LIST OF ACTIVE SUBSTANCES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 25(a)
EC number | Name/group | Restriction | Comment
Category 1 — Substances authorised as food additives according to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008
200-018-0 | Lactic acid | Concentration to be limited so that each biocidal product does not require classification according to either Directive 1999/45/EC or Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 | E 270
204-823-8 | Sodium acetate | Concentration to be limited so that each biocidal product does not require classification according to either Directive 1999/45/EC or Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 | E 262
208-534-8 | Sodium benzoate | Concentration to be limited so that each biocidal product does not require classification according to either Directive 1999/45/EC or Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 | E 211
201-766-0 | (+)-Tartaric acid | Concentration to be limited so that each biocidal product does not require classification according to either Directive 1999/45/EC or Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 | E 334
200-580-7 | Acetic acid | Concentration to be limited so that each biocidal product does not require classification according to either Directive 1999/45/EC or Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 | E 260
201-176-3 | Propionic acid | Concentration to be limited so that each biocidal product does not require classification according to either Directive 1999/45/EC or Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 | E 280
Category 2 — Substances included in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
200-066-2 | Ascorbic acid | |
232-278-6 | Linseed oil | |
Category 3 — Weak acids
Category 4 — Traditionally used substances of natural origin
Natural oil | Lavender oil | | CAS 8000-28-0
Natural oil | Peppermint oil | | CAS 8006-90-4
▼M4
Not available | Vinegar (1) | Excluding vinegar that is not food and excluding vinegar that contains more than 10 % acetic acid (whether or not it is food). | CAS No 8028-52-2
▼M5
Not available | Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast) (2) | Excluding Saccharomyces cerevisiae that is not food or feed. | CAS No 68876-77-7
▼M6
Not available | Powdered egg (3) | Excluding powdered egg that is not food or feed. |
▼M7
Not available | Honey (4) | Excluding honey that is not food or feed. | CAS No 8028-66-8
▼M8
200-333-3 | D-Fructose (5) | Excluding D-fructose that is not food or feed. | CAS No 57-48-7
▼M9
Not available | Cheese (6) | Excluding cheese that is not food or feed. |
▼M10
Not available | Concentrated apple juice (7) | Excluding concentrated apple juice that does not fall within the definition in point (2) of Part I of Annex I to Council Directive 2001/112/EC (8). |
▼B
Category 5 — Pheromones
222-226-0 | Oct-1-en-3-ol | |
Mixture | Webbing clothes moths pheromone | |
▼M3
Category 6 — Substances for which a Member State has validated an active substance dossier in accordance with Article 7(3) of this Regulation or accepted such a dossier in accordance with Article 11(1) of Directive 98/8/EC
▼B
204-696-9 | Carbon dioxide | Only for use in ready-for-use gas canisters functioning together with a trapping device |
▼M12
204-696-9 | Carbon dioxide generated from propane, butane or a mixture of both by combustion (10) | | CAS No 124-38-9
▼M11
201-069-1 | Citric acid | Minimum degree of purity of the active substance (9): 995 g/kg | CAS No 77-92-9
▼B
231-783-9 | Nitrogen | Only for use in limited quantities in ready-for-use canisters |
▼M13
246-376-1 | Potassium (E,E)-hexa-2,4-dienoate (potassium sorbate) (11) | Minimum degree of purity of the active substance (12): 990 g/kg | CAS No 24634-61-5
▼C1
Not available | (9Z,12E)-tetradeca-9,12-dien-1-yl acetate | | CAS 30507-70-1
▼B
Category 7 — Other
| Baculovirus | |
215-108-5 | Bentonite | |
203-376-6 | Citronellal | |
231-753-5 | Iron sulphate | |
►M4 (^{1}) The date of approval of vinegar for product-type 19 for the purposes of Article 89(3) is 1 June 2021. ◄ ►M5 (^{2}) The date of approval of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for product-type 19 for the purposes of Article 89(3) is 1 June 2021. ◄ ►M6 (^{3}) The date of approval of powdered egg for product-type 19 for the purposes of Article 89(3) is 1 June 2021. ◄ ►M7 (^{4}) The date of approval of honey for product-type 19 for the purposes of Article 89(3) is 1 June 2021. ◄ ►M8 (^{5}) The date of approval of D-fructose for product-type 19 for the purposes of Article 89(3) is 1 June 2021. ◄ ►M9 (^{6}) The date of approval of cheese for product-type 19 for the purposes of Article 89(3) is 1 June 2021. ◄ ►M10 (^{7}) The date of approval of concentrated apple juice for product-type 19 for the purposes of Article 89(3) is 1 June 2021. (^{8}) Council Directive 2001/112/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption (OJ L 10, 12.1.2002, p. 58). ◄ (^{9}) The purity indicated in this column was the minimum degree of purity of the active substance evaluated. The active substance in the product placed on the market can be of equal or different purity if it has been proven to be technically equivalent to the evaluated activesubstance. (^{10}) The date of approval of carbon dioxide generated from propane, butane or a mixture of both by combustion for product-type 19 for the purposes of Article 89(3) is 1 July 2022. (^{11}) The date of approval of potassium sorbate for product-type 6 for the purposes of Article 89(3) is 1 February 2023. (^{12}) The purity indicated in this column was the minimum degree of purity of the active substance evaluated. The active substance in the product placed on the market can be of equal or different purity if it has been proven to be technically equivalent to the evaluated active substance.