The Biocidal Product Regulation requires you to act.

The Biocidal Product Regulation – or more precisely Regulation (EU) 528/2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products – is intended to improve the functioning of the biocidal products market and protect man, animals and the environment. The regulation [Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR)] has been in force since September 1, 2013 and requires your actions if you market biocidal products.

The Biocidal Product Regulation stipulates that an authorization must be granted for all biocidal products by the deadline applicable to them. Only then may your products continue to be marketed and used. The deadline depends on the biocidal active substances used. The deadline depends on the specific biocidal active substances used. After notification of the approval of the active substances, you must prepare the authorization dossier for the biocidal product.

Due to the change in the definition of biocidal products, in situ systems are now also subject to the Biocidal Products Regulation. Both active substances that are generated in situ, i.e. on site, using appropriate equipment, and the precursor substances themselves, which generate active substances in situ, must be approved. This means that distributors of these in situ systems are now also covered by the regulation. These were not affected before.

The BPR also covers goods treated with biocidal products. Such goods may only contain approved or yet to be approved active substances. Furthermore, there are certain information and labeling obligations.

If a treated article has a primary biocidal function, i.e. it is not only intended to be protected itself, it is considered a biocidal product. Accordingly, it must be authorized. The distinction between treated goods and biocidal products is not always clear and may depend on individual decisions. The Biocidal Product Regulation can pose a challenge for your company. Not only in terms of recording the obligations, but also their implementation, until finally the future business for your product is secured in the form of an official approval. ⇒ Contact