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Priorities of the PPR Panel

Luc Mohimont - Pesticides Unit

ECPA-IBMA workshop with EFSA 26th April 2012, Parma Italy

The PPR Panel is a body of the Authority and is responsible for providing the scientific opinions of the Authority. 21 Members appointed for a 3-year mandate, which can be renewed twice. Supported by WG including external experts with ad-hoc expertise. Independence policy.

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Article 29 of the General Food Law: The authority shall issue a scientific opinion: (a) At the request of the Commission, in respect of any

matter within its mission, and in all cases where Community legislation makes the provision for the authority to be consulted

(b) On its own initiative, on matters falling within its mission.

The EU Parliament or a Member State may request the Authority to issue a scientific opinion.

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All requests for opinions have to state clearly the Terms of Reference to be addressed and the deadline to adopt the output. All requests need to be approved by the Mandate Review Committee of EFSA before being processed. Negotiation of the deadline possible with the Commission taking into account: Level of priority Extent of the mandate and existing resources The existence of new scientific elements

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Main areas of work of the PPR Panel Human Risk Assessment Environmental Risk Assessment Fate and behaviour of Pesticides in the environment

Adoption of scientific opinions, Guidance documents and statements

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Achievements of the PPR Panel on the 25th of April 2012:

58 opinions adopted since 2004, of which 41 on generic issues, methodologies and guidance documents

Last adoptions: April 2012: Opinion on the RA of bees and Guidance on Dermal exposure

17 on particular compounds

Last adoption: January 2009: Opinion on the developmental toxicity of deltamethrin 6

Major change for the future: Development of Guidance document will be progressively transferred from the Panel to EFSA: Article 31 of the General Food Law EFSA WGs including experts of PPR Panel and of competent MS organisations

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Typical work plan for developing a Guidance Document 1) Outsourcing of preliminary activities: data collections,

literature reviews EFSA

2) Preparation of a scientific opinion on the state of the science

PANEL

3) Preparation of the guidance document (PANEL or) EFSA

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Ongoing mandates of the PPR Panel:

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Area Outputs Timeline

Aquatic ecotoxicology 4 guidance documents, 1 opinion 2013-2015

Dietary cumulative risk assessment

2 opinions 2012-2013

Focus Groundwater 2009 report

2 opinions 2013

Probabilistic methodology 1 guidance document 2012

Overarching principles in ERA

1 opinion 2014

Terrestrial ecotoxicology 5 opinions 2014-2017

Toxicological relevance of metabolites

1 opinion 2012

Ongoing mandates of the Pesticides unit

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Area outputs Timeline

Operator, worker, bystander and resident exposure

1 guidance document, 1 calculator

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Persistence in soil 2 guidance documents 2013

Protected crops 1 guidance document 2013

Terrestrial ecotoxicology 4 guidance document 2015-2017

Bees 1 guidance document 2012

Potential further mandates for PPR Panel or PPR unit Probabilistic methodology Non dietary cumulative exposure assessment RA of microorganisms Med-rice Guidance document

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