
Article 1 
Copper sulphate pentahydrate shall be approved as an active substance for use in biocidal products for product-type 2, subject to the specifications and conditions set out in the Annex.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 24 October 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX

Common Name IUPAC NameIdentification Numbers Minimum degree of purity of the active substance Date of approval Expiry date of approval Product type Specific conditions
Copper sulphate pentahydrate IUPAC Name: copper sulphate pentahydrateEC No: 231-847-6CAS No: 7758-99-8 999 g/kg 1 July 2015 30 June 2025 2 The product assessment shall pay particular attention to the exposures, the risks and the efficacy linked to any uses covered by an application for authorisation, but not addressed in the Union level risk assessment of the active substance.Authorisations are subject to the following condition:For industrial or professional users, safe operational procedures and appropriate organisational measures shall be established. Where exposure cannot be reduced to an acceptable level by other means, products shall be used with appropriate personal protective equipment.


