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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-2002/annex",
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  "legislation": "eur/2017/2002",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2002 of 8 November 2017 approving L(+) lactic acid as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 2, 3 and 4 (Text with EEA relevance)",
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  "number": null,
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  "text": "The purity indicated in this column was the minimum degree of purity of the active substance evaluated. The active substance in the product placed on the market can be of equal or different purity if it has been proven to be technically equivalent to the evaluated active substance.\nCommon Name\nIUPAC NameIdentification Numbers\nMinimum degree of purity of the active substance\nDate of approval\nExpiry date of approval\nProduct type\nSpecific conditions\nL(+) lactic acid\nIUPAC Name:\n(S)-2-Hydroxypropanoic acid\nEC No: 201-196-2\nCAS No: 79-33-4\n≥ 955 g/kg (dry weight)\n1 May 2019\n30 April 2029\n2\nThe authorisations of biocidal products are subject to the following condition:\nThe 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.\n3\nThe authorisations of biocidal products are subject to the following conditions:\n1.. 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.\n2.. In view of the risks identified for the uses assessed, the product assessment shall pay particular attention to groundwater for products used in animal housings leading to exposure of the environment via the application of manure on agricultural land.\n4\nThe authorisations of biocidal products are subject to the following conditions:\n1.. 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.\n2.. In view of the risks identified for the uses assessed, the product assessment shall pay particular attention to professional users.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
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      "text": "The purity indicated in this column was the minimum degree of purity of the active substance evaluated. The active substance in the product placed on the market can be of equal or different purity if it has been proven to be technically equivalent to the evaluated active substance."
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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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