The 27th Meeting of OECD Pesticides Working Group and the Joint Meeting of Pesticides Working Group and Hazard Evaluation Working Group was held in Paris from 13th to 15th of June, 2012. Over 50 delegates from OECD member countries, observers, EU, FAO, The Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD, International Biocontrol Manufacturer'' Association and European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization attended the meeting.
At the 27th Meeting of the Working Group on Pesticides, the delegates reviewed the work report of the 26th Meeting, established "green growth" as its goal, and listened to updates from the Registration Steering Group, Risk Reduction Steering Group and Pesticides Steering Group. Thorough discussions were conducted on a number of topics including the incorporation of "green growth" into pesticides programs, investigation on the use of pesticides near residential areas, globalization of pesticides market, illegal trading, rapid warning systems, integrated
pest management and use of biopesticides, pesticide residue limits and rules for its calculation, global joint view of pesticides, globally harmonized system for submission of registration data, coordination of Hazard Evaluation Working Group and Risk Evaluation Working Group, and GMP for Brazilian pesticides manufacturers.
Tao Chuanjiang, Director of Toxicology Division of
ICAMA attended the meeting.
(Source: Toxicology Division, ICAMA)\