5. New elements in scientific assessment_

In the Technical Agreements for Biocides (TAB) general agreements of the Working Groups of the Biocidal Products Committee (WGs) are provided in concise format which have not yet been included in any other BPR related guidance documents. In this document a general database of questions where an agreement has been reached is presented. The general relevance is focused on methodological decisions with respect to risk assessment and questions on the implementation of the Biocides Regulation 528/2012. TAB-entries that concerns editorial changes of existing guidance or entries that provides clarification of existing guidance are applicable from the date of publication. However, the approach as agreed in the BPC document named Applicability time of new guidance and guidance-related documents in active substance approval or CA document CA-July12-Doc.6.2d (products) should be followed for TAB entries that require new data. The cut-off date is six months (active substance) or two years (products) before the date of submission of a first application, and three and a half years before the expiry of the current application in case of a renewal unless scientific progress shows that the reliance on old guidance gives rise to serious concern.