
Article 1 
Chlorocresol is approved as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 1, 2, 3, 6 and 9, 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, 4 November 2016.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
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
Chlorocresol IUPAC Name:4-chloro-3-methylphenolEC No: 200-431-6CAS No: 59-50-7 99,8 % w/w 1 May 2018 30 April 2028 1 The authorisations of biocidal products are subject to the following condition:The product assessment shall pay particular attention to the exposures, the risks and the efficacy linked to any use covered by an application for authorisation, but not addressed in the Union-level risk assessment of the active substance.
2 The authorisations of biocidal products are subject to the following conditions:
1.. The product assessment shall pay particular attention to the exposures, the risks and the efficacy linked to any use covered by an application for authorisation, but not addressed in the Union-level risk assessment of the active substance.
2.. In view of the risks identified for the uses assessed, the product assessment shall pay particular attention to:

a)) industrial and professional users;
b)) children for products used in private and institutional areas.
3 The authorisations of biocidal products are subject to the following conditions:
1.. The product assessment shall pay particular attention to the exposures, the risks and the efficacy linked to any use covered by an application for authorisation, but not addressed in the Union-level risk assessment of the active substance.
2.. In view of the risks identified for the uses assessed, the product assessment shall pay particular attention to:

a)) professional users;
b)) soil compartment.
3.. For products that may lead to residues in food or feed, the need to set new or to amend existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council or Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council shall be verified, and any appropriate risk mitigation measures shall be taken to ensure that the applicable MRLs are not exceeded.
6 The authorisations of biocidal products are subject to the following conditions:
1.. The product assessment shall pay particular attention to the exposures, the risks and the efficacy linked to any use covered by an application for authorisation, but not addressed in the Union-level risk assessment of the active substance.
2.. In view of the risks identified for the uses assessed, the product assessment shall pay particular attention to:

a)) professional users during the formulation of product to be preserved and during the application of the preserved product in paper production;
b)) infants crawling on a surface that has been cleaned with the preserved product.
9 The authorisations of biocidal products are subject to the following conditions:
1.. The product assessment shall pay particular attention to the exposures, the risks and the efficacy linked to any use covered by an application for authorisation, but not addressed in the Union-level risk assessment of the active substance.
2.. In view of the risks identified for the uses assessed, the product assessment shall pay particular attention to professional users.


