Biocidal active substance renewal

Legal Updates:Biocidal active substance renewal - February 2022

There are specific deadlines for submitting your application to the HSE for GB active substance renewal.

Are your active substance approval about to expire?

Under the GB BPR, you have to submit an application for renewal of active substance/product type combinations at least 550 days before the expiry date In order for your biocidal products to remain on the GB market. The renewal application has to be made by applying for active substance by specific deadlines.

Under GB BPR, . the following active substance/product type combinations 550-day deadlines are coming up: :

2,2-dimethyl-1,3-benzodioxol-4-yl methylcarbamate (Bendiocarb) (CAS 22781-23-3 EC 245-216-8) in product type 18	30 July 2022
Copper (II) hydroxide (CAS 20427-59-2 EC 243-815-9) in product type 8	30 July 2022
Copper (II) oxide (CAS 1317-38-0 EC 215-269-1) in product type 8	30 July 2022
Copper (II) carbonate - copper (II) hydroxide (1:1) (Basic Copper carbonate) (CAS 12069-69-1 EC 235-113-6) in product type 8	30 July 2022
1-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-(2,6-difluorobenzoyl)urea (Diflubenzuron) (CAS 35367-38-5 EC 252-529-3) in product type 18	31 July 2023
4-phenoxyphenyl (RS)-2-(2-pyridyloxy)propyl ether (Pyriproxyfen) (CAS 95737-68-1 EC 429-800-1) in product type 18	31 July 2023
Alkyl (C12-16) dimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride (ADBAC/BKC (C12-16)) (CAS 68424-85-1 EC 270-325-2) in product type 8	31 July 2023
Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC) (CAS 7173-51-5 EC 230-525-2) in product type 8	31 July 2023
Powdered corn cob (CAS n/a EC n/a) in product type 14	31 July 2023
Thiamethoxam (CAS 153719-23-4 EC 428-650-4) in product type 18	31 July 2023

© RT COOPERS, 2022. This Briefing Note does not provide a comprehensive or complete statement of the law relating to the issues discussed nor does it constitute legal advice. It is intended only to highlight general issues. Specialist legal advice should always be sought in relation to particular circumstances.