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Explanatory note

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These Regulations amend Article 95 of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (EUR 2012/528) (“the GB Biocidal Products Regulation”).

Regulation 2 amends paragraphs 3 and 5 of Article 95 of the GB Biocidal Products Regulation to cross refer to Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014 (EUR 2014/1062).

Regulation 2 also amends the date, under Article 95(5) of the GB Biocidal Products Regulation, on which data protection ends for those active substance/product-type combinations listed in Annex II of Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014 where no decision on approval has yet been reached. That date is extended by five years, from 31 December 2025 to 31 December 2030.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.