13 -15 may 2008, abuja nigeria bernhard johnen, international regulatory manager, croplife...
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13 -15 May 2008, Abuja Nigeria Bernhard Johnen, International Regulatory Manager, CropLife International
Bama YAO, West & Central Africa Hub Coordinator, CropLife Africa Middle East
THE INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE ON GHS IMPLEMENTATION
Regional Workshop on Chemical Hazard Communication
and GHS Implementation for Countries of ECOWAS Region
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CONTENT
CROPLIFE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK
IMPLICATION OF THE INDUSTRY
A GLOBAL FEDERATION OF REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS (OVER 100 COUNTRIES)….
THE NETWORK
…08 MULTINATIONALS R/D CPPs and BIOTECHNOLOGY
THE NETWORK (cont.)
SIPCAM OXON
THE NETWORK (cont.)
West & Central Africa:
Cameroon
Côte d’Ivoire
Ghana
Mali
Nigeria
Senegal
THE NETWORK (end)
MISSION/PRIORITY AREAS (CPPs) IPRs REGULATIONS STEWARDSHIP & SUSTAINABLE AGRIC.
IPM/SU-RU International CoC Container Management Obsolete Stocks
COMMUNICATION
Regional/National Associations !!!
IMPLICATION
CROPLIFE INTERESTS (Recommendations/Position Paper)
CPPs LABELS: PRIMARY COMMUNICATION TOOL
LABELS NEED TO:
CONVEY CLEAR MESSAGE ON HEALTH/SAFETY ASPECTS
OF PRODUCT USES;
BE CONSISTENT, CLEAR, APPLICABLE TO LOCAL USES;
GHS OPTIONS TO BE IMPLEMENTED AND USED!
IMPLICATION (cont.)
CROPLIFE INTERESTSOPTIONS TO GOVERNMENTS:
HAZARD CLASSES/CATEGORIES (“BUILDING BLOCK
APPROACH”);
EXISTING RISK BASED LABELING WHILE
IMPLEMENTING APPROPRIATE HAZARD CLASSES;
THE TIMESCALE AND TRANSITION PERIODS;
THE MECHANISM TO CHANGE EXISTING LABELS;
IMPLICATION (cont.)
ROLE
SUPPORT COMMON AND COHERENT APPROACH TO
CLASSIFYING HAZARDS AND COMMUNICATE
INFORMATION ON CPP LABEL.
COMMUNICATE THAT GHS OFFERS GLOBAL LABEL
HARMONISATION FOR CHEMICALS (CPPs?).
IMPLICATION (cont.)
ROLE
ENSURE GHS DOES NOT UNDERMINE RISK
COMMUNICATION PROCESS;
PROMOTE “BUILDING BLOCK APPAROACH”:
COMMUNICATE RELEVANT INFORMATION OF
LABEL TO FARMERS;
IMPLICATION (cont.)
CONTRIBUTION
“SITUATION AND GAP ANALYSIS” CONCERNING CPPs
LABELS;
AWARENESS RAISING ON ISSUES RELATED TO GHS;
PROMOTE SEPARATE AND SPECIFIC PLANS FOR THE
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR IN NATIONAL GHS
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES AND PLANS.
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IMPLICATION (end)
CONTRIBUTION
ENCOURAGE GOVERNMENTS FOR CLOSE
COOPERATION WITH REGULATORY AUTHORITIES TO
SELECT GHS ELEMENTS APPROPRIATE FOR CPPs;
EDUCATE AND TRAIN SUPPLY CHAIN AND FARMERS
ON LABELS CHANGES ARISING FROM GHS AND
ADOPTED FOR CPPs.
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION
Bama O. YAO
WCA Hub Coordinator
CropLife Africa Middle East28 BP 437 ABIDJAN 28 Côte d’Ivoire
Tel.: +225-224 150 10
Fax: +225-224 150 28
E-mail: [email protected]
Bernhard Johnen
International Regulatory PolicyCropLife InternationalAvenue Louise 143-B1050 Brussels, Belgium
Tel.: +32 2 542 04 10 Fax: +32 2 542 04 19
E-mail: [email protected]
www.croplife.org ou www.croplifeafrica.org