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5 May 2020  
(20-3430) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. 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: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/en/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Biocidal 
products  
5. Title, nu mber of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Implementing Regulation approving formaldehyde as an existing active 
substance for use in biocidal products of product -types 2 and 3 (4 page(s), in English; 
4 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission Implementing Regulation approves 
formaldehyde as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product -types 2 and 3  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment; 
Harmonization  
8. 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.  
https:/ /eur-lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1588261977873&uri=CELEX:32012R0528  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  July 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU (Application from February 2022)  G/TBT/N/EU/716  
 
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  10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. 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: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tbt/en/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/EEC/20_ 3071_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/EEC/20_3071_01_e.pdf  
 