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27 May 2019  
(19-3661) 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 
Commis sion Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council to include D -fructose as an active substance in 
Annex I thereto (5 + 2 pages, in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission Delegat ed Regulation amends Regulation 
(EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council to include D -fructose as 
an active substance in Annex I thereto.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protectio n of public health and of the environment. Harmonisation of the EU 
market on biocidal products.  
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.  
http://eur -lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32012R0528: EN:NOT  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  August 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU  G/TBT/N/EU/657  
 
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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://membe rs.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/EEC/19_3088_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/EEC/19_3088_01_e.pdf  
 