International information offers
To support an exchange of information between the EU Member States on their experiences, a collection of different international offers of information on biocides and their alternatives is presented on this page.
Based on a workshop conducted on behalf of UBA in 2021, a collection of international information offers on biocides and their alternatives was compiled. Some of those offers are only available in national languages. (NB: Several internet browsers provide very helpful website translation options.)
If an independent offer of information on biocides, harmful organisms, preventive or alternative measures is missing, that should be listed on this website, please contact us via the contact form.
Ressource | Link | Country | Language |
Austrian network on disinfection | Austria | German | |
Use of rodenticides in Austria | Austria | German | |
WIDES-Database on procurement of suitable disinfectants (City of Vienna) | https://www.wien.gv.at/umweltschutz/oekokauf/desinfektionsmittel/
| Austria | German |
Description of closed circuit system for biocidal products | Belgium | English, Dutch, French, German | |
Information for professional users | Belgium | English, Dutch, French, German | |
Information on alternatives for consumers | Belgium | French | |
Specific information for general public on biocidal uses | Denmark | Danish | |
ECHA Website on substitution of industrial chemicals | https://echa.europa.eu/substitution-to-safer-chemicals
| EU | English |
Study towards the Development and Dissemination of Best Practice on Sustainable Use of Biocidal Products | EU | English | |
Boat hull paints
| https://tukes.fi/en/home-and-leisure-time/hobbies-and-activities/boat-hull-paints
| Finland | English, Finnish, Swedish |
Household and garden pests | https://tukes.fi/en/home-and-leisure-time/household-and-garden-pests | Finland | English, Finnish, Swedish |
Treated wood only for special uses | https://tukes.fi/en/treated-wood
| Finland | English, Finnish, Swedish |
Disinfectants | https://tukes.fi/en/home-and-leisure-time/household-chemicals/disinfectants | Finland | English, Finnish, Swedish |
KEMIDIGI Portal (including biocidal product registers) | Finnland | English, Finnish, Swedish | |
Pesti’home study on the use of pesticides in the home | France | English, French | |
Authorisation of Anticoagulant Rodenticides in Germany | https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/publikationen/authorisation-of-anticoagulant-rodenticides-in
| Germany | English, German |
Control of Oak Processionary Moths | https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikationen/eichenprozessionsspinner
| Germany | German |
Map on fouling pressure in German waterbodies and recommendations for antifouling systems for boats | Germany | German | |
NoCheRo-Guidance for the Evaluation of Rodent Traps Part A Break back/Snap traps | https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/publikationen/nochero-guidance-for-the-evaluation-of-rodent-traps | Germany | English |
Non-Chemical Alternatives for Rodent Control (NoCheRo) |
| Germany | English |
Biocides in municipalities | https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikationen/pestizide-in-kommunen-urbane-schaedlingsbekaempfung | Germany | German |
SUBSPORTplus on substitution of industrial chemicals | https://www.subsportplus.eu/subsportplus/EN/Home/Home_node.html | Germany | English, German |
Biozid-Portal on biocidal products, preventive measures for harmful organisms and alternatives | Germany | German | |
Sustainable public procurement and use of biocidal products in municipalities | https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikationen/umweltfreundliche-beschaffung-einsatz-von-biozid | Germany | German (incl. Long English abstract) |
Fouling Atlas | Germany | German | |
OECD Biocides Website | https://www.oecd.org/chemicalsafety/pesticides-biocides/biocides.htm | OECD | English |
Anti-fouling paints
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| Sweden | English, Swedish |
Disinfectants and preservatives | Sweden | English, Swedish | |
Means against pests and insects | Sweden | English, Swedish | |
Wood
| Sweden | English, Swedish | |
Nationwide information service by the Swedish Consumer Agency | Sweden | English, Swedish, and many more | |
Podcast about the use of antifouling paints and alternatives (episode 4) Podcast about biocidal treated articles for the general public (episode 12) Podcast about disinfection products for the general public (episode 13) |
| Sweden | Swedish |
Product register | https://www.gate.bag.admin.ch/rpc/ui/home
| Switzerland | English, German, French, Italian |
Tips for pest control | https://www.milieucentraal.nl/huis-en-tuin/ongediertebestrijding/ | The Netherlands | Dutch |
Safe use of biocides | https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/bestrijdingsmiddelen/biociden | The Netherlands | Dutch |
Chemicals in everyday products | The Netherlands | Dutch | |
Substitution workshops: lessons from the antifouling workshop (2018) | The Netherlands/EU | English | |
Biocides Knowledge Network | The Netherlands/EU |
