Article 1
Sulfur dioxide released from sodium metabisulfite is approved as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 9 subject to the conditions set out in the Annex.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1421 of 6 July 2023 approving sulfur dioxide released from sodium metabisulfite as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 9 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1421 of 6 July 2023 approving sulfur dioxide released from sodium metabisulfite as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 9 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (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 Sulfur dioxide released from sodium metabisulfite IUPAC name: disodium disulphite EC No: 231-673-0 CAS No: 7681-57-4 Minimum purity of sodium metabisulfite: 95 % w/w 1 August 2023 31 July 2033 9 The authorisation of biocidal products is subject to the following conditions: (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; (2) The product assessment shall pay particular attention to: (a) professional users; (b) toddlers. ( 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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