Programme
Moderator: Dave Dillon, Senior Regulatory and Compliance Analyst, Chemical Watch, UK
Welcome and introduction
Session 1: Overviews
European Commission overview
Echa updates and developments
Member state overview
Industry feedback on the implementation of the BPR
Q&A and panel discussion
Break
Session 2: Biocides enforcement
Updates from the BPR subgroup of the Forum (BPRS) and BEF2
Biocides enforcement in the Netherlands
- Legislative framework
- Division of responsibilities
- Enforcement organisation(s)
- Enforcement tools
- Enforcement reality in the Netherlands
- some figures and examples
- Developments
- Wishful thinking from an enforcement point of view
Interaction with the UK authorities, including authorisation and enforcement aspects
- Routes to market
- Key processes
- Case examples
- Challenges
- How regulatory authorities approach enforcement in the UK
- What to do if you are selected for inspection/investigation
- Hot topics
BPR enforcement and Italian national legislation
- Domestic BPR enforcement: Italian decree 179/2021 – short description and comment
- Use of criminal law by the domestic implementing regime
- Existing domestic disinfectants legislation: a permanent parallel regime to certain authorised biocidal products
- Final evaluations
Q&A and panel discussion
Lunch and Chemical Watch demo 13.40-14.10
Session 3: Regulatory processes
Biocidal product family (BPF) authorisation in Germany: between the lines, essentials and pitfalls
- Purpose of the BPF definition
- Overall authorisation process for BPFs in Germany
- Differences between biocidal product (BP) and BPF assessment highlighting the reasons behind certain approaches
Biocidal product families with quats: opportunities and challenges
- Quats are likely to be big families because many products on the market are similar and have similar uses
- Possible challenges for these families:
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- Identification of a backbone composition
- Complicated grouping strategy
- Presence of co-formulants with a biocidal function
- Similarity
- Definition of a worst-case scenario for efficacy
Current and future status of regulations for antifouling coatings globally
- How are antifouling coatings regulated?
- Balance with the goals and regulations for effective biofouling control
- Global, regional and country regulations
- Recent environmental concerns
- Trends and the future of antifouling and biofouling regulations
Authors Neal Blossom (presenter) and Dr Colin Anderson
Q&A and panel discussion
Break
Session 4: Efficacy updates
PT 19 efficacy guidance update: highlights of significant changes and applicability
- Why a separate chapter for PT 19 efficacy assessment?
- What is new for PT 19 efficacy assessment?
- What does the future hold for PT 19 efficacy assessment?
Emerging CEN methods, updates to Echa EFF guidance and and Ecolab experience of efficacy portion of BPF
- Overview of new methods under recent development within CEN
- Overview of upcoming guidance from Echa BPC EFF WG
- Brief recap of BPF efficacy approach and recent experiences from industry perspective
Emerging pathogens: the latest efficacy testing developments, requirements and technologies under FIFRA
- Quantitative disinfection method (QM)
- Quantitative towelette method (QTM)
- Electrostatic sprayer (ESS) guidance
- Soft surface disinfection
- Residual hard surface methods
- Brief updates – viral, C. auris, air treatment
Q&A and panel discussion
End of day 1