Public consultation on a Draft Guidance of the Scientific Panel on Plant Protection Products and their Residues (PPR) on the Use of Probabilistic Methodology for Modelling Dietary Exposure to Pesticide Residues (Part one: single active substances exposure

EFSA's Panel on Plant Protection Products and their Residues (PPR Panel) has launched an open consultation on a Draft Guidance on the Use of Probabilistic Methodology for Modelling Dietary Exposure to Pesticide Residues (Part one: single active substances exposure assessment). This guidance document proposes a methodology for performing probabilistic exposure assessment of single active substances in the contexts of MRL setting, enforcement actions and periodic reviews of monitoring data on actual exposures, as potential additional tool to deterministic methodologies.

Interested parties are invited to submit written comments by 10th May 2010. Please use exclusively the electronic template provided with the documents to submit comments and refer to the line and page numbers. Please note that comments submitted by e-mail or by post cannot be taken into account and that a submission will not be considered if it is:

• submitted after the deadline set out in the call
• presented in any form other than what is provided for in the instructions and template
• not related to the contents of the document
• contains complaints against institutions, personal accusations, irrelevant or offensive statements or material
• is related to policy or risk management aspects, which is out of the scope of EFSA's activity.

EFSA will assess all comments from interested parties which are submitted in line with the criteria above. The comments will be further considered by the EFSA PPR Panel and taken into consideration if found to be relevant.