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EU active substance renewal submission deadlines

Apply for active substance renewal by the deadlines to keep products on the NI market

Under the EU BPR, active substance approvals will expire unless a renewal application is submitted at least 550 days before their expiry date.

 

The 550-day deadlines are coming up for the following active substance/product type combinations under EU BPR. This affects NI:

  • 4-bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-ethoxymethyl-5-trifluoromethylpyrrole-3-carbonitrile (Chlorfenapyr) (CAS 122453-73-0 EC n/a) in product type 08  
    28 October 2023

  • Spinosad as a mixture of 50-95 % spinosyn A and 5-50 % spinosyn D (Spinosad) (CAS 168316-95-8 EC 434-300-1) in product types 18  
    28 October 2023

  • 3-iodo-2-propynylbutylcarbamate (IPBC) (CAS 55406-53-6 EC 259-627-5) in product type 08  
    28 January 2024

  • 3-phenoxybenzyl (1RS,3RS;1RS,3SR)-3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate (Permethrin) (CAS 52645-53-1 EC 258-067-9) in product types 08 and 18  
    27 October 2024

Any person, company or taskforce/consortium can support an active substance/product type combination for renewal – it doesn’t have to be the original supporter.

 

Check the EU Article 95 List to see who the original supporters were.

 

If a renewal application is not submitted for the above active substance/product type combinations under EU BPR, the approvals will expire. This means the active substances can no longer be used in biocidal products of the relevant product types in NI.


EU active substance expiry dates

Biocidal products must be phased off the NI market

The active substance/product type combinations listed below are due to expire under the EU BPR on the following dates. This affects NI:

  • 2,2-dimethyl-1,3- benzodioxol-4-yl methylcarbamate (Bendiocarb) (CAS 22781-23-3 EC 245-216-8) in product type 18  
    31 January 2024

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

 

If you hold an affected EU 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.


EU active substance non-approval decision

Biocidal products must be phased off the NI market

Following evaluation/withdrawal of support under the EU BPR, a decision has been taken not to approve the following active substance/product type combinations. This will affect NI:

Biocidal products containing this active substance in the relevant product types can no longer be:

  • supplied in NI after 26 June 2024; or
  • used in NI after 26 December 2024

You must manage your stocks of the affected products to ensure they are removed from the NI supply chain by 26 June 2024.

New treated articles containing this active substance in the relevant product types cannot enter the supply chain or be imported into NI after 23 December 2023. Treated articles that have entered NI supply chains before this date can continue to be supplied and used.

Find out more about treated articles.

Any affected NI product approvals under the COPR will be revoked in line with the above dates.

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

 

 

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