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4.4.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 94/23 |
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2007/20/EC
of 3 April 2007
amending Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council to include dichlofluanid as an active substance in Annex I thereto
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (1), and in particular Article 16(2) second subparagraph thereof,
Whereas:
(3) | In accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2032/2003, the United Kingdom was designated as Rapporteur Member State. The United Kingdom submitted the competent authority report, together with a recommendation, to the Commission on 13 September 2005 in accordance with Article 10(5) and (7) of that Regulation. |
(4) | The competent authority report has been reviewed by the Member States and the Commission. In accordance with Article 11(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2032/2003, the findings of the review were incorporated, within the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products on 28 November 2006, in an assessment report. |
(5) | The review of dichlofluanid did not reveal any open questions or concerns to be addressed by the Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (SCHER). |
(6) | It appears from the various examinations made that biocidal products used as wood preservatives and containing dichlofluanid may be expected to satisfy the requirements laid down in Article 5 of Directive 98/8/EC, in particular with regard to the uses which were examined and detailed in the assessment report. It is therefore appropriate to include dichlofluanid in Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC, in order to ensure that in all Member States authorisations for biocidal products used as wood preservatives and containing dichlofluanid can be granted, modified, or cancelled in accordance with Article 16(3) of Directive 98/8/EC. |
(7) | It is important that the provisions of this Directive should be applied simultaneously in all the Member States in order to ensure equal treatment of biocidal products on the market containing the active substance dichlofluanid and also to facilitate the proper operation of the biocidal products market in general. |
(8) | In the light of the findings of the |
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