2010/153/: Commission Decision of 11 March 2010 prolonging the validity of Decision 2009/251/EC requiring Member States to ensure that products containing the biocide dimethylfumarate are not placed or made available on the market (notified under document C(2010) 1337) (Text with EEA relevance)

12.3.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 63/21
COMMISSION DECISION
of 11 March 2010
prolonging the validity of Decision 2009/251/EC requiring Member States to ensure that products containing the biocide dimethylfumarate are not placed or made available on the market
(notified under document C(2010) 1337)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2010/153/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 December 2001 on general product safety (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2009/251/EC (2) requires Member States to ensure that products containing the biocide dimethylfumarate (DMF) are not placed or made available on the market.
(2) Decision 2009/251/EC was adopted in accordance with the provisions of Article 13 of Directive 2001/95/EC, which restricts the validity of the Decision to a period not exceeding 1 year, but allows it to be confirmed for additional periods none of which shall exceed 1 year.
(3) In the light of the experience acquired so far and the absence of a permanent measure addressing consumer products containing DMF, it is necessary to prolong the validity of Decision 2009/251/EC for 12 months and to amend it accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Directive 2001/95/EC,