Biocidal products for non-agricultural uses: common rules for national authorisations

LEGISLATIVE ACT : Commission Regulation 1896/2000/EC on the first phase of the programme referred to in Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on biocidal products.

CONTENT : pursuant to Directive 98/8/EC, a programme of work is to be initiated for the review of all active substances of biocidal products already on the market on 14 May 2000.

The first phase of the review programme is intended to enable the Commission to identify existing active substances of biocidal products and specify those which should be evaluated for a possible inclusion in Annex I, Annex IA or Annex IB to the Directive. Given the expected high number of existing active substances which are candidates for such inclusion, information is needed to set priorities for a further phase of the review programme, which is planned to be initiated in 2002.

It is necessary to specify the relationship between producers, formulators, Member States and the Commission and the obligation on each of the parties for the implementation of the review programme.

In order to establish an exhaustive list of existing active substances, an identification procedure should be laid down by which all producers are to submit information on existing active substances of biocidal products to the Commission. Formulators should also have the opportunity of identifying existing active substances.

The present Regulation lays down provisions for the establishment and implementation of the first phase of the programme of work for the systematic examination of all active substances already on the market on 14 May 2000 as active substances of biocidal products.

ENTRY INTO FORCE : 28/09/2000.