Biocides Symposium 2022 Highlights

On 11???12 May, Chemical Watch hosted its annual Biocides Symposium, which brought together leading figures from industry, member state competent and regulatory authorities, the European Commission and Echa to give the latest updates on European biocidal regulations.??

Key topics included:??

  • regulatory processes in the European biocides sector;????
  • biocides enforcement;????
  • efficacy updates;??
  • the assessment of EDs;??
  • the sustainable use of biocides; and??
  • how we can stimulate innovation under the biocidal products Regulation (BPR).??

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Speakers

Marta Cainzos Garcia??
Policy Officer, European Commission, DG SANTE??

Sim??n Guti??rrez Alonso??
Team Leader in the Biocidal Active Substances Unit, Echa, Finland??

Thilo Walther??
Scientific Officer, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Federal Office for Chemicals??

Camelia Mihai??
Sector Group Manager, Biocides For Europe, Cefic, Belgium??

Elodie Cazelle??
Senior Scientific and Regulatory Affairs Manager, AISE, Belgium??

Eugen Anwander??
Senior Scientific Officer, Institute for Environment and Food Safety, Vorarlberg State Service, Austria & Chair of Echa BPR Enforcement Forum, Finland??

Richard Bishop??
Senior Consultant, TSG Consulting??

Philippa O???Donovan??
Senior Biocides Consultant, TSG Consulting??

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Related news coverage??

Chemical Watch publishes news on biocides regulations so that you never miss important updates. Recent stories include:??

Commission extends authorisation of French creosote restriction??

EU water framework Directive update likely to impact biocides authorisations??

Microencapsulation could boost environmental safety of rodenticides, scientists say??

Echa sees first improvement in progress of biocides review programme??

You can find more related articles on the Chemical Watch website.??

Testimonials

???The Symposium gave a clear and precise overview of the status and the current problems of the BPR.?????

???The event was very relevant and the speakers presented very clearly.?????

???Useful event with latest updates from the European Commission, ECHA and industry.?????

???The event was useful, the topics were interesting and the different views from authorities were good to see.?????
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