Active substance expiry dates postponed whilst the renewal evaluations are completed in the EU.
For reasons beyond the control of the applicants, the approvals of the active substance/product type combinations listed were likely to expire before a decision could be taken on their renewal under the EU Biocidal Products Regulation (EU BPR).
To allow sufficient time for the renewal evaluation to be completed, a decision has been taken to postpone the expiry dates of the following approvals. This affects NI:
From 31 December 2025 to 31 December 2026
From 31 January 2026 to 31 July 2027
From 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2028
From 31 March 2026 to 30 September 2028
If you want to supply new biocidal products containing these active substances, you can still apply for EU BPR product authorisation. New products (including new trade names) must not be supplied in NI until product authorisation is granted.
HSE will provide separate updates on the renewal decisions when relevant.
Apply for product authorisation by the deadlines to keep your products on the NI market.
The following EU BPR active substance approval dates are coming up:
1 March 2026
- 2-methyl-4-oxo-3-(prop-2-ynyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-yl 2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-methylprop-1-enyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate (prallethrin) (CAS 23031-36-9 EC 245-387-9) in product type 18
- silver zinc zeolite (CAS 130328-20-0 EC 603-404-0) in product types 2, 7 and 9
1 June 2026
- reaction products of boric acid with didecylamine and ethylene oxide (polymeric betaine) (CAS 214710-34-6 EC 695-923-4) in product type 8
If you supply biocidal products containing these active substances in the relevant product types, don’t forget to apply for EU BPR product authorisation by the dates above to keep them on the NI market.
Take action to keep your active substance in the EU Review Programme.
The active substance/product type combination listed has been successfully notified into the EU Review Programme following open invitations.
The next step is for a full active substance dossier to be submitted to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) by the following deadline. This affects NI:
6 March 2026
- hydrogen peroxide (CAS 7722-84-1 EC 231-765-0) in product types 11 and 12
Only the person, company or task force/consortium that successfully notified the active substance/product type combination listed can submit a dossier.
If any of these active substance/product type combinations are important to you, consider contacting the notifier to let them know. You may even be able to join them in supporting the active substance.
Check the ECHA list of notifications.
If a dossier is not submitted by the deadline, these active substance/product type combinations will be subject to an EU non-approval decision. This means the active substance 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. HSE will provide separate updates on these where relevant.
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