According to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), the Biocidal Products Committee (BPC) adopted six opinions concerning active substances and two opinions concerning Union authorisations during its meeting held on 23–25 February 2026.

The details of these opinions are as follows:

Opinions adopted regarding active substances   Approval for use of ethanol in Product types 1, 2 and 4 (You can access further details on the topic here).Non-approval for use of DMDMH in Product types 6 and 13.Support for the renewal of hydrochloric acid for Product type 2.
Opinions adopted regarding Union authorisation Authorisation of a biocidal product family containing C(M)IT/MIT (3:1) for Product types 6, 11, 12 and 13.Authorisation of a biocidal product family containing peracetic acid for Product type 3.


ECHA has announced that the next BPC meeting will take place on 25–29 May 2026.

For further details regarding the opinions, you may review ECHA’s article.

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