Biocides
Marketing biocidal products in compliance with the law: KFT navigates you through the biocide regulations
Biocidal products are subject to complex authorization and notification requirements laid down in Regulation (EU) No. 528/2012 (BPR - Biocidal Products Regulation). The BPR regulates the use and placing on the market of biocidal products, biocides produced in situ and treated articles. In addition, they must continue to be classified, packaged and labeled in accordance with the CLP Regulation in the European Economic Area (EEA).
According to Article 69 BPR, every biocidal product must contain additional information on the label that is neither misleading nor trivializing. Separate provisions also apply to advertising. Safety data sheets for active substances and biocidal products must continue to be prepared and made available in accordance with Article 31 of the REACH Regulation.
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Safety data sheet
The safety data sheet is an important communication tool for conveying information about the hazards and risks of substances and mixtures. The GHS (Globally Harmonized System) has created a worldwide standard for the structure of the safety data sheet. This makes it possible for the first time to create and send out safety data sheets that have the same structure all over the world. However, the contents are still defined by regional or national legislation.
Fortunately, regional or national legislators are now taking the opportunity to adopt the GHS for classification and labeling in full or at least in part. This is an important step towards ensuring the safe and legally compliant global trade of chemical products.
Classification and labeling
The GHS (Globally Harmonized System) is a comprehensive system for classifying physical, health and environmental hazards. The aim of the GHS is to enable the uniform classification and labeling of chemicals worldwide. A key feature of the GHS is the so-called "Building Block Approach". This approach allows individual countries not to have to adopt all GHS elements. Overall, the GHS has contributed to harmonization, but national requirements may still differ from country to country.
Substance registration and substance notification
In many countries and regions, chemical inventories are used to obtain an overview of the chemicals used, the quantities in circulation and their applications. A key objective is to collect data on hazardous properties. This makes reliable classification much easier and also enables particularly hazardous substances to be better identified and their use restricted or banned.
The REACH Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 applies in Europe, and since then many countries have followed suit and passed similar laws, for example Turkey and Korea. Your company must therefore carefully check which data and documents you need for marketing in the respective country.