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Notifying Member: European Union
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):
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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: eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tbt/
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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:
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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Biocidal products
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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Commission Implementing Decision pursuant to Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Bacterial Cultures Intended to Reduce Organic Solids and to Be Placed on the Market for that Purpose (3 pages, in English)
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Description of content: This draft Commission Implementing Decision clarifies that bacterial cultures placed on the market to reduce organic solids are not biocidal products.
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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of public health and of the environment. Harmonisation of the EU market on biocidal products.
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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.
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32012R0528:EN:NOT
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Proposed date of adoption: March 2015
Proposed date of entry into force: 20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the EU (Application from May 2016)
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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification
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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: eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu
The text is available on the EU-TBT Website: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tbt/
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/TBT/EEC/15_0350_00_e.pdf
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