
Article 1 
Transfluthrin shall be approved as an active substance for use in biocidal products for 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, 23 April 2014.
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
Transfluthrin IUPAC Name:2,3,5,6-tetrafluorobenzyl (1R,3S)-3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylateor2,3,5,6-tetrafluorobenzyl (1R)-trans-3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylateEC No: 405-060-5CAS No: 118712-89-3 965 g/kg of 1R trans configuration 1 November 2015 31 October 2025 18 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:In view of the risks for water, sediment and soil compartments, transfluthrin shall not be used in vaporisers for indoor use or insecticidal coils unless it can be demonstrated in the application for product authorisation that risks can be reduced to an acceptable level.

