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:

27 December 2024

• [1α(S*),3α]-(α)-cyano-(3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl 3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2.2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate (alpha-cypermethrin) (CAS 67375-30-8 EC 614-054-3 ) in product type 18

• Bacillus sphaericus 2362, strain ABTS-1743 (CAS 143447-72-7  EC N/A) in product type 18

• Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis, strain SA3A (CAS N/A EC N/A) in product type 18

• Propan-2-ol (CAS 67-63-0 EC 200-661-7) in product types 1, 2 and 4
  
  

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 March 2026

• Peracetic acid (CAS 79-21-0 EC 201-186-8) in product types 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6

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 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 approval will expire. This means the active substance will no longer be able to be used in biocidal products of the relevant product type in GB.

In addition, articles treated with such products will no longer be able to be placed on the market in GB.