Authorisation procedure
The following subpages contain relevant information on the various authorisation procedures.
Transitional authorisations (AN/AC)
Ordinance on the Placing on the Market and Handling of Biocidal Products (Ordinance on Biocidal Products, OBP)
Authorisations according to the European harmonized system
Biocidal products that contain only approved active substances (active substances that have been incorporated into the lists in Annex 1 or Annex 2 OBP), can be placed on the Swiss market only with an authorisation from the European harmonised procedure.