EC to include creosote as an active substance in Annex I thereto - Main contents

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dossier	COM(2011)50 - Amendment of Directive 98/8/EC to include creosote as an active substance in Annex I thereto.
source	COM(2011)50
date	10-02-2011

According to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 16 February 1998 i concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market, a programme of work shall be carried out concerning the review of all active substances contained in biocidal products already on the market on 14 May 2000 (existing active substances). Creosote was identified as an existing active substance and evaluated in the context of that work programme.

In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 16 i of Directive 98/8/EC, it may be decided through the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 28/4) of the Directive that an existing active substance shall be included in Annex I to the Directive. In the view of the Commission, the conclusions of the evaluation of creosote are that the conditions for the inclusion of the substance in Annex I are met under certain conditions. Accordingly, the Commission submitted a draft Directive for vote in the Committee established under Article 28 i of Directive 98/8/EC. The Committee did not deliver a favourable opinion on the draft Directive in its meeting on 17 December 2010.

Thus in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 5(a) of Decision 1999/468/EC a Proposal for a Council Directive is submitted to Council and forwarded to the European Parliament.