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HSE Biocides ebulletin

Issued: 10 March 2023

This ebulletin contains informationonregulating 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.

Reminder - upcoming GB active substance open invitation deadline

Submit a notification by the deadline to keep active substances in the GB Review Programme

HSE has published an open invitation to provide an opportunity for a person, company or task force/consortium to notify an intention to take up or take over the role of participant in the GB Review Programme for the following active substance/product type combinations.

Anyone wishing to support one of the active substance/product type combinations listed below in GB will need to submit a notification to HSE by the following deadlines:

• Active chlorine generated from sodium chloride by electrolysis (CAS 7782-50-5 EC n/a) in product types 2, 3, 4 and 5
  12 August 2023
  
  
• Silver nitrate (CAS 7761-88-8 EC 231-853-9) in product type 1
  16 February 2024

If a notification to take over the role of participant is not received, this active substance/product type combination will be subject to a GB non-approval decision.

Biocidal products containing active substances with GB non-approval decisions for the relevant product types will have to be removed from the GB market. HSE will provide separate updates on these where relevant.

If you are aware of any disproportionate negative effects that are likely to arise from the non-approval of any of the active substance/product type combinations listed above, please contact us.

Reminder upcoming GB active substance dossier submission deadlines

Take action to keep your active substance in the GB Review Programme

The active substance/product type combination listed below has been successfully notified into the GB Review Programme following an open invitation.

The next step is for a full active substance dossier to be submitted to HSE by the following deadline:

• N-Didecyl-N-dipolyethoxyammonium borate / Didecylpolyoxethylammonium (Polymeric betaine) (CAS 214710-34-6 EC n/a) in product type 8
  5 January 2025

Only the person, company or taskforce/consortium that successfully notified the active substance/product type combination listed above can submit a dossier.

If any of these active substance/product type combinations are important to you, consider contacting the notifier to let them know. You may even be able to join them in supporting the active substance.

Check the list of successful notifiers

If a dossier is not submitted by the deadline, this active substance/product type combination will be subject to a GB non-approval decision.

Biocidal products containing active substances with GB non-approval decisions for the relevant product types will have to be removed from the GB market. HSE will provide separate updates on these where relevant.