
Article 1 
Carbon dioxide shall be approved as an active substance for use in biocidal products for product-type 15, 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, 24 February 2015.
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
Carbon dioxide IUPAC Name:Carbon dioxideEC no: 204-696-9CAS no: 124-38-9 999 mL/L 1 June 2015 31 May 2025 15 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.For biocidal products, authorisations are subject to the following conditions:
((1)) Products shall only be supplied to and used by trained professionals.
((2)) Appropriate measures, including, if necessary, the availability of personal protective equipment (PPE), shall be taken to protect users.
((3)) Appropriate measures, such as exclusion from the treatment area, shall be taken to protect bystanders.
((4)) Application doses and instructions for use shall ensure that birds are killed without unnecessary pain and suffering.
((5)) Conditions of use shall specify that carbon dioxide shall be used as a measure of last resort, in the context of an integrated pest management strategy, whose aim shall be to limit to the minimum the recourse to such a product.

