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HSE Biocides eBulletin

Issued: 19 January 2022

This eBulletin contains information on regulating biocides in Great Britain. 

The GB Biocidal Products Regulation (GB BPR) operates independently from the EU Biocidal Products Regulation (EU BPR), which applies in Northern Ireland.

Separate eBulletins containing information specific to regulating biocides in Northern Ireland are issued as appropriate.

Reminder – upcoming GB active substance approval date

Apply for product authorisation by the deadline to keep your products on the GB market

The following GB BPR active substance approval date is coming up:

• Reaction mass of peracetic acid and peroxyoctanoic acid (CAS 79-21-0 and 33734-57-5 EC 201-186-8 and 450-280-7) in product types 2, 3 and 4
  1 April 2022

If you supply biocidal products containing this active substance in the relevant product types, don’t forget to apply for GB BPR product authorisation by the date above to keep them on the GB market.

Reminder – upcoming GB active substance expiry dates

Biocidal products must be phased off the GB market

The active substance/product type combinations listed below are due to expire under the GB BPR on the following dates:

• Ethyl [2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy)ethyl]carbamate (Fenoxycarb) (CAS 72490-01-8 EC 276-696-7) in product type 8
  31 January 2023
  
  
• Nonanoic acid (Pelargonic acid) (CAS 112-05-0 EC 203-931-2) in product type 19
  31 January 2023
  
  
• Disodium tetraborate, pentahydrate (CAS 12179-04-3 EC 215-540-4) in product type 8
  24 July 2023

Once the approvals expire, the active substances can no longer be used in biocidal products of the relevant product types in Great Britain.

If you hold an affected GB BPR product authorisation or Control of Pesticides Regulations (COPR) product approval, we will contact you about cancelling or revoking your authorisation or approval. You will have an opportunity to submit comments or additional information and we will take account of these when finalising our decision.

If you are aware of any disproportionate negative effects that are likely to arise from the expiry of any of the active substance/product type combinations listed above, please contact us.

Are your contact details up to date?

Make sure you are receiving important information about your product authorisations and approvals

If you hold product authorisations and approvals in Great Britain under the GB BPR or the COPR, you should make sure HSE has the right contact details for you.

If the details we hold are out of date, you may not receive important information about your product authorisation or approval.

Update your details.