{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-1207/article-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-1207/article-16.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2020/1207",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1207 of 19 August 2020 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards common specifications for the reprocessing of single-use devices (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-1207",
  "path": "article/16",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Chemical disinfection",
  "text": "Procedures for chemical disinfection referred to in point (e) of Article 11 shall cover the following, if applicable:\n(a) identification and concentration of chemicals required for the disinfection process;\n(b) contact time of the disinfectant;\n(c) temperature(s) to be used;\n(d) limits on temperature, concentration of solution(s), exposure time;\n(e) description of the accessories required for the disinfection process;\n(f) identification of water quality required;\n(g) techniques to be used including rinsing volume and time;\n(h) limits and monitoring of chemical residues remaining on the single-use device after disinfection;\n(i) limits and monitoring of chemical residues remaining on the single-use device from cleaning agents to ensure these residues do not interact adversely with the disinfectant;\n(j) criteria and/or requirements for approval or rejection.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/1207/article/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:42:28.241115+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}