As of 1st January, Great Britain (GB) is no longer part of the European Union scheme for regulating biocides.

The existing EU Biocidal Products Regulation (EU BPR) was mirrored into GB law as GB Biocidal Products Regulation (GB BPR) and amended to enable it to operate effectively in Great Britain.

What This Means

Active substances that were already in the EU Review Program as of 31st December 2020, are now included in the GB Review Program and a GB version of the EU Article 95 list has been established.

To stay on the GB Article 95 list, an active substance supplier will need to resubmit an application to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE):

Key Dates

• by 31st March - when the UK is the evaluating Competent Authority (eCA)
• by 29th June - when the UK is not the evaluating Competent Authority (eCA)

To put a biocidal product on the GB market, formulators must be able to demonstrate a clear auditable purchase/supply trail from a GB Article 95 active substance supplier.

Acceptable Evidence

• An invoice
• A delivery note
• A letter from a GB Article 95 listed supplier stating that they have a supply agreement with your supplier or that they have supplied the active substance to your company

If your product requires GB BPR authorisation / approval under Control of Pesticides Regulations (COPR), you will need to submit this evidence as part of your application. This evidence must also be supplied to GB Health and Safety Executive (HSE) or other enforcement authorities, if requested.

Find out more…

For more information on biocides, please click here.

If you are interested in marketing a biocidal product in GB, please contact us or send us an email at info@surfachem.com to speak to one of our biocidal experts.

*The above was prepared by Stepan company and is re-produced with their permission