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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-678/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2016/678",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/678 of 29 April 2016 pursuant to Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a product consisting of dried lavender blossoms contained in a pad placed on the market to repel moths (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-678",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/678\nof 29 April 2016\npursuant to Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a product consisting of dried lavender blossoms contained in a pad placed on the market to repel moths\n(Text with EEA relevance)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving 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, and in particular Article 3(3) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nOn 28 May 2015, Germany requested the Commission to decide, pursuant to Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, whether a product consisting of dried lavender blossoms contained in a pad placed on the market to repel moths is a biocidal product or a treated article for the purposes of Article 3(1)(a) or (l) of that Regulation.\n(2)\nAccording to agreed Union guidance, whole living or unprocessed dead organisms (e.g. yeast, freeze-dried bacteria) or parts thereof (e.g. body parts, blood, branches, leaves, flowers, etc.) are not considered as substances, mixtures or articles within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council. Dried lavender blossoms should therefore not be considered as a substance, mixture or article within the meaning of that Regulation and therefore they should not be considered either as a biocidal product or as a treated article in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.\n(3)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Guidance for Annex V Exemptions from the obligation to register (page 19), available at http://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/13632/annex_v_en.pdf"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1)."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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