Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/807 of 10 March 2021 amending Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council to include potassium sorbate as an active substance in Annex I thereto (Text with EEA relevance)

• Celex Number: 32021R0807
• ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2021/807/oj
• Published date: 21 May 2021
• Date: 10 March 2021
• Date of Signature: 10 March 2021
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Union, L 180, 21 May 2021

21.5.2021 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 180/81

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COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2021/807

of 10 March 2021

amending Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council to include potassium sorbate as an active substance in Annex I thereto

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (1), and in particular Article 28(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Potassium (E,E)-hexa-2,4-dienoate (potassium sorbate) has been assessed as an existing active substance included in the work programme for the systematic examination of all existing active substances, referred to in Article 89(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 and carried out in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014 (2).

(2) In accordance with Article 7(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014, the opinion of the European Chemicals Agency (‘the Agency’) was adopted on 4 December 2014 by the Biocidal Products Committee (3), having regard to the conclusions of the evaluating competent authority. As the evaluation of the competent authority was completed on 20 October 2010, the application for approval of potassium sorbate was examined in accordance with Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (4), as provided for in Article 90(2) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, and the Agency concluded in its opinion that biocidal products of product-type 8 containing potassium sorbate may be expected to fulfil the requirements of Article 5 of Directive 98/8/EC.

(3) Potassium sorbate was therefore approved as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 8 by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1729 (5).

(4) Potassium sorbate is still included in the work programme for the systematic examination of all existing active substances for its use in biocidal products of product-type 6.

(5) In the opinion of 4 December 2014, the Agency also concluded that potassium sorbate fulfils the criteria for inclusion in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.

(6) Taking into account the opinion of the Agency, it is appropriate to include potassium sorbate in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012. As potassium sorbate has been assessed on the basis of an active substance dossier that has been accepted in accordance with Article 11(1) of Directive 98/8/EC, potassium sorbate should be included in category 6 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No

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