Biocidal products for non-agricultural uses: common rules for national authorisations

The discussion focused on Annexes II, III and IV (information to be provided to gain authorization) of the Commission's initial proposal on the one hand, and on Annex V (scope of the directive, with a breakdown by product types)on the other hand. The Council reached a political agreement, on the basis of the Presidency's suggestions, regarding the structure of these annexes and the procedures to be followed for compiling annexes and for future adjustments to their content. The Permanent Representatives Committee was instructed to continue working on the directive, taking account of the results achieved thus far and the orientations given by today's discussion, with a view to achieving results at the Environment Council's meeting in June 1996.