The bacteria of the genus Wolbachia or any preparation containing those bacteria used for the purpose of inoculating those bacteria into mosquitoes with the objective of creating non-naturally infected mosquitoes for vector control purposes shall be considered a biocidal product within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.
Non-naturally infected mosquitoes, irrespectively of the infection technique used, shall be considered neither a biocidal product nor a treated article within the meaning of points (a) and (l) of Article 3(1), respectively, of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.