Derogations for Essential Uses

In accordance with article 4a of Regulation (EC) 2032/2003 Member States may apply to the Commission for an extension of the 1 September 2006 dealine for the removal from the market of undefended substances, where they consider that such a substance is essential for them for reasons of health, safety, protection of cultural heritage or is critical for the functioning of society, and where there are no available technically and economically feasible alternatives or substitutes that are acceptable from the standpoint of environment and health.

Applications received by the Commission can be viewed here, as they become available.

Member States or any person may for a period of 60 days following publication of the applications submit comments in writing to the Commission, to the following address:

Directorate-General Environment
Unit B-4, Office Bu-9, 6-163
B-1049 Brussels
Or by e-mail to: ENV-Biocides@ec.europa.eu

Disclaimer: Please note that the applications, as well as any comments thereon, are made publicly available in a spirit of transparency. The applications are without prejudice of the decisions to be made. Only the measures that will eventually be adopted by the Commission and published in the Offical Journal of the European Union will be legally binding.

Derogations granted:

Commission Decision of 11 April 2007 concerning the extension of the deadline for placing on the market of biocidal products containing certain active substances not examined during the 10-year work programme referred to in Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2007) 1545)

Commission Decision of 20 December 2006 concerning the extension of the deadline for placing on the market of biocidal products containing certain active substances not examined during the ten-year work programme referred to in Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC (notified under document number C(2006) 6707)