Programme
Timings are in CET (Central European Time)
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Moderator: Dave Dillon, Senior Regulatory and Compliance Analyst, Chemical Watch, UK
- Session 1: Overviews
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Welcome and introduction
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EU Commission overview
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Echa overview
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Status update on working with the BPR – progress and challenges from a competent authority perspective
- Finishing the review programme and renewal of active substances
- Experiences with product evaluations of new product types
- Challenges with biocidal products not yet under approval and treated articles
- EU cooperation in a digital world
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Challenges and opportunities of the BPR from an industry perspective
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Q&A and panel discussion
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Networking and break
- Session 2: The product authorisation and active substance renewals processes
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Two years after guidance release – state of play and experiences with biocidal product families (BPF)
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Experiences with renewals for wood preservatives
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Case study: challenges for a small business under the BPR
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Recent additions to Annex I of the BPR: regulatory status and clarification on ‘natural’ substances
Thomas Raas, Regulatory Affairs Project Manager (Biocidal Products), Redebel Regulatory Affairs, Belgium
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Q&A and panel discussion
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Networking and break
- Session 3: Early experiences in the start up and running of the post-Brexit biocides scheme in Great Britain (GB BPR)
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Authority experiences: authorisations and enforcement of the GB BPR
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GB BPR industry experiences with an example of the submission process
- Art 95 listing and TCMTB history
- Preparations for Brexit, for example surveys of all global suppliers
- Transfer of Art 95 listing
- What we expect for future submissions
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Legal issues
- Data rights
- Strategic planning
- Regulatory divergence
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Q&A and panel discussion
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Networking and break
- Session 4: Overlaps and scope issues of the BPR with other legislation
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Preliminary ARTFood guidance for professional uses
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Comparison for food contact legislation and the BPR for PT4
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Update on the interfaces between BPR and OSH
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Q&A and panel discussion
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Take home messages
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End of day 1