Lynxee consulting recruit an Expert in Efficacy and an Expert in Residues!

With 5 staff, and soon 6 with a new Chemist, our dynamic team keeps growing! We open a new position for a third specialist in Efficacy and still look for a Residues Regulatory Expert for project coordination, dossiers drafting, study monitoring etc…

Are you interested in this position? Have a look at the 2 job descriptions and submit your application through our website!

FRANCE: Confirmation of the ban of two neonicotinoid-like active substances

The French government is committed to reducing the impact of plant protection products on pollinators and ecosystems. In this context, the government implements the ban set by the French law EGALim of 30 October 2018 for active substances with a neonicotinoid-like mode of action by publishing on 31 December 2019 a decree that lists the two substances currently meeting this definition:  flupyradifurone and sulfoxaflor.

The decree enters into force on 1st January 2020 [...]

FRANCE: Enforcement of the new system for protecting residents when using plant protection products

The order and the decree regarding the new framework for the use of plant protection products near habitations were published in the French official journal of 29 December 2019.

This system is aimed in particular at strengthening the protection of health of the populations living nearby crop areas treated with plant protection products, as well as that of farmers.

The Order of 27 December 2019 reviews [...]

FRANCE: list of substances concerned by the Tax on Diffuse Pollution for 2020

The updated list of substances concerned by the French tax on diffuse pollution has been published in the Official Journal of 10 December 2019.  Some modifications have been performed in comparison to the list published in October 2019 for public consultation.

The changes in comparison to the 2018 list correspond to new knowledge on the classification of the substances [...]

FRANCE – Anses: Withdrawal of 36 glyphosate-based products

In 2018, the Ministries of Agriculture and Ecological Transition asked Anses to make recommendations aimed at strengthening the regulatory framework for the protection of bees and other pollinators in France. Following this request and the first issued recommendations (Referral No. 2018-SA-0147 – in French), Anses began working on an update of the risk assessment procedure for bees and other pollinators in the context of Plant Protection Products authorisations (PPPs). On 28 October 2019, Anses published the conclusions of this work and its recommendations (Referral No. 2019-SA-0097 – in French) [...]