| English |
| biocides (en.) |
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| Attestation |
3
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| Part of speech |
Noun
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| Grammatical label |
Countable; Plural
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| Definition |
Active substances and preparations containing one or more active substances, put up in the form in which they are supplied to the user, intended to destroy, deter, render harmless, prevent the action of, or otherwise exert a controlling effect on any harmful organism by chemical or biological means.
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| Definition source |
REDEBEL – Agrochemicals Specialist
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| Context |
Community risk assessments for pesticides, biocides and chemicals are already underpinned by networks of Member State institutes, which are established under sectoral legislation. This has greatly enhanced the work and efficiency of the relevant scientific committees.
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| Context source |
White paper on food safety COM(1999)719 final
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| Subject field |
Food safety
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| Sub-field |
White paper on food safety: Commission's proposals
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| Related concept |
Plant protection products
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| fr |
Biocides
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| it |
Biocidi
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| Reliability code |
3
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