May 2008, Abuja Nigeria Bernhard Johnen, International Regulatory Manager, CropLife International Bama YAO, West & Central Africa Hub Coordinator, CropLife Africa Middle East THE INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE ON GHS IMPLEMENTATION Regional Workshop on Chemical Hazard Communication and GHS Implementation for Countries of ECOWAS Region 1

CONTENT  CROPLIFE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK  IMPLICATION OF THE INDUSTRY

A GLOBAL FEDERATION OF REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS (OVER 100 COUNTRIES)…. THE NETWORK

… 08 MULTINATIONALS R/D CPPs and BIOTECHNOLOGY THE NETWORK (cont.)

SIPCAM OXON THE NETWORK (cont.) West & Central Africa:  Cameroon  Côte d’Ivoire  Ghana  Mali  Nigeria  Senegal

THE NETWORK (end) MISSION/PRIORITY AREAS (CPPs)  IPRs  REGULATIONS  STEWARDSHIP & SUSTAINABLE AGRIC.  IPM/SU-RU  International CoC  Container Management  Obsolete Stocks  COMMUNICATION Regional/National Associations !!!

IMPLICATION CROPLIFE INTERESTS (Recommendations/Position Paper)  CPPs LABELS: PRIMARY COMMUNICATION TOOL  LABELS NEED TO:  CONVEY CLEAR MESSAGE ON HEALTH/SAFETY ASPECTS OF PRODUCT USES;  BE CONSISTENT, CLEAR, APPLICABLE TO LOCAL USES;  GHS OPTIONS TO BE IMPLEMENTED AND USED!

IMPLICATION (cont.) CROPLIFE INTERESTS OPTIONS TO GOVERNMENTS:  HAZARD CLASSES/CATEGORIES (“BUILDING BLOCK APPROACH”);  EXISTING RISK BASED LABELING WHILE IMPLEMENTING APPROPRIATE HAZARD CLASSES;  THE TIMESCALE AND TRANSITION PERIODS;  THE MECHANISM TO CHANGE EXISTING LABELS;

IMPLICATION (cont.) ROLE  SUPPORT COMMON AND COHERENT APPROACH TO CLASSIFYING HAZARDS AND COMMUNICATE INFORMATION ON CPP LABEL.  COMMUNICATE THAT GHS OFFERS GLOBAL LABEL HARMONISATION FOR CHEMICALS (CPPs?).

IMPLICATION (cont.) ROLE  ENSURE GHS DOES NOT UNDERMINE RISK COMMUNICATION PROCESS;  PROMOTE “BUILDING BLOCK APPAROACH”: COMMUNICATE RELEVANT INFORMATION OF LABEL TO FARMERS;

IMPLICATION (cont.) CONTRIBUTION  “SITUATION AND GAP ANALYSIS” CONCERNING CPPs LABELS;  AWARENESS RAISING ON ISSUES RELATED TO GHS;  PROMOTE SEPARATE AND SPECIFIC PLANS FOR THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR IN NATIONAL GHS IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES AND PLANS. 11

IMPLICATION (end) CONTRIBUTION  ENCOURAGE GOVERNMENTS FOR CLOSE COOPERATION WITH REGULATORY AUTHORITIES TO SELECT GHS ELEMENTS APPROPRIATE FOR CPPs;  EDUCATE AND TRAIN SUPPLY CHAIN AND FARMERS ON LABELS CHANGES ARISING FROM GHS AND ADOPTED FOR CPPs.

THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION Bama O. YAO WCA Hub Coordinator CropLife Africa Middle East 28 BP 437 ABIDJAN 28 Côte d’Ivoire Tel.: Fax: Bernhard Johnen International Regulatory Policy CropLife International Avenue Louise 143-B 1050 Brussels, Belgium Tel.: Fax: ou