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HSE Biocides ebulletin

Issued: 10 January 2023

 

This ebulletin contains information on regulating biocides in Great Britain. 

 

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:

• cis-Tricos-9-ene, (Z)-Tricos-9-ene (Muscalure) (CAS 27519-02-4 EC 248-505-7) in product type 19
  30 March 2023
  
  
• Hydrogen cyanide (CAS 74-90-8 EC 200-821-6) in product types 8, 14 and 18
  30 March 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
  
  
• 4,5-Dichloro-2-octylisothiazol-3(2H)-one (4,5-Dichloro-2-octyl-2H-isothiazol-3-one (DCOIT)) (CAS 64359-81-5 EC 264-843-8) in product type 21
  29 June 2024
  
  
• 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

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 GB Article 95 List to see who the original supporters were.

 

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 can no longer be used in biocidal products of the relevant product types in Great Britain.

Upcoming GB active substance expiry date

Biocidal products must be phased off the GB market

The active substance/product type combination listed below is due to expire under the GB BPR on the following date:

• Abamectin as a mixture of avermectin B1a (EINECS 265-610-3) and avermectin B1b (EINECS 265-611-9) (CAS 71751-41-2 EC n/a) in product type 18
  30 June 2023

Once the approval expires, the active substance can no longer be used in biocidal products of the relevant product type in Great Britain.

 

If you hold an affected GB BPR product authorisation or Control of Pesticides Regulations (COPR) product approval, we will contact you about cancelling or revoking your authorisation or approval. You will have an opportunity to submit comments or additional information and we will take account of these when finalising our decision.

 

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