Information on biocides
Information on biocides
Information on biocides
Here you can find information on biocidal products authorised on the EU/EEA market, in accordance with the Biocidal Products Directive (Directive 98/8/EC) or the Biocidal Products Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 528/2012).
All biocidal products containing approved active substances are evaluated for safety and efficacy before they are allowed to be sold in the EU. However, products that were on the market before 2000 can continue to be sold while the authorities are evaluating the active substances they contain.
How to search
You can search for biocidal products with:
Product trade name;
Product-type;
The active substance in the product (includes the option to search by active substances known to be candidates for substitution);
Authorisation data, (for example authorisation holder or authorisation number);
Product details, for example use information, such as target organism and application method of a product, or hazard and precautionary statements).
Types of product authorisations
Information from three authorisation types is available:
Simplified authorisations: These biocidal products have a more favourable environmental or human and animal health profile and therefore follow a simpler procedure. The authorisation is published together with the related notifications for placing a biocidal product on the market.
Union authorisations: These biocidal products are allowed to be placed on the market throughout the entire EU/EEA and Switzerland.
National authorisations: These biocidal products are authorised in specific EU countries. The authorisation is published together with the related mutual recognitions in the other Member States where the biocidal product has been allowed on the market.
How the information is presented
Biocidal products are presented as groups of authorisations, product clusters, where mutual recognitions (extensions of the national product authorisation to other markets areas) are presented with their reference authorisations. This allows you to track all the market areas where a specific product is placed as well as all the trade names under which a product is marketed. Products authorised through the same biocidal product authorisation procedure have their own clusters.
The principle of product clustering is also applied to searches. This means that the results table displays product clusters that contain at least one authorisation that meets the search criteria. Therefore, if you search for example by looking for the authorisation status “authorised”, you will retrieve all the product clusters where at least one authorisation contains this specific status.
The results table presents information on the product cluster level, whereas more information on specific product authorisations can be found in the product factsheet. Each product has a dedicated factsheet that holds information on applicable trade names, documents and authorisation holders per individual product authorisation, including the product’s assessment history. The factsheet is accessible through the eye icon in the results table.
Compare biocidal products
You can compare up to four products to see their properties, such as the active substances in the product, their concentrations, product use information and hazard and precautionary statements.
Most of the information in the comparison tool comes from the summary of product characteristics (SPC). The SPC is available only for those products that have been authorised since 2016. Products with an SPC submitted before 1 January 2016 will contain only limited information in the comparison tool: trade names, market area, active substance (without concentration) and product-type.
Export results
You can export the biocidal product results to the ECHA website standard formats (XLS, CSV and XML). The exported results are arranged per product authorisation, e.g. each authorisation will be presented in an individual row.
The column “target organism” in the exported file is a combination of three fields: common name, scientific name and development stage, such as: rat (Rattus norvegicus) Adults.
Please note that due to technical limitations only a limited number of cancelled and expired authorisations are currently displayed. They will be progressively published.
Downloadable List (Extract from R4BP2)
The downloadable file below contains those product authorisations in accordance with Directive 98/8/EC (The Biocidal Products Directive) and Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 (The Biocidal Products Regulation) which were extracted from the R4BP2 IT system on 1st September 2013.
Note that the downloadable list provided below is based on data available in the R4BP2 system as of 1 September 2013. This data may not be fully complete, nor entirely up-to-date.
Download XLS -file [XLS]
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- APIXO Anti-Insect DEET 40% Spray Apotekets Insektspray DEET 40% Care Plus Anti - Insect DEET Spray 40% Care Plus Anti Insect DEET Spray 40% CARE PLUS ANTI INSECT DEET SPRAY 40% Care Plus Anti-Insect DEET Spray 40% Care Plus DEET 40% rovarriasztó pumpás aeroszol DK Insect Repellent Deet 40% spray Försvarets Mygg & Fästing 40% DEET Spray HEMA Anti-insect spray Deet 40% HEMA ANTI-INSECT SPRAY DEET 40% Insect Repellent Tropical Spray 40% DEET INSECT REPELLENT TROPICAL SPRAY 40% DEET Matas Medicare Myggefri Spray Medicare Insect Repellent Spray 40% Deet Medicare Insect Repellent Spray 40% DEET Mygg & Fästing Spray Deet 40% Quitmo Anti-Insect 40% DEET QUITMO ANTI-INSECT 40% DEET TravelDeet 40% spray TravelDeet 40% Spray TRAVELDEET 40% SPRAY Trinol DEET Spray WIBRA ANTI-INSECT SPRAY DEET 40% ZENSECT SPRAY 40% DEET |
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Austria Belgium Cyprus Denmark Finland France Germany Hungary Ireland Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Poland Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom |
National authorisation | Link to the factsheet |
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3M UltrathonTM Insect Repellent – Aerosol Boots Pharmaceuticals Repel Once Insect Repellent Spray |
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United Kingdom |
National authorisation | Link to the factsheet |
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3M Ultrathon™ Insect Repellent - Lotion |
PT19 icon PT19 |
United Kingdom |
National authorisation | Link to the factsheet |
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3M Ultrathon™ Insect Repellent – Pump Spray |
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United Kingdom |
National authorisation | Link to the factsheet |
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AEROREP BENGAL TROPICAL DEET SPRAY PLUS Doctor Zac Antipuntura Spray LAMPO TROPICAL aerosol inseto repellente pronto all’uso NO INSECT ACTIVE NO INSECT PLUS PREP Insetto repellente Spray REPEL ACTIVE SPRAY REPEL ONE SPRAY REPELLENT EXTRA REPELLENTE AEROSOL LUNGA DURATA Repellente DERM P Antipuntura Spray Repellente Spray Sport Active REPPY SPRAY SPIRA REPELLENTE TROPICAL Spray Repellente Extra Insetti XCUDOX TROPICAL aerosol insetto repellente pronto all’uso Z-TEX SPRAY ZANZAUX BY FULMINE TROPICAL ZZZ PROTEZIONE SPRAY |
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Italy Malta |
National authorisation | Link to the factsheet |
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Aerozolis nuo uodu "OFF! Active" Autan Active Aerosool sääsetõrjevahend Autan Family Care rovarriasztó aeroszol Autan Family Care Spray Autan Family Care Sprej Autan Protect rovarriasztó aeroszol Autan Protect Spray Autan Répulsif Anti-Moustiques Aérosol Autan Spray Autan spray voor onderweg Autan Αεροζόλ - Εντομοαπωθητικό Autan Репелент против насекоми Аерозол Autan® Family Care spray Autan® Protect spray Autan® spray Diffusil® repelent spray Johnson Off! rovarriasztó aeroszol OFF! Active Aerosols OFF! Active Aerosool sääsetõrjevahend OFF! Active Hyttysaerosoli OFF! Family aerozol OFF! Family Care aerozol Off! Family Care Spray OFF! Family Care Spray OFF! Family Care Sprej OFF! Protect aerozol Off! Protect rovarriasztó aeroszol OFF! REPULSIF ANTI-MOUSTIQUES AEROSOL OFF! Répulsif Anti-Moustiques Aérosol OFF! Spray OFF! SPRAY - PROTECTION ANTI-MOUSTIQUES OFF! spray voor onderweg OFF! Sprej OFF! Αεροζόλ - Εντομοαπωθητικό OFF!® Family Care spray OFF!® Protect spray OFF!® spray |
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Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Netherlands Poland Slovakia Slovenia United Kingdom |
National authorisation | Link to the factsheet |
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AET Once a Day Insect Repellent Aerosol Formula Long lasting Insect Repellent Body Spray (M&S) Insect Repellent Regular by Sainsbury’s Superdrug Buzz Off Repellent Aerosol Spray Tesco Insect Protect Medium Strength |
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United Kingdom |
National authorisation | Link to the factsheet |
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AET Once a Day Insect Repellent Pump Spray Superdrug Buzz Off Insect Repellent Pump Spray Tesco Insect Protect Medium Strength Pump Spray |
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United Kingdom |
National authorisation | Link to the factsheet |
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Albert Heijn Deet anti-insecten spray 40% Anti-Insect 40% DEET Spray Care Plus Anti-Insect DEET Spray 40% ETOS ANTI-INSECT SPRAY HEMA Anti-insect spray Deet 40% Insect Protect Anti-Insect Deet 40% spray Insect Repellent Tropical Spray 40% Deet Quitmo Anti-Insect 40% DEET ROXAPEL TRAVELDEET 40% spray ZENSECT ANTI- INSECT SPRAY 40% DEET |
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Estonia Netherlands |
National authorisation | Link to the factsheet |
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Alpa Repelent sprej UNI |
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Czech Republic |
National authorisation | Link to the factsheet |
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