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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-407/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2014/407",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 407/2014 of 23 April 2014 approving transfluthrin as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products for product-type 18 (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-407",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 407/2014\nof 23 April 2014\napproving transfluthrin as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products for product-type 18\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 the third subparagraph of Article 89(1) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCommission Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007 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 of the European Parliament and of the Council. That list includes transfluthrin.\n(2)\nTransfluthrin has been evaluated in accordance with Article 11(2) of Directive 98/8/EC for use in product-type 18, insecticides, acaricides and products to control other arthropods, as defined in Annex V to that Directive, which corresponds to product-type 18 as defined in Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.\n(3)\nThe Netherlands was designated as Rapporteur Member State and submitted the competent authority report, together with a recommendation, to the Commission on 13 July 2010 in accordance with Article 14(4) and (6) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007.\n(4)\nThe competent authority report was reviewed by the Member States and the Commission. In accordance with Article 15(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, the findings of the review were incorporated in an assessment report reviewed within the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products on 13 March 2014.\n(5)\nAccording to that assessment report, biocidal products used for product-type 18 and containing transfluthrin may be expected to satisfy the requirements laid down in Article 5 of Directive 98/8/EC, provided that certain specifications and conditions relating to its use are satisfied.\n(6)\nIt is therefore appropriate to approve transfluthrin for use in biocidal products for product-type 18 subject to compliance with such specifications and conditions.\n(7)\nSince the evaluation did not address nanomaterials, the approval should not cover such materials pursuant to Article 4(4) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.\n(8)\nA reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before an active substance is approved, in order to permit interested parties to take the preparatory measures necessary to meet the new requirements laid down.\n(9)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007 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 (OJ L 325, 11.12.2007, p. 3)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "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 (OJ L 123, 24.4.1998, p. 1)."
    }
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