GSS EU Science Funding Gateway

Proposals should contribute to:

• improve the risk assessment of newly proposed or specifically adapted low-risk pesticides such as new species/strains of microorganisms, ds-RNA-based pesticides, pheromones, plant extracts, and/or microbiome solutions or a new mode of application with the use of relevant methods;
• develop and advance the integration of different tools, technologies and methodologies to support the comprehensive and consistent risk assessments of new low-risk pesticides to ensure safety and sustainability;
• contribute to understanding the biological effects of these new substances and/or products;
• assess the impacts and risks of these new substances and/or products;
• assess and improve the level of certainty in risk assessments of new low-risk pesticides;
• identify the relevant additional studies required for assessing these new low-risk pesticides in order to establish that they have a hazard profile compatible with their classification as low-risk substances and plant protection products;
• contribute to the standardisation and validation of the developed tools, technologies and methods for risk assessments.