# The Biocidal Products (Data Protection Periods) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/1221/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/biocidal-products-data-protection-periods-amendment-regulations-2025/note
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