Article 1
Peracetic acid is approved as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 11 and 12, subject to the specifications and conditions set out in the Annex.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2290 of 16 December 2016 approving peracetic acid as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 11 and 12 (Text with EEA relevance )
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2290 of 16 December 2016 approving peracetic acid as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 11 and 12 (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 ( 1 ) Date of approval Expiry date of approval Product type Specific conditions Peracetic acid IUPAC Name: Peroxyethanoic acid EC No: 201-186-8 CAS No: 79-21-0 The specification is based on the starting materials hydrogen peroxide and acetic acid which are used to manufacture peracetic acid. Peracetic acid in an aqueous solution containing acetic acid and hydrogen peroxide. 1 July 2018 30 June 2028 11 The authorisations of biocidal products are subject to the following conditions: 1. The product assessment shall pay particular attention to the exposures, the risks and the efficacy linked to any use covered by an application for authorisation, but not addressed in the Union-level risk assessment of the active substance. 2. Due to the presence of hydrogen peroxide, authorisations of biocidal products shall be without prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 98/2013. 3. In view of the risks identified for the uses assessed, the product assessment shall pay particular attention to:. a) industrial and professional users; b) marine water for products used in once-through cooling systems; c) soil and surface water for products used in large open recirculating cooling systems. 12 The authorisations of biocidal products are subject to the following conditions: 1. The product assessment shall pay particular attention to the exposures, the risks and the efficacy linked to any use covered by an application for authorisation, but not addressed in the Union-level risk assessment of the active substance. 2. Due to the presence of hydrogen peroxide, authorisations of biocidal products shall be without prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 98/2013. 3. In view of the risks identified for the uses assessed, the product assessment shall pay particular attention to industrial and professional users. ( 1 ) The purity indicated in this column was the minimum degree of purity of the active substance evaluated 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 to be technically equivalent to the evaluated active substance.
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