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EU Authorises CID LINES Hydrogen Peroxide Biocidal Family
The EU has authorised a CID LINES hydrogen peroxide biocidal family from 3 December 2026, subject to specified professional uses and product conditions.
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The European Commission has granted a Union authorisation for the biocidal product family "Hydrogen Peroxide based family – CID LINES NV". Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2511, published on 13 November 2026, authorises the family from 3 December 2026 until 30 November 2036.
The authorisation, EU-0036243-0000, is granted to CID LINES NV. It permits making the family available on the market and using it in accordance with the product characteristics set out in the regulation's Annex.
Food-Area And Other Disinfection Uses
Hydrogen peroxide is the active substance. The family covers product-type 4, for food and feed areas, and product-type 2, covering disinfectants and algaecides not intended for direct application to humans or animals.
The Annex's professional-use descriptions include circulation-based cleaning-in-place disinfection, drinking-water-system disinfection and specified surface-disinfection uses by fogging. These descriptions have separate conditions, including cleaning or rinsing requirements where specified.
The authorisation applies to the named family and its authorised uses. It is not a general permission to use any hydrogen peroxide formulation for any disinfection purpose.
Evaluation Before Authorisation
CID LINES submitted its application in January 2017, with the Netherlands agreeing to evaluate it. The Dutch evaluating authority submitted its assessment report to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) on 6 June 2025.
ECHA sent its opinion, draft product characteristics and final assessment report to the Commission on 18 December 2025. The regulation records ECHA's conclusion that the family met the authorisation conditions subject to compliance with those product characteristics. The Commission agreed and adopted the authorisation on 12 November 2026.
Questions about this change
When does the EU authorisation for CID LINES’ hydrogen peroxide biocidal family apply?
Authorisation EU-0036243-0000 is valid from 3 December 2026 until 30 November 2036. Making the family available and using it must comply with the product characteristics in Regulation (EU) 2026/2511.
Does the CID LINES authorisation allow any hydrogen peroxide disinfectant use?
No. It covers the named biocidal family and specified professional uses in product-types 2 and 4. The Annex sets the authorised applications and their individual use conditions.
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