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HSE Biocides ebulletin

Issued: 26 March 2024

 

This ebulletin contains information on regulating biocides in Northern Ireland (NI). 

 

The EU Biocidal Products Regulation (EU BPR) operates independently from the GB Biocidal Products Regulation (GB BPR), which applies in Great Britain.

 

Separate ebulletins containing information specific to regulating biocides in Great Britain are issued as appropriate.

Upcoming EU active substance renewal submission deadlines

Apply for active substance renewal by the deadlines to keep products on the NI market

Under the EU BPR, active substance approvals will expire unless a renewal application is submitted to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) at least 550 days before their expiry date.

 

The 550-day deadlines are coming up for the following active substance/product type combinations under EU BPR. This affects NI:

• 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
  
  
• (E)-1-(2-chloro-1,3-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-3-methyl-2-nitroguanidine (Clothianidin) (CAS 210880-92-5 EC 433-460-1) in product type 18
  29 March 2025
  
  
• 2-methyl-2H-isothiazol-3-one (MIT) (CAS 2682-20-4 EC 220-239-6) in product type 13
  29 March 2025
  
  
• Glutaral (Glutaraldehyde) (CAS 111-30-8 EC 203-856-5) in product types 2, 3, 4, 6, 11 and 12
  29 March 2025
  
  
• N-(trichloromethylthio)phthalimide (Folpet) (CAS 133-07-3 EC 205-088-6) in product types 7 and 9
  29 March 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 EU 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 EU BPR, the approvals will expire. This means the active substances will no longer be able to be used in biocidal products of the relevant product types in NI. In addition articles treated with such products will no longer be able to be placed on the market in NI.

Upcoming EU declaration of interest deadline

Invitation to notify following successful declaration of interest to notify

ECHA has announced an opportunity for a person, company or task force/consortium to notify the following active substance/product type combination to be included in the EU Review Programme. This affects NI.

 

Anyone wishing to notify the active substance/product type combination listed below to be included in the EU Review Programme will need to notify ECHA by the following deadline:

• Capsicum oleoresin expeller pressed (CAS n/a EC n/a) in product type 19
  21 August 2024

If a notification for the active substance is not received, this active substance/product type combination will not be included in the EU Review Programme.

 

Biocidal products containing this active substance cannot currently be placed on the NI market.