Training on the evaluation of emergency authorisations of pesticides using the EFSA protocol on fungicides and bactericides

Background

Emergency authorisation of pesticides under Article 53 of Regulation (EU) 1107/2009 is a tool allowing the time-limited use of pesticides in situations where an emergency cannot be managed by other reasonable means. 

EFSA has developed, in collaboration with the Benaki Phytopathological Institute, Aarhus University, and INIA-CSIC, a protocol for the evaluation of emergency authorisations of fungicides and bactericides. The protocol ensures that assessments consider alternative treatments and that action plans are developed to avoid unnecessary repetition of emergency authorisations. The protocol allows a fast assessment with a clear outcome, using different flow charts for approved and non-approved substances, as well as for common and regulated pests. 

To support assessment by Member States (MSs) experts, a repository of alternative control methods is made available for pests for which emergency authorisations are most frequently applied.

Training objectives

• In-depth knowledge of the protocol and its principles
• Application of the protocol to different case studies
• Searching for alternatives in the repository of alternative methods
• Possibility to ask for clarification

Target audience

• MSs experts (risk assessors and risk managers) involved in emergency authorisations
• Stakeholders applying for emergency authorisations (e.g. growers associations, producers of plant protection products)
• Interested public, including NGOs

Training dates

The training sessions were delivered online on three dates:

• 10 & 11 November 2026
• 16 & 17 November 2026
• 9 & 10 December 2026

Registration details

Please indicate also your 2nd and 3rd choice of the training date in the registration form. Each training date is limited to 45 participants. Places will be allocated based on the date of registration and the stated training date preferences. Those who registered also to the insecticide training sessions but could not attend because those training courses were already fully booked will get priority for the upcoming training sessions.