Technical Initiatives & Challenges; Cooperation; and Policy Considerations

Morning Moderator: Constance Jackson

09:00 - 09:10 Overview of the Day

(Jerry Baron)

09:10 - 09:40 Thought Starter: Work by the OECD Expert Group on Minor Uses (EGMU)

(Sylvie Poret, OECD and Alan Norden, Australia Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority)

09: 40 – 10:00 Report From the EPPO Workshop on Mutual Recognition of Minor Uses (Berlin, Germany October 2006)

(Vlasta Zlof, European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization)

10:00 – 10:20 Report on OECD Residue Chemistry Expert Working Group

(Raj Bhula, Australia Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority)

10:20 – 10:40 Efficacy and Crop Safety Data Development Issues

(David Richardson, PSD)

10:40 – 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 - 13:00 Technical Initiatives and Challenges:

Data Generation - Panel Discussion

• Africa (Lucy Namu, Kenya)
• Asia (Yibing He, China)
• Latin America (Roberto Gonzalez, Chile)
• Europe (Sonia Baker, EU; Karsten Hohgardt, Germany)
• Oceania (Kevin Bodnaruk )
• North America (Ken Campbell, Canada)
• Crop Protection Industry (Michael Kaethner, CropLife International)

13:00 - 14:30 Lunch Break

Afternoon Moderator: Mark Robson

14:30 – 15:00 Q & A Session for Data Generation

15:00 - 15:40 Technical Initiatives and Challenges:

Crop Grouping Initiatives

• Importance of Crop Grouping and Residue Extrapolation; Existing Crop Grouping/Classification Systems – EU, Codex, Japan, US

  (Dave Lunn, New Zealand, Food Safety Authority)

• Crop Grouping Harmonization Effort

  (Bernie Schneider, US Environmental Protection Agency,
  Hong Chen, International Crop Grouping Consulting Committee)

15:40 - 16:00 Q & A Session for Crop Grouping Initiatives  

16:00 – 16:20 Coffee Break

16:20 - 18:20 Cooperation & Policy Considerations:

Presentations by Sectors: Government, Industry, Growers

• Global Zoning & Residue Programs (Jeff Herndon, US Environmental Protection Agency)
  
• FAO Initiative on Residue Data Sharing and Networking (Gero Vaagt, FAO)
  
• Steps Towards a Harmonised Minor Use Authorisation Procedure in the EU (Peter Watson, European Crop Protection Association)
  
• Global Regulatory Initiative (Lois Rossi, US Environmental Protection Agency)
  
• Registrant Considerations in Proposing Global Joint Review/Workshare (Bernhard Johnen, CropLife International)

18:20 – 18:45 Q & A Session for Cooperation and Policy Considerations

18:45 – 19:00 Wrap-up Day 2; Instructions for Day 3 Break-Out Sessions

(Jerry Baron)

 

 

Day One

Day Three

Day Four

Day Five