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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(Magyarország) MECDEET Solution kullancsriasztó permet - MECDEET Solution MecDEET Solution MECDEET SOLUTION Soluzione MecDEET |
PT19 icon PT19 |
Belgium Czech Republic France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Spain Sweden United Kingdom |
National authorisation | Link to the factsheet |
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- Predator Forte |
PT19 icon PT19 |
Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Poland Slovakia |
National authorisation | Link to the factsheet |
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- Anti-Insect Lotion 50% DEET Jungle Formula Anti Muggenroller Maximum Jungle Formula Maximum Roll On Jungle Formula Maximum Roll-On Jungle Formula Molto Forte Roll On Mosquito Milk Roll On 50% DEET Moustimug Tropical Maxx Roller Mugga Roll On 50% DEET PREVIPIQ Tropics (50% DEET, roll-on) Relec Extra Fuerte Roll On |
PT19 icon PT19 |
Belgium Cyprus Greece Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Poland Portugal Spain United Kingdom |
National authorisation | Link to the factsheet |
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- Ben's Max Ben's Repell Max Ben‘s Max Εντομοαπωθητικό Ben’s Max |
PT19 icon PT19 |
Cyprus Estonia Italy Latvia Lithuania United Kingdom |
National authorisation | Link to the factsheet |
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- Astrid Repellent Spray |
PT19 icon PT19 |
Czech Republic Slovakia |
National authorisation | Link to the factsheet |
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- Dr. Max Repellent Spray |
PT19 icon PT19 |
Czech Republic Poland Slovakia |
National authorisation | Link to the factsheet |
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- PREDATOR Predator |
PT19 icon PT19 |
Austria Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Slovakia |
National authorisation | Link to the factsheet |
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- BROS Gēls pret odiem un ērcēm Bros Mosquito and Tick Gel BROS żel na komary i kleszcze I BROS Гел против комари и кърлежи Expel kids żel na komary i kleszcze Expel żel na komary i kleszcze |
PT19 icon PT19 |
Bulgaria Latvia Poland Slovenia United Kingdom |
National authorisation | Link to the factsheet |
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- APIXO Anti-Insect DEET 50% Spray APTONIA NO MOSQUITO 50% DEET SPRAY Autan Defence Extreme Protection Pump Spray Autan Defense Extreme Protection - Pumpspray Autan Defense Extreme Protection Pumpspray AUTAN DEFENSE EXTREME PROTECTION VAPO Autan Defense Extreme Protection – Pumpspray AUTAN DEFENSE PROTECTION EXTREME SPRAY AUTAN DEFENSE ZONES TROPICALES & INFESTEES SPRAY ByeBugz spray DEET 50% Cactuz 50% DEET Care Plus Anti Insect DEET Spray 50% CARE PLUS ANTI INSECT DEET SPRAY 50% Care Plus Anti-Insect DEET Spray 50% Care Plus Anti-Insect DEET spray 50% Care Plus Anti-Insect DEET Spray 50 % DK Insect Repellent Deet 50% spray Eureka Care Anti-Insect Spray Deet 50% Kruidvat Anti-Insect Spray 50% DEET KRUIDVAT ANTI-INSECT SPRAY 50% DEET Medicare Insect Repellent Spray 50% Deet METODE MYGG & Flåttmiddel Metode mygg spray 50% DEET Pré Butix Deet 50% spray Redcare Insektenschutzspray DEET 50% Travel DEET 50% spray TravelDEET 50% Spray TravelDeet 50% spray Trekpleister Anti-Insect Spray 50% DEET Vidda Xtrem Mygg- og Flåttspray Vidda Xtrem Mygg- og Flåttspray 50% deet spray |
PT19 icon PT19 |
Austria Belgium Cyprus Czech Republic Estonia France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Slovakia Switzerland United Kingdom |
National authorisation | Link to the factsheet |
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- Anti-Brumm Forte ANTI-BRUMM FORTE Anti-Brumm® Forte Anti-Buzz Forte |
PT19 icon PT19 |
Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus France Germany Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal Spain Switzerland |
National authorisation | Link to the factsheet |
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