Competent Authorities for Biocidal Products (Regulation (EU) No 528/2012) (Biocides)

Details

Abbreviation: Biocides

Policy Area: Food Safety

Lead DG: DG Health and Food Safety

Type: Informal

Scope: Limited

Mission: To assist the Commission in the preparation of legislation, in policy definition and in the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 on the making available on the market and use of biocidal products. Representatives of Member States, industry and NGO's are invited to participate.

Task: Assist the Commission in the preparation of delegated acts

Contact: -

Publication in RegExp: 03/09/2014

Creating Act: -

Last updated: 14/11/2022

Additional Information

Activity report: The Competent Authorities for Biocidal Products are dealing with the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 on the making available on the market and use of biocidal products. In these meetings (4 to 5 per year) implementation issues are discussed. The group is also consulted by the Commission with regard to delegated acts that the Commission is empowered to adopt pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012. All documents discussed in the meetings are published in advance on Circabc. Please follow the link below.

https://circabc.europa.eu/w/browse/661e8fca-9353-47da-a031-c1341d6aa335

Selection procedure: There is no selection procedure. The experts are appointed by the MS authorities. For industry organisations and NGOs, they are representatives of interested parties organised at the EU level, which have an interest in following discussions relating to the implementation of the BPR.

Rules of procedure: Expert groups usually operate in an informal setting without any formal rules of procedures. This is the case for this group.

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  Dit type werkgroepen van de Europese Unie adviseert de Europese Commissie bij het opstellen van nieuwe wetgeving en nieuw beleid. Daarnaast houden ze zich bezig met controle, coördinatie en samenwerking met de lidstaten. Expertgroepen kunnen tijdelijk of permanent zijn ingesteld. De deskundigen worden niet betaald, maar krijgen een onkostenvergoeding. Expertgroepen zijn samengesteld uit deskundigen van nationale overheden, vertegenwoordigers van belangenorganisaties en/of experts uit het bedrijfsleven.
   
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  This Directorate-General is responsible for EU legislation in the areas of food safety, safety of products and public health.