Date: 2026-01-23Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/141 of 22 January 2026 cancelling the Union authorisation for the single biocidal product Nordkalk CL 90-Q in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1482
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety
**Executive Summary**
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/141, dated January 22, 2026, cancels the Union authorisation for the single biocidal product ‘Nordkalk CL 90-Q' (authorisation number EU-0029369-0000) and repeals Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1482 due to Nordkalk AS's decision to discontinue production based on commercial considerations. Nordkalk CL 90-Q can no longer be made available on the market from August 12, 2026, and existing stocks must not be used from February 12, 2027. The regulation enters into force twenty days following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Cancellation of Authorisation:**
* The Union authorisation for the single biocidal product ‘Nordkalk CL 90-Q', granted by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1482 to Nordkalk AS with authorisation number EU-0029369-0000, is cancelled.
* **Repeal of Implementing Regulation:**
* Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1482 is repealed.
* **Restrictions on Availability and Use:**
* ‘Nordkalk CL 90-Q' cannot be made available on the market after August 12, 2026.
* Existing stocks of ‘Nordkalk CL 90-Q' cannot be used after February 12, 2027.
* **Entry into Force:**
* The Regulation enters into force twenty days after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
**Impact Analysis**
**Nordkalk AS**
* **Impact:** The authorisation holder is directly impacted by the cancellation of the Union authorisation for ‘Nordkalk CL 90-Q'.
* **Action Required:** Nordkalk AS must cease making ‘Nordkalk CL 90-Q' available on the market by August 12, 2026, and ensure existing stocks are not used after February 12, 2027.
**Distributors and Retailers**
* **Impact:** Those involved in the distribution and sale of 'Nordkalk CL 90-Q' will be affected.
* **Action Required:** Distributors and retailers must stop making ‘Nordkalk CL 90-Q' available on the market by August 12, 2026, in line with the regulation.
**Users of Nordkalk CL 90-Q**
* **Impact**: The regulation impacts those who use the biocidal product.
* **Action Required**: Users must cease the use of any existing stocks of ‘Nordkalk CL 90-Q' by February 12, 2027.
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.
Nordkalk CL 90-Q: A single biocidal product whose Union authorisation is being cancelled.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1482: The Implementing Regulation granting Union authorisation for 'Nordkalk CL 90-Q', being repealed.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/141: The Regulation cancelling the Union authorisation for the single biocidal product ‘Nordkalk CL 90-Q’.
European Chemicals Agency ('the Agency'): The EU agency involved in processing the request for cancellation of the Union authorisation.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2026/141 23.1.2026
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION(EU) 2026/141
of 22 January 2026
cancelling the Union authorisation for the single biocidal product ‘Nordkalk CL 90-Q’ in accordance
with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1482
(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 49 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 29 May 2024, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1482(2)granted a Union authorisation with the
authorisation number EU-0029369-0000 to the authorisation holder Nordkalk AS for the making available on the
market and use of the same single biocidal product ‘Nordkalk CL 90-Q’ in accordance with Article 44(5), first
subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.
(2) On 15 May 2025, Nordkalk AS submitted a request to cancel that Union authorisation to the European Chemicals
Agency (‘the Agency’) in accordance with Article 49 of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012. The request was recorded
under case number BC-MB105899-37 in the Register for Biocidal Products.
(3) On 28 May 2025, Nordkalk AS submitted a reasoning for the request for cancellation, providing that it had decided
to discontinue the production of ‘Nordkalk CL 90-Q’ based on commercial considerations.
(4) On 3 June 2025, the Agency forwarded the reasoned request to the Commission.
(5) It is therefore appropriate to cancel the Union authorisation for the single biocidal product ‘Nordkalk CL 90-Q’ at the
reasoned request of the authorisation holder and consequently to repeal Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1482.
(6) It is also appropriate to grant a period of grace for the making available on the market and the use of the existing
stocks in accordance with Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Union authorisation for the single biocidal product ‘Nordkalk CL 90-Q’ granted by Implementing Regulation
(EU) 2024/1482 to Nordkalk AS with the authorisation number EU-0029369-0000 is cancelled.
(1) OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2012/528/oj.
(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1482 of 29 May 2024 granting a Union authorisation for the single biocidal
product ‘Nordkalk CL 90-Q’ in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L,
2024/1482, 30.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/1482/oj).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/141/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 23.1.2026
Article 2
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1482 is repealed.
Article 3
The biocidal product ‘Nordkalk CL 90-Q’ shall no longer be made available on the market from 12 August 2026 and
existing stocks of such biocidal product shall no longer be used from 12 February 2027.
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 January 2026.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/141/oj