Article 1
Open ↗Potassium sorbate is approved as an active substance for use in biocidal products for product-type 8, subject to the specifications and conditions set out in the Annex.
Source
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1729 of 28 September 2015 approving potassium sorbate as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products for product-type 8 (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1729 of 28 September 2015 approving potassium sorbate as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products for product-type 8 (Text with EEA relevance)
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Article 2
Open ↗This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
Supplementary provisions
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
Open ↗ANNEX Common Name IUPAC Name Identification Numbers Minimum degree of purity of the active substance ( 1 ) Date of approval Expiry date of approval Product type Specific conditions Potassium sorbate IUPAC Name: 2,4-Hexadienoic acid, potassium salt (1:1), (2E, 4E) EC No: 246-376-1 CAS No: 24634-61-5 990 g/kg 1 December 2016 30 November 2026 8 The product assessment shall pay particular attention to the exposures, the risks and the efficacy linked to any uses covered by an application for authorisation, but not addressed in the Union level risk assessment of the active substance. The authorisations of biocidal products are subject to the following conditions: (1) For industrial or professional users, safe operational procedures and appropriate organizational measures shall be established. Products shall be used with appropriate personal protective equipment where exposure cannot be reduced to an acceptable level by other means. (2) Appropriate risk mitigation measures shall be taken to protect the groundwater. In particular labels and, where provided, safety data sheets of products shall indicate that: a. industrial application shall be conducted within a contained area or on impermeable hard standing with bunding; b. freshly treated timber shall be stored after treatment under shelter or on impermeable hard standing, or both, to prevent direct losses to soil or water; c. any losses from the application of the product shall be collected for reuse or disposal. ( 1 ) The purity indicated in this column was the minimum degree of purity of the active substance used for the evaluation made in accordance with Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC. The active substance in the product placed on the market can be of equal or different purity if it has been proven technically equivalent with the evaluated active substance.
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