Unless otherwise stated, these product types include only products to prevent microbial and algal development.
Product type 6: Preservatives for products during storage
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- Products used for the preservation of manufactured products, other than foodstuffs, feedingstuffs, cosmetics, medicinal products or medical devices, by the control of microbial deterioration to ensure their shelf life.
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- Products used as preservatives for the storage or use of rodenticide, insecticide or other baits.
Product type 7: Film preservatives
Products used for the preservation of films or coatings by the control of microbial deterioration or algal growth in order to protect the initial properties of the surface of materials or objects such as paints, plastics, sealants, wall adhesives, binders, papers and art works.
Product type 8: Wood preservatives
Products used for the preservation of wood, from and including the sawmill stage, or wood products by the control of wood-destroying or wood-disfiguring organisms, including insects.
This product-type includes both preventive and curative products.
Product type 9: Fibre, leather, rubber and polymerised materials preservatives
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- Products used for the preservation of fibrous or polymerised materials, such as leather, rubber or paper or textile products by the control of microbiological deterioration.
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- This product type includes substances which antagonise the settlement of microorganisms on the surface of materials and therefore hamper or prevent the development of odour or offer other kinds of benefits.
Product type 10: Construction material preservatives
Products used for preservation of masonry, composite materials or other construction materials other than wood by the control of microbiological and algal attack.
Product type 11: Preservatives for liquid-cooling and processing systems
Products used for the preservation of water or other liquids used in cooling and processing systems by the control of harmful organisms such as microbes, algae and mussels. Products used for the disinfection of drinking water or of water for swimming pools are not included in this product type.
Product type 12: Slimicides
Products used for the prevention or control of slime growth on materials, equipment and structures, used in industrial processes, e.g. on wood or paper pulp, porous sand strata in oil extraction.
Product type 13: Working or cutting fluid preservatives
Products to control microbial deterioration in fluids used for working or cutting metal, glass or other materials.