Article 1
Copper flakes (coated with aliphatic acid) is approved as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 21, subject to the specifications and conditions set out in the Annex.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1088 of 5 July 2016 approving copper flakes (coated with aliphatic acid) as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 21 (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1088 of 5 July 2016 approving copper flakes (coated with aliphatic acid) as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 21 (Text with EEA relevance)
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Article 2
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
ANNEX Common Name IUPAC Name Identification Numbers Minimum degree of purity of the active substance Β ( 1 ) Date of approval Expiry date of approval Product type Conditions Copper flakes (coated with aliphatic acid) IUPAC Name: Copper EC No: 231-159-6 CAS No: 7440-50-8 95,3 % w/w 1 January 2018 31 December 2025 21 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. In the event that products containing copper flakes (coated with aliphatic acid) are subsequently authorised for use by non-professional users, persons making products available on the market for non-professional users shall ensure that the products are supplied with appropriate gloves. For biocidal products, authorisations are subject to the following conditions. (1) For industrial or professional users, safe operational procedures and appropriate organisational measures shall be established. Where exposure cannot be reduced to an acceptable level by other means, products shall be used with appropriate personal protective equipment. (2) Labels and, where provided, instructions for use shall indicate that children shall be kept away until treated surfaces are dry. (3) Labels and, where provided, safety data sheets of products authorised shall indicate that application, maintenance and repair activities shall be conducted within a contained area, on an impermeable hard standing with bunding or on soil covered with an impermeable material to prevent losses and minimise emissions to the environment, and that any losses or waste containing copper flakes (coated with aliphatic acid) shall be collected for reuse or disposal. (4) For products that may lead to residues in food or feed, the need to set new or to amend existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council Β ( 2 ) or Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council Β ( 3 ) shall be verified, and any appropriate risk mitigation measures shall be taken to ensure that the applicable MRLs are not exceeded. ( 1 ) Β Β 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 89(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012. 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. ( 2 ) Β Β Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 laying down Community procedures for the establishment of residue limits of pharmacologically active substances in foodstuffs of animal origin, repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 and amending Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ LΒ 152, 16.6.2009, p.Β 11 ). ( 3 ) Β Β Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC ( OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1 ).
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