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Agenda

  1. Coffee

  2. Enhesa Product Intelligence service presentation and platform demo

    Francesca Santacatterina Francesca Santacatterina
    Regulatory and Compliance Analyst, Enhesa Product Intelligence

  3. Welcome and introduction

    Erik van de Plassche Erik van de Plassche
    Director, Erik van de Plassche Consultancy

  4. KEYNOTE: How the UPFAS restriction is likely to impact the biocides sector

    Marko Sušnik Marko Sušnik
    Advisor to the Secretary General on Chemicals Policy, SMEunited, and Senior Advisor Chemical Policy, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKÖ), SMEunited / WKÖ
  5. Session 4: Regulatory developments in the EU biocides sector

  6. Member state initiative: Belgium’s new free circuit/closed-circuit system for biocidal products

    Ali Qadari Ali Qadari
    Biocides unit, SPOC Inspection, Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment, Belgium
  7. Focus on recent tightening of processes and procedures under the BPR

  8. A company perspective on impacts of the changes to the biocides early review process

    Ankur Grover Ankur Grover
    Principal Regulatory Specialist, Ecolab

  9. Likely impacts of the new approach to the change process for product renewals on sustainability

  10. Tightening requirements for data quality: Practical dilemma for biocides testing

    • How to analyse wipes – pros and cons of different approaches 
    • Stability studies on wipes
    • Stability studies on trigger sprayers – intermittent use 
    Daniela Romano Daniela Romano
    Senior Consultant for Biocidal Products, knoell Germany GmbH

  11. Refreshment break

  12. Short introduction to the panel discussion

    Erik van de Plassche Erik van de Plassche
    Director, Erik van de Plassche Consultancy

  13. Q&A and panel discussion: Will the tightening of processes and procedures move the system forward and clear the backlog?

    Additional panelist:  

    Marta Cainzos Garcia Marta Cainzos Garcia
    Policy Officer, European Commission, DG SANTE
  14. Session 5: Sustainability and alternatives under the BPR

  15. How could enforcement contribute to more innovation/sustainability and enforcement update

  16. CA perspective: What’s hampering innovation and sustainability for European biocides?

  17. Lunch and networking

  18. Assessment of alternatives (AoA) for 'approval by derogation' and pragmatic tools to help applicants to get through the first, most difficult stage

    • Approval by derogation under BPR – a brief history
    • Your active substance is a candidate for substitution – what's next?
    • Required elements for AoA
    • How to start your AoA – tips, tricks and tools

     

    Martijn van Velthoven Martijn van Velthoven
    Managing Consultant and Toxicologist, VelTox Strategy Consultancy / Rules4Regulatory

  19. The EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability: How amended water directives are impacting biocides

    • Waste Water Directive
    • Water Framework Directive
    • Drinking water guidance
    • Extended Producer Responsibility and other sustainability drivers  
    Marcel Hulsman Marcel Hulsman
    Partner Sustainable Product & Supply Chain, ERM, the Netherlands

  20. Q&A session

  21. Refreshment break

  22. Session 6: Beyond the EU BPR
  23.  

    Moderator

    David Dillon David Dillon
    Independent Biocides Expert

  24. Canada’s newly approved Biocides Regulations

  25. Divergence EU/GB BPR and the biocides market

  26. OECD guidance on principles for claim development of treated articles

    Seth Goldberg Seth Goldberg
    Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP

  27. Q&A session

  28. End of conference

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