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ANNEX 
Common Name IUPAC Name 
Identification Numbers Minimum degree 
of purity of the 
active substance1 Date of 
approval Expiry date of 
approval Product 
type Specific conditions 
Active chlorine 
released from sodium 
hypochlorite (hereafter 
referred to as 
‘sodium 
hypochlorite’). IUPAC Name:  
Sodium hypochlorite 
 EC No: 231-668-3 
CAS No: 7681-52-9 Minimum purity of 
the releaser sodium 
hypochlorite: 
aqueous solution 
with an active 
chlorine 
concentration ≤ 180 
g/kg (i.e. ≤18% 
w/w). 1 January 
2019 31 December 
2028 1 The authorisations of biocidal  products are subject to the 
following condition: 
The product assessment shall pay particular attention to 
the exposures, the risks and the efficacy linked to any use 
covered by an application for authorisation, but not 
addressed in the Union-level risk assessment of the active 
substance. 
 
2 The authorisations of biocidal  products are subject to the 
following conditions: 
1) The product assessment shall pay particular attention 
to the exposures, the risks and the efficacy linked to any use covered by an application for authorisation, 
but not addressed in the Union-level risk assessment 
of the active substance. 
2) In view of the risks identified for the uses assessed, 
the product assessment shall pay particular attention 
to: 
a) professional users and non-professional users; 
b) surface water and sediment for disinfection of 
sewage / waste water in the effluent stream of the 
                                                            
1 The purity indicated in this column was the minimum degree of purity of the active substance ev aluated. The active substance i n the product placed on the market can be of 
equal or different purity if it has been proven to be technically equivalent to the evaluated active substance. 2 
 sewage treatment plant (post-chlorination). 
 
3 The authorisations of biocidal  products are subject to the 
following conditions: 
1) The product assessment shall pay particular attention 
to the exposures, the risks and the efficacy linked to any use covered by an application for authorisation, 
but not addressed in the Union-level risk assessment 
of the active substance. 
2) In view of the risks identified for the uses assessed, 
the product assessment shall pay particular attention 
to professional users. 
3) For products that may lead to residues in food or feed, 
the need to set new or to amend existing maximum 
residue levels (MRLs) in accordance with Regulation 
(EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
2 or Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council3 shall be 
verified, and any appropriate risk mitigation measures shall be taken to ensure that the applicable MRLs are 
not exceeded. 
 
4 The authorisations of biocidal  products are subject to the 
following conditions: 
1) The product assessment shall pay particular attention 
to the exposures, the risks and the efficacy linked to any use covered by an application for authorisation, 
                                                            
2 Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 laying down Community procedures for t he establishment of residue limits of 
pharmacologically active substances in foodstuffs of animal origin, repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 and amending Directive 2001/82/EC of the European 
Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 152, 16.6.200 9, p. 11). 
3 Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pes ticides in or on food and feed of plant 
and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC (OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1). 3 
 but not addressed in the Union-level risk assessment 
of the active substance. 
2) In view of the risks identified for the uses assessed, 
the product assessment shall pay particular attention 
to professional users. 
3) For products that may lead to residues in food or feed, 
the need to set new or to amend existing MRLs in accordance with Re gulation (EC) No 470/2009 or 
Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 shall be verified, and 
any appropriate risk mitigation measures shall be taken to ensure that the applicable MRLs are not 
exceeded. 
4) Products shall not be incorp orated in materials and 
articles intended to come into contact with food as 
referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 
1935/2004, unless the Commission has established specific limits on the migration of sodium 
hypochlorite into food or it has been established 
pursuant to that Regulation that such limits are not necessary. 
 
5 The authorisations of biocidal  products are subject to the 
following conditions: 
1) The product assessment shall pay particular attention 
to the exposures, the risks and the efficacy linked to 
any use covered by an application for authorisation, but not addressed in the Union-level risk assessment 
of the active substance. 
2) In view of the risks identified for the uses assessed, 
the product assessment shall pay particular attention to professional users. 
3) For products that may lead to residues in food or feed, 
the need to set new or to amend existing (MRLs in accordance with Re gulation (EC) No 470/2009 or 4 
 Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 shall be verified, and 
any appropriate risk mitigation measures shall be taken to ensure that the applicable MRLs are not 
exceeded.