FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Regional Workshop on Practical Aspects of Pesticide Risk Assessment and Phasing out of Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs)

19/05/2014-22/05/2014 Nanjing, China

 

 

Objectives

  • review to what extent use can be made of registration data from countries with advanced risk assessment procedures;
  • exchange experiences related to the phasing out of highly hazardous pesticides, with emphasis on practical aspects of such phasing out;
  • explore scope for collaboration in the review of new chemicals and current highly hazardous products;
  • discuss mechanisms for collaboration among countries in addressing the problem of fake and substandard products;
  • provide updates on new developments, such as the revision of the International Code of Conduct and the reforms of China’s labeling and Japan’s registration system.

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