Biocidal products must be phased off the GB market.
The active substance/product type combinations listed are due to expire under the GB Biocidal Products Regulation (GB BPR) on the following dates: 31 May 2025 1-[[2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-propyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl]methyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole (propiconazole) (CAS 60207-90-1 EC 262-104-4) in product type 9 Carbon dioxide (CAS 124-38-9 EC 204-696-9) in product type 15
31 August 2025 Iodine (CAS 7553-56-2 EC 231-442-4) in product types 1, 4 and 22 n-Decanoic acid (decanoic acid) (CAS 334-48-5 EC 206-376-4) in product types 18 and 19 n-Octanoic acid (octanoic acid) (CAS 124-07-2 EC 204-677-5) in product type 18 Polyvinylpyrrolidone iodine (CAS 25655-41-8 EC 607-771-8) in product types 1, 4 and 22
Once the approvals expire, 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. If you hold an affected GB 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 impacts that are likely to arise from the expiry of the active substance/product type combinations listed, please contact us. This applies to biocidal active substance/product type combinations which expire between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2026. The active substance/product type combinations are able to be postponed providing a timely renewal application has been submitted and accepted. HSE provided information about the decision to postpone expiry dates in a previous ebulletin. The requirements have now been met for the following active substance/product type combinations: From 30 June 2026 to 31 January 2027 [1 α(S*),3 α]-(α)-cyano-(3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate (alpha-cypermethrin) (CAS 67375-30-8 EC 614-054-3) in product type 18 Propan-2-ol (CAS 67-63-0 EC 200-661-7) in product types 1, 2 and 4
If you want to supply new biocidal products containing these active substances, you can still apply for GB BPR product authorisation. New products (including new trade names) must not be supplied in GB until product authorisation is granted. HSE will provide a separate update on the renewal decision and future expiry date postponements captured within this overall decision when relevant. | 