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HSE Biocides ebulletin

Issued: 30 June 2023

 

This ebulletin contains information on regulating biocides in Northern Ireland (NI). 

 

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

 

Separate ebulletins containing information specific to regulating biocides in Great Britain are issued as appropriate.

Upcoming EU active substance renewal submission deadlines

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 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:

• 4-bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile (Tralopyril) (CAS 122454-29-9 EC n/a) in product type 21
  28 September 2023
  
  
• 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,4-dimethyl-3-(1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)pentan-3-ol (Tebuconazole) (CAS 107534-96-3 EC 403-640-2) in product types 7 and 10
  28 December 2023
  
  
• 2-bromo-ethanoic acid (Bromoacetic acid) (CAS 79-08-3 EC 201-175-8) in product type 4
  28 December 2023
  
  
• 3-iodo-2-propynylbutylcarbamate (IPBC) (CAS 55406-53-6 EC 259-627-5) in product type 6
  28 December 2023
  
  
• 3-phenoxybenzyl-2-(4-ethoxyphenyl)-2-methylpropylether (Etofenprox) (CAS 80844-07-1 EC 407-980-2) in product type 18
  28 December 2023
  
  
• Benzoic acid (CAS 65-85-0 EC 200-618-2) in product types 3 and 4
  28 December 2023
  
  
• Copper sulphate pentahydrate (CAS 7758-99-8 EC 231-847-6) in product type 2
  28 December 2023
  
  
• Bis(1-hydroxy-1H-pyridine-2-thionato-O,S)copper (Copper pyrithione) (CAS 14915-37-8 EC 238-984-0) in product type 21
  29 June 2024
  
  
• Copper flakes (coated with aliphatic acids) (CAS 7440-50-8 EC 231-159-6) in product type 21
  29 June 2024
  
  
• Copper thiocyanate (CAS 1111-67-7 EC 214-183-1) in product type 21
  29 June 2024
  
  
• Dichloro-N-[(dimethylamino)sulphonyl] fluoro-N-(ptolyl)methanesulphenamide (Tolylfluanid) (CAS 731-27-1 EC 211-986-9) in product type 21
  29 June 2024
  
  
• Dicopper oxide (CAS 1317-39-1 EC 215-270-7) in product type 21
  29 June 2024
  
  
• N-(Dichlorofluoromethylthio)-N′,N′-dimethyl-N-phenylsulfamide (Dichlofluanid) (CAS 1085-98-9 EC 214-118-7) in product type 21 
  29 June 2024
  
  
• N-(trichloromethylthio)phthalimide (Folpet) (CAS 133-07-3 EC 205-088-6) in product type 6
  29 June 2024
  
  
• Pythium oligandrum, Chromista - Stramenopila (CAS n/a EC n/a) in product type 10
  29 June 2024
  
  
• Zinc ethylenebis(dithiocarbamate) (polymeric) (Zineb) (CAS 12122-67-7 EC 235-180-1) in product type 21 
  29 June 2024
  
  
• [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 n/a) 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
  
  
• 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,4-dimethyl-3-(1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)pentan-3-ol (Tebuconazole) (CAS 107534-96-3 EC 403-640-2) in product type 8
  27 December 2024

Any person, company or taskforce/consortium can support an active substance/product type combination for renewal – it doesn’t 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 can no longer be used in biocidal products of the relevant product types in NI.