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HSE Biocides ebulletin

Issued: 29 January 2024

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.

EU active substance approval dates

Apply for product authorisation by the deadlines to keep your products on the NI market

The following EU BPR active substance approval dates are coming up:

• Alkyl (C12-16) dimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride (ADBAC/BKC (C12-16)) (CAS 68424-85-1 EC 270-325-2) in product type 1
  1 July 2024
  
  
• Ozone generated from oxygen (CAS 10028-15-6 EC n/a) in product types 2, 4, 5 and 11
  1 July 2024

If you supply biocidal products containing these active substances in the relevant product types, don’t forget to apply for EU BPR product authorisation by the dates above to keep them on the NI market.

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 to ECHA 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:

• 2,3,5,6-tetrafluorobenzyl trans-2-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-3,3-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate (Transfluthrin) (CAS 118712-89-3 EC 405-060-5) in product type 18
  29 April 2024
  
  
• 3-(N-acetyl-N-butyl)aminopropionic acid ethyl ester (Ethyl butylacetylaminopropionate (IR3535)) (CAS 52304-36-6 EC 257-835-0) in product type 19
  29 April 2024
  
  
• Lauric acid (CAS 143-07-7 EC 205-582-1) in product type 19
  29 April 2024
  
  
• methyl (E)-2-{2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-yloxy]phenyl}-3-methoxyacrylate (Azoxystrobin) (CAS 131860-33-8 EC 603-524-3) in product types 7, 9 and 10
  29 April 2024
  
  
• Synthetic amorphous silicon dioxide (nano) (CAS 112926-00-8 EC 231-545-4) in product type 18
  29 April 2024
  
  
• Polyhexamethylene biguanide hydrochloride with a mean number-average molecular weight (Mn) of 1415 and a mean polydispersity (PDI) of 4.7 (PHMB (1415;4.7)) (CAS 1802181-67-4 / 32289-58-0 EC n/a) in product types 2 and 4
  29 April 2025
  
  
• Hydrogen peroxide (CAS 7722-84-1 EC 231-765-0) in product types 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
  30 July 2025
  
  
• N-((6-Chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl)-N′-cyano-N-methylethanimidamide (Acetamiprid) (CAS 135410-20-7 EC n/a) in product type 18
  30 July 2025

Any person, company or task force/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 any of these active substance/product type combinations are important to you, consider contacting your supplier to let them know.

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 or treated articles of the relevant product types in NI.