Regulation 4 Placing on the market of active substances
Subject to paragraph (2), no person shall place on the market for use in a biocidal product a new active substance unless—
an application has been made to the Ministers or to a competent authority for the inclusion of that new active substance in Annex I, IA or IB; and
the Ministers or that competent authority have agreed to the applicant forwarding a summary of the dossiers submitted in support of the application to the Commission and the member States.
Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a new active substance intended for use in a biocidal product where that new active substance is placed on the market for use in an experiment or test for the purposes of—
scientific research and development; or
process orientated research and development.
No person shall place on the market an active substance intended exclusively for use in a biocidal product for the purpose of any experiment or test in Great Britain which may involve or result in the release into the environment of that active substance unless that active substance has been authorised in accordance with regulation 17.