Biocidal Products and Chemicals (Appointment of Authorities and Enforcement) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 1506 of 2013).

These Regulations, in respect of Great Britain, provide for: the appointment of competent authorities in relation to 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 ( the Biocides Regulation ) and Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures ( the CLP Regulation ); the appointment of designated national authorities in relation to Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the export and import of hazardous chemicals ( the PIC Regulation ); the enforcement, in respect of Great Britain, of the Biocides Regulation and the CLP Regulation and in respect of the United Kingdom, of the the PIC Regulation and the CLP Regulation, and of certain provisions of these Regulation. They additionally make provision for the competent authorities in Great Britain to authorise biocidal products for essential use, following the granting of a derogation by the European Commission under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007.