Definitions glossary - English
There are 32 entries in this glossary.A
Term | Definition |
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Active substance |
A substance or micro-organism that has an action on or against harmful organisms. |
Administrative change |
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. |
Advertising |
A means of promoting the sale or use of biocidal products using printed, electronic or other media. |
Applicant |
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”). |
Authorisation holder |
The person established within the Union who is responsible for the placing on the market of a biocidal product in a particular Member State or in the Union and specified in the authorisation. |
National authorisation |
Administrative Act by which the competent authority of a Member State authorises the making available on the market and the use of a biocidal product or a biocidal product family in its territory or in a part thereof. |