Crop Protection

Pesticides

Pesticides have been used in agriculture for a long time and still play a vital role in feeding the world. However, continuous research and developing regulations keep changing the landscape of use and accessibility. In this changing environment staying compliant in order to maintain your portfolio is a challenge.

Biocontrol Agents

Biocontrol agents, also known as biopesticides, biologicals, biological pesticides, natural pesticides or biochemical pesticides, come in various types and forms. They can be either based on living organisms such as bacteria, fungi, viruses and viroids ('microbials') or on macroorganisms ('macrobials'), plant extracts ('botanicals') or pheromones and other semiochemicals ('biochemicals'), as well as other natural products such as hormones, minerals and enzymes.

As diverse as their name and form, as divers is their regulation: the regulations and authorities involved in the registration processes vary at regional or national level worldwide.

our solutions for you

Knowing your regulatory environment is essential to stay in the market: with a global network of affiliates, knoell keeps track of the developments concerning global regulations. Read more about our strategic and regulatory consulting solutions.

Registration Management

Task Force management
Communication with authorities
Support with data sharing and Letter of Access (LoA) negotiations
In-country registration support by locally based knoell employees or our trusted partners
Coordination of the entire authorisation process
Portfolio management

Document Preparation

Dossier preparation and compilation (active substance and products, CODEX/JMPR, MRL, Import Tolerances), also in electronic format as required (e.g. CADDY, IUCLID for Crop Protection)
Study summaries (OECD format)
Post-submission commenting, expert statements
Label amendments and notifications
Application and submission forms
Import tolerance petitions
State registrations

Read more about our submission support services.

With a team of about 40 toxicologist, more than 70 environmental fate and modelling experts as well as approx. 45 ecotoxicologists your assessments are in competent hands.

(Preliminary) environmental and ecotoxicological exposure and risk assessments. Standard and higher tier approaches
Human health. Human exposure (e.g. operator and bystander), dietary safety, metabolism and residues
Animal dietary burden assessment
Risk assessments using computer based (in silico) methods
Endocrine Disruptor (ED) assessments

For a more detailed overview of hazard, risk and exposure assessments have a look here.

Data gap analysis
Check of completeness (CoC)
Technical equivalence, identity and physical-chemical parameter determination
Evaluation of analytical methods
(Preliminary) risk and exposure assessments
GAP (Good Agricultural Practice) scoping
Literature search and evaluation
Environmental fate of active substances and their metabolites. Study management & monitoring, kinetic evaluations
Efficacy evaluation for conventional agrochemicals and biocontrol agents. Study management & monitoring, comparative assessment (EPPO 1/271) for Plant Protection Products containing candidates for substitution active substances (CfS), resistance risk analysis and management strategies (EPPO 1/213), development of strategies for Integrated Pest Management (IPM), "agronomic equivalence" evaluation (evaluation of genetically-modified plants (GMOs) in comparison to conventional varieties)
Import tolerance services