Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea del 17/10/2022 - Sección Legislación
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Source: Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea - Sección Legislación
EN
17.10.2022
Official Journal of the European Union
L 269/1
II
Non-legislative acts
REGULATIONS
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION EU 2022/1950
of 14 October 2022
renewing the approval of creosote as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 8 in accordance with Regulation EU No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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 products 1, and in particular Article 144, point a, thereof,
Whereas:
1
The active substance creosote was included in Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council 2 for use in biocidal products of product-type 8 and pursuant to Article 86 of Regulation EU
No 528/2012 is therefore considered approved under that Regulation subject to the conditions set out in Annex I
to that Directive.
2
On 27 October 2016, an application was submitted in accordance with Article 131 of Regulation EU
No 528/2012 for the renewal of the approval of creosote for use in biocidal products of product-type 8. That application was evaluated by the competent authority of the United Kingdom as the evaluating competent authority.
3
On 16 September 2019, the evaluating competent authority submitted a recommendation on the renewal of the approval of creosote to the European Chemicals Agency the Agency. Due to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union, the competent authority of Poland has taken over the role of evaluating competent authority regarding the application on 30 January 2020.
4
In accordance with Article 143 of Regulation EU No 528/2012, on 4 December 2020 the Agency adopted an opinion 3 formulated by its Biocidal Products Committee, having regard to the conclusions of the evaluating competent authority.
1 OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1.
2 Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market OJ L 123, 24.4.1998, p. 1.
3 Biocidal Products Committee BPC opinion on the application for renewal of the approval of the active substance: creosote, Product type: 8, ECHA/BPC/274/2020, adopted on 4 December 2020.
