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 products, and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 89(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007 establishes a list of active substances to be assessed, with a view to their possible inclusion in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. That list includes nonanoic acid.
(2)
Nonanoic acid has been included into Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC for use in product-type 2 through Commission Directive 2012/41/EU, and is therefore considered as approved for that product-type by virtue of Article 86 of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.
(3)
Furthermore, nonanoic acid has been evaluated in accordance with Article 11(2) of Directive 98/8/EC for use in product-type 10, masonry preservatives, as defined in Annex V to that Directive. The evaluation covered use as an algaecide for the curative treatment of construction materials. That specific use is now covered by product-type 2 as defined in Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.
(4)
Austria was designated as Rapporteur Member State and submitted the competent authority report, together with a recommendation, to the Commission on 3 April 2012 in accordance with Article 14(4) and (6) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007.
(5)
The competent authority report was reviewed by the Member States and the Commission. In accordance with Article 15(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, the findings of the review were incorporated, within the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products on 27 September 2013, in an assessment report.
(6)
It appears from that report that biocidal products used as an algaecide for the curative treatment of construction materials and containing nonanoic acid may be expected to satisfy the requirements laid down in Article 5 of Directive 98/8/EC.
(7)
The existing approval of nonanoic acid for product-type 2 does not cover the conditions resulting from the evaluation of products used as an algaecide for the curative treatment of construction materials. It is therefore appropriate to complement that existing approval with those conditions. For the purpose of allowing all interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements following from the recent redefinition of biocidal product-types, it is furthermore appropriate to modify the date of approval originally provided for by Directive 2012/41/EU.
(8)
Since the evaluation did not address nanomaterials, the approval should not cover such materials pursuant to Article 4(4) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.
(9)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products,
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