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)

• CELEX: Directive 98/8/EC
• Articles: 4

Article 1

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.

Article 2

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).

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the French Republic and the Republic of Poland.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

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.