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Regulation (EU) No 528/2012

Preamble
Recitals 76
Chapter I - SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS (Article 1-3) 3
Chapter II - APPROVAL OF ACTIVE SUBSTANCES (Article 4-11) 8
Chapter III - RENEWAL AND REVIEW OF APPROVAL OF AN ACTIVE SUBSTANCE (Article 12-16) 5
Chapter IV - GENERAL PRINCIPLES CONCERNING THE AUTHORISATION OF BIOCIDAL PRODUCTS (Article 17-24) 8
Chapter V - SIMPLIFIED AUTHORISATION PROCEDURE (Article 25-28) 4
Chapter VI - NATIONAL AUTHORISATIONS OF BIOCIDAL PRODUCTS (Article 29-31) 3
Chapter VII - MUTUAL RECOGNITION PROCEDURES (Article 32-40) 9
Chapter VIII - UNION AUTHORISATIONS OF BIOCIDAL PRODUCTS (Article 41-46) 6
Chapter IX - CANCELLATION, REVIEW AND AMENDMENT OF AUTHORISATIONS (Article 47-52) 6
Chapter X - PARALLEL TRADE (Article 53) 1
Chapter XI - TECHNICAL EQUIVALENCE (Article 54) 1
Chapter XII - DEROGATIONS (Article 55-57) 3
Chapter XIII - TREATED ARTICLES (Article 58) 1
Chapter XIV - DATA PROTECTION AND DATA-SHARING (Article 59-64) 6
Chapter XV - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION (Article 65-73) 9
Chapter XVI - THE AGENCY (Article 74-79) 6
Chapter XVII - FINAL PROVISIONS (Article 80-97) 18
Annexes 7

Agency

Defined in Article 3, Regulation (EU) No 528/2012

Definitions over time (2)

29/03/2021 – today applies on 11/11/2026 Article 3, Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 Scope: Whole act

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

‘Agency’ means the European Chemicals Agency established by Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006;
23/09/2013 – 25/04/2014 Article 3, Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 Scope: Whole act

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

‘Agency’ means the European Chemicals Agency established by Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006;

Earlier definition records in this act (2)

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Article 3(1)(x) Historical · definitions end 23/09/2013
Article 3(1)(x) Historical · definitions end 29/03/2021

Used in (196 places in 60 provisions on 11/11/2026)

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Recital 11 · Recital 17⁴ · Recital 26 · Recital 34 · Recital 42 · Recital 45 · Recital 57² · Recital 61 · Recital 63² · Recital 64 · Recital 65³ · Recital 68² · Article 2 · Article 3³ · Article 7⁸ · Article 8⁴ · Article 9 · Article 10³ · Article 13⁴ · Article 14⁶ · Article 15² · Article 17² · Article 23 · Article 26 · Article 28² · Article 35 · Article 36² · Article 37 · Article 38³ · Article 43⁸ · Article 44⁷ · Article 45⁴ · Article 46⁶ · Article 47⁴ · Article 49 · Article 50² · Article 54¹¹ · Article 55 · Article 58 · Article 59³ · Article 62⁵ · Article 63⁵ · Article 64⁴ · Article 66⁵ · Article 67⁶ · Article 71⁶ · Article 74² · Article 75³ · Article 76⁴ · Article 77 · Article 78⁸ · Article 79² · Article 80⁷ · Article 81 · Article 90² · Article 95⁸ · Annex II⁴ · Annex III⁵ · Annex IV³ · Annex VI²