Article 1
Open βL(+) Lactic acid is approved as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 1, subject to the specifications and conditions set out in the Annex.
Source
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2291 of 16 December 2016 approving L(+) Lactic acid as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 1 (Text with EEA relevance )
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2291 of 16 December 2016 approving L(+) Lactic acid as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 1 (Text with EEA relevance )
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Article 2
Open βThis 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 βANNEX 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 Specific conditions L(+) Lactic acid IUPAC Name: (S)-2-Hydroxypropanoic acid EC No: 201-196-2 CAS No: 79-33-4 95,5 % w/w 1 July 2017 30 June 2027 1 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. In view of the risks identified for the uses assessed, the product assessment shall pay particular attention to non-professional users. ( 1 ) Β Β 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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