Ministerial Decision no. 4616/52519/2016 laying down supplementary measures for the implementation of Regulation (EU) No. 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products.

This Ministerial Decision establishes necessary supplementary measures for the implementation of the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council no. 528 of 2012, and therefore applies to biocidal products. The Decision establishes the Plant Production Directorate as the competent authority for implementing the European Regulation, and particularly for the products concerning: human hygiene, disinfectants and algaecides not intended for direct human use, veterinary hygiene, food and feed area, drinking water, preservatives for stored products. The Decision also establishes the Plant Protection Directorate as the competent authority for implementing the provisions of European Regulation concerning wood and leather fiber preservatives, rodenticides, molluscicides, anthelmintics and products for the control of other invertebrates, insecticides, acaricides and products for the control of other arthropods. Further matters covered by this Decision include: marketing authorisation for controlled use of biocidal products; research and development; administrative sanctions and criminal penalties for violations in matters of active substances, biocidal products and articles treated with biocidal products; procedures for informing the public about the risks of the use of biocidal products.