Announcements are published in the Official Journal of the French Republic. In particular, they make companies aware of certain provisions of the regulations such as:

- prohibitions on the placing on the market of certain biocidal products. Announcements specify the dates from which biocidal products containing the non-registered A.S. should no longer be placed on the market, and the dates from which these biocidal products should no longer be used.

- deadlines for submission of dossiers applying for inclusion of active substances in the rapporteur Member States depending on the product types,

- and the declaration procedures for biocidal products.

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• End of the granting of free sale certificates

Announcement published in the OJ of 4 June 2009 for producers and exporters of biocidal products on the end of the granting of certificates of free sale by the French Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Planning

• Prohibition of the placing of certain biocidal products on the market

Announcement published in OJ of 27 July 2012 for producers, importers and distributors of active substances and biocidal products and others responsible for the placing on the market of biocidal products, and for users of biocidal products, concerning the prohibition of the placing on the market of certain biocidal products

Announcement published in OJ of 14 September 2011 for producers, importers and distributors of active substances and biocidal products and others responsible for the placing on the market of biocidal products, and for users of biocidal products, concerning the prohibition of the placing on the market of certain biocidal products

Announcement published in OJ of 26 February 2011 for producers, importers and distributors of active substances and biocidal products and others responsible for the placing on the market of biocidal products, and for users of biocidal products, concerning the prohibition of the placing on the market of certain biocidal products

Announcement published in the OJ of 27 August 2010 for producers, importers and distributors of active substances and biocidal products and others responsible for the placing on the market of biocidal products, and for users of biocidal products, concerning the prohibition of the placing on the market of certain biocidal products

Announcement published in the OJ of 3 March 2010 for producers, importers and distributors of active substances and biocidal products and others responsible for the placing on the market of biocidal products, concerning the prohibition of the placing on the market of certain biocidal products

Announcement published in the OJ of 6 November 2009 for producers, importers and distributors of active substances and biocidal products and others responsible for the placing on the market of biocidal products, concerning the prohibition of placing on the market of certain biocidal products

Announcement published in the OJ of 16 May 2009 for producers, importers and distributors of active substances and biocidal products and others responsible for the placing on the market of biocidal products, concerning the prohibition of placing on the market of certain biocidal products

Announcement published in the OJ of 16 December 2008 for producers, importers and distributors of active substances and biocidal products and others responsible for the placing on the market of biocidal products, concerning the prohibition of placing on the market of certain biocidal products

Announcement published in the OJ of 11 October 2008 for producers, importers and distributors of active substances and biocidal products and others responsible for the placing on the market of biocidal products, concerning the prohibition of placing on the market and authorisation of certain biocidal products

• Procedures for submitting dossiers and for the work programme phases

Announcement published in the OJ of 9 March 2011 for producers, importers and distributors of biocidal products and others responsible for the placing on the market of biocidal products

Announcement published in the OJ of 4 September 2008 for holders and applicants for marketing authorisation for biocidal products managed by the French Ministry of Agriculture

Announcement published in the OJ of 25 April 2008 on the declaration procedures for biocidal products

Announcement published in the OJ of 19 January 2008 for producers, importers and distributors of active substances and biocidal products and others responsible for the placing on the market of biocidal products

Announcement published in the OJ of 24 March 2007 for producers, importers and distributors of active substances and biocidal products and others responsible for the placing on the market of biocidal products

Announcement published in the OJ of 1er August 2006 for producers, importers and distributors of active substances and biocidal products and others responsible for the placing on the market of biocidal products

Announcement published in the OJ of 6 September 2005 for producers and importers of active substances and biocidal products

Decision of 21 June 2004 establishing at the French Health Products Safety Agency a group of experts on risk assessment and efficacy of biocidal substances and products

• Mandatory declaration of compositions to the INRS and labelling

Announcement published in the OJ of 10 February 2005 for producers, distributors and importers of biocidal products on the mandatory declaration of compositions to the INRS and labelling

• Deadlines for dossier submission

Announcement published in the OJ of 13 September 2012 for producers, importers and distributors of active substances and biocidal products and others responsible for the placing on the market of biocidal products

Announcement published in the OJ of 27 February 2010 for producers, importers and distributors of active substances and biocidal products and others responsible for the placing on the market of active substances and biocidal products

Announcement published in the OJ of 16 May 2009 for producers, importers and distributors of active substances and biocidal products and others responsible for the placing on the market of active substances and biocidal products

Announcement published in the OJ of 11 December 2008 for producers, importers and distributors of active substances and biocidal products and others responsible for the placing on the market of active substances and biocidal products

Announcement published in the OJ of 31 July 2008 for producers, importers and distributors of active substances and biocidal products and others responsible for the placing on the market of biocidal products