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HSE Biocides ebulletin

Issued: 10 June 2024

 

This ebulletin contains information on regulating biocides in Great Britain (GB). 

 

The GB Biocidal Products Regulation (GB BPR) operates independently from the EU Biocidal Products Regulation (EU BPR), which applies in Northern Ireland.

 

Separate ebulletins containing information specific to regulating biocides in Northern Ireland are issued as appropriate.

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 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:

• [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
  27 December 2024
  
  
• Bacillus sphaericus 2362, strain ABTS-1743 (CAS 143447-72-7 EC n/a) in product type 18
  27 December 2024
  
  
• Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis, strain SA3A (CAS n/a EC n/a) in product type 18
  27 December 2024
  
  
• Propan-2-ol (CAS 67-63-0 EC 200-661-7) in product types 1, 2 and 4
  27 December 2024
  
  
• Copper, granulated (CAS 7440-50-8 EC 231-159-6) in product type 8
  29 June 2025
  
  
• Biphenyl-2-ol (CAS 90-43-7 EC 201-993-5) in product types 1, 2, 4, 6 and 13
  27 December 2025
  
  
• Epsilon-momfluorothrin (CAS 1065124-65-3 EC n/a) in product type 18
  27 December 2025
  
  
• L-(+)-lactic acid (CAS 79-33-4 EC 201-196-2) in product type 1
  27 December 2025
  
  
• 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
  27 December 2025
  
  
• 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 608-042-10) in product type 4
  27 December 2025

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