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Contact HSE about Biocides

If you cannot find the answer to your question about biocides on this site, then please contact us via one of the contact points below. In most cases you should receive a response within 21 working days. Find out more about our service standards[68].

GB BPR queries

General queries regarding GB BPR should be sent to our email stakeholder advice and support service biocidesenquiries@hse.gov.uk.

GB BPR applications

For enquiries relating to applications for active substances and biocidal products under GB BPR, please email gb.biocides@hse.gov.uk.

EU BPR applications in Northern Ireland

For enquiries relating to applications for biocidal products under EU BPR in Northern Ireland, please email ni.biocides@hse.gov.uk.

Application forms

Please submit all application forms by email to biocidesapplications@hse.gov.uk.

COPR applications

For enquiries relating to applications under COPR, please email pa.copr@hse.gov.uk.

COPR Annual Charge enquiries

For enquiries relating to the Annual Charge, please email annual.charge@hse.gov.uk

Postal address for COPR annual charge declarations

Please e-mail annual charge declarations to annual.charge@hse.gov.uk

Or post to

Divisional Support Team
Chemicals Regulation Division
Health and Safety Executive
Mallard House
Kings Pool
3 Peasholme Green
York
YO1 7PX

E-bulletin

Keep up-to-date with the latest biocides news and information from HSE and sign up to our e-Bulletin[69].

Requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOI)

Find out about your right to request information held by HSE under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, Environmental Information Regulations (EIRs) and Data Protection Act (DPA) and how to make an information request on HSE's FOI webpage[70].

Media enquiries

For all media enquiries, please contact HSE's Press Office[71].

Link URLs in this page

  1. Biocideshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/index.htm
  2. Biocides: Introductionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/introduction.htm
  3. Overviewhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/regulated/index.htm
  4. Biocides: active substance statushttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/checking/index.htm
  5. Importing and exportinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/importing.htm
  6. Certificates of Free Sale and Export Statementshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/certificates-of-freesale.htm
  7. Treated articleshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/treated-articles.htm
  8. Monitoring trapshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/monitoring-traps.htm
  9. Article 3(3) decisions on scopehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/decisions-on-scope.htm
  10. In situ generationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/in-situ-generation.htm
  11. Get product on UK markethttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/market.htm
  12. Overviewhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/using.htm
  13. Honey beeshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/honey-bees.htm
  14. Rodenticideshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/rodenticides.htm
  15. Reporting exposurehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/reporting.htm
  16. Biocides enforcementhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/enforcement.htm
  17. Authorities and activitieshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/enforcement-authorities.htm
  18. Overviewhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/active-substance-approval.htm
  19. UK Review Programmehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/review-regulation.htm
  20. Active substances: How to applyhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/how-to-apply.htm
  21. Simplified active substanceshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/simplified-actives.htm
  22. The GB List of Active Substanceshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/uk-list-active-substances.htm
  23. GB Article 95: The basicshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/uk-article-95-basics.htm
  24. GB Article 95: How to applyhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/uk-article-95-how-to-apply.htm
  25. The GB Article 95 Listhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/uk-article-95-list.htm
  26. Technical equivalence of an active substancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/technical-equivalence.htm
  27. Overviewhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/product-authorisation-overview.htm
  28. National authorisationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/national-authorisation.htm
  29. Simplified authorisationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/simplified-product-authorisation.htm
  30. Same biocidal product authorisationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/same-biocidal-product.htm
  31. Change or cancel a biocidal product authorisationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/change/index.htm
  32. Renew an existing product authorisationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/renew.htm
  33. Research and developmenthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/research.htm
  34. Essential use authorisationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/essential-use-authorisation.htm
  35. Critical situation permitshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/critical-situation-permits.htm
  36. Food and feed derogationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/derogation.htm
  37. Unfettered access notificationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/unfettered-access-notification.htm
  38. Overviewhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/uk-authorised-biocidal-products.htm
  39. Advertisement requirementshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/advertisement-requirements.htm
  40. Packaging and labelling requirementshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/packaging-labelling-requirements.htm
  41. Record keepinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/recording-keeping-reporting.htm
  42. Informing NPIShttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/informing-npis.htm
  43. Overviewhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/data-protection.htm
  44. Access to documents: Biocidal active substances and productshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/access-to-documents.htm
  45. Data sharing in GBhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/data-sharing.htm
  46. Vertebrate testinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/vertebrate-testing.htm
  47. GB BPR feeshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/fees.htm
  48. Biocides regulationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/regulations.htm
  49. Northern Irelandhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/northern-ireland.htm
  50. Existing products: Transfer to GB BPRhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/transfer-from-uk-national-law.htm
  51. Existing NI products: transfer to EU BPRhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/existing-products-northern-ireland.htm
  52. Overviewhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/copr/index.htm
  53. COPR approval: how to applyhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/copr/application.htm
  54. COPR product approval typeshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/copr/approvals.htm
  55. COPR approved productshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/copr/approved.htm
  56. COPR feeshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/copr/fees.htm
  57. COPR labellinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/copr/labelguidance.htm
  58. Conditions of approvalhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/copr/conditions.htm
  59. Open invitations and notificationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/open-invitations-notifications.htm
  60. Consultations and surveyshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/consultations.htm
  61. Consultations: Submitting informationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/consultations-submitting.htm
  62. Overviewhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/information.htm
  63. Glossaryhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/glossary.htm
  64. Useful linkshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/links.htm
  65. Contacthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/contact.htm
  66. Service standardshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/servicestandards.htm
  67. Temporary changes to GB biocides application processing timeshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/temporary-changes-application-processing-time.htm
  68. Find out more about our service standardshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/servicestandards.htm
  69. sign up to our e-Bulletinhttps://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKHSE/subscriber/new?topic_id=UKHSE_11&email=&commit=Subscribe
  70. HSE's FOI webpagehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/index.htm
  71. HSE's Press Officehttp://press.hse.gov.uk/contacts/

Glossary of abbreviations/acronyms on this page

COPR
Control of Pesticides Regulations

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Updated 2025-03-25