Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1736

of 28 September 2015

not approving triflumuron as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products for product-type 18

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products1, and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 89(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/20142 establishes a list of existing active substances to be evaluated for their possible approval for use in biocidal products. That list includes triflumuron.
(2)
Triflumuron has been evaluated in accordance with Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council3 for use in product-type 18, insecticides, acaricides and products to control other arthropods, as defined in Annex V to that Directive, which corresponds to product-type 18, as defined in Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.
(3)
Italy was designated as evaluating competent authority and submitted the assessment reports, together with its recommendations, to the Commission on 30 September 2008 in accordance with paragraphs 4 and 6 of Article 14 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1451/20074.
(4)

In accordance with Article 7(1)(b) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014, the opinion of the European Chemicals Agency was formulated on 3 February 2015 by the Biocidal Product Committee, having regard to the conclusions of the evaluating competent authority.

(5)

According to that opinion, biocidal products used for product-type 18 and containing triflumuron may not be expected to satisfy the requirements laid down in Article 5 of Directive 98/8/EC. The scenarios evaluated in the environmental risk assessment identified unacceptable risks for the aquatic and terrestrial compartments.

(6)

It is therefore not appropriate to approve triflumuron for use in biocidal products for product-type 18.

(7)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Triflumuron (EC No 264-980-3; CAS No 64628-44-0) is not approved as an active substance for use in biocidal products for product-type 18.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 28 September 2015.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude Juncker