Disinfectants, preservatives and pest control products need an authorisation before they are sold, and their labels carry more than the CLP elements. What the Biocidal Products Regulation adds to the safety data sheet and label, and how it works in Slovakia.
Expert review: Bc. Jerguš Sekanina, product certification General information, not legal or professional advice. The binding texts are the consolidated BPR on EUR-Lex and the national law on Slov-Lex.A substance or mixture, in the form supplied to the user, that consists of, contains or generates one or more active substances and is intended to destroy, deter, render harmless or otherwise control harmful organisms by any means other than mere physical or mechanical action. A treated article with a primary biocidal function is also a biocidal product.
Annex V sorts biocidal products into 22 product-types in four main groups: disinfectants (PT 1–5), preservatives (PT 6–13), pest control (PT 14–20) and other biocidal products (PT 21 and 22: antifouling products and embalming and taxidermist fluids).
Source: BPR, Article 3(1)(a) and Annex VA treated article – for example a textile, paint or plastic that was treated with or incorporates a biocidal product – may only be placed on the market if all active substances in it are approved for the relevant product-type and use, and the conditions of that approval are met.
Where the manufacturer makes a claim about the biocidal properties of the article, or the approval conditions require it, the label must carry the information listed.
Source: BPR, Article 58(2) and (3)The Slovak Biocides Act assigns the BPR tasks to national authorities. The Ministry of Economy is the competent authority, decides on authorisations and keeps a register of biocidal products made available in Slovakia. For safety data sheets the act provides:
We author and translate safety data sheets for disinfectants, preservatives and other biocidal products in line with REACH Annex II.
