Apply for active substance renewal by the deadlines to keep products on the NI market Under the EU Biocidal Products Regulation (EU BPR), active substance approvals will expire unless a renewal application is submitted to 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: 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
30 July 2025 - Hydrogen peroxide (CAS 7722-84-1 EC 231-765-0) in product types 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
- N-((6-Chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl)-Nâ²-cyano-N-methylethanimidamide (acetamiprid) (CAS 135410-20-7 EC 603-921-1) in product type 18
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 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 addition articles treated with such products will no longer be able to be placed on the market. Biocidal products must be phased off the NI market The active substance/product type combination listed is due to expire under EU BPR on the following date. This affects NI: 30 April 2025 - 4-bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-ethoxymethyl-5-trifluoromethylpyrrole-3-carbonitrile (chlorfenapyr) (CAS 122453-73-0 EC n/a) in product type 8
Once the approval expires, the active substance will no longer be able to be used in biocidal products of the relevant product type. In addition articles treated with such products will no longer be able to be placed on the market.
If you hold an affected EU 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 combination listed, please contact us. Apply for product authorisation by the deadlines to keep your products on the NI market The following EU BPR active substance approval dates are coming up: 1 July 2025 - Alkyl (C12-16) dimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride (ADBAC/BKC (C12-16)) (CAS 68424-85-1 EC 270-325-2) in product type 2
- Thermally treated garlic juice (CAS 8008-99-9 EC 232-371-1) in product type 19
- Trihydrogen pentapotassium di(peroxomonosulfate) di(sulfate) (CAS 70693-62-8 EC 274-778-7) in product types 2, 3, 4 and 5
If you supply biocidal products containing these active substances in the relevant product types, donât forget to apply for EU BPR product authorisation by the dates to keep them on the NI market.
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