Press Release: Environment: Safer regulation for biocidal products

New rules on biocides enter into force on 17 July 2012. They will bring a significant boost to the protection of human health and the environment. Biocidal products are necessary for the control of organisms that are harmful to human or animal health or that cause damage to materials. But as their properties can also pose risks to humans, animals and the environment, they need careful regulation. The new regulation on biocidal products will increase the safety of these chemical products and simplify their authorisation on the EU market, improving their free movement on the internal market.

European Commission: Memo/12/566: Questions and Answers on the new Biocides Regulation http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/12/571&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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