jean charles bocquet director general european crop protection association (ecpa) march 11 th &...
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Jean Charles BOCQUETDirector general
European Crop Protection Association (ECPA)
March 11th & 12th, Brussels
Crop Protection European Regulatory Conferenceintroductory comments
Crop protection industry :a responsible sector !
Facing regulatory burdens
Committed to fight illegal pesticides
Looking for solutions
Today’s agriculture must be sustainably productive
Europe has the responsibility to remain a world leader in agriculture
And a regulatory framework that fosters innovation is crucial to achieving these
goals for the future
Significant progress in products profile! ( a.i., formulations, packaging)
Solutions provider for any model of competitive and sustainable farming model
One of the most regulated sectors
A global R&D sector (seeds ,classical chemistry, natural imitative chemistry, bio solutions, decisions making tools)
Crop Protection sector: a committed and responsible industry
Hungry for Changeour stewardship journey
Enhance biodiversity
Protect & conserve water
Increase food safety, quality & affordability
Improve farmer
& public health
Concern!!Impact of hazard-based legislation
Herbicides
Inse
cticid
es
Fungicides
ED
Bee RA
WaterImpact on
Crop Protection
and Agriculture
Water
ED
Bees
ZonalComp. Assess
Attack on Agritech,
R&D, Innovation
EFSA / SANTE
Health
IPR
• 10 years+ and > €250 million for a new solution
• EU is losing attractiveness (33% of global CPP R&D focus in early 80’s; only 7.7% today!)
• Current regulation not effective
• Delays in setting the rules (ED…)
• Precautionary approach ( NNI’s…)
• Industry efforts and progress not fully recognized and taken into account
Why those concerns?
1. Science-based policy making
2. Smarter and better regulation
3. Consistency
4. Innovation
5. Agricultural productivity & competitiveness
Our industry’s vision
• More science and pragmatism: decisions based on risk assessment and management supported by scientific evidence and expertise
• Check the workability of any regulation before proposing new ones!
• Work together: involve key actors and mobilize partners (e.g. farmers)
• Inform the debate for the 1107/2009 and 396/2005 revision
How to address those concerns?
Agri-food chain coalition : Raise awareness about modern agriculture and the importance of innovation
EFSA impacted industries: cooperation & proposals
Agri-Food chain roundtable on CPP’s
Minor uses coalition
Agri-Food Chain initiatives
Let’s be sure that the collective efforts are not undermine by illegal practices!
The case of illegal pesticides…
• Health risks to farmers & operators applying them • Potential to damage or destruction of the treated
crop, ruining farmer’s livelihood • Unknown residues in food crops • Environmental risks to wildlife, water and soil • Environmental waste problems in terms of disposal
Potential damage & risks caused by counterfeit and illegal Pesticides
Counterfeit and illegal Pesticides
Protect Yourself (1)
1. Label must be readable in your language– permanently attached to the pack– with name of importer and licence holder– with complete instructions in local language These are legal requirements and one of the guarantees of
authentic product!
2. Buy Pesticides from reputable suppliers– with Good Sales Practice Certificate (if applicable in your country)– request licence from “virtual“ suppliers The right quality can only be obtained from the right supplier!
3. Always Ask for an Invoice and/or Receipt If your invoice names a different product to the one delivered,
insist on a new invoice or return the product to the retailer
Protect Yourself (2)
4. Ask your supplier for information on security & protection tools used by manufacturers
5. Be careful with extraordinary special deals and/or excessive discounts
If a deal looks too good to be true there is probably a good reason!
6. In case of doubts contact your plant protection inspector
Report illegal or suspicious pesticides to relevant authorities to stop criminals defrauding farmers!
Counterfeit and illegal Pesticides
To understand the blockers and future opportunities, there is a need to review 1107/2009 & 396/2005
We need a detailed review of the legislation that will:–Evaluate the implementation of the current legislation–Review options for future improvements
Proposals to change the legislation should be based on the conclusions of the review
But we now need to focus on improving the workings of the current legislative frameworks
We look forward to the Conference discussion on these issues!!
Improving the regulatory process