Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 837/2013 of 25 June 2013 amending Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the information requirements for authorisation of biocidal products Text with EEA relevance

Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 is amended as follows: (1) In the table in title 1, the following entry 2.5 is inserted: "2.5 Where the biocidal product contains an active substance that has been manufactured in locations or according to processes or from starting materials other than those of the active substance evaluated for the purpose of approval pursuant to Article 9 of this Regulation, evidence has to be provided that technical equivalence has been established in accordance with Article 54 of this Regulation or has been established, following an evaluation having started before 1 September 2013, by a competent authority designated in accordance with Article 26 of Directive 98/8/EC." (2) In the table in title 2, the following entry 2.5 is inserted: "2.5 Where the biocidal product contains an active substance that has been manufactured in locations or according to processes or from starting materials other than those of the active substance evaluated for the purpose of approval pursuant to Article 9 of this Regulation, evidence has to be provided that technical equivalence has been established in accordance with Article 54 of this Regulation or has been established, following an evaluation having started before 1 September 2013, by a competent authority designated in accordance with Article 26 of Directive 98/8/EC."

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.