The Biocidal Products Regulation was adopted by the European Parliament on 19th January 2012

The implementation of an EU Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR) comes one step closer to implementation

Biocidal Products Directive - read Richard Elsmore's article in Speciality Chemicals

Biocide and Plant Protection Products – don’t get caught out by CLP

Under the new CLP Regulation manufacturers and importers are required to notify the classification and labelling (C&L) of substances to ECHA from 1 December 2010. But who needs to notify?

European Parliament’s bid for safer Biocides

First reading of the Biocidal Products Regulation took place on 22 September 2010

Biocidal Product Authorisations under the BPD (98/8/EC) and existing national legislation

The publication of the Annex I inclusion decision for an active substance triggers the next phase of the BPD which is biocidal product authorisation.

Revision of the BPD

Two revisions of the BPD were proposed in 2009, One, the ‘mini-revision’ has been published the other ‘major revision’ is under consultation

Many biocidal actives are lost

A large number of active substances have been non-included and biocidal products that contain them will be phased out

New Biocidal active substances included on Annex I

The number of active substances successfully achieving Annex I inclusion is growing, this is triggering the need for product authorisation