Programme
Moderator: Dave Dillon, Senior Regulatory and Compliance Analyst, Chemical Watch, UK
Session 1: Overviews
Welcome and introduction
EU Commission overview
Echa overview
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
Challenges and opportunities of the BPR from an industry perspective
Q&A and panel discussion
Networking and break
Session 2: The product authorisation and active substance renewals processes
Two years after guidance release – state of play and experiences with biocidal product families (BPF)
Experiences with renewals for wood preservatives
Case study: challenges for a small business under the BPR
Recent additions to Annex I of the BPR: regulatory status and clarification on ‘natural’ substances
- Definition of ‘natural’ substance
- Food and feed and simplified authorisation for biocidal products
- Essential oils and Article 28 compliance
- Microorganism-based products
- Take home messages
Q&A and panel discussion
Networking, break and Chemical Watch membership and platform demo 13.40-14.20
Session 3: Early experiences in the start up and running of the post-Brexit biocides scheme in Great Britain (GB BPR)
Authority experiences: authorisations and enforcement of the GB BPR
- The legislative regime
- What has not changed
- What might change
- Hot topics/future priorities
GB BPR industry experiences so far and prospects for the future
- Industry example of a PT9 biocide used in leather manufacturing
- Preparations for Brexit, for example surveys of all global suppliers
- Transfer of Art 95 listing
- What we expect for future submissions
Legal issues
- Data rights
- Strategic planning
- Regulatory divergence
Q&A and panel discussion
Wayne Giordmaina, Regulatory Affairs & Project Manager, Biocides, knoell Korea Ltd, South-Korea, will be replaced during the live Q&A and panel discussion by his colleague
Networking and break
Session 4: Overlaps and scope issues of the BPR with other legislation
Preliminary ARTFood guidance for professional uses
Comparison for food contact legislation and the BPR for PT4
Q&A and panel discussion
Take home messages
End of day 1