The regulation on the authorisation of same biocidal products has been updated after requests from industry. The regulation was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 12 October and will enter into force on 1 November 2016.

The new update will allow:

• Authorisation of a single product when it is part of a product family for which an authorisation (or authorisation application) exists;
• Authorisation of a product family when it is part of a larger product family for which an authorisation (or authorisation application) exists;
• National authorisation when a corresponding Union authorisation (or authorisation application) exists.

R4BP will be updated to allow submissions in accordance with the new regulation.

For further information on biocidal products contact the JSC team on +44 (0)1423 520245, enquiries@jsci.co.uk