See below the work programme of the Biocidal Product Committee and the Working Groups for 2018 for biocide active substance approvals:
| Active substances/PT | ||
| March | BPC-24 | Salicylic acid (2, 3, 4)
2-phenoxyethanol(1, 2, 4) |
| April | BPC-25 | DBNPA (4)
Willaertia subsp. magna, C2c.Maky(11) Active chlorine generated from sodium chloride by electrolysis (1-5) Silver sodium hydrogen zirconium phosphate(2,4,7,9) Silver copper zeolite(2,4,7,9) Silver zeolite(2,4,7,9) Silver zinc zeolite(2,4,7,9) Chlorfenapyr(18) Icaridin(19) Carbendazim(7,9,10) |
| May | Working Group | Sodium metabisulfite (9) |
| June | BPC-26 | ADBAC (3,4)
DDAC (3,4) |
| September | Working Group | Metofluthrin (10)
Sodium dichloroisocyanuratedehydrate (2,3,4,5) Troclosene sodium(2,3,4,5) Symclosene (trichloroisocyanuric acid)(2,3,4,5) Sulphur dioxide generated from sulphur by combustion(4) d-Allethrin(18) Esbiothrin(18) Lavandin oil(19) SodiumCacodylate(18) |
| October | BPC-27 | Sodium metabisulfite (9)
Pentapotassium bis(peroxymonosulphate) bis(sulphate) (KMPS)(2-5) |
| November | Working Group | Creosote (8)
Peroxyoctanoicacid(2,3,4) Diamine(8) Bardap 26 (2,4) ADBAS (4) Hydrogen peroxide(11,12) Monochloramine generated from ammonium carbamate and a chlorine source(6,11,12) |
| December | BPC-28 | Metofluthrin (10)
Sodium dichloroisocyanuratedehydrate (2,3,4,5) Troclosene sodium(2,3,4,5) Symclosene (trichloroisocyanuric acid)(2,3,4,5) Sulphur dioxide generated from sulphur by combustion(4) d-Allethrin(18) Esbiothrin(18) Lavandin oil (19) SodiumCacodylate (18) |