Highlights

Regulatory Developments

• Update from the EU Commission: Activities regarding biological pesticides
• A member state perspective on updating the regulatory framework for microbial PPPs
• ECHA: Update on Biological Biocides
• An update of the work of the OECD Expert Group on Biopesticides
• IBMA’s work on a the decision tree focusing on potential risk areas
• Registration of a botanical within the EU PPP Regulation

Risk Assessment

• Implications of in situ metabolite production for the human and environmental risk assessment of microbial pesticides
• Challenges in evaluating the pathogenicity of microbial pesticides in adult and immature honey bees

Who do you meet?

Groups that should take part:

• Managing directors, boards of directors, managers, consultants and scientists in the fields of Biological control for the agricultural use
• Production/distribution of biological/microbial pesticides and biocides
• Research & development
• Risk assessment
• Toxicology
• Ecotoxicology
• Registration

Sectors that should take part:

• Agrochemical industry
• Biocontrol industry
• Research institutes
• Authorities
• Professional associations
• Contract laboratories/consultancies