Public consultation of the Scientific Panel on Plant Protection Products and their Residues (PPR) on the Draft Scientific Opinion on Preparation of a Guidance Document on Pesticide Exposure Assessment for Workers, Operators, Bystanders and Residents.

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EFSA's Panel on plant protection products and their residues (PPR Panel) has launched an open consultation on the Scientific Opinion on Preparation of a Guidance Document on Pesticide Exposure Assessment for Workers, Operators, Bystanders and Residents. This document intends to provide guidance to notifiers and Member States on the assessment of the non-dietary exposure of workers, operators, bystanders and residents to be used in risk assessment for use of plant protection products for inclusion in Annex I of Directive 91/414/EEC.

Interested parties are invited to submit written comments by means of the electronic form available on this page by 15 September 2009. Please note that comments submitted by e-mail or by post cannot be taken into account.

If interested parties wish to contribute studies or data to support a particular comment, these should be published or accepted for publication in scientific reports or journals and clear reference to where the supporting information is found should be made.

It should be noted that a submission will not under any circumstances be considered if:

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

Furthermore,

  • Repeated comments received from the same contributor will appear only once.
  • Comments submitted by individuals on personal capacity will be published anonymously.
  • Comments submitted formally on behalf of an organization will appear with the name of the organization.

EFSA will assess all relevant comments from interested parties which are submitted in line with the above criteria. The comments will be evaluated by EFSA’s PPR Panel and taken into consideration where these will enhance the scientific quality or understanding during the revision of the documents. Following this procedure EFSA will publish the relevant comments received, as well as a short report on the outcome of the consultation.