Upcoming GB active substance renewal submission deadlines

Apply for active substance renewal by the deadlines 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 deadlines are coming up for the following active substance/product type combinations under GB BPR:

29 March 2025

(E)-1-(2-chloro-1,3-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-3- methyl-2-nitroguanidine (clothianidin) (CAS 210880-92-5 EC 433-460-1) in product type 18
2-methyl-2H-isothiazol-3-one (MIT) (CAS 2682-20-4 EC 220-239-6) in product type 13
Glutaral (glutaraldehyde) (CAS 111-30-8 EC 203-856-5) in product types 2, 3, 4, 6, 11 and 12
N-(trichloromethylthio)phthalimide (folpet) (CAS 133-07-3 EC 205-088-6) in product types 7 and 9

29 June 2025

Copper, granulated (CAS 7440-50-8 EC 231-159-6) in product type 8

27 December 2025

Biphenyl-2-ol (CAS 90-43-7 EC 201-993-5) in product types 1, 2, 4, 6 and 13
epsilon-Momfluorothrin (CAS 1065124-65-3 EC N/A) in product type 18
L-(+)-lactic acid (CAS 79-33-4 EC 201-196-2) in product type 1
Mixture of 5-chloro-2-methyl-2H-isothiazol-3-one (EINECS 247-500-7) and 2-methyl-2H-isothiazol-3-one (EINECS 220-239-6) (mixture of CMIT/MIT) (CAS 55965-84-9 EC N/A) in product types 2, 4, 6, 11, 12 and 13
Polyhexamethylene biguanide hydrochloride with a mean number-average molecular weight (Mn) of 1600 and a mean polydispersity (PDI) of 1.8 (PHMB (1600;1.8)) (CAS 27083-27-8 / 32289-58-0 EC N/A) in product type 4

29 June 2026

2-bromo-2-(bromomethyl)pentanedinitrile (DBDCB) (CAS 35691-65-7 EC 252-681-0) in product type 6
2-octyl-2H-isothiazol-3-one (OIT) (CAS 26530-20-1 EC 247-761-7) in product type 8
Amines, N-C10-16-alkyltrimethylenedi-, reaction products with chloroacetic acid (ampholyt 20) (CAS 139734-65-9 EC N/A) in product type 2,3 and 4
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain ISB06 (CAS N/A EC N/A) in product type 3
Biphenyl-2-ol (CAS 90-43-7 EC 201-993-5) in product type 3
N-cyclopropyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine (cyromazine) (CAS 66215-27-8 EC 266-257-8) in product type 18
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), Î±-[2-(didecylmethylammonio)ethyl]- Ï-hydroxy-, propanoate (salt) (bardap 26) Also known as: reaction mass of N,N-didecyl-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N-methylammonium propionate and N,N-didecyl-N-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl)-N-methylammonium propionate and N,N-didecyl-N-(2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl)-N-methylammonium propionate (CAS N/A EC N/A) in product type 8
Dichloro-N-[(dimethylamino)sulphonyl] fluoro-N-(ptolyl)methanesulphenamide (tolylfluanid) (CAS 731-27-1 EC 211-986-9) in product type 7

Any person, company or task force/consortium can support an active substance/product type combination for renewal â it doesnât have to be the original supporter.

Check the GB 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 GB 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 GB.