Entry into force

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, 7 February 2018.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER

( 1 ) OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29 .

( 2 ) Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23 November 1970 concerning additives in feedingstuffs ( OJ L 270, 14.12.1970, p. 1 ).

( 3 ) Forty-third Commission Directive 83/466/EEC of 28 July 1983 amending the Annexes to Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs ( OJ L 255, 15.9.1983, p. 28 ). The chemical description of the additive was made more precise by Commission Directive 85/429/EEC of 8 July 1985 amending the Annexes to Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs ( OJ L 245, 12.9.1985, p. 1 ).

( 4 ) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007 of 4 December 2007 on the second phase of the 10-year work programme referred to in Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market ( OJ L 325, 11.12.2007, p. 3 ).

( 5 ) Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market ( OJ L 123, 24.4.1998, p. 1 ).

( 6 ) Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market of biocidal products ( OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1 ).

( 7 ) Commission Decision 2013/204/EU of 25 April 2013 concerning the non-inclusion of formaldehyde for product-type 20 in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market ( OJ L 117, 27.4.2013, p. 18 ).

( 8 ) EFSA Journal 2014;12(2):3561 and EFSA Journal 2014;12(2)3562.

( 9 ) EFSA Journal 2014;12(7):3790.

( 10 ) Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 ( OJ L 353, 31.12.2008, p. 1 ).

( 11 ) Commission Decision 2014/113/EU of 3 March 2014 on setting up a Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits for Chemical Agents and repealing Decision 95/320/EC ( OJ L 62, 4.3.2014, p. 18 ).

( 12 ) SCOEL/REC/125. Available at the following address: https://publications.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/7a7ae0c9-c03d-11e6-a6db-01aa75ed71a1

( 13 ) The Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work was established by Council Decision 2003/C 218/01 of 22 July 2003 setting up an Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work ( OJ C 218, 13.9.2003, p. 1 ).

( 14 ) Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work (Sixth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Council Directive 89/391/EEC) ( OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 50 ).

( 15 ) Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety ( OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1 ).

( 16 ) This functional group has been established as a result of technological and scientific development by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/2294 of 9 December 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the establishment of a new functional group of feed additives ( OJ L 324, 10.12.2015, p. 3 ).

( 17 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/940 of 1 June 2017 concerning the authorisation of formic acid as a feed additive for all animal species ( OJ L 142, 2.6.2017, p. 40 ).

( 18 ) Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 January 2005 laying down requirements for feed hygiene ( OJ L 35, 8.2.2005, p. 1 ).

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/183 of 7 February 2018 concerning the denial of authorisation of formaldehyde as a feed additive belonging to the functional groups of preservatives and hygiene condition enhancers