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Extension of sodium tetraborate authorization as wood protection biocide

26 May 2026 Effective: 22 May 2026 5 views
Who is affected:
Manufacturers and distributors of sodium tetraborate wood preservative biocides

Summary

The EU delays the expiration date of sodium tetraborate approval as a biocide for wood protection. This allows continued use of this boron compound in wood preservative products while its evaluation is completed.

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The European Commission has adopted an implementing decision that delays the expiration of sodium tetraborate (borax) approval for use in biocides of product type 8, corresponding to wood preservatives. This extension is framed within Regulation (EU) 528/2012 on biocides and occurs while the renewal or re-evaluation pr…

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OJ:L_202601111: Decisión de Ejecución (UE) 2026/1111 de la Comisión, de 22 de mayo de 2026, por la que se retrasa la fecha de expiración de la aprobación del tetraborato de disodio para su uso en biocidas del tipo de producto 8, de conformidad con el Reglamento (UE) n.o 528/2012 del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo

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