Apply for product authorisation by the deadline to keep your products on the NI market. The following EU Biocidal Products Regulation (EU BPR) active substance approval date is coming up: 1 July 2026 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 date above to keep them on the NI market. 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 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: 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 N/A) in product type 18 28 October 2026 Calcium dihydroxide / calcium hydroxide / caustic lime / hydrated lime / slaked lime (CAS 1305-62-0 EC 215-137-3) in product types 2 and 3 Calcium magnesium oxide / dolomitic lime (CAS 37247-91-9 EC 253-425-0) in product types 2 and 3 Calcium magnesium tetrahydroxide / calcium magnesium hydroxide / hydrated dolomitic lime (CAS 39445-23-3 EC 254-454-1) in product types 2 and 3 Calcium oxide / lime / burnt lime / quicklime (CAS 1305-78-8 EC 215-138-9) in product types 2 and 3 Chlorocresol (CAS 59-50-7 EC 200-431-6) in product types 1, 2, 3, 6, 9 and 13 Coco alkyltrimethylammonium chloride (ATMAC/TMAC) (CAS 61789-18-2 EC 263-038-9) in product type 8 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. |