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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... 
of XXX  
approving N-cyclopropyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-tri amine (cyromazine) as an existing active 
substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 18 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
  
EN 2   EN COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... 
of XXX  
approving N-cyclopropyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triami ne (cyromazine) as an existing active 
substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 18 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, 
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making avai lable on the market and use of biocidal 
products
1, and in particular the third subpa ragraph of Article 89(1) thereof, 
Whereas: (1) Commission Delegated Re gulation (EU) No 1062/2014
2 establishes a list of existing 
active substances to be evaluated for thei r possible approval for use in biocidal 
products. That list includes  N-cyclopropyl-1,3,5-triazine- 2,4,6-triamine (cyromazine). 
(2) Cyromazine has been evaluated for use in products of product-t ype 18, Insecticides, 
acaricides and products to c ontrol other arthropods, as described in Annex V to 
Regulation (EU) No 528/2012. 
(3) Greece was designated as evaluating competent authority and submitted the 
assessment reports together with its recommendations on 28 August 2014. 
(4) In accordance with Article 7(2) of De legated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014, the 
opinion of the European Chemicals Agen cy was formulated on 10 December 2015 by 
the Biocidal Products Committee, having rega rd to the conclusions of the evaluating 
competent authority. 
(5) According to that opinion, biocidal pr oducts of product-type 18 and containing 
cyromazine may be expected to satisfy th e criteria of Article 19(1)(b) of Regulation 
(EU) No 528/2012, provided that certain spec ifications and conditions concerning 
their use are complied with. 
(6) It is therefore appropriate to approve cyromazine for use in biocidal products of 
product-type 18, subject to compliance with  certain specifications and conditions. 
                                                 
1 OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1. 
2 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014 of 4 August 2014 on the work programme for 
the systematic examination of all existing active substan ces contained in biocidal products referred to in 
Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 294, 10.10.2014, p. 1).  
EN 3   EN (7) Since cyromazine meets the criteria for bei ng very persistent (vP) according to Annex 
XIII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/20063, treated articles treated with or incorporating 
cyromazine should be labelled approp riately when placed on the market. 
(8) A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before an active substance is 
approved in order to permit interested parties to take the preparatory measures 
necessary to meet th e new requirements. 
(9) The measures provided for in this Regulati on are in accordance with the opinion of the 
Standing Committee on Biocidal Products, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
N-cyclopropyl-1,3,5-triazi ne-2,4,6-triamine (cyromazine) is approved as an active substance 
for use in biocidal products of product-type 18, subject to the specifica tions and conditions set 
out in the Annex. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in 
the Official Journal of  the European Union . 
This Regulation shall be binding in  its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 
 For the Commission 
 The President  Jean-Claude JUNCKER  
                                                
 
3 Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of  the European Parliament and of  the Council of 18 December 2006 
concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), 
establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council 
Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 
2000/21/EC (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1).