Press Release: EFSA completes 2nd stage of EU-wide pesticides peer review process

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), on 6 October 2006, announced that it had completed its work on the 2nd stage of the EU-wide peer review of active substances used in plant protection products (commonly referred to as pesticides) , and issued conclusions on 50 substances that had been peer reviewed for safety by experts from the EU Member States and EFSA. The conclusions are available the EFSA website along with a comprehensive set of documentation. (Please click on the Related Url below)

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EFSA: Press Release, 6.10.06 http://www.efsa.europa.eu/etc/medialib/efsa/press_room/press_release/praper_second_stage.Par.0001.File.dat/pr_praper_second%20stage_pesticides_en.pdf

EFSA: Science: Pesticide risk assessment peer review (PRAPeR): Conclusions http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/science/praper/conclusions.html

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