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 EUROPEAN COMMISSION   
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[…](2011) XXX draft   
  
COMMISSION DECISION  
of XXX  
concerning the non -inclusion of dichlorvos for product type 18 in Annex I, IA or IB to 
Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of th e Council concernin g the placin g 
of biocidal products on the market  
(Text with EEA relevance)   
EN 2   EN COMMISSION DECISION 
of XXX 
concerning the non-inclusion of dichlorvos for product type 18 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 EUROPEAN COMMISSION, 
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 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 market
1, 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 Annex I, IA or IB to Directiv e 98/8/EC. That list 
includes dichlorvos. 
(2) Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, dichlorvos (CAS Nr 62-73-7; 
EC Nr 200-547-7) has been evaluated in acco rdance with Article 11(2) of Directive 
98/8/EC for use in product-type 18, insecticides, acaricides and products to control other arthropods, as defined in Annex V to that Directive. 
(3) Italy was designated as Rapporteur Memb er State and submitted the competent 
authority report, togeth er with a recommendation, to the Commission on 
20 November 2007 in accordance with Article  14(4) and (6) of Regulation (EC) 
No 1451/2007. 
(4) The competent authority report was re viewed by the Member States and the 
Commission. In accordance with Article 15 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, the 
findings of the review were incorporated, within the Standing Committee on Biocidal 
Products on [date of SC meeting to be inserted], in an assessment report. 
                                                 
1 OJ L 123, 24.4.1998, p. 1.  
2 OJ L 325, 11.12.2007, p. 3.  
EN 3   EN (5) The assessment has demonstrated that biocia l products used as in secticides, acaricides 
and products to control other arthropods and containing dichlorvos cannot be expected 
to satisfy the requirements laid down in Article 5 of Directive 98/8/EC. The scenarios evaluated in the human health risk assessmen t as well as in the environmantal risk 
assessment showed a potential and unacceptable risk. It is therefor e not appropriate to 
include dichlorvos for use in product-type 18 in Annexes I, IA or IB to Directive 
98/8/EC. 
(6) In the interest of legal certainty, the date as of which biocidal products of product-type 
18 containing dichlorvos should no longe r be placed on the market should be 
specified, taking into account both the unaccep table effects of those products and the 
legitimate expectati ons of manufacturers of those products. 
(7) 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 
Dichlorvos (CAS Nr 62-73-7; EC Nr 200-547-7) sh all not be included in Annexes I, IA or IB 
to Directive 98/8/EC for product type 18.  
Article 2 
For the purposes of Article 4(2) of Regula tion (EC) No 1451/2007, bioc idal products of 
product type 18 containing dichlorvos shall no longer be placed on the market with effect 
from 1 November 2012. 
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. 
Done at Brussels, […] 
 For the Commission 
 Janez POTO ČNIK 
 Member of the Commission