Article 1
Open ↗Active chlorine released from hypochlorous 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) 2021/365 of 26 February 2021 approving active chlorine released from hypochlorous acid as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 1 (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/365 of 26 February 2021 approving active chlorine released from hypochlorous 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 ↗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 Active chlorine released from hypochlorous acid IUPAC name: Hypochlorous acid EC No: 232-232-5 CAS No: 7790-92-3 Specification established for hypochlorous acid (as dry weight min. 90,87 % w/w) releasing active chlorine. Hypochlorous acid is the predominant species at pH 3,0 – 7,4. 1 July 2021 30 June 2031 1 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. ( 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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