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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10911

31 August 2013
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 24
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) biocides
New EU regulation takes effect on 1 September

Brussels, 30/08/2013 (Agence Europe) - The new European regulation on marketing authorisation for biocidal products in the European Union takes effect as of 1 September. It was adopted in May 2012 in order to increase the safety of insecticides, disinfectants and insect repellents (but not agricultural pesticides and medicines) and to simplify the marketing authorisation procedure (see EUROPE 10657).

“This regulation is another step towards ensuring that only safe, authorised products are...