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Remit

HSE is the UK Competent Authority (CA) for biocides under the European Biocidal Products Directive (BPD) and we are able to deal with enquiries that are relevant to our role as the UK Competent Authority (CA).

We can advise those applicants/companies who:

Are supporting active substances through the biocides review programme where the UK is the Rapporteur Member State (RMS)
Have products (or are about to place them) on the UK market.
Have paid the General Industry Charge (GIC) or are acting on behalf of those companies that have paid.

If you are supporting an active substance through the biocides review programme where the UK is not the RMS then we advise you contact the relevant RMS. Or if you do not have products on the UK market (or are not about to put them on the UK market) and you are based in another EU Member State (MS) we advise you to contact the CA in your MS. A list of Competent Authorities and other Contact Points in relation to the BPD can be found on the Europa website

Scope

Schedule 2 of the Biocidal Products Regulations (BPR) lists types of products not within the scope of the BPR. Does your product fall within the scope of one of the other EU Directives mentioned in our law page? If so, you should contact the appropriate Regulatory body responsible for that legislation.

Contact details

If you have a specific enquiry about biocides and cannot find the answer on this site, then contact HSE via one of the contact points below.

Enquiries regarding applications under the Control of Pesticides Regulations (COPR)

Email: pa.copr@hse.gsi.gov.uk or
Fax Number: 0151 951 3317 (International: +44 151 951 3317)

Enquiries regarding applications under the Biocidal Products Regulations (BPR)

Email: pa.biocides@hse.gsi.gov.uk or
Fax Number: 0151 951 3317 (International: +44 151 951 3317)

Enquiries regarding submissions of active substance dossiers under the Biocidal Products Regulations (BPD)

Email: UK.BIOCIDES.CA@hse.gsi.gov.uk or
Fax Number: 0151 951 3317 (International: +44 151 951 3317)

Postal address for product approval/authorisation application forms, general enquiries and active substance dossiers

Chemicals Regulation Directorate
Health and Safety Executive
Redgrave Court
Merton Road
Bootle
Merseyside
L20 7HS
United Kingdom

Biocides Enquiries

Email: biocides@hse.gsi.gov.uk
Telephone Number: 0151 951 4669 (International: + 44 151 951 4669
Fax Number: 0151 951 3317 (International: +44 151 951 3317)

Telephone Helpline Hours: Monday – Thursday 9am – 5pm, Friday 9am – 4:30pm

Media Enquiries

Please contact HSE's Press Office

Payments and Invoices Enquiries including levy and General Industry Charge (GIC)

Fax: 01904 455 733
Email: levy@hse.gsi.gov.uk

Postal address for invoices, levy declaration and General Industry Charge (GIC) registration forms and related enquiries

Finance & Business Services
Chemicals Regulation Directorate
Health and Safety Executive
Mallard House
3 Peasholme Green
York
YO1 7PX
United Kingdom

Postal address for payments

Financial Operations – Cash and Sales Section
Health & Safety Executive
Redgrave Court
Merton Road
Bootle
Merseyside
L20 7HS
United Kingdom

Requests for Information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2000

The Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2000 contains information on the rights you have under this act, including how to make requests for information, what happens after you make your request, costs, and your right of appeal. Detailed information about making information requests is available on the FOI webpage on the HSE website.