{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1931/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2016/1931",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1931 of 4 November 2016 approving chlorocresol as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 13 (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1931",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1931\nof 4 November 2016\napproving chlorocresol as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 13\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 Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014 establishes a list of existing active substances to be evaluated for their possible approval for use in biocidal products. That list includes chlorocresol.\n(2)\nChlorocresol has been evaluated in accordance with Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council for use in products of product-type 13, metalworking-fluid preservatives, as described in Annex V to that Directive, which corresponds to product-type 13 as described in Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.\n(3)\nFrance was designated as evaluating competent authority and submitted the assessment report together with its recommendations on 24 July 2013.\n(4)\nIn accordance with Article 7(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014, the opinion of the European Chemicals Agency was formulated on 13 April 2016 by the Biocidal Products Committee, having regard to the conclusions of the evaluating competent authority.\n(5)\nAccording to that opinion, biocidal products of product-type 13 containing chlorocresol may be expected to satisfy the requirements of Article 5 of Directive 98/8/EC, provided that certain specifications and conditions concerning their use are complied with.\n(6)\nIt is therefore appropriate to approve chlorocresol for use in biocidal products of product-type 13, subject to compliance with certain specifications and conditions.\n(7)\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.\n(8)\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 Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014 of 4 August 2014 on the work programme for the systematic examination of all existing active substances contained in biocidal products referred to in Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 294, 10.10.2014, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "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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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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