2014/395/EU: Commission Decision of 24 June 2014 concerning the placing on the market for essential use of biocidal products containing copper (notified under document C(2014) 4062)

1 Subject to the conditions provided for by Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, Ireland, Estonia, Italy, Poland, France, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Germany, Latvia, Finland, Luxembourg, Sweden, Denmark and Malta may allow the placing on the market of biocidal products containing copper (EC No 231-159-6; CAS No 7440-50-8) for the uses indicated in the Annex to this Decision.

2 If dossiers for the approval of copper for the product-types relevant to those uses have been submitted and validated as complete by the evaluating Member State by 31 December 2014 at the latest, Ireland, Estonia, Italy, Poland, France, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Germany, Latvia, Finland, Luxembourg, Sweden, Denmark and Malta may continue allowing that placing on the market until the deadlines provided for in Article 89 of 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 for cases where a substance is or is not approved.

3 In other cases than those provided for in paragraph 2, Ireland, Estonia, Italy, Poland, France, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Germany, Latvia, Finland, Luxembourg, Sweden, Denmark and Malta may continue allowing that placing on the market until 31 December 2017 provided that those Member States ensure, as of 1 January 2015, that users are actively informed about the immediate need to effectively implement alternative methods for the relevant purposes.

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, Ireland, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Latvia, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.