
Article 1 
Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.
Article 2 

1. Member States shall adopt and publish the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 31 August 2010 at the latest.When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Article 3 
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 4 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 February 2010.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX

The following entry for the substance acrolein is added in Annex I to Directive 98/8/EC:

No Common Name IUPAC NameIdentification Numbers Minimum purity of the active substance in the biocidal product as placed on the market Date of inclusion Deadline for compliance with Article 16(3)(except for products containing more than one active substance, for which the deadline to comply with Article 16(3) shall be the one set out in the last of the inclusion decisions relating to its active substances) Expiry date of inclusion Product type Specific provisions
‘30 Acrolein AcrylaldehydeEC No: 203-453-4CAS No: 107-02-8 913 g/kg 1 September 2010 Not applicable 31 August 2020 12 When assessing the application for authorisation of a product in accordance with Article 5 and Annex VI, Member States shall assess, where relevant for the particular product, the populations that may be exposed to the product and the use or exposure scenarios that have not been representatively addressed at the Union level risk assessment.Member States shall ensure that authorisations are subject to the following conditions:
1.. Waste waters containing acrolein shall be monitored prior to discharge, unless it can be demonstrated that risks for the environment can be reduced by other means. Where necessary in view of the risks to marine environment, waste waters shall be held in suitable tanks or reservoirs or appropriately treated before discharge.
2.. Products authorised for industrial and/or professional use shall be used with appropriate personal protective equipment, and safe operational procedures shall be established, unless it can be demonstrated in the application for product authorisation that risks to industrial and/or professional users can be reduced to an acceptable level by others means.’

