Agenda
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Coffee
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Welcome and introduction by the moderator
- Session 5: Towards sustainability - authorisations, substitutions and regulatory adaption
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Competent Authority view on derogations - balancing risks and benefits
- Criteria
- Analysis of alternatives
- Authority considerations
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Derogation case study: Biobor
- Introduction to the Biobor derogations
- The process and challenges
- A strategy to full registration
- Closing remarks: a short comparison between the EU and US regulations
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Antimicrobial resistance and biocides
- Outline of antimicrobial usage and resistance monitoring in the EU
- What’s needed to utilize this infrastructure for biocide resistance monitoring?
- Which gaps will be filled by JPI AMR BIORESIST?
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Q&A session
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Refreshment break
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Sustainable use of insecticides
- Regulatory framework
- Challenges and solutions: how we navigate various obstacles to achieve our sustainability goals
- Discuss current trends and developments: advancements in technology and changes in regulatory policies
- Case studies and examples to illustrate real-world applications
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DU perspective: challenge of finding substitute insecticides that are approved for military systems
- Difficulties in finding biocides in compliance with regulations deriving from:
- military standards and specifications
- aircraft/engine manufacturers
- airworthiness authorities
- Biocides that are effective against microorganisms/insects often causing corrosion on aircraft or are prohibited in the country where they are intended to be used
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Q&A session
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Lunch and networking
- Session 6: Best practices for managing the BPR
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Product registrations, fees and enforcement of the BPR – perspective of the Irish CA
VIRTUAL PRESENTATION
- Register for both Article 89 transitional measures and authorised products
- Fees associated with transitional measures, product authorisations and active substances
- Lessons learned and the challenges faced through national authorization and the mutual recognition process
- Some practices in the enforcement of the BPR
Mervyn Parr
Agricultural Inspector, Pesticide Controls Division, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Ireland -
The Dutch strategic framework for biocides
- Introduction to the Dutch strategic framework for biocides
- Current developments in the EU
- Opportunities for the REFIT of the BPR
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Peter van Kampen
Senior Policy Officer Biocides, Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management -
Pros and cons of union authorisation versus national authorisation (via mutual recognition)
- The requirements, as stipulated in the regulation
- SC Johnson’s experiences
- Learnings and tips from experience
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Q&A session
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Refreshment break
- Session 7: Important testing and efficacy updates
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Efficacy-related updates
- Active substance approval: sufficient to demonstrate an innate activity or is a full efficacy data package needed?
- Special areas or uses, for example: air disinfection, insecticides against black flies, spiders, etc, where BPR guidance is scarce or missing for biocides
- Biocides and resistance
Darja Duh
Efficacy Assessor of Active Substances and Biocidal Products, Chemicals Office of the Republic of Slovenia (CORS) -
The ECHA/EFSA guidance on drinking water treatment assessment in active substances and biocidal products dossiers
- Applicability of the new guidance document
- Overview of the assessment
- Challenges and recommendations for dossier preparation
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Q&A session
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End of conference
