1. ECHA Communications AP 7.1 November 2017 CA meeting Hugues Kenigswald
Biocides assessment Unit
24 November 2017 2

2. Content Status of biocides applications
Progress of the Review Programme
Confidentiality claims assessment: update
Enforcement: Forum BPR subgroup
5/31/2019

3. Progress Review Programme and approval new active substances
Status after BPC-22

4. Status of applications since EIO BPR*

5. Confidentiality claims assessment
IUCLID report generator:
available on IUCLID homepage
specific report for confidentiality claims
easy to use and fast
choice of format: pdf, rtf or csv (excel)
ECHA support available
ECHA will process backlog from June 2017 until end of November 2017 and send the reports to the CAs after which will no longer provide the reports
Next steps: ECHA plan to submit a paper for the January 2018 CA meeting

6. BPRS-3 key results:
The meeting took place on 9-10 November 2017 within the ECHA premises
Agenda:
Adoption of the Forum Multiannual Work Programme
Establishment of the Forum WG on the Activity Programme 2019+
The BPRS decided to organize an open session with ASOs (date to be defined)
First BPRS ‘Training for Trainers’ to be focused on Treated Articles
Presentation of Switzerland’s national BPR enforcement policies and activities

7. BPRS-3 key results:
First enforcement project selected by the BPRS on Treated articles. Focus on active substances approved/included in the review programme; labelling according to Article 58 of the BPR
Preparatory phase 2018/operational phase 2019
Project will include inspection of non-approved active substances used to treat articles illegally placed on the EU market
The BPRS agreed to use the methodology for the management of enforcement projects (to be revised in line to the BPR)

8. Next steps Next BPRS meeting will take place on 16 March 2018 (BPRS-4)
Key items:
Updates on
the first BPR enforcement project (draft manual)
the first BPR Training for Trainers 2018
the operational phase of REF-6 on Classification and Labelling – BPR module
Discussion on the draft conclusions of the Practical Issues on Article 95 and Article 3.3 of the BPR
Presentation of outcome of the survey to be run among NEAs to gather information on national enforcement activities

9. Thank you!