#32026D1128EU extends boric acid approval for wood preservative biocides until 2029
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This decision keeps boric acid approved for use in product-type 8 biocidal products, which are wood preservatives, until 28 February 2029. The previous expiry date was 31 August 2026. The change gives EU authorities more time to finish the renewal review, including checks on efficacy, chemical properties, environmental behavior, and possible endocrine-disrupting effects. Companies making or using affected wood preservative biocides can continue operating under the existing approval conditions while the review continues.
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Key Changes
- Extends the approval expiry date for boric acid in product-type 8 biocidal products to 28 February 2029
- Allows affected wood preservative biocides to remain on the EU market under existing conditions while the renewal review continues
- Recognizes that the renewal assessment has been delayed for reasons outside the applicant’s control
Obligations
What this law requires
Operators placing on the market or using biocidal products of product-type 8 containing boric acid may continue to rely on the existing approval of boric acid only until the postponed expiry date of 28 February 2029, subject to the existing approval conditions under Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.