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

The Commission modified its proposal to include two of the amendments adopted by the European Parliament at second reading. These amendments introduce specific references to Annexes IVB and IVA which specify the data requirements necessary for the products and for the active substances based on micro-organisms. It should be noted that the Commission did not accept the amendments seeking to: - reduce from 24 to 18 months the time period for transposition of the directive; - delete Annex IA which lists the active substances posing a low risk to humans, animals and the environment; - delete Annex IB which lists the 'Commodity' substances which have a minor use as biocides. �