Ordinance on Biocidal Products (OBP)
Ordinance on Biocidal Products (OBP)
SR 813.12 — Ordinance of 18 May 2005 on the Placing on the Market and Handling of Biocidal Products (Ordinance on Biocidal Products, OBP).
English is not an official language of the Swiss Confederation. This translation is provided for information purposes only and has no legal force. English consolidation of 1 December 2025, which is also the date of the current binding text.
Preamble
The Swiss Federal Council, based on the Chemicals Act of 15 December 2000 (ChemA),on Articles 29, 29d paragraph 4 and 30b paragraphs 1 and 2 letter a of the Environmental Protection Act of 7 October 1983 (EPA),and on Article 17 of the Gene Technology Act of 21 March 2003 (GTA)and in implementation of the Federal Act of 6 October 1995 on Technical Barriers to Trade, ordains:
SR 813.1 SR 814.01 SR 814.91 SR 946.51
Contents
1. General Provisions — 4 articles 2. Indicators of Environmental Risks due to the Use of Biocidal Products in accordance with Article 25a ChemA — 1 article 3. Conditions for Placing on the Market — 51 articles 4. Declaration Requirement for Quantities of Biocidal Products placed on the Market — 1 article 5. Treated Articles — 4 articles 6. Manufacturing and Commercial Secrecy, Privacy and Safety of the Person Concerned — 2 articles 7. Classification, Packaging, Denaturation, Labelling and Safety Data Sheet — 8 articles 8. Handling of Biocidal Products — 11 articles 9. Enforcement — 13 articles 10. Final Provisions — 7 articles