EN    EN  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES  
Brussels,  
COM(2007) XXX  
  
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 Parliame nt and of the Council concerning the placing of 
biocidal products on the market  
EN  
EN 2   EN Draft  
COMMISSION D ECISION  
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 establishing the European Community,  
Having regard to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament a nd 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 XXXX /2007 of XX November 200 7 on the second 
phase o f the 10 -year work programme referred to in Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC 
of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal 
products on the market2 establishes a list of active substances to be assessed, with a 
view to t heir possible inclusion in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC.  
(2) For a number of substance/prod uct type combinations  included i n that list , either all 
participants have discontinued their participation  from the review program me, or no 
complete dossier wa s received within the time period specified in A rticle s 9 and 12(3)  
of Regulation (EC) No XXXX /2007 by the Member State designated as Rapporteur 
for the evaluation . 
(3) Consequently, and pursuant to Article s 11(2), 12(1) and 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 
XXX /2007, the Commission informed the Member States accordingly . That 
information was also made public by electronic means on 22 June 200 7.  
(4) Within the period of three months from  that publication , no person  or Member State 
indicated an interest in taking over th e role of participant for the substances and 
product -types concerned . 
                                                
1 OJ L 123, 24.4.1998, p. 1. Di rective as last amended by Directive  2006/140/EC of 20 December 2006 
(OJ L 414, 30.12.2006, p. 78).   
2 OJ L xxx, xx.11.2007, p. xx.   
EN 3   EN (5) Pursuant to Article 12(5) of Regulation (EC) No XXXX/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 me asures provided for in this D ecision  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 Regulation (EC) No XXXX /2007, this Decision shall 
apply from the day following that of  its publication  in the Official Journal of the European 
Union . 
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 
Formaldehyde  200-001-8 50-00-0 11 
Formaldehyde  200-001-8 50-00-0 12 
Formaldehyde  200-001-8 50-00-0 13 
2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethyl 6 -propylpiperonyl ether / Piperonyl 
butoxide  200-076-7 51-03-6 19 
1,3-dibromo -5,5-dimethylhydantoin  201-030-9 77-48-5 2 
1,3-dibromo -5,5-dimethylhydantoin  201-030-9 77-48-5 11 
1,3-dibromo -5,5-dimethylhydantoin  201-030-9 77-48-5 12 
Naphthalene  202-049-5 91-20-3 19 
m-Cresol  203-577-9 108-39-4 2 
m-Cresol  203-577-9 108-39-4 3 
Hexa -2,4-dienoic acid / Sorbic acid  203-768-7 110-44-1 8 
Benzyl benzoate  204-402-9 120-51-4 18 
Benzothiazole -2-thiol 205-736-8 149-30-4 2 
Benzothiazole -2-thiol 205-736-8 149-30-4 7 
Benzothiazole -2-thiol 205-736-8 149-30-4 9 
Benzothiazole -2-thiol 205-736-8 149-30-4 11 
Benzothiazole -2-thiol 205-736-8 149-30-4 12 
Benzothiazole -2-thiol 205-736-8 149-30-4 13 
2-hydroxy -4-isopropyl -2,4,6 -cycloheptatrien -1-one 207-880-7 499-44-5 10 
Sodium bromide  231-599-9 7647 -15-6 4 
Sodium bromide  231-599-9 7647 -15-6 6 
Sodium bromide  231-599-9 7647 -15-6 13 
Boric acid  233-139-2 10043 -35-3 18 
Ammonium bromide  235-183-8 12124 -97-9 2 
Ammonium bromide  235-183-8 12124 -97-9 4 
Ammonium bromide  235-183-8 12124 -97-9 6 
Cis-tricos -9-ene 248-505-7 27519 -02-4 18 
3-phenoxybenzyl -2-(4-ethoxyphenyl) -2-methylpropylether  / 
Etofenprox  407-980-2 80844 -07-1 2 
3-phenoxybenzyl -2-(4-ethoxyphenyl) -2-methylpropylether / 
Etofenprox  407-980-2 80844 -07-1 3 
(RS)-3-Allyl -2-methyl -4-oxocyclopent -2-enyl-(1R,3R) -2,2-
dimethyl -3-(2-methylprop -1-enyl) -cyclopropanecarboxylate 
(mixture of 2  isomers: 1R trans : 1RS only 1:1) / Bioallethrin / 
d-trans -Allethrin  Plant 
protection 
product  - 18 
Spinosad: fermentation product of soil micro -organisms 
containing Spinosyn A and Spinosyn D  Plant 
protection 
product  - 3