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HSE Biocides ebulletin

Issued: 5 January 2024

 

This ebulletin contains information on regulating biocides in Great Britain (GB). 

 

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.

Active substance no longer supported in GB

Non-approval decision to be taken for unsupported active substance in GB

Following an opportunity for any person, company or task force/consortium to support the active substance/product type combination listed below in the GB Review Programme, no dossier was received:

• 2,2-dibromo-2-cyanoacetamide (DBNPA) (CAS 10222-01-2 EC 233-539-7) in product type 02

In cases where active substance/product type combinations are not supported, GB biocides regulations require that these active substance/product type combinations are subject to a GB non-approval decision.

 

Once a decision is taken, biocidal products and treated articles containing this active substance in the relevant product types will have to be removed from the GB market. HSE will provide separate updates on the decision and relevant phase-out periods.

 

Important: If you are aware of any disproportionate negative impacts that are likely to arise from the non-approval of the active substance/product type combination listed above, please contact us by 4 February 2024.

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 Biocidal Products Regulation (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:

• Nonanoic acid (Pelargonic acid) (CAS 112-05-0 EC 203-931-2) in product type 02  
  29 March 2024
  
  
• 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 06
  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 614-054-3) in product type 18
  27 December 2024
  
  
• Bacillus sphaericus 2362, strain ABTS-1743 (CAS 143447-72-7 EC 604-356-3) 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 01, 02 and 04
  27 December 2024
  
  
• Copper, granulated (CAS 7440-50-8 EC 231-159-6) in product type 08
  29 June 2025

Any person, company or task force/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 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 GB BPR, the approvals will expire. This means the active substances can no longer be used in biocidal products or treated articles of the relevant product types in GB.