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HSE Biocides ebulletin

Issued: 22 March 2023

This ebulletin contains information on regulating biocides in Northern Ireland (NI). 

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

Separate ebulletins containing information specific to regulating biocides in Great Britain are issued as appropriate.

Reminder - upcoming EU active substance open invitation deadlines

Submit a notification by the deadline to keep active substances in the EU Review Programme

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published open invitations to provide an opportunity for a person, company or task force/consortium to notify an intention to take up or take over the role of participant in the EU Review Programme for the following active substance/product type combinations.

This affects NI. Anyone wishing to support one of the active substance/product type combinations listed below in the EU will need to submit a notification to ECHA by the following deadlines:

• Biphenyl-2-ol (CAS 90-43-7 EC 201-993-5) in product type 7
  30 June 2023
  
  
• p-[(diiodomethyl)sulphonyl]toluene (CAS 20018-09-1 EC 243-468-3) in product types 6, 7, 9 and 10
  2 February 2024
  
  
• Silver adsorbed on silicon dioxide (as a nanomaterial in the form of a stable aggregate with primary particles in the nanoscale) (CAS n/a EC n/a) in product type 9
  28 February 2024

If a notification to take over the role of participant is not received, these active substance/product type combinations will be subject to an EU non-approval decision.

Biocidal products containing active substances with EU non-approval decisions for the relevant product types will have to be removed from the NI market. HSE will provide separate updates on these where relevant.

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

Reminder - upcoming EU active substance dossier submission deadline

Take action to keep your active substance in the EU Review Programme

The active substance/product type combination listed below has been successfully notified into the EU Review Programme following an open invitation. The next step is for a full active substance dossier to be submitted to ECHA by the following deadline.

This affects NI:

• 2,2-dibromo-2-cyanoacetamide (DBNPA) (CAS 10222-01-2 EC 233-539-7) in product type 2
  19 June 2023

Only the person, company or taskforce/consortium that successfully notified the active substance/product type combination listed above can submit a dossier. If any of these active substance/product type combinations are important to you, consider contacting the notifier to let them know. You may even be able to join them in supporting the active substance.

Check the ECHA list of notifications.

If a dossier is not submitted by the deadline, this active substance/product type combination will be subject to an EU non-approval decision.

Biocidal products containing active substances with EU non-approval decisions for the relevant product types will have to be removed from the NI market. HSE will provide separate updates on these where relevant.