2014 CIPAC/FAO/WHO Meeting Liège, Belgium 17 – 26 June 2014 Centre wallon de Recherches...

2014 CIPAC/FAO/WHO Meeting

Liège, Belgium

17 – 26 June 2014

Centre wallon de Recherches agronomiques Département Agriculture et Milieu naturel

Unité Physico-chimie et Résidus des Produits Phytopharmaceutiques et des biocides www.cra.wallonie.be

The local organiser

Walloon Agricultural Research Centre (CRA-W) Founded in 1872, CRA-W is a scientific establishment

(public-interest organisation) under the Regional Government of Wallonia in Belgium.

CRA-W employs over 450 people, most of them are scientists including doctors in agricultural science, engineers or graduates.

Spread over three sites (Gembloux, Libramont and Mussy-la-Ville), the Centre occupies some 300 hectares of offices, laboratories, greenhouses, orchards and experimental fields



Local organiser

Walloon Agricultural Research Centre (CRA-W)Areas of expertise: a multidisciplinary approach

The various Departments of CRA-W offer complementary areas of expertise and together form a multidisciplinary research institution covering the main fields of interest in agriculture, horticulture and forestry as well as the food processing industries and environmental sciences.From biotechnology to plant and animal products, plant breeding and crop protection, agricultural engineering or product quality, all the Departments work in coordination to optimize products in terms of both quantity and quality by reducing inputs (creating tolerant varieties, precision farming, integrated management of fertilization and phytosanitary protection, etc.) or by creating added value or differentiated quality products, while taking society’s expectations into account.



Local organiserWalloon Agricultural Research Centre (CRA-W)

Research and studies on plant protection products and biocides

Development of integrated pest management Study of the agricultural and ecotoxicological properties of agricultural pesticides

(according to GEP and GLP) Study, monitoring and management of pesticide resistance Development of methods for checking pesticides application quality Limiting the toxicological adverse effects of plant protection products on people,

animals and the environment Study of the physico-chemical properties of plant protection products and biocides and

their fate in crops, agricultural products and environment(according to GLP or ISO 17025)

Development and validation of analytical methods for active ingredients, impurities, residues and metabolites (according to GLP)

WHO Collaborating Centre for Quality Control of Pesticides



Local organiserIn collaboration with the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) FASFC is a federal executive agency

with authority over the whole Belgian territory.

It lays down the operational standards applicable to businesses and integrates all official control and inspection services for the food chain.In accordance with the Federal law of 4 February 2000, the FASFC is responsible for laying down, implementing and enforcing measures related to the analysis and the management of risks that may affect the health of consumers.

FASFC employs over 1100 people, among them 120 people working in 5ISO 17025 accredited laboratories and 900 people for samplings and inspections.

FASFC performers the quality control of pesticides used in Belgium (formulations and residues).



Belgium



Belgium and Brussels



Liège



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Liège



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Belgium



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Centre wallon de Recherches agronomiquesDépartement Agriculture et Milieu naturel

Unité Physico-chimie et Résidus des Produits Phytopharmaceutiques et des BiocidesBât. Carson Rue du Bordia, 11 - B-5030 GEMBLOUX - Tél : ++ 32 (0)81 62 52 62 - Fax : ++ 32 (0)81 62 52 72

[email protected] - http://www.cra.wallonie.be

Hope to see all of you in Liège, Belgium on June 2014

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