# 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 8

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

Where test data exist that have been generated before 1 September 2013 by methods other than those laid down in Regulation (EC) No 440/2008, the adequacy of such data for the purposes of this Regulation and the need to conduct new tests according to the Regulation (EC) No 440/2008 must be decided by the competent authority ..., on a case-by-case basis, taking into account, among other factors, the need to minimise testing on vertebrates.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/528/annex/II/division/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-528/annex-II/division-8
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