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| 22.8.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 226/6 |
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22.8.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 226/6

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 20 August 2012

setting a new deadline for the submission of dossiers for certain substances to be examined under the 14-year work programme referred to in Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

(notified under document C(2012) 5787)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2012/483/EU)

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 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 Council concerning the placing 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 Directive 98/8/EC. |
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(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 Council concerning the placing 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 Directive 98/8/EC.

| (2) | For a number of substance/product-type combinations included in that list, either all participants have discontinued their participation from the review programme, or no complete dossier was received within the time period specified in Article 9 and Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007 by the Member State designated as rapporteur for the evaluation. |
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(2)

For a number of substance/product-type combinations included in that list, either all participants have discontinued their participation from the review programme, or no complete dossier was received within the time period specified in Article 9 and Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007 by the Member 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 accordingly. That information was also made public by electronic means on 17 January 2011. |
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(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 accordingly. That information was also made public by electronic means on 17 January 2011.

| (4) | Within three months of the electronic publication of that information, several companies indicated an interest in taking over the role of participant for some of the substances and product-types concerned, in accordance with Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007. |
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(4)

Within three months of the electronic publication of that information, several companies indicated an interest in taking over the role of participant for some of the substances and product-types concerned, in accordance with Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007.

| (5) | A new deadline should therefore be established for the submission of dossiers for those substances and product-types in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 12(3) of that Regulation. |
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(5)

A new deadline should therefore be established for the submission of dossiers for those substances and product-types in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 12(3) of that Regulation.

| (6) | The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products, |
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(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

For the substances and product-types set out in the Annex, the new deadline for the submission of dossiers is 30 September 2013.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 August 2012.

For the Commission

Janez POTOČNIK

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 123, 24.4.1998, p. 1.

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(2)  
  OJ L 325, 11.12.2007, p. 3.

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ANNEX

Substances and product-types for which the new deadline for the submission of dossiers is 30 September 2013

| Name | EC number | CAS number | Product-type | RMS |
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| Triclosan | 222-182-2 | 3380-34-5 | 2 | DK |
| Triclosan | 222-182-2 | 3380-34-5 | 7 | DK |
| Triclosan | 222-182-2 | 3380-34-5 | 9 | DK |
| 2-phenoxyethanol | 204-589-7 | 122-99-6 | 3 | UK |

Name

EC number

CAS number

Product-type

RMS

Triclosan

222-182-2

3380-34-5

2

DK

Triclosan

222-182-2

3380-34-5

7

DK

Triclosan

222-182-2

3380-34-5

9

DK

2-phenoxyethanol

204-589-7

122-99-6

3

UK

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