REBECA Macrobials Workshop: WICC Wageningen April 5-6 2006

 

Wednesday 5 April

1. Introduction to REBECA

REBECA: Objectives and Tasks. Ralf-Udo Ehlers

Objectives of Macrobials workshop. Ralf-Udo Ehlers

 

2. Identifying risks and benefits

Benefits of macrobial BCAs in classical and inundative control. Joop van Lenteren

Macrobial BCAs: what are the risks? Sharon Cheek

Harmonia: a problem or a distraction? Firouz Kabiri

The nematode perspective: risks and benefits. Willem Ravensberg

DISCUSSION

Identifying and categorizing risks: which risks require regulation?

Jeff Bale and Ralf-Udo Ehlers (facilitators)

 

3. Regulation

Current regulatory situation in Europe. Antoon Loomans

Industrial experience of EU regulation. Richard GreatRex

Recent developments in regulatory guidelines. Franz Bigler

 

4. Trade-off analysis

DISCUSSION

Are risks over-regulated? Jeff Bale and Ralf-Udo Ehlers

 

5. Methods for risk assessment

Establishment. Jeff Bale

Host range testing. Joop van Lenteren

Dispersal. Dirk Babendreier

Costs of risk assessment. Uli Kuhlmann

Hierarchical systems of screening. Joop van Lenteren

Risk analysis for non-natives: opportunities for a generic approach. Richard Baker

DISCUSSION

Methods, costs and who should pay? Jeff Bale and Ralf-Udo Ehlers

 

 

Thursday 6 April

 

6. Risk Management

Positive List. Ulli Kuhlmann

Industry investment in R&D and IPR. Karel Bolckmans

DISCUSSION

EU Expert Group: remit and relationships. Jeff Bale and Ralf-Udo Ehlers

 

CONCLUDING DISCUSSION Jeff Bale and Ralf-Udo Ehlers