorisations referred to in Article 1 Column A Column B Column C Column D Active substance Member State Dates Use Cyfluthrin EC No 269-855-7 CAS No 68359-37-5 Poland 1.9.2007 For the protection of construction wood against insects; for professional use only. Temephos EC No 222-191-1 CAS No 3383-96-8 France 14.5.2009 For vector mosquito control; in the Overseas Departments of France only. Ammonia EC No 231-635-3 CAS No 7664-41-7 France 14.5.2008 Veterinary hygiene biocidal product for the prevention of infections by coccidia, cryptosporidia and nematodes in livestock; only when no other means with similar effect can be used.
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