The purpose of the biocides inventory is to:

• enable managers responsible for the first placing of biocidal products on the market or third-party reporters to declare their products and consult and modify the data sent;
• enable users to access data on biocidal products via the Internet, and in particular the safety data sheets for the products declared;
• establish an inventory of biocidal products placed on the market in France;
• provide inspection unit officers with the list of products declared and products to be withdrawn from the market;
• enable the Ministry of the Environment to ensure the proper implementation of the regulations on biocidal products;
• constitute from the information provided a database of biocidal products on the market in France.