Article 1
Formaldehyde (EC No 200-001-8, CAS No 50-00-0) shall not be included in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC for product-type 20.
2013/204/EU: Commission Decision of 25 April 2013 concerning the non-inclusion of formaldehyde for product-type 20 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(2013) 2284) Text with EEA relevance
2013/204/EU: Commission Decision of 25 April 2013 concerning the non-inclusion of formaldehyde for product-type 20 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(2013) 2284) Text with EEA relevance
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Article 2
Products placed on the market as biocidal products for use as feed preservatives and containing formaldehyde shall no longer be placed on the market with effect from 1 July 2015.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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