2008/681/EC: Commission Decision of 28 July 2008 concerning the non-inclusion of certain substances in Annexes 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 (notified under document number C(2008) 3854) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-07-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, environmental protection, marketing, public health, toxic substance

20.8.2008

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 222/7

COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 July 2008

concerning the non-inclusion of certain substances in Annexes 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

(notified under document number C(2008) 3854)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/681/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

taking over the role of participant for the substances
and product types concerned.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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,

(5)

(6)

Whereas:

to Article 12(5) of Regulation (EC) No
Pursuant
types
1451/2007,
concerned should therefore not be included in Annexes
I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC.

substances

product

and

the

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on Biocidal Products,

the

opinion

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

of

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
1451/2007, this Decision shall apply from the day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 28 July 2008.

For the Commission

Stavros DIMAS
Member of the Commission

(1)

(2)

(3)

(EC) No

1451/2007

Commission Regulation
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.

For a number of substance/product type combinations
included in that list, either all participants have discon­
tinued their participation from the review programme, or
no complete dossier was received within the time period
specified in Articles 9 and 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No
1451/2007 by
as
Rapporteur for the evaluation.

the Member

designated

State

of Regulation

Consequently, and pursuant to Articles 11(2), 12(1) and
13(5)
the
Commission informed the Member States accordingly.
information was also made public by electronic
That
means on 22 June 2007.

1451/2007,

(EC) No

(4) Within the period of three months from that publication,
in

no person or Member State indicated an interest

(1) OJ L 123, 24.4.1998, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive

2008/31/EC (OJ L 81, 20.3.2008, p. 57).

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

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Official Journal of the European Union

20.8.2008

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

Formaldehyde

Formaldehyde

200-001-8

200-001-8

200-001-8

2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethyl 6-propylpiperonyl ether/Piperonyl butoxide

200-076-7

1,3-dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin

1,3-dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin

1,3-dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin

Naphthalene

m-Cresol

m-Cresol

Hexa-2,4-dienoic acid/Sorbic acid

Benzyl benzoate

Benzothiazole-2-thiol

Benzothiazole-2-thiol

Benzothiazole-2-thiol

Benzothiazole-2-thiol

Benzothiazole-2-thiol

Benzothiazole-2-thiol

50-00-0

50-00-0

50-00-0

51-03-6

77-48-5

77-48-5

77-48-5

91-20-3

201-030-9

201-030-9

201-030-9

202-049-5

203-577-9

108-39-4

203-577-9

108-39-4

203-768-7

110-44-1

204-402-9

120-51-4

205-736-8

149-30-4

205-736-8

149-30-4

205-736-8

149-30-4

205-736-8

149-30-4

205-736-8

149-30-4

205-736-8

149-30-4

11

12

13

19

2

11

12

19

2

3

8

18

2

7

9

11

12

13

10

4

6

13

18

2

4

6

18

2

3

18

3

2-hydroxy-4-isopropyl-2,4,6-cycloheptatrien-1-one

207-880-7

499-44-5

Sodium bromide

Sodium bromide

Sodium bromide

Boric acid

Ammonium bromide

Ammonium bromide

Ammonium bromide

Cis-tricos-9-ene

231-599-9

7647-15-6

231-599-9

7647-15-6

231-599-9

7647-15-6

233-139-2

10043-35-3

235-183-8

12124-97-9

235-183-8

12124-97-9

235-183-8

12124-97-9

248-505-7

27519-02-4

3-phenoxybenzyl-2-(4-ethoxyphenyl)-2-methylpropylether/Etofenprox

407-980-2

80844-07-1

3-phenoxybenzyl-2-(4-ethoxyphenyl)-2-methylpropylether/Etofenprox

407-980-2

80844-07-1

(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

Spinosad: fermentation product of soil micro-organisms containing
Spinosyn A and Spinosyn D

Plant protection
product

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