19 November 2018

EUROPE: Adoption of Timelines for Additional Data on ED for AIR III Active Substances

As adopted by the Commission, the new scientific criteria to identify endocrine disruptors (ED) (Reg. (EU) 2018/605) and the associated EFSA/ECHA guidance (EFSA Journal 2018;16(6):5311) are […]
31 October 2018

EUROPE: Publication of the supporting study for the ‘REFIT’ of Reg. (EC) No. 1107/2009 and No. 396/2005

The European Commission started in 2016 the application of the Regulatory Fitness and Performance programme (REFIT) to the European Regulation on pesticides (Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009) […]
30 September 2018

EUROPE: Draft report of the PEST Committee on the Union’s authorisation procedure for pesticides

Nine years after the adoption of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009 and following the recent controversy about the renewal of the active substance glyphosate, a special committee, […]