Date: 2026-02-17Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/336 of 13 February 2026 postponing the expiry date of the approval of permethrin for use in biocidal products of product-types 8 and 18 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety
**Executive Summary**
This document is Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/336, issued on February 13, 2026. It postpones the expiry date of the approval of permethrin for use in biocidal products of product-types 8 and 18, in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012. The new expiry date is October 31, 2028.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Approval Postponement:**
* The expiry date of permethrin approval for use in biocidal products of product-types 8 and 18 is postponed.
* The new expiry date is set to October 31, 2028.
* **Justification for Postponement:**
* Two applications for renewal were submitted on October 18, 2024.
* A full evaluation of the applications is necessary, requiring 365 days with a possible suspension of up to 180 days.
* The European Chemicals Agency (the Agency) is required to submit an opinion on renewal within 270 days of receipt of a recommendation from the evaluating competent authority.
* The current approval expiry date is likely to occur before a renewal decision is made.
* **Conditions of Approval:**
* After the postponement, permethrin remains approved under the same conditions as specified in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1090/2014.
* **Entry into Force:**
* This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
**Impact Analysis**
**Permethrin Manufacturers/Applicants:**
**Impact:** The approval for permethrin for use in biocidal products of product-types 8 and 18 is extended, allowing continued use until October 31, 2028.
**Action Required:** No immediate action is required, but they should continue to cooperate with the evaluating competent authority and the Agency in the ongoing renewal process.
**Evaluating Competent Authority of Ireland:**
**Impact:** Continue evaluating submitted applications.
**Action Required:** Continue the full evaluation of the renewal applications and provide a recommendation to the Agency.
**European Chemicals Agency (ECHA):**
**Impact:** Required to prepare and submit an opinion on the renewal of the approval.
**Action Required:** Prepare and submit an opinion on the renewal of the approval to the Commission within 270 days of receipt of a recommendation from the evaluating competent authority.
**European Commission:**
**Impact:** Responsible for deciding whether to renew the approval of permethrin.
**Action Required:** Decide whether to renew the approval of permethrin for use in biocidal products of product-types 8 and 18 after receiving the opinion from the Agency.
Key Entities Referenced
Regulation (EU) No 528/2012: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products.
Permethrin: Active substance used in biocidal products of product-types 8 and 18.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1090/2014: Regulation approving permethrin as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products for product-types 8 and 18.
European Chemicals Agency ('the Agency'): Agency responsible for preparing and submitting an opinion on renewal of the approval of the active substance.
Brussels: Location where the decision was made.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2026/336 17.2.2026
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION(EU) 2026/336
of 13 February 2026
postponing the expiry date of the approval of permethrin for use in biocidal products of product-
types 8 and 18 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of
the Council
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to 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(1), and in particular Article 14(5) thereof,
After consulting the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products,
Whereas:
(1) Permethrin was approved as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 8 and 18 by
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1090/2014(2)subject to the conditions set out in the Annex to that
Regulation.
(2) The approval of permethrin for use in biocidal products of product-types 8 and 18 (‘the approval’) is to expire on
30 April 2026. On 18 October 2024, two applications were submitted in accordance with Article 13(1) of
Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 for the renewal of the approval of permethrin for use in biocidal products of product-
types 8 and 18 (‘the applications’).
(3) On 5 December 2024, the evaluating competent authority of Ireland informed the Commission that it had decided,
pursuant to Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, that a full evaluation of the applications was necessary.
Pursuant to Article 8(1) of that Regulation, the evaluating competent authority is to perform a full evaluation of the
application within 365 days of its validation.
(4) The evaluating competent authority may, as appropriate, require the applicant to provide sufficient data to carry out
the evaluation, in accordance with Article 8(2) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012. In that event, the 365-day period is
suspended for a period that may not exceed 180 days in total unless a longer suspension is justified by the nature of
the data requested or by exceptional circumstances.
(5) Within 270 days of receipt of a recommendation from the evaluating competent authority, the European Chemicals
Agency (‘the Agency’) is to prepare and submit to the Commission an opinion on renewal of the approval of the
active substance in accordance with Article 14(3) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.
(6) Consequently, for reasons beyond the control of the applicant, the approval is likely to expire before a decision has
been taken on its renewal. It is therefore appropriate to postpone the expiry date of the approval for a period of time
sufficient to enable the examination of the applications. Taking into account the time-limits for evaluation by the
evaluating competent authority, for preparation and submission by the Agency of its opinions and the time needed
for the Commission to decide whether to renew the approval of permethrin for use in biocidal products of product-
types 8 and 18, the expiry date should be postponed to 31 October 2028.
(1) OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2012/528/oj.
(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1090/2014 of 16 October 2014 approving permethrin as an existing active substance
for use in biocidal products for product-types 8 and 18 (OJ L 299, 17.10.2014, p. 10, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2014/
1090/oj).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2026/336/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 17.2.2026
(7) After the postponement of the expiry date of the approval, permethrin remains approved for use in biocidal products
of product-types 8 and 18 subject to the conditions set out in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU)
No 1090/2014,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The expiry date of the approval of permethrin for use in biocidal products of product-types 8 and 18 set out in the Annex
to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1090/2014 is postponed to 31 October 2028.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.
Done at Brussels, 13 February 2026.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2026/336/oj