G/TBT/N/EU/911  
13 July 2022  
(22-5352) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
European Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
European Comm ission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/en/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CC CN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Biocidal 
products and treated articles treated with or incorporating biocidal products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the not ified document:  Draft 
Commission Implementing Decision not approving epsilon -metofluthrin as an active 
substance for use in biocidal products of product -type 19 in accordance with Regulation 
(EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council; ( 3 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission Implementing Decision does not approve 
epsilon -metofluthrin as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product -type 
19. 
This active substance is no longer supported by the applicant, who submitted its 
application for approval under the previous Directive 98/8/EC outside the review 
programme of existing active substances, and the conditions for approval under the 
Biocidal Products Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 are thus not met.  
Biocidal products containing this active substance already cannot be placed on the 
market, but treated articles with those biocidal products are benefitting from the 
transitional provisions set out in Article 94 of the Biocidal Products R egulation (EU) No 
528/2012, because an application for approval was submitted before 1st September 
2016. In order to ensure that those treated articles are no longer placed on the EU market, 
it is necessary to adopt a non -approval decision.  G/TBT/N/EU/911  
 
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  7. Objective a nd rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Harmonisation of the EU market on biocidal products; Protection of human 
health or safety; Protection of the environment; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
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 (OJ L 
167, 27.6.2012, p. 1.). Available in all EU languages.  
EUR-Lex - 32012R0528 - EN - EUR-Lex (europa.eu)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  October 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
European Commission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website : http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tbt/en/  
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