These products have been subject to EU law since 1998, and since that time almost one thousand products have been authorised under the biocidal products directive.
Alates 1998. aastast on ELi õigust kohaldatud kõnealuste toodete suhtes ning sellest ajast alates on biotsiidide direktiivi alusel antud kasutusluba ligi tuhandele tootele.