Presentations

First Day 7th October 2010
Welcome and introduction

Head of Organizing and Programme Committee – Mr. Pavel Minář, State Phytosanitary Administration of the Czech Republic, Head of Plant Protection Products Section in Brno, Czech Republic

Opening

Mr. Richard Ščerba, Director of the State Phytosanitary Administration of the Czech Republic in Prague, Czech Republic

SESSION I: Regulation 1107/2009/EC replacing Directive 91/414/EEC
Implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 – State of affairs

Mr. Wolfgang Reinert, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium

Implementing Regulation 1107/2009 Stage of Progress – An Industry Perspective

Mr. Jean-Pierre Busnardo, DuPont Crop Protection, Brussels, Belgium (ECPA Regulatory Team Chair)

Zonal developments & Regulation 1107/2009 (With a focus on efficacy…)

Mr. Euros Jones, European Crop Protection Association, Brussels, Belgium

Country presentations on the main topics of Session I:
Austria – Zonal Authorisation – Projects in Austria

Mr. Robert Womastek, Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, Vienna, Austria

Hungary – Borderline Cases (Scope of the PPP Legislation)

Mr. Gábor Tőkés, Central Agricultural Office, Budapest, Hungary

Czech Republic – New PPP Regulation – Czech Strategy

Mr. Pavel Minář, State Phytosanitary Administration, Plant Protection Products Section in Brno, Czech Republic

SESSION II: Directive 2009/128/EC on sustainable use of pesticides (National Action Plans)
Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products under the new Plant Protection Legislation in the European Union

Mr. Wolfgang Zornbach, Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, Plant Protection Unit, Bonn, Germany

Directive 2009/128/EC on sustainable use of pesticides and its implementation

Mr. Laurent Oger, European Crop Protection Association, Brussels, Belgium

Country presentations on the main topics of Session II:
Hungary – National Action Plan preparation in Hungary

Mr. János Molnár, Ministry of Rural Development, Budapest, Hungary

Poland – Preparation Stage to NATIONAL ACTION PLAN

Ms. Magdalena Januszewska, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Warsaw, Poland

Czech Republic – NATIONAL ACTION PLAN Preparation in the Czech Republic

Ms. Naděžda Nováková, State Phytosanitary Administration, Plant Protection Products Section in Brno, Czech Republic

Second Day 8th October
SESSION III: International developments since CEUREG Forum XIII.
1. Counterfeit pesticides – a big problem in quality control of plant protection products in Poland

Mr. Stanisław Stobiecki, Institute of Plant Protection – National Research Institute, Sośnicowice Branch, Sośnicowice, Poland

2. Outcomes of the OECD Seminar Risk Reduction through Prevention, Detection and Control of the Illegal International Trade in Agricultural Pesticides

Mr. Johann Kohl, Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, Institute for Plant Protection Products Evaluation and Authorization, Austria

3. ECPA’s CEE Registration Expert Group (CEEREG)

Ms. Katrin Feslhart, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany (ECPA CEE Registration Expert Group Chair)

4. Macedonia (FYROM) – Candidate Country to EU progress report on the harmonisation procedure, problems, experiences, expectations etc.
(oral presentation)

Mr. Mentor Zekiri, Phytosanitary Directory, Skopje, Macedonia (FYROM)

5. Potential candidate countries to EU – progress report on the harmonisation procedure, problems, experiences, expectations etc.

5.1 Bosnia and Herzegovina – Harmonization of BH legislation in the field of PPPs with EU

Mr. Renato Knežević, Administration of Bosnia and Herzegovina for Plant Health Protection, Section for Plant Protection Products, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

5.2 Serbia – Implementation of the Law on PPPs – State of Play

Ms. Snezana Savcic-Petric, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, Plant Protection Directorate, Novi Beograd, Serbia

6. Country presentations on the latest development in pesticides registration

6.1 Belarus – The state registration of plant protection means (pesticides) and fertilizers and the state control in the field of protection of plants in the Republic of Belarus

Ms. Tamara Halalob, State enterprise «The Main State Inspection on seed-breeding, quarantine and plant protection», Minsk, Belarus

6.2 Russia – Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision of Russian Federation

Mr. Vladimir Podzemelnykh, Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision, Moscow, Russia

Presentations from previous CEUREG Forums:

CEUREG FORUM XIII – list of presentations
CEUREG FORUM XII – list of presentations
CEUREG FORUM XI – list of presentations