# 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 (Text with EEA relevance), Division 5

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Tests submitted for the purpose of the approval of an active substance shall be conducted according to the methods described in Commission Regulation (EC) No 440/2008 of 30 May 2008 laying down test methods pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH). Where a revised version of a test method described in Commission Regulation (EC) No 440/2008 is available, but not included in that Regulation, the revised version may be used with the agreement of the competent authority. However, if a method is inappropriate or not described in Commission Regulation (EC) No 440/2008, other methods shall be used which are scientifically appropriate ... and their appropriateness must be justified in the application. When test methods are applied to nanomaterials, an explanation shall be provided of their scientific appropriateness for nanomaterials, and where applicable, of the technical adaptations/adjustments that have been made in order to respond to the specific characteristics of these materials.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/528/annex/II/division/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-528/annex-II/division-5
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