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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1035/2013 of 24 October 2013 approving benzoic acid as an existing active substance            for use in biocidal products for product-types 3 and 4 (Text with EEA relevance)         

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# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1035/2013                     

# of 24 October 2013

# approving benzoic acid as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products for product-types 3 and 4

# (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 Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making                           available on the market and use of biocidal products(1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 89(1) thereof,                        

Whereas:

(1)Commission Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007(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 of the European Parliament and of the Council(3). That list includes benzoic acid.

(2)Benzoic acid has been evaluated in accordance with Article 11(2) of Directive 98/8/EC for use in product-type 3, veterinary                              hygiene biocidal products, and product-type 4, food and feed area disinfectants, as defined in Annex V to that Directive,                              which correspond respectively to product-types 3 and 4 as defined in Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.

(3)Germany was designated as Rapporteur Member State and submitted the competent authority reports, together with recommendations,                              to the Commission on 3 February 2011 in accordance with Article 14(4) and (6) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007.

(4)The competent authority reports were reviewed 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 27 September 2013, in two assessment reports.

(5)It appears from those reports that biocidal products used for product-types 3 and 4 and containing benzoic acid may be expected                              to satisfy the requirements laid down in Article 5 of Directive 98/8/EC.

(6)It is therefore appropriate to approve benzoic acid for use in biocidal products for product-types 3 and 4.

(7)Since the evaluations did not address nanomaterials, the approvals should not cover such materials pursuant to Article 4(4)                              of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.

(8)For the use in product-type 4, the evaluation did not adress the incorporation of biocidal products containing benzoic acid                              in materials and articles intended to come into contact directly or indirectly with food within the meaning of Article 1(1)                              of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council(4). Such materials may require the establishment of specific limits on the migration into food, as referred to in Article 5(1)(e)                              of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004. The approval should therefore not cover such use unless the Commission has established such                              limits or it has been established pursuant to that Regulation that such limits are not necessary.

(9)A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before an active substance is approved, in order to permit Member States,                              interested parties, and the Commission where appropriate, to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements entailed.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

# Article 1U.K.

Benzoic acid shall be approved as an active substance for use in biocidal products for product-types 3 and 4, subject to the                     specifications and conditions set out in the Annex.                  

# Article 2U.K.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the *Official Journal of the European Union*.                  

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 24 October 2013.

*For the Commission*                            

*The President*                            

José Manuel Barroso                            

## ANNEXU.K.

1

OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1.                           

2

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

3

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

4

Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 on materials and articles intended                              to come into contact with food and repealing Directives 80/590/EEC and 89/109/EEC (OJ L 338, 13.11.2004, p. 4).