Plant Protection Products
Under the European Plant Protection Products (PPPs) Directive 91/414/EEC all new and reviewed PPPs intended for use in the EU must appear on a positive list (Annex I) before Member States (MS) can authorise their marketing and use (Annex III). For an active substance to be considered for inclusion on Annex I or Annex III, notifying companies must submit a complete data package (dossier) on both the active substance and at least one PPP containing that active substance. An important component of the dossier is environmental concerns, including ecotoxicology, fate and behaviour and risk assessments.
Detailed guidance documents on data requirements are available at the National and European levels, and the complexity in assessing the fate and behaviour of PPPs in the environment often leads to difficulties in demonstrating acceptable exposure risks to regulators. Often lower-tier risk assessments will predict unacceptable adverse effects in the environment and additional higher-tier risk assessment evaluations are required.
- Review or development of environmental sections of dossiers (fate and behaviour and ecotoxicological sections: the effects on aquatic and other non-target organisms)
- Exposure modelling (FOCUS suite of models)
- Development of higher-tier exposure scenarios
Keep track of our latest news
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ARCHE got inspiration for its newest team event!
At ARCHE we are always in for challenges. So in our search for a thrill exceeding those we already got in our daily work, dealing with the challenges REACH deadlines pose to us and our clients, we stumbled on the following event :-)
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Take home messsages ARCHE's Biocidal Products Regulation training
On January 31st 2012 ARCHE and pIEt consulting have organized, at the ARCHE office in Ghent, a training on the Biocidal Products Regulation. We were happy to welcome 13 people from 11 different companies, from which we all received a positive feedback. Click to the right to read on.
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BIOCIDES 2011 conference in Vienna
ARCHE attended the 14th International annual conference in Vienna (Austria) (28-30th November 2011). The conference is organized by Feierl-Herzele GmbH, that also operates the European Biocides Information Network (https://www.europeanbiocides.net). This fully booked conference is greatly appreciated by participants by its interactive nature and the presence of both industry and government representatives. Click to the right to read on.
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EQSPAE conference in Hong-Kong
ARCHE presented at the International EQSPAE Conference 2011. With this conference, Hong Kong University and SETAC aim to provide an international platform for sharing knowledge on the advancement in the scientific derivation of EQ benchmarks for the protection for aquatic ecosystems and human health. Click to the right to read on.
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The launch of our new website
As you may have noticed by now, we have a new website. And we're quite happy about it too! Click on the arrow on the right for more information.
Meet us at these upcoming events
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6th SETAC World Congres
ARCHE is exhibiting at the 6th SETAC World Congress to be held 20-24 May 2012 in Berlin. In addition we are co-chairing a session on "Collection and use of monitoring data for environmental risk assessment of chemicals" scheduled on wednessday 23 May in the morning.
Topic: Securing a sustainable future: integrating science, policy and people
