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HSE Biocides ebulletin

Issued: 14 August 2024

 

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

Reminder – upcoming EU active substance approval dates

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

The following EU Biocidal Products Regulation (EU BPR) active substance approval dates are coming up:

• Sulfur dioxide generated from sulfur by combustion (CAS n/a EC n/a) in product type 4
  1 October 2024
• Alkyl (C12-16) dimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride (ADBAC/BKC (C12-16)) (CAS 68424-85-1 EC 270-325-2) in product type 2
  1 July 2025
• Trihydrogen pentapotassium di(peroxomonosulfate) di(sulfate) (CAS 70693-62-8 EC 274-778-7) in product types 2, 3, 4 and 5
  1 July 2025
• Thermally treated garlic juice (CAS 8008-99-9 EC 232-371-1) in product type 19
  1 July 2025

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.

Reminder – upcoming 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 The European Chemicals Agency (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:

• 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 8 and 18
  27 October 2024
• 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 603-921-1) 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 will no longer be able to be used in biocidal products of the relevant product types in NI. In addition articles treated with such products will no longer be able to be placed on the market in NI.