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Agenda
Session 1: Overviews
Welcome and introduction
David Dillon
EU Commission overview
Mario Nagtzaam, European Commission, Belgium
Echa overview
Claudio Carlon, European Chemicals Agency, Finland; Hugues Kenigswald, European Chemicals Agency, Finland
Status update on working with the BPR - progress and challenges from a competent authority perspective
- Finishing the review programme and renewal of active substances
- Experiences with product evaluations of new product types
- Challenges with biocidal products not yet under approval and treated articles
- EU cooperation in a digital world
Charlotta Wallensten, Environmental Protection Agency, Denmark
Challenges and opportunities of the BPR from an industry perspective
Irantzu Garmendia Aguirre, European Commission, Directorate General Joint Research Centre
Q&A and panel discussion
Networking and break
Session 2: The product authorisation and active substance renewals processes
Two years after guidance release - state of play and experiences with biocidal product families (BPF)
Gerard McElwee, Fieldfisher LLP
Experiences with renewals for wood preservatives
Joerg Habicht, Wolman Wood and Fire Protection GmbH
Case study: challenges for a small business under the BPR
Samantha Walker, TSG Consulting; Ian Dell, Chemian Technology Limited
Recent additions to Annex I of the BPR: regulatory status and clarification on "natural" substances
- Definition of "natural" substance
- Food and feed and simplified authorisation for biocidal products
- Essential oils and Article 28 compliance
- Microorganism-based products
- Take home messages
Thomas Raas, Redebel Regulatory Affairs
Q&A and panel discussion
Networking, break and Chemical Watch membership and platform demo 13.40-14.20
Session 3: Early experiences in the start up and running of the post-Brexit biocides scheme in Great Britain (GB BPR)
Authority experiences: authorisations and enforcement of the GB BPR
- The legislative regime
- What has not changed
- What might change
- Hot topics/future priorities
Mike Potts, Health and Safety Executive, UK
GB BPR industry experiences so far and prospects for the future
- Industry example of a PT9 biocide used in leather manufacturing
- Preparations for Brexit, for example surveys of all global suppliers
- Transfer of Art 95 listing
- What we expect for future submissions
John MacKenzie, Thomas Swan & Co Ltd; Wayne Giordmaina, knoell Korea Ltd.
Legal issues
- Data rights
- Strategic planning
- Regulatory divergence
Darren Abrahams, Steptoe LLP
Q&A and panel discussion
Wayne Giordmaina, Regulatory Affairs & Project Manager, Biocides, knoell Korea Ltd, South-Korea, will be replaced during the live Q&A and panel discussion by his colleague
Eul??lia F??bregas, knoell Germany GmbH
Networking and break
Session 4: Overlaps and scope issues of the BPR with other legislation
Preliminary ARTFood guidance for professional uses
Laura Ruggeri, European Chemicals Agency, Finland
Comparison for food contact legislation and the BPR for PT4
Andrew Goodyear, ERM, UK
Q&A and panel discussion
Take home messages
Vanessa Zainzinger, Chemical Watch News & Insight, by Enhesa