355th Meeting on 15 May 2012 commencing 11.00am
1. Minutes and Detailed Record
a) Minutes of 13 March 2012 meeting - ACP 1 (355/2012) (white)
b) Detailed record of discussion 13 March 2012 meeting - ACP 2 (355/2012) (white)
2. Secretary’s Report - ACP 3 (355/2012) (white)
3. Matters arising - ACP 5 (355/2012) (aqua blue)
Members will discuss matters arising from previous Meetings
4. Bees - ACP 7 (355/2012) (pink)
The Committee will consider a summary of the latest research reports
5. Respiratory Sensitisation and Respiratory Protective Equipment requirements for microbial pesticides - ACP 8 (355/2012) (lilac)
The Committee will consider current requirements
6. Pesticides Regulatory Policy Issues - ACP 6 (355/2012) (green)
The Committee will receive an update on current regulatory policy issues including status and implementation of EU legislation and the recommendations of the Farming Regulation Task Force
7. Reconstitution of the ACP - ACP 13 (355/2012) (grey)
Members will discuss their response to the Defra consultation and possible terms of reference for a reconstituted Committee
8. Update on the working groups - ACP 10 (355/2012) (salmon)
The ACP will receive a short verbal update from the bystanders risk assessment working group (BRAWG) and will receive a report from the Pesticides Adverse Health Surveillance Working Group PAHES)
9. The Open Meeting 2012 - ACP 11 (355/2012) (cream)
Members will discuss further proposals for the 2012 Open Meeting
10. Proposed Meeting Dates 2013 - ACP 17 (355/2012) (vivid yellow)
Members are asked to agree the Meeting schedule for 2013
11. Date of the next meeting
ACP 356 to be held in Conference Rooms 1-3, Foss House, York, on Tuesday 3 July 2012, commencing 11.00am.
12.Any other business
a) Annual Report 2011 and Foreword
Information Papers (white except ACP 9 [yellow])
Application for the extension of use of rodenticides - ACP 9 (355/2012) (yellow)
UK Statistics Authority assessment of Statistics from Pesticide Usage Surveys - ACP 12 (355/2012)
Correspondence with government chief scientist’s office about independence of scientific advisory committees - ACP 14 (355/2012)
Correspondence with National Register of Spray Operators re spray drift - ACP 16 (355/2012)
Draft Annual Report - ACP 18 (355/2012)
Letter to HSE re: pesticides users cohort study following COT/COC reviews of paraoccupational exposure - ACP 19 (355/2012)
Correspondence with NPIS - ACP 20 (355/2012)
New Defra Chief Scientist - ACP 21 (355/2012)
Pesticides Forum Annual Report - ACP 22 (355/2012)
