CASAFE – Agenda Seminario

FIRST SEMINAR FOR MERCOSUR COUNTRIES, BOLIVIA AND CHILE ON FAO SPECIFICATIONS APPLICABLE TO THE REGISTRATION

OF CROP-PROTECTION PRODUCTS

Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 29-31, 2001

Universidad Argentina de la Empresa – UADE

FINAL PROGRAM

Monday, October 29

08:00 – 08:45              Registration of participants

08:45 – 09:15              Opening of the Regional Seminar by national, FAO, and Crop-Protection Products Industry authorities  

09:30 – 10:15              General introduction to FAO specifications (Sebastiao Barbosa,

FAO/RLC

10:15 – 10:45              Coffee break

10:45 – 11:30              Process of development of FAO specifications (Gero Vaagt, FAO,

Rome)

11:30 – 12:15              Data required for specifications (Alan Hill, FAO Experts Committee)

12:15 – 13:00              Priority criteria for developing and revising specifications (Gero

Vaagt, FAO Rome)

13:00 – 14:30              Lunch break

14:30 – 15:30              Determination of equivalence (Alan Hill; FAO Experts Committee)

15:30 – 16:00              FAO-WHO joint specifications (Gero Vaagt, FAO Rome)

16:00 – 16:30              Coffee break

16:30 – 17:30              General debate

Tuesday, October 30

09:00 – 10:15              Presentation by countries on breakthroughs, limitations, and

applicability of the FAO technical specifications to the registration process of pesticides (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil)

10:15 – 10:45              Coffee break

10:45 – 12:00              Presentations by countries continued (Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay)

12:00 – 12:30              Conference: “The Importance of the Registration System of Crop-

protection Products for Assuring Food Quality” (Alberto Etiennot,

UADE)

12:30 – 14:30              Lunch break

14:30 – 16:00              Industry viewpoints on FAO specifications and the importance of said specifications for guaranteeing product quality and establishing unified criteria and requirements for the registration of pesticides in the countries of the sub-region (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil)

16:00 – 16:15              Coffee break

16:15 – 17:00              Industry viewpoints continued (Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay)

Wednesday, October 31

09:00 – 10:00              Setting up work groups (limited to registration officials)

10:00 – 10:30              Coffee break

10:30 – 12:30              Work groups

12:30 – 14:30              Lunch break

14:30 – 16:30              Plenary session: Presentation of work-group results and conclusions

16:30 – 17:00              Coffee break

17:00                           Closing ceremony