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The Biocidal Products Regulations 2001

S.I. 2001/880 · Made 7 March 2001

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HEALTH AND SAFETY

Made 7th March 2001

Laid before Parliament 16th March 2001

Coming into force 6th April 2001

The Secretary of State, being the Minister designatedf1 for the purpose of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f2 in relation to biocides, in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by the said section 2(2)f3 and by sections 15(1), (2), (3)(c), (5)(b), (8) and (9), 43(2), (4), (5) and (6) and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraphs 1(1)(b) and (c), (4) and (5), 2(1), 4(1), 13(1), 15(1) and 16 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974f4 (“the 1974 Act”) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf and for the purpose of giving effect without modifications to proposals submitted to him by the Health and Safety Commission under section 11(2)(d) of the 1974 Act after the carrying out by the said Commission of consultations in accordance with section 50(3) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1999/2788.

f2

1972 c. 68.

f3

As regards Scotland, see also section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), which provides that, despite the transfer to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of that Act of functions in relation to observing and implementing obligations under Community law, any function of a Minister of the Crown in relation to any matter shall continue to be exercisable by him as regards Scotland for the purposes specified in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.

f4

1974 c. 37; sections 11(2), 15(1), 43(6) and 50 were amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), Schedule 15, paragraphs 4, 6, 12 and 16 respectively.

Contents

  1. Part I: GENERAL
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Application
  5. Part II: ACTIVE SUBSTANCES
  6. 4Placing on the market of active substances
  7. 5Applications concerning new active substances
  8. 6Assessment of applications concerning new active substances
  9. 7Applications for variation or renewal of the inclusion of active substances in Annex I, IA or IB
  10. Part III: BIOCIDAL PRODUCTS
  11. 8Prohibitions
  12. 9Authorisation of a biocidal product
  13. 10Registration of a low-risk biocidal product
  14. 11Mutual recognition of authorisations
  15. 12Mutual recognition of registrations
  16. 13Provisional authorisation
  17. 14Provisional registration
  18. 15Emergency authorisation
  19. 16Research and development
  20. 17Experimental authorisation
  21. 18Frame-formulations
  22. 19Revocation of authorisations and registrations
  23. 20Modification and review of authorisations and registrations
  24. 21Notification of new information
  25. 22Emergency prohibition or restriction
  26. Part IV: USE OF INFORMATION
  27. 23Data protection for active substances
  28. 24Data protection for biocidal products
  29. 25Co-operation in the use of information
  30. 26Confidentiality
  31. 27Treatment of confidential information
  32. 28Exchange of information
  33. 29Notification of information to the National Poisons Information Service
  34. Part V: PACKAGING, LABELLING AND ADVERTISEMENTS
  35. 30Packaging
  36. 31Labelling
  37. 32Samples, models and drafts
  38. 33Advertisements
  39. Part VI: MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
  40. 34General provisions on applications for authorisations and registrations
  41. 35Files on applications
  42. 36Appeals
  43. 8Appeals
  44. 37Tests
  45. 38Enforcement, offences and civil liability
  46. 39Fees
  47. 40Transitional provisions
  48. 41Extension outside Great Britain
  49. 42Amendments
  50. Signature
  51. Schedule 1BIOCIDAL PRODUCT-TYPES AND THEIR DESCRIPTIONS
  52. Schedule 2REGULATIONS RELATING TO BIOCIDAL PRODUCTS
  53. Schedule 3: DETERMINATIONS OF THE MINISTERS
  54. 1Paragraph 1
  55. 2Paragraph 2
  56. 3Paragraph 3
  57. 4Paragraph 4
  58. Schedule 4: INFORMATION TO BE CONTAINED IN A DOSSIER SUBMITTED IN SUPPORT OF AN APPLICATION FOR THE REGISTRATION OF A BIOCIDAL PRODUCT
  59. 1Paragraph 1
  60. 2Paragraph 2
  61. 3Paragraph 3
  62. 4Paragraph 4
  63. 5Paragraph 5
  64. 6Paragraph 6
  65. 7Paragraph 7
  66. 8Paragraph 8
  67. 9Paragraph 9
  68. 10Paragraph 10
  69. 11Paragraph 11
  70. 12Paragraph 12
  71. 13Paragraph 13
  72. Schedule 5: MATTERS IN RESPECT OF WHICH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS MAY BE IMPOSED ON THE MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF AN AUTHORISATION OR A REGISTRATION OF A BIOCIDAL PRODUCT
  73. 1Paragraph 1
  74. 2Paragraph 2
  75. 3Paragraph 3
  76. 4Paragraph 4
  77. 5Paragraph 5
  78. 6Paragraph 6
  79. 7Paragraph 7
  80. 8Paragraph 8
  81. Schedule 6: NON-CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
  82. 1Paragraph 1
  83. 2Paragraph 2
  84. 3Paragraph 3
  85. 4Paragraph 4
  86. 5Paragraph 5
  87. 6Paragraph 6
  88. 7Paragraph 7
  89. 8Paragraph 8
  90. 9Paragraph 9
  91. 10Paragraph 10
  92. 11Paragraph 11
  93. 12Paragraph 12
  94. 13Paragraph 13
  95. 14Paragraph 14
  96. 15Paragraph 15
  97. Schedule 7: INFORMATION RELATING TO BIOCIDAL PRODUCTS TO BE GIVEN TO THE COMMISSION AND TO THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES
  98. 1Paragraph 1
  99. 2Paragraph 2
  100. 3Paragraph 3
  101. 4Paragraph 4
  102. 5Paragraph 5
  103. 6Paragraph 6
  104. 7Paragraph 7
  105. 8Paragraph 8
  106. 9Paragraph 9
  107. 10Paragraph 10
  108. Schedule 8: INFORMATION TO BE NOTIFIED TO THE NATIONAL POISONS INFORMATION SERVICE
  109. 1Paragraph 1
  110. 2Paragraph 2
  111. 3Paragraph 3
  112. 4Paragraph 4
  113. 5Paragraph 5
  114. 6Paragraph 6
  115. 7Paragraph 7
  116. 8Paragraph 8
  117. 9Paragraph 9
  118. 10Paragraph 10
  119. Schedule 9: INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED ON LABELS
  120. 1Paragraph 1
  121. 2Paragraph 2
  122. 3Paragraph 3
  123. 4Paragraph 4
  124. 5Paragraph 5
  125. 6Paragraph 6
  126. 7Paragraph 7
  127. 8Paragraph 8
  128. 9Paragraph 9
  129. 10Paragraph 10
  130. 11Paragraph 11
  131. 12Paragraph 12
  132. 13Paragraph 13
  133. 14Paragraph 14
  134. Schedule 10: APPEALS
  135. Part I
  136. 1Paragraph 1
  137. 2Paragraph 2
  138. 3Paragraph 3
  139. 4Paragraph 4
  140. 5Paragraph 5
  141. Part II
  142. 6Paragraph 6
  143. 7Paragraph 7
  144. 8Paragraph 8
  145. 9Paragraph 9
  146. 10Paragraph 10
  147. 11Paragraph 11
  148. 12Paragraph 12
  149. 13Paragraph 13
  150. Schedule 11: ENFORCEMENT, OFFENCES AND CIVIL LIABILITY
  151. 1Interpretation
  152. 2Application of the 1974 Act
  153. 3Offences
  154. 4Limitation on entry to domestic premises in certain circumstances
  155. 5Allocation of enforcement responsibility
  156. Schedule 12: FEES
  157. 1Paragraph 1
  158. 2Paragraph 2
  159. 3Paragraph 3
  160. 4Paragraph 4
  161. 5Paragraph 5
  162. 6Paragraph 6
  163. 7Paragraph 7
  164. 8Paragraph 8
  165. 9Paragraph 9
  166. 10Paragraph 10
  167. 11Paragraph 11
  168. 12Paragraph 12
  169. Schedule 13: TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
  170. 1Paragraph 1
  171. 2Paragraph 2
  172. 3Paragraph 3
  173. 4Paragraph 4
  174. 5Paragraph 5
  175. 6Paragraph 6
  176. 7Paragraph 7
  177. 8Paragraph 8
  178. 9Paragraph 9
  179. 10Paragraph 10
  180. 11Paragraph 11
  181. 12Paragraph 12
  182. 13Paragraph 13
  183. 14Paragraph 14
  184. 15Paragraph 15
  185. 16Paragraph 16
  186. Explanatory note