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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 Text with EEA relevance| Legal instrument | Directive |
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| Number legal act | Directive 2011/13 |
| CELEX number i | 32011L0013 |
| Document | 08-02-2011 |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 09-02-2011; OJ L 34, 9.2.2011,Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 13 Volume 048 |
| Effect | 01-03-2011; Entry into force Date pub. +20 See Art 3 01-02-2013; Application See Art 2 |
| End of validity | 31-08-2013; Repealed by 32012R0528 |
| Transposition | 31-01-2012; At the latest See Art 2 |
9.2.2011 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 34/52 |
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
(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) |
Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, nonanoic acid has been evaluated in accordance with Article 11(2) of Directive 98/8/EC for use in product-type 19, repellents and attractants, as defined in Annex V to that Directive. |
(3) |
Austria was designated as Rapporteur Member State and submitted the competent authority report, together with a recommendation, to the Commission on 10 October 2008 in accordance with Article 14(4) and (6) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007. |
(4) |
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 24 September 2010, in an assessment report. |
(5) |
It appears from the evaluations that biocidal products used as repellents 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 include nonanoic acid in Annex I to that Directive. |
(6) |
Not all potential uses have been evaluated at Union level. It is therefore appropriate that Member States assess those uses or exposure scenarios and those risks to the environmental compartments and populations 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. |
(7) |
It is important that the provisions of this Directive be applied simultaneously in all Member States in order to ensure equal treatment of biocidal products on the market containing the active substance nonanoic acid and also to facilitate the proper operation of the biocidal products market in general. |
(8) |
A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before an active substance is included in Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC in order to permit Member States and the interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements entailed and to ensure that applicants who have prepared dossiers can benefit fully from the 10-year period of data protection, which, in accordance with Article 12(1)(c)(ii) of Directive 98/8/EC, starts from the date of inclusion. |
(9) |
After inclusion, Member States should be allowed a reasonable period to implement Article 16(3) of Directive 98/8/EC. |
(10) |
Directive 98/8/EC should therefore be amended accordingly. |
(11) |
The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products... |
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