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Programme

  1. Coffee and registration

  2. Welcome and introduction by the moderator

  3. Session 1: Overviews from the main stakeholders

  4. European Commission overview

    • Review programme developments
    • Ten years of Union authorisation: experience so far
    • Revision of rules of procedure concerning biocidal products

  5. Member state overview

    • Applications in the Netherlands, progress and portfolio
    • New challenges
    • Competent authorities workshop held on 15/16 January 2025 (Amsterdam)

  6. Industry overview – perspective from the cleaning and hygiene products industry

    • What can product formulators expect in 2025? Forthcoming changes in various processes and how to stay up to date
    • Important guidance developments, and ECHA documents search tool  
    • Outlook for the BPR: REFIT and potential revision

  7. Q&A session

  8. Refreshment break and networking

  9. Session 2: Collateral damage of classification and labelling obligations under the BPR

  10. Fulfilling the criteria for CLP classification: the implications for substances under the EU chemicals legislation

    • CLP and BPR overview and connection
    • Regulations that base their exclusion criteria on the CLP hazard classes
    • Overview of regulatory obligations for substances classified under the CLP

  11. Restrictions and their consequences on the biocidal and non-biocidal markets: the issue of active substance availability for PT11 and PT12

    • Solenis and sustainability
    • Active substance availability
    • What will the future hold for industrial water and paper treatment? 

  12. Proposal for modification of the CLP regulation, a case study for ethanol

    • Proposal submitted to EU Commission in November 2024
    • Sound scientific reasons for deviating from existing classification rules for ethanol
    • Potential solution for this specific case and similar substances  

  13. Q&A session

  14. Lunch and networking

  15. Session 3: Recent developments under the BPR

  16. ED testing strategy for meeting the new deadline

    • The applicant's point of view, with the double constraint to provide conclusive data for endocrine assessment and facing the deadline of March 2026 (Presented by Ilona den Hartog)
    • The technical requirements for tests, the different OECD test guidelines, and how solutions could be found to speed up the testing strategies while moving away from animal testing, where possible (Presented by Gregory Lemkine)

  17. Can consortia navigate the maze of regulatory changes for biocides

  18. How to move forward from a negative BPC opinion: experiences and recommendations

    • Analysis of alternatives
    • Socioeconomic analysis
    • Derogation process

  19. Q&A session

  20. Refreshment break

  21. Session 4: Critical updates for claims

  22. Moderator

  23. Advertising – consequences of the ECJ ruling C-296/23

    • Can the term ‘skin-friendly’ be used on labels?
    • How did the case end up before the ECJ?
    • What were the ECJ's reasons for its judgement?
    • What are the implications of the judgement for biocidal products?

  24. Borderline claims for disinfectants

    • Borderline claims: when is it a disinfectant and when is it a cleaning product?
    • The borderline document developed by the Dutch Detergents Association  

  25. The new green claims directive and the BPR: balancing innovation and sustainability ambitions versus combatting greenwashing

    • Proportionate regulatory burdens for biocidal products
    • Consumer protection as guiding principle for claims on biocidal products
    • Increased enforcement risk for economic operators

  26. Q&A and panel discussion

  27. Networking drinks reception

    Join us for relaxed networking, drinks and appetisers with our speakers and attendees.

  28. Close of day one