Biocides
The Biocides Work Area provided scientific and technical support for the approval of active substances in biocidal products as laid down in Directive 98/8/EC (Biocidal Products Directive, BPD) concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market. Currently, these tasks are dealt with by the biocides group within the IHCP. From 2013, coinciding with the coming-into-force of a new Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR), the European Chemicals Agency ECHA will take over the biocides' program.
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