Statutory Instruments
2025 No. 1221
HEALTH AND SAFETY
The Biocidal Products (Data Protection Periods) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
Made
24th November 2025
Laid before Parliament
25th November 2025
Coming into force
30th December 2025
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 83A(2) and 89(2)(b) of of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products(Regulation (EU) No 528/20121).
In accordance with Article 89(4) of that Regulation, these Regulations are made with the consent of the Scottish Ministers and the Welsh Ministers(2).
Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Biocidal Products (Data Protection Periods) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 30th December 2025.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.
(3) In these Regulations, “ the GB Biocidal Products Regulation ” means of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products. Regulation (EU) No 528/2012
Amendments to Article 95 of the GB Biocidal Products Regulation
2. Article 95 of the GB Biocidal Products Regulation (transitional measures concerning access to the active substance dossier) is amended as follows—
(a)in paragraph 3, for “Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007” substitute “Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014”(3);
(b)for paragraph 5, substitute—
“5. By way of derogation from Article 60, all data protection periods for active substance/product-type combinations listed in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014, but for which no decision as to whether the active substance/product-type combination is approved(4) has been issued by—
(a)the Secretary of State, under this Regulation, or
(b)before IP completion day, the Commission, under (Regulation (EU) No 528/20125),
shall end on 31 December 2030.”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Stephen Timms
Minister of State
Department for Work and Pensions
24th November 2025
EUR 2012/528; Article 83A was inserted by paragraph 125 of Schedule 2 to S.I. 2019/720; Article 89 was substituted by paragraph 130 of Schedule 2 to the same instrument.
The consent requirement is set out in Article 83B, as inserted by paragraph 125 of Schedule 2 to S.I. 2019/720.
EUR 2014/1062, amended by S.I. 2019/720.
Details of approved active substances/product-type combinations can be found at: https://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/active-substances/uk-list-active-substances.htm. Details can also be requested from: Health and Safety Executive, Redgrave Court, Merton Road, Bootle, Merseyside L20 7HS.
OJ No. L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1; relevant amending instruments are OJ No. L 204, 31.7.2013, p. 25 and OJ No. L 1398, 22.5.2024, p. 1.