Pursuant to the Biocidal Products Directive (BPD) the initial principle is that all biocidal products may not be imported, placed on the market or used without an authorisation. In Denmark the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the competent authority.Application in accordance with the BPD When an active substance has been included in Annex I, before marketing in a Member State, a product containing the active substance must be authorised by the Member State in accordance with the harmonised principles of the BPD.Application in accordance with the danish authorisation scheme If the active substance is under evaluation in the EU the biocidal product may be subject to the old national authorisation scheme in the transitional period.Find authorised biocidal products The register for authorised plant protection and biocidal products covers products that have been authorised and whose labels have been approved.Legislation Most of the Danish Statutory Orders and Acts which regulate biocides have unfortunately not been translated into English, but they can be read in Danish in this section.