Dublin Plant Protection Symposium 2021

Innovation in the EU regulation of Plant Protection Products

Tuesday 30th November – Wednesday 1st December 2021

09:00-12:00h GMT/10:00-13:00h CET

Programme Day 1:

Welcome and Introductions
Dr. Irene McGrath
Managing Director and Senior Consultant, Kerona Scientific Ltd., Ireland

Status of Regulation 1107/2009 – current challenges and opportunities
Laurent Oger
Director for Regulatory Affairs, CropLife Europe, Belgium

Update from the Southern Zone
Natalia Nogueira de Diego
Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación (MAPA), Spain

Update from the Northern Zone
Mariann Leps
Plant Protection and Fertilisers Department, Agriculture and Food Board, Estonia

The Latest from the UK
Dr Chris Snaith

Head of Plant Protection Products, HSE/CRD, UK

EFSA processes – peer review and MRL aspects
Dimitra Kardassi and Alessia Verani
EFSA, Italy

Programme Day 2:

Update from the Central Zone
Sadhbh O’Dwyer
Pesticides Registration and Control Division, Ireland

Approval of microbial active substances under Regulation 1107/2009
Dr. Agata Jakubowska
Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager, Applied Insect Science (APIS), Spain

Patent Searching for Generic Agrochemical Companies
Dr. Nigel Uttley
Managing Director, Enigma Market Research, UK

Plant Biostimulants under the Fertilising Products Regulation (FPR) 2019/1009
Mariano Alessio Vernì, Alessandro Nerini, Stefania Lombardi
SILC Fertilizzanti, Italy

Registration of Biopesticides in the EU under Regulation 1107/2009
Dr. Mike Carroll
Director of Regulatory Affairs, Eden Research, UK