With a number of important challenges in implementing Regulation 396/2005, this workshop aims to bring together key players with a stake in the implementation of the EU’s legislative framework for pesticide residues. The key players include the Commission, EFSA and Member State authorities, as well as the crop protection industry, the European food chain as well as third country producers and exporters to the European Union.
A key aim of the workshop will be to review and discuss the current and future challenges linked to Regulation 396/2005 – the progress that has been made and the issues that still need to be resolved.Given the fact that a review of functioning of the Regulation is required in 2015, the workshop will also look at future needs to update the legislation – and the opportunities to build on and improve the current legislative framework.
Programme
Day 1 – Monday 26th January
16:00-18:45 hours
| 16:00 | Registration |
| 16:20 | Chairman’s welcome – Rob Mason, Exponent |
| The role of residue monitoring | |
| 16:30 | Latest on EU residue monitoring results – tbc, EFSA |
| 16:50 | ECPA’s Residue management project – Monika Roth, BASF |
| 17:20 | The compliance challenges for a major importer – Chris Downes, Federation of European Rice Millers |
| 17:40 | Meeting the EU’s residue compliance challenge (the legislative and secondary standards barriers) –
Paul Hardman, South African Citrus Growers Association |
| 18:00 | The residues challenge for the processing sectors – Nigel Thorgrimsson, Ardo (representing Profel) |
| 18:20 | Panel discussion (speakers and 1-2 MS authorities) |
| 18:45 | Close and cocktails |
| 19:30 | Conference Dinner |
Day 2 – Monday 27th January
08:45-15:30 hours
| 08:45 | Chairman’s welcome – Rob Mason, Exponent |
| Implementing the current legislation | |
| 08:50 | Regulation 396/2005 – Current implementation challenges and future legislative changes – Almut Bitterhof, DG SANCO |
| 09:15 | EFSA’s role in MRL evaluations –Alba Brancato EFSA |
| The experiences of Member States in the MRL evaluation process | |
| 09:40 | Experiences with Article 12 evaluations – Claude Vergnet, France |
| 10:05 | Options to streamline the Article 12 procedure- Karsten Hohgardt, Germany |
| 10:30 | Crop protection industry’s experiences and suggestions for improvements – Peter Watson, Dow |
| 10:50 | Panel discussion (with food chain) |
| 11:15 | Coffee break |
| Some key challenges in the legislation | |
| 11:45 | The need to provide processing factors – Julie Roiz, Fediol |
| 12:05 | The impact of Cumulative Risk Assessment – Frank Laporte, Bayer |
| 12:25 | The impact of amending the IESTI equation – Monika Bross, BASF |
| 12:45 | Import tolerances setting in EU (new substances and the link to EU cut-off criteria) – Euros Jones, ECPA |
| 13:05 | Panel discussion with additional participants from:
– Gloria Gabellini, COCERAL – Gaston Funes, Argentinian Mission to the EU |
| 13:15 | Lunch |
| Future changes to the legislation | |
| 14:15 | ECPA view on future regulatory changes – Otto Klein, Bayer |
| 14:35 | Member State view – what needs to be changed in the legislation – Russell Wedgbury, UK |
| 14:55 | Freshfel view on future legislative changes – Philippe Binard, Freshfel |
| 15:15 | Panel discussion |
| 15:30 | Conclusions and close |