According to information conveyed to us by the Ministry of Trade's Directorate General for International Agreements and the European Union (UA&AB GM), the European Commission has announced the launch of a public consultation process regarding the review of the Biocidal Products Regulation (EU/528/2012).
As part of this process, the Regulation will be examined to determine whether it meets its needs and achieves its objectives, as well as its compatibility with relevant EU legislation such as REACH, CLP, the Plant Protection Products Regulation, and the Regulation on Substances and Materials in Contact with Food. The assessment will cover the implementation in EU Member States and Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland between September 2013 and September 2025. It will analyse the implementation costs and benefits of the Regulation for Member States and businesses, and examine possible steps to reduce administrative burdens and simplify processes. As is known, it has been argued that the Biocidal Products Regulation causes delays in active substance approvals and product authorisations, high administrative burdens and situations that hinder innovation. It has been stated that the aim is to make the Regulation more flexible and that digital solutions are also being used to speed up the current process. In this regard, it would be beneficial for our exporting companies to be prepared for the innovations that the revised legislation will bring by closely follow the announcements of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), creating product inventories taking into account the active substances they contain and whether they are approved in the EU, and being prepared for digital application processes. In this context, detailed information on the consultation process is available via the link below, and comments can be submitted until 5 March 2026.