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1 April 2020  
(20-2626) 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, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Implementing Regulation approving icaridin as  an existing active substance 
for use in biocidal products of product -type 19 (3 page(s), in English; 2 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission Implementing Regulation approves 
icaridin as an existing active substance for use  in biocidal products of product -type 19  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Harmonisation of the EU market on biocidal products.; Protection of human 
health or safety; Protection of the environment; Harmo nization  
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/ALL/?uri=CELEX:32012R0528  
9. Proposed date o f adoption:  October 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU (Application from February 2022)  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/EU/708  
 
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  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_2312_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/EEC/20_2312_01_e.pdf  
 