European Parliament adopts new regulation on Europe’s organic agriculture
Date: 24 April 2018
On April 19th European Parliament has adopted the new legislation on EU organic farming rules thus repealing Regulation 834/2007. The new regulation, initiated in 2014, was adopted with 466 votes against 124.
As the organic farming sector has hugely grown in the last years, organic managed farms covering 6.7 % of Europe’s agricultural area (2016, EU-28), the new Regulation tries to adapt the regulatory framework for organic farming to these new circumstances and establish the basis for the further growth of this farming sector.
_______________________________________________________________Commission publishes new rules on transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain
Date: 24 April 2018
In April, Commission published its proposal for a new regulation to improve the transparency and sustainability of EU risk assessments for plant protection products, GMOs (cultivation, food/feed uses), feed additives, food contact materials, food additives, food enzymes and flavourings, novel foods and smoke flavourings (COM(2018) 179 final). The new Regulation is a follow-up of the fitness check of the General Food Law Regulation (Regulation 178/2002), initiated in 2014, and the Commission's reply to the European Citizens Initiative ‘Ban glyphosate and protect people and the environment from toxic pesticides’.
_______________________________________________________________Moving towards simpler registration conditions for biostimulants in the EU?
A critical review on current development of biostimulants by Dr Lars Huber in Agrow's supplement Biologicals 2017
Date: 30.05.2017
To view the article, please follow the link.
Dr Lars Huber, Head of Biostimulants, Fertiliser, IPM _______________________________________________________________
EU Agrochemical regulation system under scrutiny at the Agchem Forum in Nice, September 2018
Date: Dezember 2017
"Growing pains of EU agchem regulatory regime" is the article on the Nice conference by Robert Bicket entitled. Quoting a number of participants from authorities and industry, he paints a vivid picture of the difficulties and controversies currently surrounding the regulatory regime in the EU. SCC colleagues also participated actively in this lively discussion which detailed the prevailing complications and confusions. In a turn away from such controversies, the author then elaborated on the presentation given by SCC's Dr. Bernd Brielbeck on low risk substances. Of course the content of that presentation is already familiar to the readers of SCC’s Newsletter Vol. 17, No. 3, but here it can be re-visited from a refreshingly new and independent angle.
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Latest developments in efficacy assessment in agriculture
by Dr Norbert Weissmann
Date: 15 February 2017
Please follow this link to view Norbert’s report on efficacy assessment in agriculture as presented at the Crop and Chemicals Europe in Berlin in February 2017. It provides an overview of current regulatory developments in efficacy, focusing on efficacy testing in 3-dimensional crops, data requirements for re-formulated products and key factors for efficacy testing of biopesticides and biostimulants.
For a brief summary of Norbert's presentation, please click here.
Dr Norbert Weissmann, Senior Manager Regulatory Affairs – Agrochemicals and Biopesticides, Head of Efficacy group _______________________________________________________________
New Organic Farming regulation to be expected in 2021?
Date: 6 December 2017
According to the European Commission a new organic regulation will enter into force on 1 January 2021 and “will apply to the live and unprocessed agricultural products, including seeds and other plant reproductive material and processed agricultural products used as food and feed. Processed products could be labelled as organic only if at least 95 % of the agricultural ingredients are organic”.
Organic farming is one of the most dynamic sectors of EU agriculture, currently growing at around 400.000 ha per year with a growth peak of 800.000 ha per year in the last two years. _______________________________________________________________
Low risk substances: a comprehensive overview
by Dr Bernd Brielbeck
Date: 15 February 2017
Click here to download Bernd’s guidance on low risk substances as presented at the Crop and Chemicals Europe in Berlin in February 2017. This presentation offers you a comprehensive overview on regulatory and political framework of low risk substances, guidance documents, handling of low risk criteria, hands-on experience and the outlook in the future. To view the synospsis of Bernd's presentation, please follow this link.
Dr Bernd Brielbeck, Senior Manager Regulatory Affairs, Agrochemicals and Biopesticides _______________________________________________________________
Dynamic growth of the global biopesticides market
Date: 1 November 2017
In the interview with AgroPages, Dr Lars Huber reflects on increasing interest of major multinationals, general regulatory trends and recent market changes. To read more, please follow the link.
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New EU fertiliser regulation
Low risk substances: New EPPO guidance
Dr Lars Huber, Head of Biostimulants, Fertiliser, IPM
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Biopesticides and the EU regulatory process
Date: 30.05.2016
Do biopesticides exist in EU legislation? What makes the approval process of biopesticides different from that of other active substances?
SCC’s Senior Manager Lars Huber reflects on these and related issues in his article in Agrow Biologicals 2016. Interested? Please click here.
Dr Lars Huber, Head of Biostimulants, Fertiliser, IPM _______________________________________________________________
CEUREG Forum 24-25 October 2017 - Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Date: 30 October 2017
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Biopesticides market - a vision of a promising future?
Date: 30.05.2016
Acceptance and market share growth of Biopesticides depend on a successful incorporation of all parties involved in the process chain, i.e. industry, manufactures and distributors, researchers, grower organisations as well as private and governmental crop protection services. Dr Lars Huber, Head of Biostimulants, Fertiliser, IPM, shares his professional expertise on the future prospects of Biopesticides market in his interview in AgroNews. Read more
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Low risk substances in the EU
by Dr Bernd Brielbeck in Agrow’s Latin America supplement 2017
Date: 31.07.2017
The article summarizes the current legislative situation of the low risk substances in the EU, focusing on today’s challenges and prospects ahead. To read the article, please click on the link.
Dr Bernd Brielbeck, Senior Manager Regulatory Affairs, Agrochemicals and Biopesticides
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Hot topics in plant protection - interview with Bernd Brielbeck
Date: February 2016
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