CHAPTER VIII

UNION AUTHORISATIONS OF BIOCIDAL PRODUCTS
SECTION 1

Granting of Union authorisations

Union authorisation
Article 41
A Union authorisation issued by the Commission in accordance with this Section shall be valid throughout the Union unless otherwise specified. It shall confer the same rights and obligations in each Member State as a national authorisation. For those categories of biocidal products referred to in Article 42(1), the applicant may apply for Union authorisation as an alternative to applying for a national authorisation and mutual recognition.