Article 1
Open ↗L(+) lactic acid is approved as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 2, 3 and 4, subject to the specifications and conditions set out in the Annex.
Source
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2002 of 8 November 2017 approving L(+) lactic acid as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 2, 3 and 4 (Text with EEA relevance. )
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2002 of 8 November 2017 approving L(+) lactic acid as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 2, 3 and 4 (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 L(+) lactic acid IUPAC Name: (S)-2-Hydroxypropanoic acid EC No: 201-196-2 CAS No: 79-33-4 ≥ 955 g/kg (dry weight) 1 May 2019 30 April 2029 2 The authorisations of biocidal products are subject to the following condition: 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. 3 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 groundwater for products used in animal housings leading to exposure of the environment via the application of manure on agricultural land. 4 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 professional users. ( 1 ) The purity indicated in this column was the minimum degree of purity of the active substance evaluated. 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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