HSE have published their latest bulletins:
Biocides
- 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:
- 4-bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile (Tralopyril) (CAS 122454-29-9 EC n/a) in product type 21 (28 September 2023)
- 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,4-dimethyl-3-(1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)pentan-3-ol (Tebuconazole) (CAS 107534-96-3 EC 403-640-2) in product types 7 and 10 (28 December 2023)
- 2-bromo-ethanoic acid (Bromoacetic acid) (CAS 79-08-3 EC 201-175-8) in product type 4 (28 December 2023)
- 3-iodo-2-propynylbutylcarbamate (IPBC) (CAS 55406-53-6 EC 259-627-5) in product type 6 (28 December 2023)
- 3-phenoxybenzyl-2-(4-ethoxyphenyl)-2-methylpropylether (Etofenprox) (CAS 80844-07-1 EC 407-980-2) in product type 18 (28 December 2023)
- Benzoic acid (CAS 65-85-0 EC 200-618-2) in product types 3 and 4 (28 December 2023)
- Copper sulphate pentahydrate (CAS 7758-99-8 EC 231-847-6) in product type 2 (28 December 2023)
- 3-iodo-2-propynylbutylcarbamate (IPBC) (CAS 55406-53-6 EC 259-627-5) in product type 8 (29 June 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 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)
- [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 n/a) in product type 18 (27 December 2024)
- Bacillus sphaericus 2362, strain ABTS-1743 (CAS 143447-72-7 EC n/a) 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 1, 2 and 4 (27 December 2024)
Any person, company or taskforce/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 of the relevant product types in GB.
