http://orgprints.org/7637/ Evaluation and registration of plant protection inputs for organic farming Speiser, B. Tamm, L. Schmid, O. Crop health, quality, protection Organic farmers may only use those plant protection products which are listed in Annex II B of the ‘Organic Regulation’ 2092/91 and also registered for use at national level. At present, new compounds may only be listed in Reg. 2092/91, if they do not come into direct contact with the crop (although in perennial crops, contact outside the growing season of the edible parts is possible), which is a major obstacle for progress. The EU-funded ORGANIC INPUTS EVALUATION project aims at making Reg. 2092/91 more flexible with regard to new products, while safeguarding the principles of organic farming. Registra-tion under the ‘Pesticide Directive’ 91/414 represents a considerable financial hurdle. The REBECA project will propose registration requirements which are better adapted for biological control agents, plant extracts and other low-risk products. The aim is to accelerate registration and make it more cost-effective, without compromises to the level of safety. 2006 Conference paper, poster, etc. NonPeerReviewed application/pdf http://orgprints.org/7637/1/Speiser_Tamm_Schmid_2006.pdf Speiser, B.; Tamm, L. and Schmid, O. (2006) Evaluation and registration of plant protection inputs for organic farming. Joint Organic Congress, Odense, Denmark, May 30-31, 2006. http://orgprints.org/7637/http://orgprints.org/7637/1/