Article 1

Flufenoxuron (CAS No 101463-69-8; EC No 417-680-3) shall not be included in Annexes I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC for product type 18.

Article 2

For the purposes of Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, biocidal products of product type 18 containing flufenoxuron shall no longer be placed on the market with effect from 1 August 2012.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 9 February 2012.

For the Commission

Janez Potočnik

Member of the Commission