
Article 1 
Cyphenothrin is approved as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 18, 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, 25 September 2018.
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
Cyphenothrin IUPAC Name:(RS)-α-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1RS,3RS;1RS,3SR)-2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-methylprop-1-enyl)cyclopropanecarboxylateEC No: 254-484-5CAS No: 39515-40-7 92 % w/w (total isomers) 1 February 2020 31 January 2030 18 Cyphenothrin is considered a candidate for substitution in accordance with point (d) of Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.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 uses 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)) toddlers;
c)) surface water, sediment, soil and groundwater, following indoor surface treatment;
d)) earthworm-eating mammals and fish-eating mammals due to secondary poisoning, following indoor surface treatment.
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.


