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2014/85/EU: Commission Decision of 13 February 2014 concerning the placing on the market for essential use of biocidal products containing copper (notified under document C(2014) 718)

Decision · 3 articles

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Article 1

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1. Subject to the conditions provided for by Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, the United Kingdom, Spain, the Netherlands and Poland may allow the placing on the market of biocidal products containing copper (EC No 231-159-6; CAS No 7440-50-8) for the uses indicated in the Annex to this Decision. 2. If dossiers for the approval of copper for the product-types relevant to those uses have been submitted and validated as complete by the evaluating Member State by 31 December 2014 at the latest, the United Kingdom, Spain, the Netherlands and Poland may continue allowing that placing on the market until the deadlines provided for in Article 89 of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 for cases where a substance is or is not approved. 3. In other cases than those provided for in paragraph 2, the United Kingdom, Spain, the Netherlands and Poland may continue allowing that placing on the market until 31 December 2017 provided that those Member States ensure, as of 1 January 2015, that users are actively informed about the immediate need to effectively implement alternative methods for the relevant purposes.

Article 2

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This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Poland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Supplementary provisions

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ANNEX Uses which the Member States listed hereunder may allow, subject to compliance with the conditions of Article 1 United Kingdom Spain Netherlands Poland Product-type 2: for control of Legionella in water for human use, such as bathing and showering water Yes Yes Yes Product-type 5: for control of Legionella in drinking water Yes Yes Yes Product-type 11: for control of Legionella in cooling tower water Yes Yes Yes Product-type 11: for the prevention of growth of organisms in the water inlet for offshore oil and gas platforms Yes

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