Programme
Timings are in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
- Session 4: International sustainability and biocides trends
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Welcome and introduction
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Biocidal products in the building sector
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Back to health - an evolutionary biology perspective on the skin microbiome
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Trends for sustainability in the EU biocides sector
- Although biocides are not in the crosshairs of the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, the push for sustainability is a general concept throughout all (industrial) sectors and biocides will be affected
- Examples are the push to replace rodenticides with other non-chemical approaches and the scrutiny on biocides in our daily drinking water
- Legal issues surrounding the inclusion of the element of sustainability in risk assessments
- Concluding remarks
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Q&A and panel discussion
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Networking and break
- Session 5: Americas – trends and updates
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Moderator: Dave Dillon, Senior Regulatory and Compliance Analyst, Chemical Watch, UK
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Updates from Canada
- Covid-19-related activities
- New technologies
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Treated articles policies in Canada and the US
- US EPA
- What is a treated article?
- How are treated articles regulated (PR Notice 2000-1)?
- What are the requirements for registering a treated article in the US?
- What claims are allowed for treated articles?
- Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) - Canada
- What is a treated article?
- How are treated articles regulated?
- What are the requirements for registering a treated article in Canada?
- What claims are allowed for treated articles?
- What are the differences between the US and Canada for treated article regulations and claims?
- Examples of treated articles in the marketplace in the US and Canada
- US EPA
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Challenges and opportunities for a company working with biocides in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay
- Current status of the regulatory framework
- New regulations
- Challenges and opportunities
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Recent development for biocides in Brazil and Latin America
- Changes in biocide use patterns
- Innovation in biocide articles and their regulation
- Consequences of the pandemic in biocide regulation
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Q&A and panel discussion
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Networking and break
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18.00 – 18.20 Chemical Watch platform demonstration
- Session 6: International trends
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Moderator: Seth Goldberg, Partner, Steptoe
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OECD: Efforts to coordinate government pandemic response
- Lessons learned
- Current and future activities in the area of best practices during a pandemic
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EU BPR updates
- Active substance approval - review programme
- Biocidal product authorisation
- Covid-19 impact on biocides - update
- Guidance updates
- Scientific topics in the spotlight
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GB BPR: How to interact with the UK regulator
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Updates on biocides regulations in China and South Korea
K-BPR: Learning from the first approval submissions and more
- Current status
- Lessons learned in 2021
- Upcoming deadlines
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Final Q&A and panel discussion
Please note:
Wayne Giordmaina, Regulatory Affairs & Project Manager, knoell Korea Ltd, and
Xiaohua He, Managing Director, knoell China Ltd
will not be participating in this panel. They will be offering a live Q&A during a free webinar on 24 February at 8.00-8.45 GMT.
Additional Panellist:
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