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Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilDangos y teitl llawn

Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (Text with EEA relevance)

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ANNEX VU.K. BIOCIDAL PRODUCT-TYPES AND THEIR DESCRIPTIONS AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2(1)

MAIN GROUP 1: Disinfectants U.K.

These product-types exclude cleaning products that are not intended to have a biocidal effect, including washing liquids, powders and similar products.

Product-type 1:Human hygieneU.K.

Products in this group are biocidal products used for human hygiene purposes, applied on or in contact with human skin or scalps for the primary purpose of disinfecting the skin or scalp.

Product-type 2:Disinfectants and algaecides not intended for direct application to humans or animalsU.K.

Products used for the disinfection of surfaces, materials, equipment and furniture which are not used for direct contact with food or feeding stuffs.

Usage areas include, inter alia, swimming pools, aquariums, bathing and other waters; air conditioning systems; and walls and floors in private, public, and industrial areas and in other areas for professional activities.

Products used for disinfection of air, water not used for human or animal consumption, chemical toilets, waste water, hospital waste and soil.

Products used as algaecides for treatment of swimming pools, aquariums and other waters and for remedial treatment of construction materials.

Products used to be incorporated in textiles, tissues, masks, paints and other articles or materials with the purpose of producing treated articles with disinfecting properties.

Product-type 3:Veterinary hygieneU.K.

Products used for veterinary hygiene purposes such as disinfectants, disinfecting soaps, oral or corporal hygiene products or with anti-microbial function.

Products used to disinfect the materials and surfaces associated with the housing or transportation of animals.

Product-type 4:Food and feed areaU.K.

Products used for the disinfection of equipment, containers, consumption utensils, surfaces or pipework associated with the production, transport, storage or consumption of food or feed (including drinking water) for humans and animals.

[F1Products used to be incorporated into materials which may enter into contact with food.]

Product-type 5:Drinking waterU.K.

Products used for the disinfection of drinking water for both humans and animals.

MAIN GROUP 2: Preservatives U.K.

Unless otherwise stated these product-types include only products to prevent microbial and algal development.

Product-type 6:Preservatives for products during storageU.K.

Products used for the preservation of manufactured products, other than foodstuffs, feedingstuffs, cosmetics or medicinal products or medical devices by the control of microbial deterioration to ensure their shelf life.

Products used as preservatives for the storage or use of rodenticide, insecticide or other baits.

Product-type 7:Film preservativesU.K.

Products used for the preservation of films or coatings by the control of microbial deterioration or algal growth in order to protect the initial properties of the surface of materials or objects such as paints, plastics, sealants, wall adhesives, binders, papers, art works.

Product-type 8:Wood preservativesU.K.

Products used for the preservation of wood, from and including the saw-mill stage, or wood products by the control of wood-destroying or wood-disfiguring organisms, including insects.

This product-type includes both preventive and curative products.

Product-type 9:Fibre, leather, rubber and polymerised materials preservativesU.K.

Products used for the preservation of fibrous or polymerised materials, such as leather, rubber or paper or textile products by the control of microbiological deterioration.

This product-type includes biocidal products which antagonise the settlement of micro-organisms on the surface of materials and therefore hamper or prevent the development of odour and/or offer other kinds of benefits.

Product-type 10:Construction material preservativesU.K.

Products used for the preservation of masonry, composite materials, or other construction materials other than wood by the control of microbiological, and algal attack.

Product-type 11:Preservatives for liquid-cooling and processing systemsU.K.

Products used for the preservation of water or other liquids used in cooling and processing systems by the control of harmful organisms such as microbes, algae and mussels.

Products used for the disinfection of drinking water or of water for swimming pools are not included in this product-type.

Product-type 12:SlimicidesU.K.

Products used for the prevention or control of slime growth on materials, equipment and structures, used in industrial processes, e.g. on wood and paper pulp, porous sand strata in oil extraction.

Product-type 13:Working or cutting fluid preservativesU.K.

Products to control microbial deterioration in fluids used for working or cutting metal, glass or other materials.

MAIN GROUP 3: Pest control U.K.

Product-type 14:RodenticidesU.K.

Products used for the control of mice, rats or other rodents, by means other than repulsion or attraction.

Product-type 15:AvicidesU.K.

Products used for the control of birds, by means other than repulsion or attraction.

Product-type 16:Molluscicides, vermicides and products to control other invertebratesU.K.

Products used for the control of molluscs, worms and invertebrates not covered by other product-types, by means other than repulsion or attraction.

Product-type 17:PiscicidesU.K.

Products used for the control of fish, by means other than repulsion or attraction.

Product-type 18:Insecticides, acaricides and products to control other arthropodsU.K.

Products used for the control of arthropods (e.g. insects, arachnids and crustaceans), by means other than repulsion or attraction.

Product-type 19:Repellents and attractantsU.K.

Products used to control harmful organisms (invertebrates such as fleas, vertebrates such as birds, fish, rodents), by repelling or attracting, including those that are used for human or veterinary hygiene either directly on the skin or indirectly in the environment of humans or animals.

Product-type 20:Control of other vertebratesU.K.

Products used for the control of vertebrates other than those already covered by the other product-types of this main group, by means other than repulsion or attraction.

MAIN GROUP 4: Other biocidal products U.K.

Product-type 21:Antifouling productsU.K.

Products used to control the growth and settlement of fouling organisms (microbes and higher forms of plant or animal species) on vessels, aquaculture equipment or other structures used in water.

Product-type 22:Embalming and taxidermist fluidsU.K.

Products used for the disinfection and preservation of human or animal corpses, or parts thereof.

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