{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-528/annex-VI/division-4/division-5/division-77",
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  "legislation": "eur/2012/528",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-528",
  "path": "annex/VI/division/4/division/5/division/77",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "77",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The level, consistency and duration of protection, control or other intended effects must, as a minimum, be similar to those resulting from suitable reference products, where such products exist, or to other means of control. Where no reference products exist, the biocidal product must give a defined level of protection or control in the areas of proposed use. Conclusions as to the performance of the biocidal product must be valid for all areas of proposed use and for all areas in Great Britain, except where the biocidal product is intended for use in specific circumstances. The competent authority shall evaluate dose-response data generated in appropriate trials (which must include an untreated control) involving dose rates lower than the recommended rate, in order to assess if the recommended dose is the minimum necessary to achieve the desired effect.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Annex 6 para. 77 substituted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/720, Sch. 2 para. 143(14) (as substituted by The Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1567), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 39(b))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Annex 6 para. 77 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/720), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 143(11); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/528/annex/VI/division/4/division/5/division/77",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:49:22.826342+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}