Pest control services and biocidal products in Estonia

A business that provides a pest control service in Estonia must submit a notice of economic activities before it starts¹⁴¹⁸ and must have a qualified responsible specialist²²²³. Selling biocidal products intended for professional use also needs a notice¹⁵, and only authorised biocidal products may be made available or used²⁰. This page sets out the rules as the Estonian Biocidal Products Act and the EU Biocidal Products Regulation state them.

Information as of 11 November 2026. Every numbered statement of this page was checked in the official text named below and re-checked by a second reviewer on 2026-11-11. The page is general information, not legal advice; the authority decides on every application.

What the activity is

A biocidal product is a substance or mixture, in the form supplied to the user, that contains or generates active substances and is meant to destroy, deter, render harmless or otherwise control a harmful organism by means other than mere physical or mechanical action¹. A harmful organism is an organism, including pathogens, whose presence is unwanted or that harms humans, their activities or products, animals or the environment². The product types in the Regulation include rodenticides, used against mice, rats and other rodents, and insecticides and acaricides, used against insects, arachnids and other arthropods³.

The Estonian act covers two kinds of business:

• Pest control service providers. A professional pest control service provider (kutseline kahjulike organismide tõrje teenuse osutaja) is a business whose economic or professional activity is providing a pest control service and which has at least one specialist with appropriate training for it⁴.
• Sellers of biocidal products. Making a biocidal product available means supplying it, for payment or free of charge, for use or distribution in the EU customs territory; import and storage count as well, unless the storage is followed by export or disposal⁵.

The act does not apply to plant protection products, medicinal products, medical devices, cosmetic products, food contact materials, food and food additives, or feed⁶. The definition of a biocidal product excludes control by mere physical or mechanical action¹.

The legal act and the authority

• Biocidal Products Act (Biotsiidiseadus, BS), in the version in force from 1 July 2026⁷.
• Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (the Biocidal Products Regulation, BPR). The Estonian act applies to matters the Regulation does not regulate⁸.
• General Part of the Economic Activities Code Act (Majandustegevuse seadustiku üldosa seadus, MSÜS), which sets the general rules for notices of economic activities⁹.

The competent authority under the act and the Regulation is the Health Board (Terviseamet), unless the law states otherwise¹⁰. The Health Board supervises making biocidal products available and their use by professional pest control service providers; the Labour Inspectorate, the Environmental Board, the Agriculture and Food Board, the Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (TTJA) and the Tax and Customs Board supervise their own areas¹¹.

The notice is entered in the Register of Economic Activities (majandustegevuse register, MTR), whose controller is TTJA¹². Register data are available to everyone free of charge on its website¹³.

Who must submit a notice

• A professional pest control service provider must submit a notice of economic activities¹⁴.
• A business that sells biocidal products intended for professional use must submit a notice in the field of wholesale trade¹⁵. Such products may be made available only in wholesale trade¹⁶ and must not be made available to consumers¹⁷.

Under the general rules, the notice is submitted before the activity starts¹⁸. There is no notice obligation for a business that holds an activity licence in the same field, or for a service provider established in another contracting state that provides services in Estonia only temporarily (with the exception the act names for services under Article 17 of the Services Directive)¹⁹.

Separately from the notice, a biocidal product may be made available and used in Estonia only if it holds the relevant authorisation or registration certificate under the act or the Regulation²⁰. The authorisation is applied for by or on behalf of the prospective authorisation holder²¹.

Requirements for the applicant

Responsible specialist. The pest control service provider must have an appropriate legal relationship with a responsible specialist (vastutav spetsialist), or, if it is a sole proprietor, be competent to act as one itself²². The responsible specialist must hold the level 5 occupational qualification of pest control technician (kahjulike organismide tõrjuja)²³. To apply for that qualification a person needs at least secondary education, completed further training in the profession and in management, and three years of pest control work experience²⁴. Qualifications obtained abroad are assessed and recognised by the Health Board²⁵.

Staff who use the products. A professional user of biocidal products must have knowledge of the hazards, risk management and conditions of use of the products, and safe-use skills obtained through formal or job-related training, evidenced by a certificate or other proof²⁶.

How the work is done. Pest control may be carried out only in the way and under the conditions stated on the product label and in its instructions for use²⁷. The provider prepares a report on the treatment for the holder of the site, which is kept for at least five years²⁸.

Sellers. Persons who make biocidal products available must know the hazards, risk management and conditions of use of the products and be ready to advise users²⁹. Labels must be in Estonian³⁰.

Other requirements. Whether share capital, seat or AML/CFT (anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism) requirements apply is specified for the client's situation.

Sanctions. BS § 47 provides, for a legal person, a fine of up to 32,000 euros³².

Documents and data filed

The notice of a pest control service provider contains:

• General data of the business: name and registry code, contact details, the name of the field of activity and its classification code, the start date if different from the date of the notice, and the name, contact details and (for a legal person) basis of representation of the person who signs the notice³³.
• Data on the qualified person (because the requirement is personal): name and personal identification code, contact details and data on the qualification³⁴.
• Data required by the Biocidal Products Act: the responsible specialist's name and personal identification code (or date of birth), phone number and e-mail, and the number and validity of the qualification certificate, with the name of the awarding body and the place and date of award³⁵.

The wholesale notice for professional biocidal products also states the place or places of business, the website address for e-commerce, and the goods to be sold³⁶.

State fee and processing time

The State Fees Act charges 10 euros for a notice of economic activities submitted otherwise than through the single point of contact³⁷. The single point of contact is the Estonian information gateway (eesti.ee) or a notary³⁸.

The registrar enters the data of a notice in the register no later than the working day after the notice is submitted³⁹. That is the time limit set by law, not a promise. The Health Board can check compliance through state supervision¹¹.

Authorising a biocidal product is a separate procedure with its own fees. For example, the state fee for processing a product authorisation application as the Member State concerned is 1,400 euros⁴⁰, and the Health Board charges evaluation fees set out in the act⁴¹.

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• the requirements of the act for the activity, from its official text;
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The client describes the activity and provides what the act requires of the company, including the responsible specialist and his or her qualification data. The price does not include the state fee, legal advice, or meeting the staff requirements of the act. Work beyond the ordinary scope is agreed in writing before it starts. This is application preparation, not legal advice; the authority named in the act decides, and no outcome or date can be promised.

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Sources

1. Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 Art. 3(1)(a) — text in force from 2026-08-19 (consolidated version)
2. Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 Art. 3(1)(g) — text in force from 2026-08-19 (consolidated version)
3. Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 Annex V, product-types 14 and 18 — text in force from 2026-08-19 (consolidated version)
4. Biotsiidiseadus § 38^3 lg 1 — text in force from 2026-07-01
5. Biotsiidiseadus § 8 lg 1 — text in force from 2026-07-01
6. Biotsiidiseadus § 1 lg 2 — text in force from 2026-07-01
7. Biotsiidiseadus, terviktekst RT I, 12.05.2026, 27 — text in force from 2026-07-01
8. Biotsiidiseadus § 1 lg 1^1 and 1^2 — text in force from 2026-07-01
9. MSÜS §§ 14–15 — text in force from 2025-09-01
10. Biotsiidiseadus § 6 — text in force from 2026-07-01
11. Biotsiidiseadus § 43 — text in force from 2026-07-01
12. MSÜS § 8 lg 2 and 4 — text in force from 2025-09-01
13. MSÜS § 51 lg 2 — text in force from 2025-09-01
14. Biotsiidiseadus § 40 lg 1 — text in force from 2026-07-01
15. Biotsiidiseadus § 33 lg 4 — text in force from 2026-07-01
16. Biotsiidiseadus § 33 lg 3 — text in force from 2026-07-01
17. Biotsiidiseadus § 33 lg 2 — text in force from 2026-07-01
18. MSÜS § 14 lg 1 — text in force from 2025-09-01
19. MSÜS § 14 lg 3 — text in force from 2025-09-01
20. Biotsiidiseadus § 8 lg 3; Regulation 528/2012 Art. 17(1) — text in force from 2026-07-01
21. Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 Art. 17(2) — text in force from 2026-08-19 (consolidated version)
22. Biotsiidiseadus § 38^3 lg 2 — text in force from 2026-07-01
23. Biotsiidiseadus § 39 lg 2 — text in force from 2026-07-01
24. Biotsiidiseadus § 39 lg 3 — text in force from 2026-07-01
25. Biotsiidiseadus § 39 lg 4 — text in force from 2026-07-01
26. Biotsiidiseadus § 38^1 lg 2 — text in force from 2026-07-01
27. Biotsiidiseadus § 38 lg 1 — text in force from 2026-07-01
28. Biotsiidiseadus § 41 lg 4 — text in force from 2026-07-01
29. Biotsiidiseadus § 33 lg 6 — text in force from 2026-07-01
30. Biotsiidiseadus § 32 lg 5 — text in force from 2026-07-01
32. Biotsiidiseadus § 47 lg 2 — text in force from 2026-07-01
33. MSÜS § 15 lg 1 — text in force from 2025-09-01
34. MSÜS § 15 lg 2 — text in force from 2025-09-01
35. Biotsiidiseadus § 40 lg 2 — text in force from 2026-07-01
36. Biotsiidiseadus § 33 lg 5 — text in force from 2026-07-01
37. Riigilõivuseadus § 345; MSÜS § 9 lg 6 — text in force from 2026-11-01
38. MSÜS § 9 lg 1 — text in force from 2025-09-01
39. MSÜS § 59 lg 2 — text in force from 2025-09-01
40. Riigilõivuseadus § 297^2 lg 2 — text in force from 2026-11-01
41. Biotsiidiseadus § 42^1 lg 1 and 4 — text in force from 2026-07-01

Official sources

The laws this article names, each linked to its official text, as read on 9 October 2026. For the Estonian acts we read the English translation in Riigi Teataja; the legally binding text is the Estonian one.

• State Fees Act — Riigi Teataja, English translation

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