The EU Biocidal Products Directive BPD

Biocide active substances or products are generally exempt from REACH evaluation and authorization procedures because they are regulated in the EU under the Biocidal Products Directive (BPD) (EC 1998). This Directive has an established process for evaluation of active substances (for listing in Annex I of the BPD), followed by national approvals of the formulated biocidal products containing them. However, 

CHAPTER 3 HAZARD AND RISK ASSESSMENT OF CHEMICAE CARCINOGENICITY 

REACH substance evaluation can apply to the active substance if it has been prioritized and placed on the Community Rolling Action Plan, and active substances used in biocidal products may be included in Annex XIV of REACH if they are classified as CMR, PBT, vPvB, or endocrine disrupters. 

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