Organisation and implementation of training activities on the Risk assessment of microorganisms used as pesticides and biocides under the Better Training For Safer Food Academy.

The objective of the training is to support development of expertise as regards the risk assessment methodologies for microorganisms to be used in biocidal and plant protection products. This shall also enhance competences in evaluating dossier admissibility/validity and risk assessment, and will also aim to promote, as much as possible, harmonisation of the procedures of evaluation, and authorisation of such microorganisms within the EU.

The training targets participants from the competents authorities of EU member states, Candidate Countries, EFTA/EEA Countries and potential candidate countries.

Phase I

Session Start Date End Date Location Country
1 28/06/2021 02/07/2021 ONLINE RAMO
2 04/10/2021 08/10/2021 ONLINE RAMO
3 25/10/2021 29/10/2021 ONLINE RAMO
4 22/11/2021 26/11/2021 ONLINE RAMO
5 14/02/2022 18/02/2022 ONLINE RAMO
6 14/03/2022 18/03/2022 ONLINE RAMO
7 30/05/2022 03/06/2022 ONLINE RAMO
8 27/09/2022 30/09/2022 Riga Latvia
9 22/11/2022
25/11/2022
Valencia
Spain
10 07/02/2023 10/02/2023 Sofia Bulgaria

Phase II

SESSION START DATE END DATE CITY COUNTRY
1 20/02/2024 23/02/2024 Brussels BELGIUM
2 16/04/2024 19/04/2024 Valencia SPAIN
3 04/06/2024 07/06/2024 Bucharest ROMANIA
4 17/09/2024 20/09/2024 Riga LATVIA
5 11/2024 11/2024 Valetta MALTA
6 03/02/2025 06/02/2025 Porto PORTUGAL

Risk assessment of microorganisms used as pesticides and biocides