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SANTE/10561/2016 (POOL/E4/2016/10561/10561-EN.doc) […](2016) XXX  draft 
  
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... 
of XXX  
approving cyfluthrin as an ex isting active substance for us e in biocidal products of 
product-type 18 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
  
EN 2   EN COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... 
of XXX  
approving cyfluthrin 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 in cludes cyfluthrin. 
(2) Cyfluthrin has been evaluated in accordan ce with Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC 
of the European Parliament and of the Council3 for use in products of product-type 18, 
insecticides, acaricides and products to control other arthropods, as defined in 
Annex V to that Directive, which corre sponds to product-type 18 as defined in 
Annex V to Regulati on (EU) No 528/2012. 
(3) Germany was designated as evaluating competent authority and submitted the 
assessment report together with its recommendations on 23 December 2010. 
(4) In accordance with Article 7(2) of De legated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014, the 
opinion of the European Chemicals Agency was formulated on 16 February 2016 for use in products of product-type 18 by the Biocidal Products Committee, having regard 
to the conclusions of the ev aluating competent authority. 
(5) According to that opinion, biocidal products  of product-type 18 containing cyfluthrin 
may be expected to satisfy the requireme nts of Article 5 of Directive 98/8/EC, 
provided that certain specifications and conditions concerning their use are complied with. 
(6) It is therefore appropriate to  approve cyfluthrin for use in  biocidal products of product-
type 18, subject to compliance with ce rtain 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). 
3 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 (OJ L 123, 24.4.1998, p. 1).  
EN 3   EN (7) 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. 
(8) 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 
Cyfluthrin is approved as an act ive substance for use in biocid al products of product-type 18, 
subject to the specifications 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