Annex 12

(Art. 2 para. 1 let. b, 4 para. 1, 50 para. 3 let. a, and Annexes 6–8)

Product types

Main group 1:Disinfectants

These product types exclude cleaning products that are not intended to have a biocidal effect, including washing liquids, powders and similar products.

Product type 1: Human hygiene biocidal products

Products in this group are biocidal products used for human hygiene purposes, applied on or in contact with human skin or scalps for the primary purpose of disinfecting the skin or scalp.

Product type 2: Disinfectants and algaecides not intended for direct application to humans or animals

1. Products used for the disinfection of surfaces, materials, equipment and furniture which are not used for direct contact with food or feeding stuffs. Usage areas include,inter alia , swimming pools, aquariums, bathing and other waters; air conditioning systems; and walls and floors in private, public, and industrial areas and in other areas for professional activities.
2. Products used for disinfection of air, water not used for human or animal consumption, chemical toilets, waste water, hospital waste and soil.
3. Products used as algaecides for treatment of swimming pools, aquariums and other waters and for remedial treatment of construction materials.
4. Products used to be incorporated in textiles, tissues, masks, paints and other objects or materials with the purpose of producing treated articles with disinfecting properties.

Product type 3: Veterinary hygiene biocidal products

1. Products used for veterinary hygiene purposes such as disinfectants, disinfecting soaps, oral or corporal hygiene products or with antimicrobial function.
2. Products used to disinfect the materials and surfaces associated with the housing or transportation of animals.

Product type 4: Food and feed area biocidal products

1. Products used for the disinfection of equipment, containers, consumption utensils, surfaces or pipework associated with the production, transport, storage or consumption of food or feed or drinks (including drinking water) for humans and animals.
2. Products used to be incorporated into materials which may enter into contact with food.

Product type 5: Drinking water disinfectants

Products used for the disinfection of drinking water for both humans and animals.

Main group 2:Preservatives

Unless otherwise stated, these product types include only products to prevent microbial and algal development.

Product type 6: Preservatives for products during storage

1. Products used for the preservation of manufactured products, other than foodstuffs, feedingstuffs, cosmetics, medicinal products or medical devices, by the control of microbial deterioration to ensure their shelf life.
2. Products used as preservatives for the storage or use of rodenticide, insecticide or other baits.

Product type 7: Film preservatives

Products used for the preservation of films or coatings by the control of microbial deterioration or algal growth in order to protect the initial properties of the surface of materials or objects such as paints, plastics, sealants, wall adhesives, binders, papers and art works.

Product type 8: Wood preservatives

Products used for the preservation of wood, from and including the sawmill stage, or wood products by the control of wood-destroying or wood-disfiguring organisms, including insects.

This product-type includes both preventive and curative products.

Product type 9: Fibre, leather, rubber and polymerised materials preservatives

1. Products used for the preservation of fibrous or polymerised materials, such as leather, rubber or paper or textile products by the control of microbiological deterioration.
2. This product type includes substances which antagonise the settlement of microorganisms on the surface of materials and therefore hamper or prevent the development of odour or offer other kinds of benefits.

Product type 10: Construction material preservatives

Products used for preservation of masonry, composite materials or other construction materials other than wood by the control of microbiological and algal attack.

Product type 11: Preservatives for liquid-cooling and processing systems

Products used for the preservation of water or other liquids used in cooling and processing systems by the control of harmful organisms such as microbes, algae and mussels. Products used for the disinfection of drinking water or of water for swimming pools are not included in this product type.

Product type 12: Slimicides

Products used for the prevention or control of slime growth on materials, equipment and structures, used in industrial processes, e.g. on wood or paper pulp, porous sand strata in oil extraction.

Product type 13: Working or cutting fluid preservatives

Products to control microbial deterioration in fluids used for working or cutting metal, glass or other materials.

Main group 3:Pest control

Product type 14: Rodenticides

Products used for the control of mice, rats or other rodents, by means other than repulsion or attraction.

Product type 15: Avicides

Products used for the control of birds, by means other than repulsion or attraction.

Product type 16: Molluscicides, vermicides and products to control other invertebrates

Products used for the control of molluscs, worms and invertebrates not covered by other product-types, by means other than repulsion or attraction.

Product type 17: Piscicides

Products used for the control of fish, by means other than repulsion or attraction.

Product type 18: Insecticides, acaricides and products to control other arthropods

Products used for the control of arthropods (e.g. insects, arachnids and crustaceans), by means other than repulsion or attraction.

Product type 19: Repellents and attractants

Products used to control harmful organisms (invertebrates such as fleas; vertebrates such as birds, fish and rodents), by repelling or attracting, including those that are used for human or veterinary hygiene either directly on the skin or indirectly in the environment of humans or animals.

Product type 20: Control of other vertebrates

Products used for the control of vertebrates other than those already covered by the other product types of this main group, by means other than repulsion or attraction.

Main group 4:Other biocidal products

Product type 21: Antifouling products

Products used to control the growth and settlement of fouling organisms (microbes and higher forms of plant or animal species) on vessels, aquaculture equipment or other structures used in water.

Product type 22: Embalming and taxidermist fluids

Products used for the disinfection and preservation of human or animal corpses, or parts thereof.