Invitation to IBMA Autumn General Assembly (AGM) 2022

Dear Members,I hope you and your families are all well. I would like to invite you to the 2022 AutumnGeneral Assembly (AGM) of IBMA. The meeting will be held in the Montreal Auditorium onthe 2nd floor of the Messe Congress Centre, Basel Switzerland. In light of travel restrictions,due to COVID 19 and in accordance with […]

IBMA and Microbial PPPs Task Force Seminar Invitation

The EU Farm to Fork Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products Regulation Proposal (SUR) finally focuses on biological control. But how to achieve fast-track biocontrol authorisation including microbials? Invitation for 13th October 2022:Seminar on fast-track Biocontrol authorisation – in the European Parliament and online Dear Madam, dear Sir, We have the pleasure to invite you to the […]

IBMA position on the Sustainable Use Regulation of Plant Protection Products proposal

Dear IBMA Member, Thank you for your few additional comments on the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products Regulation (SUR) proposal for the public consultation. These have been incorporated as far as practical. Please find online IBMA position on the SUR proposal, which content has been uploaded last week to answer the European Commission public consultation. Based […]

SUR proposal – IBMA Final Comments for the European Commission Public Consultation

Dear IBMA Member, Thank you for comments on the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products Regulation (SUR) proposal for the public consultation. In particular, thank you to IBMA Germany and IBMA France for their comments as well as specific comments from the following members: CBC, Koppert, SBM, TimacAgro. These have been incorporated as far as […]

Appointment of IBMA Technical Project Manager

Dear IBMA Member, We are delighted to announce that Jeremy Belzunces joins IBMA as IBMA Technical Project Manager. Jeremy Belzunces has a background in policy and diplomatic work in Brussels. Jeremy worked for six years as a Policy Advisor in EU Agricultural Affairs for the Agricultural Department of the diplomatic Mission of Israel to the […]

IBMA Reaction to the European Commission adoption of the new rules for micro-organisms (also known as microbials) used in plant protection products

IBMA welcomes the European Commission adoption of the new rules for micro-organisms (also known as microbials) used in plant protection products. IBMA would like to underline the following points: IBMA appreciates that the weight of evidence approach can replace the systematic use of animal studies to address toxicity and pathogenicity end points. Biology and ecology […]

Extension of Deadline for Nominations for IBMA Treasurer

Following the deadline of 15 July, there have been no nominations for IBMA Treasurer.  In the absence of nominations by the deadline, the IBMA Board has agreed to extend the deadline for nominations for Treasurer until 16 September 2022. Call for Candidates IBMA would like to invite nominations for the following vacancy on our Board […]

SUR – Comment timeline extended to 2 September – EU deadline 19 September

Dear Members, The EU Commission has extended their commenting deadline for the SUR to 19 September. IBMA is therefore extending the commenting deadline to 2 September EOB for your comments to the IBMA Secretariat. Between 2 September and 19 September, the Secretariat will work with the PGs, NGs and Advisory Regulatory Working Group to consolidate members’ comments […]

Sustainable Use Regulation – Comments for Public Consultation

On the 22nd June 2022 the European Commission issued a proposal of the Regulation on the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products(SUR) and Annexes. This document is now open for public consultation. It is unusual to have a further public consultation at this stage, but IBMA will use this opportunity to develop our response and updated […]