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Notifications of detergents and cleaning agents

The precondition for product notification pursuant to the Detergent and Cleaning Agent Act is a BfR company code. This can be applied for in writing (or by email) to BfR. The form for the application of a BfR company code can be downloaded from the bottom of this page. It must contain the following information:

• Company name
• Full address
• Possible contact in the event of emergencies

All data notified in accordance with the Detergent and Cleaning Agent Act must be submitted in the XML exchange format provided by BfR. BfR supplies a description of this format “XWRMG“ (XWRMG.XSD) as well as an introduction (WRMG_data_exchange_format.pdf).

Notifiers can extract their data from an existing database and use their own programs to generate a notification file in the XWRMG format.

For companies, who are unable to generate an XML file, BfR provides electronic notification assistance in the form of an Excel file (defined columns) with a macro to generate the XML file (WRMG_Notification_BfR.xls). This Excel file consists of four sheets:

• “WRMG notification”
  This sheet “WRMG notification” is for data input. By clicking on the button “generate WRMG notification” the corresponding XML file is produced. This can be submitted by email, CD/DVD or diskette to BfR.
• “Instructions”
• “Example - WRMG notification”
• User categories

In the section documents at the bottom of this page a ZIP-File with the following documents can be downloaded:

• Introduction to XML and data exchange format (WRMG_data_exchange_format.pdf)
• XML exchange format for the Detergent and Cleaning Agent Act (XWRMG.xsd)
• Excel file as an input aid (WRMG_Notification_BfR.xls)
• The XML file generated from this example (WRMG_Notification.xml)
• Validator for the XML file (WRMG_Validator.exe)

Address for the notification of detergents and cleaning agents

Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
Poison and Product Documentation Centre
Thielallee 88-92
D - 14195 Berlin

Email: produkt-meldungen@bfr.bund.de

Help desk

Renate Kolbusa
Tel.: +49-(0)30-8412-3902

Jürgen Hillebrand
Tel.: +49-(0)30-8412-3912