
Article 1 
Bis(N-cyclohexyl-diazenium-dioxy)-copper (Cu-HDO) shall be approved as an active substance for use in biocidal products for product-type 8, 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, 31 January 2014.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX

Common Name IUPAC Name Identification Numbers Minimum degree of purity of the active substance Date of approval Expiry date of approval Product type Specific conditions
Cu-HDO IUPAC Name:bis(N-cyclohexyl-diazenium-dioxy)-copperEC no: N/ACAS no: 312600-89-8 981 g/kg 1 September 2015 31 August 2025 8 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 conditions:
1.. For industrial users, safe operational procedures and appropriate organisational measures shall be established. Where exposure cannot be reduced to an acceptable level by other means, products shall be used with appropriate personal protective equipment.
2.. Appropriate risk mitigation measures shall be taken to protect the terrestrial compartment. In particular, labels and, where provided, safety data sheets of products authorised shall indicate that industrial application shall be conducted within a contained area or on impermeable hard standing with bunding, that freshly treated timber shall be stored after treatment under shelter or on impermeable hard standing, or both, to prevent direct losses to soil or water, and that any losses from the application of the product shall be collected for reuse or disposal.

