EU - Silver Nitrate Was Not Approved as Active Substance for Film Preservatives

​On February 10, 2022, during the evaluation of the active substance by the evaluating competent authority, the applicant withdrew its application and no longer requests the approval of silver nitrate as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 7​​ (Film preservatives).

As the applicant has withdrawn the application for approval of silver nitrate for use in biocidal products of product-type 7, there is no biocidal product to be evaluated. Consequently, the competent authority did not finalize the assessment report and the European Chemicals Agency did not prepare an opinion. Finally, as there is no biocidal product of product-type 7 containing silver nitrate that may be expected to meet the criteria laid down in Article 19(1), point (b), of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, the conditions laid down in Article 4(1) of that Regulation are not met. Considering also the need to ensure that treated articles treated with or intentionally incorporating silver nitrate for product-type 7 are no longer placed on the Union market, it is appropriate not to approve silver nitrate for use in biocidal products of product-type 7.​