Review Programme for Biocidal active substances extended

Review Programme for Biocidal active substances extended

The amendment to the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR) (EU) No 528/2012 regarding a further extension of the duration of the work programme for the systematic examination of all existing biocidal active substances (‘the review programme’) until 31 December 2030 has now been published in the Official Journal of the EU. In the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1398 of 14 March 2024, Article 1 says:

In Article 89(1), first subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, the first sentence is replaced by the following: “The Commission shall carry on with the work programme for the systematic examination of all existing active substances commenced in accordance with Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC with the aim of achieving it by 31 December 2030.”

The document can be downloaded at the following link: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32024R1398

Since the review process of the existing active substances is only about halfway progressed, another extension is still possible in the future.

Kerona Scientific recently presented a free webinar on this topic called “Farewell Transitional Measures” (available in English and Spanish from our YouTube channel at the following link):

https://youtube.com/@keronascientific?si=R1auta5W3rSAl6Mc

Our experts at Kerona are available to assist you with your Biocides notifications and authorisations of biocidal products and support of active substances. Please contact us at info@kerona.ie or +353 (0)1 8495284