
Article 1 
Peracetic acid is approved as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 11 and 12, 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, 16 December 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
Peracetic acid IUPAC Name:Peroxyethanoic acidEC No: 201-186-8CAS No: 79-21-0 The specification is based on the starting materials hydrogen peroxide and acetic acid which are used to manufacture peracetic acid.Peracetic acid in an aqueous solution containing acetic acid and hydrogen peroxide. 1 July 2018 30 June 2028 11 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.. Due to the presence of hydrogen peroxide, authorisations of biocidal products shall be without prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 98/2013.
3.. In view of the risks identified for the uses assessed, the product assessment shall pay particular attention to:.

a)) industrial and professional users;
b)) marine water for products used in once-through cooling systems;
c)) soil and surface water for products used in large open recirculating cooling systems.
12 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.. Due to the presence of hydrogen peroxide, authorisations of biocidal products shall be without prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 98/2013.
3.. In view of the risks identified for the uses assessed, the product assessment shall pay particular attention to industrial and professional users.
