Commission Directive 2012/41/EU of 26 November 2012 amending Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council to extend the inclusion in Annex I thereto of the active substance nonanoic acid to product type 2 Text with EEA relevance

• Published date: 27 November 2012
• Subject Matter: Plant health legislation
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Union, L 327, 27 November 2012

27.11.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 327/28

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COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2012/41/EU

of 26 November 2012

amending Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council to extend the inclusion in Annex I thereto of the active substance nonanoic acid to product type 2

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

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 the second subparagraph of Article 16(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007 of 4 December 2007 on the second phase of the 10-year work programme referred to in Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (2) establishes a list of active substances to be assessed, with a view to their possible inclusion in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC. That list includes nonanoic acid.

(2) Commission Directive 2011/13/EU of 8 February 2011 amending Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council to include nonanoic acid as an active substance in Annex I thereto (3) included nonanoic acid as an active substance in Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC for use in product type 19, repellents and attractants, as defined in Annex V to Directive 98/8/EC.

(3) Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, nonanoic acid has now been evaluated in accordance with Article 11(2) of Directive 98/8/EC for use in product type 2, private area and public health area disinfectants and other biocidal products, as defined in Annex V to that Directive.

(4) Austria was designated as Rapporteur Member State and submitted the competent authority report, together with a recommendation, to the Commission on 6 August 2010 in accordance with Article 14(4) and (6) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007.

(5) The competent authority report was reviewed by the Member States and the Commission. In accordance with Article 15(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, the findings of the review were incorporated, within the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products on 25 May 2012, in an assessment report.

(6) It appears from the evaluations that biocidal products used as private area and public health area disinfectants and other biocidal products as defined in Annex V to Directive 98/8/EC and containing nonanoic acid may be expected to satisfy the requirements laid down in Article 5 of Directive 98/8/EC. It is therefore appropriate to extend the inclusion of nonanoic acid in Annex I to that Directive to product type 2.

(7) Not all potential uses have been evaluated at Union level. It is therefore appropriate to require that Member States assess those uses or exposure scenarios and those risks to human populations and to environmental compartments that have not been representatively addressed in the Union level risk assessment and, when granting product authorisations, ensure that appropriate measures are taken or specific conditions imposed in order to reduce the identified risks to acceptable levels.

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