Apply for active substance renewal by the deadlines to keep products on the NI market
Under the EU Biocidal Products Regulation (EU BPR), active substance approvals will expire unless a renewal application is submitted to 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:
- Propan-2-ol (CAS 67-63-0 EC 200-661-7) in product types 1, 2 and 4
27 December 2024
- Biphenyl-2-ol (CAS 90-43-7 EC 201-993-5) in product types 1, 2, 4, 6 and 13
27 December 2025
- Mixture of 5-chloro-2-methyl-2H-isothiazol-3-one (EINECS 247-500-7) and 2-methyl-2H-isothiazol-3-one (EINECS 220-239-6) (mixture of CMIT/MIT) (CAS 55965-84-9 EC n/a) in product types 2, 4, 6, 11, 12 and 13
27 December 2025
