What is a biocidal product?

Product types according to the BPR

In Annex 5 to the Biocidal products regulation (BPR) are classified into 22 biocidal product-types (PT). They are grouped in four main categories:

• Disinfectants
• Preservatives
• Pest control
• Other biocidal products

Disinfectants

This first group gathers PT 1 to 5. However, a distinction must be made with borderline products, here cleaning products are not intended to be biocidal product (Eg: washing up liquid)

• PT 1 gathers all human hygiene products which are not cosmetics by their purpose of disinfection.
• PT 2 gathers all disinfectants and algaecides products not intended for direct application to humans or animals
• PT3 gathers all veterinary hygiene products
• PT4 gathers food and feed area
• PT 5 refers to drinking water

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Preservatives

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This second group gathers PT 6 to 13. This group covers only products to prevent microbial growth and development of aglae.

• PT 6 refers to preservatives for products during storage
• PT 7 refers to film preservatives
• PT 8 refers to wood preservatives
• PT 9 refers to fibre, leather, rubber, and polymerised materials preservatives
• PT 10 refers to construction material preservatives
• PT 11 preservatives for liquid-cooling and processing systems
• PT 12 refers to slimicides
• PT 13 refers to working or cutting fluid preservatives

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Pest control :

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This third group includes the fight against harmful products. These are PT 14 to 20

• PT 14 refers to rodenticidesli>
• PT 15 refers to avicides
• PT 16 refers to molluscicides, vermicides and products to control other invertebrates
• PT 17 refers to piscicides
• PT 18 gathers insecticides, acaricides and products to control other arthropods
• PT 19 refers to repellents and attractants
• PT 20 refers to control of other vertebrates

Other biocidal products :

This fourth and last group gathers all other biocidal products. It is composed of the last two PT 21 and 22..

• PT 21 refers to antifouling
• PT 22 refers to embalming and taxidermist fluid

For a complete description of product-types, don’t hesitate to consult ECHA's website.

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