Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1896/2000 on the first phase of the programme referred to in Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on biocidal products.

This Regulation lays down provisions for the establishment and implementation of the first phase of the programme of work for the systematic examination of all active substances already on the market on 14 May 2000 as active substances of biocidal products referred to in Article 16(2) of the Directive. Each producer of an existing active substance placed on the market for use in biocidal products shall identify that active substance by submitting to the Commission the information on the active substance referred to in Annex I to be received not later than 18 months after this Regulation enters into force. Annex I specifies the information which is required for identification in accordance with article 3 or indication pursuant to article 8 (3) or (4). Annex II regards the information required for notification in accordance with article 4 or article 8 (1).