#32026D1111EU extends approval period for disodium tetraborate in wood-preservative biocides
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This decision keeps disodium tetraborate approved for use in product-type 8 biocidal products, which are wood preservatives, while the EU renewal review continues. The current approval was due to expire on 31 August 2026, but the evaluation has not been completed in time. Businesses that make, import, or use affected wood-preservative biocides get regulatory continuity during the review period. They should still track the renewal process because the final decision could change approval conditions or end the approval later.
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Key Changes
- Postpones the expiry of the approval for disodium tetraborate in product-type 8 biocidal products.
- Keeps the substance available for approved wood-preservative uses while the renewal review continues.
- Gives regulators more time to complete the scientific and administrative assessment.
Obligations
What this law requires
Businesses placing on the market or using product-type 8 wood-preservative biocidal products containing disodium tetraborate must continue to comply with the existing approval conditions applicable to that active substance while the renewal evaluation continues.
Businesses relying on disodium tetraborate for product-type 8 biocidal products should track the EU renewal decision because the current approval is only extended temporarily pending completion of the renewal review.