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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-945/annex",
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  "legislation": "eur/2013/945",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 945/2013 of 2 October 2013 to approve cypermethrin as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products for product-type 8 (Text with EEA relevance)",
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  "text": "The purity indicated in this column was the minimum degree of purity of the active substance used for the evaluation made in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012. The active substance in the product placed on the market can be of equal or different purity if it has been proven technically equivalent with the evaluated active substance.\nFor the implementation of the common principles of Annex VI to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, the content and conclusions of assessment reports are available on the Commission website: http://ec.europa.eu/comm/environment/biocides/index.htm\nCommon Name\nIUPAC NameIdentification Numbers\nMinimum degree of purity of the active substance\nDate of approval\nExpiry date of approval\nProduct type\nSpecific conditions\nCypermethrin\nCypermethrin cis:trans/40:60\nIUPAC Name:\n(RS)-α-cyano-3phenoxybenzyl-(1RS)-cis,trans-3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate\nEC No: 257-842-9\nCAS No: 52315-07-8\n920 g/kg\n1 June 2015\n31 May 2025\n8\nThe product assessment shall pay particular attention to the exposures, the risks and the efficacy linked to any uses covered by an application for authorisation, but not addressed in the Union level risk assessment of the active substance.\nAuthorisations are subject to the following conditions:\n(1) For industrial or professional users, safe operational procedures and appropriate organisational measures shall be established. Where exposure cannot be reduced to an acceptable level by other means, products shall be used with appropriate personal protective equipment.\n(2) Appropriate risk mitigation measures shall be taken to protect the soil and aquatic compartments. In particular:\n(a) Labels and, where provided, safety data sheets of products authorised shall indicate that industrial application shall be conducted within a contained area or on impermeable hard standing with bunding, that freshly treated timber shall be stored after treatment under shelter or on impermeable hard standing, or both, to prevent direct losses to soil or water, and that any losses from the application of the product shall be collected for reuse or disposal.\n(b) Products shall not be authorised for industrial treatment by dipping or spraying of wood that will be exposed to weathering, unless data is submitted to demonstrate that the product will not present unacceptable risks, if necessary by the application of appropriate mitigation measures.\n(c) Products shall not be authorised for treatment of outdoor constructions near or above water, or for treatment of wood that will be used for outdoor constructions near or above water, unless data is submitted to demonstrate that the product will not present unacceptable risks, if necessary by the application of appropriate mitigation measures.",
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      "text": "The purity indicated in this column was the minimum degree of purity of the active substance used for the evaluation made in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012. The active substance in the product placed on the market can be of equal or different purity if it has been proven technically equivalent with the evaluated active substance."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "For the implementation of the common principles of Annex VI to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, the content and conclusions of assessment reports are available on the Commission website: http://ec.europa.eu/comm/environment/biocides/index.htm"
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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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