Regulation (EU) No. 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products.

This Regulation lays down harmonized rules on the making available on the market and the use of biocidal products, whilst ensuring a high level of protection of both human and animal health and the environment. The provisions of this Regulation are underpinned by the precautionary principle, the aim of which is to safeguard the health of humans, the health of animals and the environment. These rules concern in particular: (a) the establishment at European Union level of a list of active substances which may be used in biocidal products; (b) the authorization of biocidal products; (c) the mutual recognition of authorizations within the Union; (d) the making available on the market and the use of biocidal products within one or more Member States or the European Union; and (e) the placing on the market of treated articles.
This Regulation sets out articles relating to the approval of active substances; general principles concerning the authorization of biocidal products; simplified authorisation procedure; national authorizations of biocidal products; authorization through mutual recognition; Union authorizations of biocidal products; cancellation, review and amendmnet of authorizations; parallel trade; technical equivalence; placing on the market of treated articles; monitoring, record keeping and reporting; establishment of the Register for biocidal products; the role of the Agency and the Biocidal Products Committee; and adaptation to scientific and technical progress.