Legal background in the field of biocidal products
The assessment, approval, labelling and use of biocidal products is governed by a number of laws and regulations. European regulations play an important role in this connection.
European regulations
On European level, the approval of active substances and the authorization of the biocidal products is governed by Regulation (EU) No. 528/2012.
In addition, EU Regulation No. 1272/2008 is also applied in the assessment of toxicological properties for classification and labelling.
National regulations
As of 1 September 2013, Biocidal Regulation (EU) No. 528/2012 also applies on national level as the legal basis for the approval of biocidal products. The authorities responsible for the implementation of this regulation in Germany and the remit of these authorities are governed by the German Chemicals Act (ChemG). According to Article 16e of the German Chemicals Act, the producers or importers and distributors of biocidal products must notify BfR of the composition of each product complete with instructions for use and recommendations for precautionary measures during use as well as emergency measures in the event of accidents (notification forms) so that this confidential information is available to doctors or poison information centres in the case of emergency. Other national regulations are laid out in the German Ordinance on the Implementation of Biocide Law (ChemBiozidDV).
Further information about the regulation of nanomaterials is provided here.