# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1938 of 4 November 2016 approving citric acid as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 2 (Text with EEA relevance), Annex

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The purity indicated in this column was the minimum degree of purity of the active substance evaluated in accordance with Article 89(1) 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.
Common Name
IUPAC NameIdentification Numbers
Minimum degree of purity of the active substance
Date of approval
Expiry date of approval
Product type
Specific conditions
Citric acid
IUPAC Name:
2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid
EC No: 201-069-1
CAS No: 77-92-9
995 g/kg
1 March 2018
28 February 2028
2
The authorisations of biocidal products are subject to the following condition:
The product assessment shall pay particular attention to the exposures, the risks and the efficacy linked to any use covered by an application for authorisation, but not addressed in the Union-level risk assessment of the active substance.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/1938/annex (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1938/annex
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