EN    EN EN EN    EN  COMMISSION OF THE E UROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels,  
COM(2008) XXX final D001717/01 
 
  
  
Draft 
COMMISSION DECISION 
of […] 
concerning the non-inclusion of  certain substances in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 
98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of 
biocidal products on the market 
EN EN 2   EN Draft 
COMMISSION DECISION 
of  
concerning the non-inclusion of  certain substances in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 
98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of 
biocidal products on the market 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty esta blishing the European Community, 
Having regard to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
16 February 1998 concerning the placing of  biocidal products on the market1, and in 
particular the second subparagraph of Article 16(2) thereof, 
Whereas: (1) Commission Regulation (EC)  No 1451/2007 of 4 December 2007 on the second phase 
of the 10-year work programme referred to in Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC of 
the European Parliament and of the Counc il concerning the pl acing of biocidal 
products on the market
2 establishes a list of active substances to be assessed, with a 
view to their possible inclusion in Anne x I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC. 
(2) For a number of substance/product  type combinations included  in that list, either all 
participants have discontinue d their participation from the review programme, or no 
complete dossier was received within the time  period specified in Articles 9 and 12(3) 
of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007 by the Memb er State designated as Rapporteur for 
the evaluation. 
(3) Consequently, and pursuant to  Articles 11(2), 12(1) and 13( 5) of Regulation (EC) No 
1451/2007, the Commission informed the Member States thereof. That information was also made public by electr onic means on 18 January 2008.  
(4) Within the period of three months from that publication, no person or Member State 
indicated an interest in taking over the role of participant for the substances and product-types concerned. 
                                                
 
1 OJ L 123, 24.4.1998, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 2008/31/EC of the European 
Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 81, 20.03.2008, p. 57).  
2 OJ L 325, 11.12.2007, p. 3.  EN 3   EN (5) Pursuant to Article 12(5 ) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, the substances and 
product-types concerned should therefore not be  included in Annexes I, IA or IB to 
Directive 98/8/EC. 
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the 
Standing Committee on Biocidal Products, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 
Article 1 
The substances and the product-types indicated in the Annex to this Decision shall not be 
included in Annexes I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC.  
Article 2 
For the purposes of Article 4(2) of Regula tion (EC) No 1451/2007, this  Decision shall apply 
from 1 March 2009. 
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. 
Done at Brussels, […] 
 For the Commission 
 Stavros Dimas  Member of the Commission EN 4   EN ANNEX  
 
SUBSTANCES AND PRODUCT-TYPES NOT TO BE INCLUDED IN ANNEXES I, IA 
OR IB TO DIRECTIVE 98/8/EC  
  
  
Name EC number CAS number Product-
type RMS 
Ethanol 200-578-6 64-17-5 3 EL 
N-(trichloromethylthio)phthalimide / Folpet 205-088-6 133-07-3 6 IT 
Fluometuron 218-500-4 2164-17-2 6 EL 
Fluometuron 218-500-4 2164-17-2 13 EL 
Lignin 232-682-2 9005-53-2 1 EL 
Lignin 232-682-2 9005-53-2 2 EL 
Lignin 232-682-2 9005-53-2 3 EL 
Lignin 232-682-2 9005-53-2 4 EL 
Lignin 232-682-2 9005-53-2 6 EL 
Lignin 232-682-2 9005-53-2 13 EL 
Reaction product of dimethyl adipate, dimethyl glutarate, 
dimethyl succinate with hydrogen peroxide / Perestane 432-790-1 - 3 HU 
N-Didecyl-N-dipolyethoxyammonium borate / 
Didecylpolyoxethylammonium borate Polymer 214710-34-6 2 EL 
N-Didecyl-N-dipolyethoxyammonium borate / 
Didecylpolyoxethylammonium borate Polymer 214710-34-6 6 EL 
N-Didecyl-N-dipolyethoxyammonium borate / 
Didecylpolyoxethylammonium borate Polymer 214710-34-6 13 EL 
Polyvinylpyrrolidone iodine Polymer 25655-41-8 2 SE 
Polyvinylpyrrolidone iodine Polymer 25655-41-8 4 SE 
Polyvinylpyrrolidone iodine Polymer 25655-41-8 5 SE 
Polyvinylpyrrolidone iodine Polymer 25655-41-8 6 SE