Our Biocidal Products Committee (BPC) adopted three opinions on Union authorisations in its November meeting. To conclude the opinion on an active substance application for bronopol, the Committee will convene to an additional virtual meeting on 12 December 2023.
Listen to our Safer Chemicals Podcast with the committee Chair Joost van Galen for more details. Support for product authorisation available We have published the following documents related to setting shelf-life and post-authorisation conditions: All documents apply from 15 August 2023 for all ongoing and new national, simplified and Union product authorisation applications, except for the document for shelf-life setting that only applies for new product authorisations submitted after 15 August 2023.
Previous versions of these documents are considered obsolete. Revised procedure for managing new information on biocidal active substances The revised documents below apply from 7 August 2023 for all product authorisation applications, as well as active substance approval and renewal applications. Previous versions of these documents are considered obsolete. The European Commission is asking for comments on its draft act concerning the extension of the review period for existing active substances in biocidal products.
Have your say until 21 December 2023. European Commission decisions on active substances Commission decisions approving: Commission decision not approving: Read more about the product-types on our website. European Commission decisions on Union authorisation Commission has granted a Union authorisation for: - the single biocidal product 'Hokoex'.
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