Conference

Biocides Europe 2023

11–12 Dec 2023Vienna, Austria + virtual

Enhance your knowledge of biocidal products regulation

Biocides Europe 2023

This event is now available on demand. Please contact events@chemicalwatch.com for pricing and access. You can also find more recent editions of this event on our Events Portal.

Agenda

10:00 GMT

Registration

10:30 GMT

Welcome and introduction by the moderator

David Dillon

10:32 GMT

Session 1: Overviews

10:40 GMT

Updates from the European Commission on BPR

  • Extension of review programme
  • Anticoagulant rodenticides
  • Early review of iodine and PVP-iodine
  • Other updates on active substances

Konstantinos Tsiamis, European Commission, DG SANTE

11:00 GMT

ECHA overview?"

  • Active substance approval and union authorisation: progress and process developments
  • Technical/scientific requests from the European Commission and lessons learnt
  • General update on guidance development
  • IT tools development

Claudio Carlon, European Chemicals Agency, Finland

11:20 GMT

Ten years of the BPR from a member state perspective

  • Organisation of evaluation work in Austria
  • Experiences in active substance evaluation
  • Challenges in the authorisation process

Peter Schindler, Environment Agency Austria

11:40 GMT

Ten years of the BPR - trends in the biocides market

Boris Van Berlo, Cefic, Belgium

12:00 GMT

Q&A

12:35 GMT

Refreshment break

13:00 GMT

Session 2: Regulatory developments in the European biocides sector

13:05 GMT

Ctgb experiences with harmonising mutual recognition procedures under the BPR

  • National applications and mutual recognition
  • Lack of harmonisation in PTs and search for harmonisation in referral procedures
  • Ctgb experiences with BPR referrals in the past 10 years

Cindy Van Der Meer, Ctgb, Netherlands

13:25 GMT

Lessons from the covid crisis

Elodie Cazelle, International Association for Soaps, Detergents and Maintenance Products, A.I.S.E.

13:45 GMT

Q&A

14:00 GMT

Lunch

14:30 GMT

Enhesa Product service presentation and platform demo

Elaine??? Wheeler, Enhesa

15:00 GMT

Borderline products with a focus on treated articles

  • What is a borderline product?
  • Is it a biocide or treated article?
  • Current status: What is available
  • Gaps and challenges: What is missing?

Magdalena Kawa, Kimberly Clark Europe Ltd

15:20 GMT

Beyond BPR processes: challenges and experience sharing from the downstream industry - wood preservatives in PT8

  • The invisible challenge: downstream industry constraints
  • Bridging the timelines: from BPR processes to industry implementation
  • Case study and learnings: propiconazole
  • Conclusion

Nicolas Dupin, EuroWindoor

15:40 GMT

What are the hidden challenges, especially regarding data protection, from the extension of the review programme?

  • Data protection: the big outstanding question
  • New data requests
  • Unbalanced market conditions

Gerard McElwee, Fieldfisher LLP

16:00 GMT

Q&A

16:20 GMT

Refreshment break

16:30 GMT

Session 3: Sustainability and the BPR

16:32 GMT

Moderator

Vanessa Zainzinger, Chemical Watch News & Insight, by Enhesa

16:50 GMT

Updates on the high-level round table discussions and the likely impacts of the Reach/CLP reviews on the biocides sector

  • Recent developments in the REACH/CLP review
  • Links between Reach and biocides regulation
  • New hazard classes
  • Possible implications for active substance approval and product authorisation

Paul Krajnik, Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology, Austria

17:10 GMT

Implementation of one substance - one assessment (OSOA) and potential impacts for biocides

  • One substance one assessment (1S1A) approach
  • ECHA ongoing activities to implement 1S1A
  • What does it mean for biocides"
  • Illustrative cases

Claudio Carlon, European Chemicals Agency, Finland

17:30 GMT

Experiences with simplified authorisation

  • Introduction: Process and requirements
  • Eligibility criteria: Importance of composition analysis and evaluation of the hazardous profile of the components
  • Post authorisation processes: From notifications to the renewal of the authorisation

Jos?? Antonio Fern??ndez L??pez, Staphyt Regulatory

17:50 GMT

Technical and regulatory considerations when integrating sustainability trends for biocides

  • QUATs and disinfectant wipes
  • Efficacy & labelling
  • Potential impacts post-authorisation

Heather Moore, knoell

18:10 GMT

Q&A

18:30 GMT

Networking drinks reception

Join us for relaxed networking, drinks and appetisers with our speakers and attendees.

19:30 GMT

Close of day