
Article 1 
L(+) lactic acid is approved as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 2, 3 and 4, 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, 8 November 2017.
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
L(+) lactic acid IUPAC Name:(S)-2-Hydroxypropanoic acidEC No: 201-196-2CAS No: 79-33-4 ≥ 955 g/kg (dry weight) 1 May 2019 30 April 2029 2 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.
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 groundwater for products used in animal housings leading to exposure of the environment via the application of manure on agricultural land.
4 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.
