#32026D1109EU extends glutaraldehyde approval for key biocidal product uses
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The decision keeps glutaraldehyde approved for several biocidal product categories until 31 March 2029, instead of letting the approval expire on 30 September 2026. The extension applies to product-types 2, 3, 4, 6, 11 and 12, covering uses such as disinfectants and preservatives. Companies that make, import, or use affected biocidal products get regulatory continuity while Finland and the European Chemicals Agency complete the renewal review. The delay is tied to the assessment of toxicological and environmental toxicity data, so businesses should keep following the existing approval conditions and monitor the renewal outcome.
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Key Changes
- Extends the expiry date for glutaraldehyde approval from 30 September 2026 to 31 March 2029
- Keeps glutaraldehyde approved for biocidal product-types 2, 3, 4, 6, 11 and 12 during the renewal review
- Confirms that the existing approval conditions under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1759 continue to apply
Obligations
What this law requires
Continue complying with the existing approval conditions for glutaraldehyde in biocidal products of product-types 2, 3, 4, 6, 11 and 12 as set out in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1759 during the extended approval period.
Do not treat the approval of glutaraldehyde for product-types 2, 3, 4, 6, 11 and 12 as expiring on 30 September 2026; the expiry date is postponed to 31 March 2029 pending completion of the renewal review.