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Notifying Member: European Union

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  

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Agency responsible: European Commission

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

European Commission

EU-TBT Enquiry Point

Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43

E-mail:  eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu

Website: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tbt/

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Biocidal products

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Commission Implementing Regulation Approving Clothianidin as an Active Substance for Use in Biocidal Products for Product-Type 18 (4 pages + Annex 3 pages, in English)

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Description of content: This draft Commission Implementing Regulation approves clothianidin as an active substance for use in biocidal products for product-type 18.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of public health and of the environment. Harmonisation of the EU market on biocidal products.

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Relevant documents: 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 (OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1). Available in all EU languages.

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32012R0528:EN:NOT

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Proposed date of adoption:   March 2015

Proposed date of entry into force:   20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the EU (Application from October 2016)

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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

European Commission

EU-TBT Enquiry Point

Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43

E-mail: eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu

The text is available on the EU-TBT Website: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tbt/

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/TBT/EEC/15_0398_00_e.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/TBT/EEC/15_0398_01_e.pdf