Jurisdiction: Great Britain
Commencement: 30th December 2025
Amends: Assimilated Regulation 528/2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products
Mini Summary
Assimilated Regulation 528/2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products details the rules for the authorisation of biocidal products placed on the market in Great Britain. Following the UK leaving the European Union (EU), this EU Regulation has been incorporated directly (with amendments) into domestic law in Great Britain (GB). This entry describes the GB version of the Biocides Regulation. There is a separate entry for the remaining EU version of the Regulation. (N.B. The EU version also applies in Northern Ireland.)
Duties
Various duties apply and are available to view on the Legislation Update Service.
Amendment
The data protection period for biocidal products being reviewed under the GB Review Programme that was due to end on 31st December 2025 has been extended, and will now end on 31st December 2030. This allows organisations to continue recovering the costs of generating regulatory data.