What types of product are covered by the BPD?
The scope of the BPD is very wide, covering 23 different product types. These include disinfectants for home and industrial use; preservatives for manufactured and natural products; non-agricultural pesticides for use against insects, rodents and other vertebrates and specialised products such as embalming/taxidermist fluids and antifouling products. A full list of product types is in Annex V of the BPD. The BPD excludes the non-biocidal uses of products and active substances. It also does not apply to products regulated under certain other European legislation including plant protection products, human medicines, veterinary medicines, medical devices or cosmetics. Article 1 of the BPD and Schedule 2 of BPR gives a full list of the exempting legislation. Where scope is unclear, issues can be discussed at EU level. When the EU Commission finalises decisions on scope issues they are included in the ‘Manual of Decisions’. There are also borderline documents available on scope issues relev
