Objective
Biological control agents (BCAs) are sustainable and environmentally safe tools to manage pest insects, nematodes, weeds and diseases in agriculture, forestry and horticulture. However, registration procedures have been established for micro-organisms, semiochemicals and botanicals, which prevent their market introduction. Registration largely follows rules developed for synthetic pesticides, thus many possibly irrelevant investigations are requested. Costly risk assessment studies and long term evaluation of dossiers keep these products off the market. The time frame for the EU evaluation of dossiers according to Directive 91/414/EEC is > 70 months compared with ca. 23 months for the same products in the USA. Due to their nature and specificity of action, BCAs should not be treated like synthetic chemicals and therefore need a different approach for risk assessment and regulation. The objective of the Action REBECA is to accelerate the regulation process for BCAs and make it more cost-effective without compromises to the level of safety. The Action will review current legislation, guidelines and guidance documents at Member State and EU level and compare them with legislation in countries where the market introduction of BCAs was more successful. Potential risks of BCAs will be reviewed and proposals are prepared on how regulation of BCAs can be balanced according to their potential hazards. Costs and benefits related to different levels of regulation will be reviewed and trade-offs evaluated. Alternative regulation strategies will be developed for low risk products. The action will bring together stakeholders from industry, science, regulation authorities, policy and environment to form a network within Europe bringing together the expertise and critical mass necessary to improve regulation procedures for BCAs. The action will identify future research tools to support the development of balanced regulation strategies.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
- agricultural sciences agriculture, forestry, and fisheries agriculture agronomy plant protection
- natural sciences biological sciences zoology entomology
- agricultural sciences agriculture, forestry, and fisheries agriculture horticulture
- natural sciences biological sciences microbiology
- agricultural sciences agriculture, forestry, and fisheries forestry
You need to log in or register to use this function
We are sorry... an unexpected error occurred during execution.
You need to be authenticated. Your session might have expired.
Thank you for your feedback. You will soon receive an email to confirm the submission. If you have selected to be notified about the reporting status, you will also be contacted when the reporting status will change.
Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Topic(s)
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Call for proposal
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
FP6-2004-SSP-4
See other projects for this call
Funding Scheme
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Coordinator
KIEL
Germany
The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.