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Here you will find latest news on the process for glyphosate post-2022 authorisation and information that are relevant in this context, for example information on findings of new studies

A Policy Dialogue – Can Glyphosate play a role in achieving greater Biodiversity?

An online policy dialogue organized by EURACTIV and supported by the GRG took place on 4 November 2021. The event brought together a panel of experienced professionals to discuss how biodiversity was addressed in the Scientific Report on the Assessment of the Renewal, glyphosate’s role in agricultural practices, and whether and how it can contribute to greater biodiversity.

A regulatory milestone in the ongoing process of application for the renewal of glyphosate approval in the EU

On 15 June 2021, the Assessment Group on Glyphosate (AGG) has shared its draft renewal assessment report with EFSA and ECHA, as provided by the EU Plant Protection Regulation. The AGG considers that glyphosate does meet the approval criteria set in the EU Regulation. The evaluation will progress to the next step in the regulatory process.

The GRG comments on the European Parliament’s adoption of the Report on the Biodiversity Strategy

The GRG expresses its deep disappointment from the European Parliament’s adoption of the Own Initiative Report on the Biodiversity Strategy on 8 June 2021, including a specific clause calling to oppose the reauthorisation of glyphosate following the expiration of the current authorisation on 31 December 2022.

A Policy Dialogue - Farming Talks: Experiences from the Field

A virtual policy dialogue organized by EURACTIV and supported by the GRG took place on 20 April 2021, brought together a panel of experienced professionals to discuss the timely topic of glyphosate's ongoing regulatory renewal process, and the possible implications of eliminating it from the farmers' toolbox.

The Glyphosate Dossier Is Now Available: We Listened, We Learnt

We are taking transparency to the next level: we listened, we learnt. By granting easy, unhindered and unrestricted access to the glyphosate scientific studies that are part of the dossier for this substance’s re-authorisation in the EU, the Glyphosate Renewal Group marks an unprecedented step and sets the highest transparency standards ever seen in a regulatory process.

The new glyphosate dossier is admissible

Today 18 August, the Assessment Group on Glyphosate (AGG) concluded that the new scientific dossier submitted on 8 June by the Glyphosate Renewal Group is admissible. The AGG will initiate now the science-based evaluation of glyphosate safety.

Welcome letter from our Chair

Welcome to our website. On 27 April, we relaunched the glyphosate.eu website to engage in communication around glyphosate and its re-approval process in the European Union (EU).

Glyphosate Scientific Dossier Submitted

On Monday, 8 June, the Glyphosate Renewal Group submitted the scientific dossier in view of a new evaluation and risk assessment of the active substance glyphosate. The submitted scientific dossier, including 100 newly performed studies, will be accessible via this website.