Program

Monday, 30 August 2021, 16:00-17:30 CEST

16:00 Instructions on Webinar Platform by Xtalks

16:02 Welcome and Introduction by H.E. Ad Melkert

16:05 Cartoon: “The Adapted Bee Movie”

16:10 From Chemicals to Biologicals: Start the Balanced Transition Now by H.E. Dr Alojz Peterle, Former Prime Minister of Slovenia (current Presidency of the European Union), former Member of the European Parliament

16:17 Regulation and innovation in plant protection by Dr Alexander Italianer, former Secretary General of the European Commission

16:24 OECD Recommendations on Plant Protection Products Regulation and How to Implement Them: The Next Phase by Dr Rodolfo Lacy, Director of the Environment Directorate, OECD

16:31 Reg (EC) 1107/2009: Repairing the Omission through a Commission Communication by David Cary, Member of the Board of PAN Europe

16:38 Transitioning to Greener Agriculture: The Need for Faster and Easier Registration and Market Accessing for Microbial Plant Protection Products without Loss of Safety and Efficacy by Martin Hlaváček, Member of the European Parliament (Member, AGRI Committee)

16:45 Debate, moderated by H.E. Ad Melkert

17:27 Concluding remarks by H.E. Ad Melkert