The duration of the review programme of existing biocidal active substances has been extended until 31 December 2030 by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1398. The protection period for the data concerned should therefore be extended until 31 December 2030. This corresponds to a maximum period of 11 years and 6 months for data generated since 7 June 2018, which is considered to be an appropriate period during which review programme participants can obtain compensation for the costs of generating data required by Member States’ evaluating competent authorities. While the protection period will be shorter for data generated only in recent years, the proposed extension of protection will cover all data in the application, including data submitted since the submission of the application, which have already benefitted from a longer period of protection. Furthermore, the Commission will conduct a full evaluation of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 in the course of 2026/2027, including its rules on data protection, which will provide a basis for the consideration of potential changes in the future.
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