Annual Eastern Europe Regulatory Conference – Registration of Plant Protection Products
17-18 April 2024
Radisson Blu Carlton Hotel, Bratislava
Hviezdoslavovo nam. 3, 811 02 Bratislava, Slovakia
Thank you to all the attendees and speakers who made the Plant Protection Conference in Bratislava a success! Together, we explored new ideas, tackled challenges, and strengthened our network. Your contributions made a lasting impact, and we look forward to continuing this journey also next year.
Summary
The conference focuses on the following topics:
- Current EU regulatory situation and future developments
- Bioprotectants
- National Competent authorities experience
- Sustainable Use Regulation is off the table – what next?
- Glimpse into the future of farming
Sponsors/Exhibitors
Golden sponsor: Artemisa d.o.o.
Exhibitors: Barkwith Associates, DHD-Consulting, Nevex Institute
Speakers
Maristella Rubbiani
DG SANTE E4-Pesticides and biocides
Tomasz Sobanski
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
Rachel Sharp
EFSA
Eric Liegeois
EU Commission, DG SANTE E4-Pesticides and biocides
Jose Carvalho
IBMA
Manel Cervera Comabella
Dunham Trimmer LLC
Peter Kugel
VVGB Advocaten Brussels
Emma Jenkins
CropLife Europe
Manuel Duarte
ECCA
Gábor Tőkés
Plant Protection and Yield Enhancer authorization expert
Rauno Aljas
Estonian Agriculture and Food Board
Pavel Minář
Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture
Irena Zorica Ježić Vidović
Croatian Institute for Public Health
Gergely István
Nevex Institute
Bronislava Škarbova
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic
Nikoloz Meskhi
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia
Marius-Sebastian Brătăşanu
Artemisa d.o.o.
Matthias Eberius
crop.zone GmbH
Matija Zulj
AGRIVI
Anne Alix
EUPAF Task Force
Eastern Europe Regulatory Conference – Registration and Marketing of Fertilising Products
28-29 February 2024
Park Inn by Radisson Danube Bratislava
Rybné námestie 1, 811 02 Bratislava, Slovakia
In 2024, we have organised our first regulatory event about conformity assessment, authorisation and marketing of fertilising products in the Central and Eastern EU region. We extend our gratitude to everyone who attended, making it a resounding success.
Summary
The conference focused on the following topics:
- Fertilising Products Regulation 2019/1009 – status today and prospects for the future
- National registration requirements for the CEE region – advice for applicants
- Mutual recognition of fertilising products according to Regulation 2019/515
Sponsors/Exhibitors
Golden sponsor: Artemisa d.o.o.
Exhibitors: FCN Fertiliser Consultants Network, Nevex Institute, DHD-Consulting
Speakers
Theodora Nikolakopoulou
EU Commission, DG GROW
Christian Kabbe
European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform (ESPP)
Donata Chiari
The European Biochar Industry Consortium (EBI)
Philipp Theuring
EasyMining
Laura van Scholl
Nutriënten Management Instituut (NMI)
Eirini Thomloudi
SustChem S.A.
Dorottya Lőrincz
CerTrust Ltd.
Giel Tettelaar
EFCI Register
Ildiko Varga
CerTrust Ltd.
Gabor Bese
CPR Europe Kft.
Konstantinos Dimitriadis
EU Commission, DG GROW
Jaroslav Houček
Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture (ÚKZÚZ)
Gábor Tőkés
Plant Protection and Yield Enhancer authorization expert
Alessia Gaetani
European Committee for Standardization (CEN)
Lucile Sever
European Biogas Association
Saara Sumiala
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
Koen Oorts
Arche Consulting
Leen Jansen
Arche Consulting
Luka Živković
AGREMO Ltd.
Annual Eastern Europe Regulatory Conference – Registration Of Plant Protection Products
20-21 April 2023
Park Inn by Radisson Danube Bratislava
Rybné námestie 1, 811 02 Bratislava, Slovakia
After a 2-years pause due to Covid-19, Legera has organised an in-person event with 130 attendees. The topics were covered by individually selected speakers from the EU as well as national authorities and certain other stakeholders, and we are grateful for their contributions. Networking is of high relevance for the events that we organize, so plenty of networking opportunities were offered which enabled the exchange of opinions and expertise.
Summary
The conference focused on the following topics:
- EU regulatory status today and prospects for the future.
- National Competent authorities from the CEE region – advice for the applicants.
- New Fertilizing Products Regulation 2019/1009 in relation to Regulation (EC) 1107/2009.
Sponsors/Exhibitors
Golden sponsor: Artemisa d.o.o.
Exhibitors: Barkwith Associates, Nevex Institute, FCN Fertiliser Consultants Network
Speakers
Ewa Matyjaszczyk
European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO)
Mariano Alessio Vernì
Silc Fertilizzanti Srl
Tatjana Humar-Jurič
Chemicals Office of The Republic of Slovenia
José Carvalho
IBMA
Peter Kiklica
ÚKSÚP Slovakia
Zdravka Sever
HAPIH Croatia
Yunus Bayram
Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock
Gábor Tőkés
Plant Protection and Yield Enhancer authorization expert
Florin Constantin
AGXECUTIVE
Domenica Auteri
EFSA
Mariana Mihalcea Udrea
National Environmental Protection Agency (ANPM)
Laurent Oger
CropLife Europe
Jérémy Pinte
EU COM, DG GROW
Manuel Duarte
ECCA
Dorottya Lőrincz
CerTrust Ltd.
Dragica Brkić
Faculty of Agriculture, Serbia
Plant Protection Products – Today and in the Future
29–30 September 2020
Virtual event
A two-day virtual conference focused on PPP in the Central and Eastern EU region, to which we have invited companies, local authorities and other stakeholders interested in exchanging information and learning about the legislative and strategic changes in the field.
Summary
The conference focused on the following topics:
- EU regulatory environment status for conventional chemical products.
- EU regulatory environment development for bioproducts.
- Competent Authority’s country reports.
- Research and innovation.
Speakers
László Bura
Scientific officer at European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
Hans Mattaar
ECCA, Technical director
Pedro Roselló Vilarroig
ECHA, Support and Enforcement Unit, Regulatory Support officer
Mariano Alessio Vernì
SILC Fertilizzanti Srl, General Manager
David Cary
International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association (IBMA), Special advisor (Retiring Executive Director)
Dr. Mario Lešnik
University of Maribor, Head of the Plant Protection Department
Dr. Patrice A. Marchand
ITAB The organic food & farming Institute, Inputs Dept. Head
Dr. Lucius Tamm
Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, Deputy Director andHead of Department of Crop Sciences
Peter Kugel
VVGB Advocaten Brussels, Partner
Dr. Nicole van Straten
Board for the authorisation of plant protection products and biocides (Ctgb), Manager Scientific Assessment and Advice and Deputy Secretary / Director
Raimonda Grigaitė
Ministry of Agriculture of Lithuania, Advisor of the Plant Protection Product Authorization Division
Viktória Vona
Csernozjom Kft., CEO
Boštjan Božič
TrapviewHQ, VP Sales and Marketing
Maria Mihaylova
AgriaSA, Head of Registration Department
Janet Williams
Bayer CropScienceLtd., Head of Regulatory Science – UK & Ireland
Dr. David Calvert
iFormulate Limited, Director
Manel Cervera Comabella
Dunham Trimmer LLC, Managing partner
Biocides
18-19 June 2019
Angelo by Vienna House Prague
Radlická 3216/1g, 15000 Prague 5, Czech Republic
The conference “Authorisation of biocidal products and their application by SMEs” was organised in June, in the beautiful city of Prague. We are very grateful to all the speakers and attendees. Together we have created a memorable event.
Summary
The conference focused on the following topics:
- Update on EU Guidance on Efficacy and challenges in efficacy testing
- Annex VIII implementation and ECHA IT submission tools (including Unique formula identifier)
- Experience gained so far with authorisation/renewal of biocidal products, in situ cases and ED
- Legal Aspects, data sharing
Sponsors/Exhibitors
Sponsor: Artemisa d.o.o.
Speakers
Katarzyna Szymankiewicz
Chair of the Efficacy Working Group – Unit D2 – Biocidal Products, ECHA
Daniele Ape
Scientific Officer – Dissemination and Processing Unit, ECHA
Dr. Lonne Gerritsen
Regulatory affairs and efficacy expert – Knoell Netherlands
Dr. John Harrison
Regulatory Manager (Biocides, EAME) – Syngenta Professional Solutions
Rafael Gozalbes
Founder and Director of ProtoQSAR SL
Maria Luisa González Márquez
Head of the Biocides Area – Spanish Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality
Dr. Edmund Plattner
Independent consultant
Dr. Andrea Zikova
Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Germany
Dr. Vera Ritz
Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Germany
Peter Kugel
Partner – VVGB Advocaten Brussels
Kristine Krafte
Chemist – Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre
Maria Amon
Directorate-General V – Waste Management, Chemicals Policy and Environmental Technology, Austrian Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism
Saulius Majus
Head of Products evaluation division, Vilnius Department, Lithuanian National Public Health Centre
Registration of Plant Protection Products – Between Regulatory Framework and the Challenges in Reality
9-10 April 2019
Sofitel Budapest Chain Bridge
Szechenyi Istvan ter 2, 1051 Budapest, Hungary
It was our great pleasure to organise this event in partnership with the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture. The conference gathered companies, local authorities and other stakeholders from all over Europe interested in exchanging information and learning about legislative and strategic changes in the field.
Summary
The conference focused on the following topics:
- EU regulatory environment and changes (BREXIT, REFIT).
- Withdrawal of active substances and consequences for agriculture.
- Art. 43 renewal challenges/Country reports.
- Future of plant protection products (biocontrol products).
Sponsors/Exhibitors
Golden sponsor: Artemisa d.o.o.
Sponsor: Eurofins, Citoxlab
Exhibitor: APIS
Speakers
Dr. Klaus Berend
EU COM, DG Health and Food Safety, Unit E.4 – Pesticides and Biocides, Head of Unit
Dr. Gábor Tőkés
NEBIH, Directorate of Plant Protection, Soil Conservation and Agri-Environment, Deputy Director
Dr. Martin Streloke
Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety, Division “Plant Protection Products” (BVL), Head of the Department
Dr. Luuk van Duijn
Board for the authorisation of plant protection products and biocides (CTGB), Executive Director
Szalkai Gábor
Hungarian Crop Protection Association (HuCPA), Managing Director
Jeroen Meeussen
EU Minor Uses Coordination Facility. Coordinator
David Cary
IBMA, Executive Director
Dr. Agata Jakubowska
Applied Insect Science S.L., Project Manager and Regulatory Expert
Murielle Alazet
Oro Agri International Ltd., Regulatory Manager
Beata Cebere
Agrinos AS, Regulatory Affairs Manager
Hans Mattaar
ECCA, Technical director
Dr. Jose Joao Carvalho
knoell Germany GmbH, Head of Business Development Crop Protection
Dr. Irene McGrath
Kerona Scientific Ltd., Managing director
Daniel Sompolski
ECHA, Scientific officer and expert in Poison Centre
Lenka Gurská Krajčovičová
Central Control and Testing Institute in Agriculture in Bratislava (ÚKSÚP), Department of pesticides registration, Coordinator of Expert Evaluations
Ing. Pavel Minar, PhD.
State Phytosanitary Administration, Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture, Head of the Department
Amélie Grimaldi
Staphyt Regulatory, Senior Regulatory Consultant
Aleksandra Gniado
Artemisa Poland, Senior Regulatory Expert
Dr. Maristella Rubbiani
National Centre for Chemicals, Dangerous Preparations and Mixtures, Head of the Unit
Dr. Zdravka Sever
Croatian Agency for Agriculture and Food (HAPIH), Head of department for PPP and biocides
Zorka Prljević
Directorate for Foodsafety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Affairs, Montenegro, Deputy Director
Amedeo Kola
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Albania (MARDA), PP Specialist
Maria Stroiu
State Centre for Certification and Approbation of Phyto-sanitary Means and Fertilizers of the Republic of Moldova, Head of General Department
