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Programme

  1. Welcome and introduction

  2. Evaluating the impact of Covid-19 on the chemicals management community

  3. Session 1: The European Union

  4. The regulator's balancing act between protecting human health and the environment and tackling the coronavirus

  5. Reflections on how EU regional administrations can assist companies in getting disinfectants to market in emergencies

  6. The importance of maintaining high health and environmental standards for disinfectants during Covid-19 (a healthcare sector perspective)

    - Introduction to health and environmental standards for cleaning products and disinfectants in the healthcare sector

    - Safer disinfectants: SAICM 2.0 project, upcoming report + factsheets

    - Feedback on procurement of disinfectants from HCWH Europe member, Region V stra G taland in Sweden

    - Conclusions & future outlook

  7. Industry experiences in managing the increased need for disinfectants during the Covid-19 emergency

  8. Q&A and panel discussion with session one speakers

  9. Networking and break

  10. Exponent sponsor workshop: Disinfectant Product Regulatory Requirements, European Union, EEA, Switzerland and UK

    • Biocides Overview
    • Active Substance Approval
      • Existing Active Substances
      • Approved Active Substances
      • New Active Substances
    • Derogations from Requirements (BPR Article 55)
    • BPR Article 95
    • Product Authorisation
      • BPR Authorisation Procedure
      • Efficacy Requirements

    followed by a Q&A

  11. Session 2: The Americas

  12. Introduction

  13. EPA Office of Pesticide Program's COVID-19 response and safe disinfectant use

  14. Industry experiences managing the increased need for disinfectants during the Covid-19 emergency in the US

    - Scope of products and active ingredients of interest

    - Supply chain disruptions have been wide-spread and everchanging - both supply and demand-side

    - Implementation of EVP Guidance and regulatory flexibility have been key

    - Many companies have been classified as essential workforce and critical need

  15. Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on biocide regulation in Latin America

    • Overview on Health authorities" actions to prioritize the approval of sanitizers/biocides in Latin America and its consequences
    • Unregulated use of biocidal products
    • Vigna Brasil's cases on regulatory support related to Covid-19

  16. Q&A and panel discussion on the Americas with session two speakers

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  17. Networking, break and Chemical Watch membership and platform demo

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  18. Session 3: Other geographies

  19. Introduction

  20. An overview of China and other Asian countries" disinfectant regulation in 2020

    • Overview of China disinfectant regulation
    • New national standard in China and impact on industry
    • General overview of disinfectant regulation across Asia

  21. Q&A and final panel discussion giving a global outlook and how to prepare for future challenges

    with Session 3 speaker and additional panellists

  22. Close of conference