Active Chlorine Product Authorisation Consortium: MAs at reduced cost
The approval date for two active substances has been set at 1st July 2022 for PT2, PT3, PT4 and PT55:
- Active chlorine generated by electrolysis
- Active chlorine released from hypochlorous acid
This means that, from this date onwards, according to the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR), companies marketing these types of products containing these active substances will have to have submitted a biocidal product Marketing Authorisation (MA) dossier in order to continue their activity in full compliance.
This type of dossier is time-consuming and costly: choosing the right type of MA, carrying out tests with the right subcontractor, collecting and analysing data with the right service provider etc. If you do not have an in-house team experienced in biocide compliance, this is a dossier that can quickly prove impossible to complete alone!
To reduce costs, you can choose to pool your dossiers in biocidal product families within a consortium. EcoMundo can make its biocide compliance experts available to companies that are part of the Active Chlorine Product Authorisation Consortium (ACPAC). Thanks to this, you can optimise the tests, thus spreading their costs, reducing the cost of fees to the competent authorities depending on the country of marketing, etc.
Within the consortium, EcoMundo acts as a neutral intermediary. Our teams ensure the confidentiality of the data and information of each company and product. We only collect what is necessary and guarantee the competitive advantage of each company.
ACPAC membership is open until 30th June 2021, please contact our experts for more details!
Placing biocidal products on the market: a complicated process in Europe
In the European Union, the placing on the market of biocidal products is a long and highly regulated process. Biocidal products are subject to the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR), which distinguishes two processes depending on the active substance used and the type of product marketed.
If the active substance is under evaluation for the chosen product type, this is considered the "transitional" period and the transitional measures apply. These measures are decided at the national level and not for the whole European Union. The procedures differ but, in general, dossiers have to be made in all cases.
Once the approval date has been set by the European Commission, companies must start to prepare their biocidal marketing authorisation (MA) dossier. From the date of approval, they must have already submitted their MA dossier to continue marketing. If they were not already on the market according to the transitional measures, they will have to wait for the approval of their marketing authorisation dossier to start marketing their products.
Wish to know more about the biocidal products regulation?
For more information, do not hesitate to contact Cornelia Garaudel or one of our experts!
