An amendment of an existing authorisation of a purely administrative nature involving no change to the properties or efficacy of the biocidal product or biocidal product family.

A person or company dealing with the practical aspects of the authorisation procedure on behalf of the holder of the future authorisation (also called “third-party applicant”).

• Any substance or mixture in the form in which it is supplied to the user, consisting of, containing or generating one or more active substances, with the intention of destroying, deterring, rendering harmless, preventing the action of, or otherwise exerting a controlling effect on, any harmful organism by any means other than mere physical or mechanical action
• Any substance or mixture, generated from substances or mixtures which do not themselves fall under the first indent, to be used with the intention of destroying, deterring, rendering harmless, preventing the action of, or otherwise exerting a controlling effect on, any harmful organism by any means other than mere physical or mechanical action

A treated article that has a primary biocidal function shall be considered a biocidal product. A comprehensive list of twenty-two product types, including an indicative set of descriptions for each type, appears in Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.

A product containing existing active substances that can benefit from the transitional measures defined in Article 89 of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.

Any natural person or legal entity that is established in the European Union and imports a substance or product into it.

Amendment of an existing authorisation which is neither an administrative change nor a minor change.

Amendment of an existing authorisation that is not of a purely administrative nature and requires only a limited reassessment of the properties or efficacy of the biocidal product or biocidal product family.