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SANTE/11303/2017 
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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... 
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approving imiprothrin a s an existing active substance for use i n biocidal products of 
product-type 18 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
  
EN 2   EN COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING  REGULATION (EU) …/... 
of XXX  
approving imiprothrin as an exist ing active substance for use i n 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 Pa rliament and of the 
Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the m arket and use of biocidal 
products1, and in particular the third subpa ragraph of Article 89(1) the reof, 
Whereas: (1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014
2 establishes a list of existing 
active substances to be evaluated for their possible approval f or use in biocidal 
products. That list includes imiprothrin. 
(2) Imiprothrin has been evaluated for use in products of product-t ype 18, insecticides, 
acaricides and products to contro l other arthropods, as describ ed in Annex V to 
Regulation (EU) No 528/2012. 
(3) The United Kingdom was designated as evaluating competent autho rity and submitted 
the assessment report togethe r with its recommendations on 20 J uly 2016. 
(4) In accordance with Article 7(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No  1062/2014, the 
opinion of the European Chemicals Agency was formulated on 27 J une 2017 by the 
Biocidal Products Committee, having regard to the conclusions o f the evaluating 
competent authority. 
(5) According to that opinion, biocidal products of product-type 18  containing imiprothrin 
may be expected to satisfy the c riteria of Article 19(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 
No 528/2012, provided that certain specifications and condition s concerning their use 
are complied with. 
(6) It is therefore appropriate to approve imiprothrin for use in b iocidal products of 
product-type 18, subject to complia nce with certain specificati ons and conditions. 
(7) A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before an activ e substance is 
approved in order to permit interested parties to take the prep aratory measures 
necessary to meet the new requirements. 
(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the 
Standing Committee on Biocidal Products, 
                                                 
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 substances co ntained in biocidal products referred to in 
Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of t he Council (OJ L 294, 10.10.2014, 
p. 1).  
EN 3   EN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Imiprothrin is approved as an ac tive substance for use in bioci dal products of product-type 18, 
subject to the specifications a nd conditions set out in the Ann ex. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day fol lowing that of its publication in 
the Official Journal of  the European Union . 
This Regulation shall be binding i n its entirety and directly a pplicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 
 For the Commission 
 The President  Jean-Claude JUNCKER