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Registration process

Before submission

Prior to submission of your application, you need to

  • contact the evaluating competent authority (eCA) you wish to evaluate your application. Their written confirmation must be included in the application.
  • Have all EU member states confirm that the conditions of use are similar across the Union. For details see Instructions for submission.

Pre-submission support

Prior to submission, it is possible to get support from Ctgb via the Service Desk in case you have specific questions about your application.

Pre Submission Meeting (PSM) is mandatory

Once during the preparation of your dossier, at any stage of dossier preparation you prefer, you can plan a Pre Submission Meeting to discuss the set-up of your dossier or any problems you run into. A Pre Submission Meeting (PSM) is mandatory.

Validation/evaluation/decision

After submission of your application, ECHA will perform a check of the dossier. A fee needs to be paid. The application will then be transferred to the eCA. The eCA will send you an invoice for the application, validate your application. When the application is found to be complete,  the evaluation will be started. The applicantwill have the opportunity to comment on the draft assessment report, the eCA will send the draft assessment report to ECHA, which will prepare a Biocidal products Committee (BPC) opinion for approval by the BPC and finally by the Commission.

More information about the procedure can be read on the ECHA website in the BPC Working procedure for Union authorisation applications.

Timeline

Timelines for of applications (see ECHA website on BPR) for Union authorisations are described in the BPR Art. 43 and 44 and explained on the ECHA website for both submission and evaluation.

When your company wishes to apply for a Union authorisation, you can submit a request for the Ctgb to accept your application as evaluating Member State to the Account Manager for Biocidal Products.