Biocides resources

Databases

Control of Pesticides Regulations (COPR)

GB Biocidal Products Regulation (GB BPR)

Forms

Control of Pesticides Regulations (COPR)

  • COPR approval - Use this form to apply for product approval under COPR
  • R&D - Use this form to apply to HSE for an experimental permit under COPR

GB Biocidal Products Regulation (GB BPR)

  • Active Substance - Use this application form to apply for active substance approval under GB BPR
  • Article 95 - Use this application form to apply to get on the GB Article 95 List
  • Declaration of Interest - Use this application form to declare your interest in supporting an active substance in the GB Review Programme
  • Essential Use - Use this application form to apply for an essential use authorisation for a biocidal product under GB BPR
  • Notification - Use this application form to notify your intention to support an active substance in the GB Review Programme
  • Product - Use this application form to apply for product / product family authorisation / amendment under the GB BPR
  • R&D - Use this form to notify HSE about experimental testing under GB BPR
  • Data Sharing - Use this form to ask HSE if equivalent vertebrate tests or studies have already been conducted
  • Data Access - Use this form to request to refer to data if you have not been able to reach an agreement with the data owner
  • Last resort justification - Use this form to consult HSE on the appropriateness of a last resort justification before you commence testing on vertebrates
  • Critical Situation Permit - Use this form to apply for a critical situation permit for a biocidal product under GB BPR
  • Unfettered access notification form - Use this form to notify HSE about putting your NI authorised biocidal product on the GB market

Guidance

GB Biocidal Products Regulation (GB BPR)

The law

Control of Pesticides Regulations (COPR)

GB Biocidal Products Regulation (GB BPR)

Consolidated versions of the GB biocides laws are not currently available.

To assist our stakeholders in complying with their duties, the pages of the HSE biocides website outline the provisions and duties of GB biocides law.

If you want to read the laws, you will need to consult both the relevant EU law and the UK laws that amend it.

The following list of EU biocides regulations have been copied into GB law:

Please note that any changes made to the above EU laws after 31 December 2020 are not applicable in GB.

The UK laws that amend the retained EU biocides laws listed above and ensure that they can operate effectively in GB are:

The CMGO Regs 2019 and 2020 also amend the following existing UK regulations to enable them to operate effectively alongside the retained EU regulations listed above:

Leaflets

There are a range of leaflets available to download, covering different aspects of biocide safety and use.

Publications

Templates

GB Biocidal Products Regulation (GB BPR)

Tools

Provides links to other government departments, the European Union and trade associations' websites.

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Updated 2024-07-18