European Communities (Authorization, Placing on the Market, Use and Control of Biocidal Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 393 of 2006).

These Regulations amend the European Communities (Authorization, Placing on the Market, Use and Control of Biocidal Products) Regulations, 2001. They give effect to Commission Directive 2006/50/EC amending Annex IVA and IVB of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market. The amendments specify requirements concerning the maintenance of records of use of biocidal products by end users and amend the data requirements for active substances and biocidal products that are considered microorganisms, including viruses and fungi. These Regulations also define certain terms and adjourn the enforcement provisions of the principal Regulations.