# Commission Implementing Decision of 11 March 2014 rejecting the refusal of authorisations of biocidal products containing            bromadiolone notified by Germany in accordance with Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified            under document C(2014) 1362) (Text with EEA relevance) (2014/133/EU)         

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# Commission Implementing Decision

# of 11 March 2014

# rejecting the refusal of authorisations of biocidal products containing bromadiolone notified by Germany in accordance with                        Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council                     

# (notified under document C(2014) 1362)

# (Text with EEA relevance)

# (2014/133/EU)

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 Article 36(3) thereof,                        

Whereas:

(1)Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(2) contained the list of active substances approved at Union level for use in biocidal products. Commission Directive 2009/92/EC(3) added the active substance bromadiolone for use in products belonging to product-type 14, Rodenticides, as defined in Annex                              V to Directive 98/8/EC.

(2)In accordance with Article 8 of Directive 98/8/EC, the companies Pelgar International Limited and Unichem d.o.o. (‘the applicants’)                              submitted applications to the United Kingdom for authorisation of biocidal products containing bromadiolone as a wax block                              formulation (‘the contested products’). The United Kingdom authorised before 1 September 2013 the contested products for a                              number of uses including professional application in and around buildings and in sewers. A number of Member States have subsequently                              authorised the contested products through mutual recognition.

(3)The German competent authority for biocidal products received applications for mutual recognition of authorisations according                              to Article 4(1) of Directive 98/8/EC for the contested products.

(4)Germany has notified the Commission, the other Member States and the applicants of its proposal to refuse the authorisations                              in accordance with Article 4(4) of Directive 98/8/EC, as Germany considers that the contested products do not meet the requirements                              of Article 5(1) of Directive 98/8/EC with regard to effects on human health.

(5)According to the notifications, Germany disagrees with the evaluation carried out by the United Kingdom regarding the dermal                              absorption value used in such evaluation (0,04 %). Germany considers this value as inappropriate according to OEDC standards                              on *in vitro* dermal absorption methods(4) and pointed out that based on a more conservative value of 0,36 % as per these standards the assessment results in an unacceptable                              dermal exposure to bromadiolone for professional users.

(6)For each notification, the Commission invited the other Member States and the applicants to submit comments to the notification                              in writing within 90 days in accordance with Article 27(1) of Directive 98/8/EC. Comments were submitted within that deadline                              by the United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany and one of the applicants. The notification was also discussed between Commission                              representatives and representatives of Member States’ Competent Authorities for biocidal products in the meeting of the Product                              Authorisation and Mutual Recognition Facilitation Group of 14 May 2013.

(7)From the abovementioned discussions and comments, it follows that the United Kingdom carried out the evaluation of the dermal                              absorption in a way which is compatible with the latest agreed EU guidance(5), pursuant to which the possibility of reading across existing data from the active substance approval is accepted.

(8)First, the United Kingdom used a dermal absorption value from a study considered as reliable in the context of the EU approval                              of the active substance bromadiolone, to which the applicants held the required letter of access from the data owner. Second,                              the dermal absorption study from which that value was obtained was carried out with a similar bait formulation to that of                              the contested products, as recommended by the abovementioned guidance.

(9)Finally, the United Kingdom evaluated the product with the benefit of expert judgment to justify that the specific conditions                              of the study from which the dermal absorption value was obtained resembled more closely the actual exposure conditions for                              professional users loading wax blocks in bait stations. This approach is compatible with the abovementioned guidance and the                              common principles for the evaluation of dossiers for biocidal products as provided for by paragraph 12 of Annex VI to Regulation                              (EU) No 528/2012.

(10)In the light of the above arguments, the Commission supports the conclusions of the assessment carried out by the United Kingdom                              and the other Member States having authorised the contested products through mutual recognition that they do not have unacceptable                              effects on human health, as required by Article 5(1) of Directive 98/8/EC. The Commission therefore considers that the request                              by Germany to refuse the authorisations cannot be justified on the grounds put forward.

(11)Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 shall apply to the contested products in accordance with the provisions of Article 92(2) of that                              Regulation. Since the legal basis for this Decision is Article 36(3) of that Regulation, this decision should be addressed                              to all Member States by virtue of Article 36(4) of that Regulation.

(12)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 1U.K.

The proposal by Germany to refuse the authorisations granted by the United Kingdom of the products mentioned in the Annex,                     is rejected.                  

# Article 2U.K.

This Decision is addressed to all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 11 March 2014.

*For the Commission*                            

Janez Potočnik                            

*Member of the Commission*                            

## ANNEXU.K.

Products for which the proposal by Germany to refuse the authorisations granted by the United Kingdom, is rejected:

1

OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1.                           

2

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).                           

3

Commission Directive 2009/92/EC of 31 July 2009 amending Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council to                              include bromadiolone as an active substance in Annex I thereto (OJ L 201, 1.8.2009, p. 43).                           

4

See *OECD Guideline for the testing of chemicals 428 on skin absorption:* in vitro *method*, available on the website http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/environment/test-no-428-skin-absorption-in-vitro-method_9789264071087-en                           

5

See *CA-July13-Doc.6.2.b — Final on Approach to dermal absorption assessment for biocidal products authorisation*, available on the website https://circabc.europa.eu/w/browse/884abd60-d8f9-48ad-8600-cd0bd5485cec