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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-354/annex/title-2",
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  "legislation": "eur/2013/354",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 354/2013 of 18 April 2013 on changes of biocidal products authorised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-354",
  "path": "annex/title/2",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Minor changes of products",
  "text": "A minor change of a product is a change, following which any change of the existing authorisation can be expected to be minor within the meaning of Article 3(1)(ab) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, since the change of the product is not expected to affect the conclusion with regard to the fulfilment of the conditions of Article 19 or 25 of that Regulation. Such changes include the changes listed in the following table, provided that the conditions therein are met:\nComposition\n1.\nIncrease or reduction, addition, deletion or replacement of a non-active substance intentionally incorporated in the product, where:\nThe added or increased non active-substance is not a substance of concern.\nThe deletion or reduction of the non-active substance does not lead to an increase of an active substance or a substance of concern.\nThe physical-chemical properties and the shelf-life of the product are expected to remain the same.\nThe risk and efficacy profile are expected to remain the same.\nA new quantitative risk assessment is not expected to be necessary\n2.\nIncrease, reduction, addition or deletion, or replacement of a non-active substance intentionally incorporated in a biocidal product family outside the authorised range, where:\nThe added or increased non-active substance is not a substance of concern.\nThe deletion or reduction of the non-active substance does not lead to an increase of an active substance or a substance of concern.\nThe physical-chemical properties and the shelf-life of the products of the biocidal product family remain the same.\nThe risk and efficacy profile are expected to remain the same.\nA new quantitative risk assessment is not expected to be necessary.\nConditions of use\n3.\nChanged instructions for use, where the changes do not adversely affect the exposure\n4.\nAddition, replacement or modification of a measuring or administration device relevant for the risk assessment and regarded as a risk mitigation measure, where:\nThe new device accurately delivers the required dose for the biocidal product concerned in line with the approved conditions of use.\nThe new device is compatible with the biocidal product.\nThe change is not expected to adversely affect the exposure.\nShelf-life and conditions of storage\n5.\nChange in the shelf-life.\n6.\nChange in the conditions of storage\nPack size\n7.\nChange in the pack size range, where:\nNew range is consistent with the dose rate and instructions for use as approved in the summary of the biocidal product characteristics.\nNo change of user category.\nThe same risk-mitigation measures apply.",
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