Take action to keep your active substance in the GB Review Programme
The active substance/product type combinations listed below have been successfully notified into the GB Review Programme following open invitations. The next step is for a full active substance dossier to be submitted to HSE by the following deadlines:
5 January 2025
- N-didecyl-N-dipolyethoxyammonium borate / didecylpolyoxethylammonium (polymeric betaine) (CAS 214710-34-6 EC N/A) in product type 8
17 April 2025
- Active chlorine generated from sodium chloride by electrolysis (CAS 7782-50-5 EC N/A) in product types 2, 3, 4, 5 and 11
Only the person, company or task force/consortium that successfully notified the active substance/product type combinations 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 list of successful notifiers
If a dossier is not submitted by the deadline, these active substance/product type combinations will be subject to a GB non-approval decision. This means the active substances will no longer be able to be used in biocidal products of the relevant product types in GB.
In addition articles treated with such products will no longer be able to be placed on the market in GB. HSE will provide separate updates on these where relevant.
Apply for active substance renewal by the deadline to keep products on the GB market
Under the GB Biocidal Products Regulation (GB BPR), active substance approvals will expire unless a renewal application is submitted at least 550 days before their expiry date.
The 550-day deadline is coming up for the following active substance/product type combinations under GB BPR:
29 April 2025
- 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
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 GB Article 95 List to see who the original supporters were
If 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 GB BPR, the approval will expire. This means the active substance will no longer be able to be used in biocidal products of the relevant product types in GB.
In addition articles treated with such products will no longer be able to be placed on the market in GB.
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