Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1623 of 29 October 2018 pursuant to Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on mosquitoes non-naturally infected with Wolbachia used for vector control purposes (Text with EEA relevance.)

The bacteria of the genus Wolbachia or any preparation containing those bacteria used for the purpose of inoculating those bacteria into mosquitoes with the objective of creating non-naturally infected mosquitoes for vector control purposes shall be considered a biocidal product within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012. Non-naturally infected mosquitoes, irrespectively of the infection technique used, shall be considered neither a biocidal product nor a treated article within the meaning of points (a) and (l) of Article 3(1), respectively, of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.

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