CropLife Europe is delighted to announce that, in 2025, we will host a series of webinars aimed at informing and contributing to the programme discussions for the CropLife Europe Conference in 2026.
Webinar 1 – Formulation analysis techniques in the fight against counterfeit pesticides
Format: Live Webinar || Duration: 2h
Date: 5 March 2025 || Time: 10:00 am CET
This webinar aims to discuss the most advanced formulation analysis techniques in the fight against counterfeit pesticides, followed by discussion between experts from public laboratories specialising in identifying counterfeit pesticides.
Speakers:
Helen Karasali, PhD – Benaki Phytopathological Institute, Greece
Dr. Christoph Czerwenka – Institute for Food Safety Vienna, Austria
Pierre Hucorne – Walloon Agricultural Research Centre, Belgium
Panellists:
Perdo A. López Giner – Environmental Protection Service (Seprona), Guardia Civil, Spain
Moderator: Philippe Baudoin – BASF
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Webinar 2 – Dissecting the new packaging and packaging waste regulation 2025/40
Format: Live Webinar || Duration: 2h
Date: 3 April 2025 || Time: 09:00-11:00 am CET
Speakers
Mike Jefferson – Verde Research and Consulting Ltd
This webinar aims to present and discuss matters related to the implementation of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, including legal pressures from the PPWR with new sustainability criteria for packaging, EPR & PRO obligations, recycling targets for 2030 and beyond.
Internal Webinar for CropLife Europe membership – via invitation
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Upcoming:
Webinar 3 – Future of regulatory and scientific assessment
of the farmer toolbox – the “key-ASCs” approach
Format: Online Workshop || Duration: approx 6h (with coffee and lunch breaks)
Date: 4 November 2025 || Time: 9:30 to 15:30
This online workshop aims to introduce a new proposal for tiered safety assessment of agrochemicals, integrating agronomic aspects (the Key Agronomic and Safety Characteristics (Key-ASCs) framework). Inspired by global initiatives (e.g. HESI TEA), the approach emphasizes problem formulation; tied to highly–protective, goal– oriented assessments, less reliance on animal testing to serve future technologies,
ultimately aiming to support EU food security. Regulatory experts will be welcomed in a collaborative environment to brainstorm, discuss, and strategize. Together, we will enrich the concept, identify gaps, uncertainties, barriers, and determine potential next steps for how these could be addressed.
Link to register for Webinar 3
Webinar 4 – The EU’s Vision for a Sustainable Agriculture: Transitioning to a more Sustainable Food Production model whilst Ensuring a Fair Income for EU Farmers
Format: Live Webinar || Duration: Half a working day
Date: TBC || Time: TBC
This webinar aims to discuss the European Commission’s Vision of EU Agriculture to be presented by President Von der Leyen in first 100 days of the new European Commission mandate. It will also highlight the key conclusions following the publication of the IPSOS Farmers Barometer Survey.
Link to register for Webinar 4 – Not available yet
Webinar 5 – Assessing the acceptability of pesticide environmental risks in the context of the agricultural system in which they are used
Format: Live Webinar || Duration: TBC
Date: TBC || Time: TBC
This webinar aims to discuss the future of pesticide ecotoxicological assessment. With the recent European Commission mandates to EFSA to update the Terrestrial Ecotoxicology Guidance (SANCO/10329/2022) and develop a new Guidance to assess potential indirect effects on biodiversity, a fundamental discussion on the future of pesticide ecotoxicological assessment is warranted. The possibility of an increased precautionary approach could lead to significant challenges in how to risk assess and set specific protection goals for in-crop effects, in particular for non-target arthropods, as well as how to assess and set protection goals for indirect effects on biodiversity, for both non-target arthropods, non-target terrestrial plants, and soil organisms.
Link to register for Webinar 5 – Not available yet