Article 1
Open ↗Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1442 is amended as follows: (1) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: ‘3. Plastic materials and articles manufactured with the substance salicylic acid or untreated wood flour or fibres from a specific wood species may continue to be first placed on the market between 1 February 2025 and 31 January 2026 provided that the following conditions are fulfilled: (a) an application for the authorisation of the substance has been submitted to the competent authority in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 before 1 August 2024; (b) the use of the substance to manufacture the plastic material and article, and the use of thereof, is limited to the intended conditions of use described in the application; (c) the information provided to the Authority in accordance with Article 9(1), point (b), of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 includes a statement that the application is an application in accordance with this paragraph. Plastic materials and articles, which meet the conditions of the first subparagraph, may continue to be first placed on the market also after 31 January 2026 provided that the Authority has considered the application referred to in point (a) of the first subparagraph valid by that date.’ (2) paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: ‘4. Plastic materials and articles may be first placed on the market in accordance with paragraph 3 and remain on the market until the applicant withdraws its application or until the Commission adopts a decision granting or refusing the authorisation for the use of salicylic acid or the untreated wood flour or fibres from a specific wood species pursuant to Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004.’ .