2011/48/EU: Commission Decision of 24 January 2011 concerning the placing on the market for essential use of biocidal products containing temephos in the French overseas departments (notified under document C(2011) 167)

• Articles: 4

Article 1

By way of derogation from Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, France may allow the placing on the market of biocidal products containing Temephos (EC No 222-191-1; CAS No 3383-96-8), for vector mosquito control in the French overseas departments until 14 May 2014.

Article 2

1.   When allowing the placing on the market of biocidal products containing temephos in accordance with Article 1, France shall ensure that the following conditions are complied with:

(a)

continued use is only possible under the conditions that biocidal products containing temephos 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, alternatives for such uses are being sought by the holders of the approvals or by France.

2.   France shall inform the Commission annually on the application of paragraph 1 and in particular on the actions taken pursuant to point (e) of that paragraph.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.

Article 4

This Decision shall take effect from 15 May 2010.