Cyfluthrin and Citric acid approvals due for renewal 27 August 25

Under the GB Biocidal Products Regulation (GB BPR), active substance approvals will expire unless a renewal application is submitted at least 550 days before their expiry date.

The 550-day deadline is coming up for the following active substance/product type combinations under GB BPR:

27 August 2026

• Citric acid (CAS 77-92-9 EC 201-069-1) in product type 2
• α-cyano-4-fluoro-3-phenoxybenzyl 3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate (cyfluthrin) (CAS 68359-37-5 EC 269-855-7) in product type 18

Any person, company or task force/consortium can support an active substance/product type combination for renewal – it doesn’t have to be the original supporter.

Check the GB Article 95 List to see who the original supporters were

If any of these active substance/product type combinations are important to you, consider contacting your supplier to let them know.

If a renewal application is not submitted for the above active substance/product type combinations under GB BPR, the approvals will expire. This means the active substances will no longer be able to be used in biocidal products of the relevant product types in GB.

In addition, articles treated with such products will no longer be able to be placed on the market in GB.