Agenda
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Registration and coffee
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Opening announcements
- Session 5: State-level updates
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State-level legislation adopted in 2025 so far
- Highlights of the 2025 legislation year so far;
- What trends are we seeing; and
- What can we expect moving forward?
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Evolving Regulations: Charting the regulatory landscape of Washington State
- Washington is a leader in reducing and eliminating the use of toxic chemicals in consumer products
- At the Department of Ecology, we oversee and implement a variety of laws that aim to reduce toxic exposure
- This presentation will give an overview and update of several of Washington’s toxics in products initiatives, such as the reduction of 6PPD and 6PPDQ in tires, the Safer Products for Washington Program, and the Toxic Free Cosmetics Act
Justin Rewerts
Reducing Toxic Threats unit supervisor, Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction Program, Washington State Department of Ecology -
California updates including Proposition 65
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Q&A session
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Refreshment break
- Session 5: Regulatory developments in Canada
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CEPA priorities for 2025 and beyond
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Restricted Materials in Canada in 2026
- The Canadian Federal Plastics Registry (Product and facility reporting)
- Upcoming restricted chemicals in Canada
- The direction of PFAS regulation in Canada
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Consumer products regulations in Canada
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Q&A session
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Lunch and networking
- Session 7: Global updates
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The REACH revision
- The Commission’s proposed revisions to REACH
- EU industries’ response
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Updates from China
- Regulatory updates on ODS, GHS standards and hazardous substance restrictions in products
- Looking ahead to 2025 and beyond
- Environmental management of Chemicals – draft ecological and environmental code
- Safety management of dangerous chemicals – draft dangerous chemicals safety law
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Regulatory trends in Latin America
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Q&A session
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Refreshment break
- Session 8: Global outlook
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Overview and update of global REACH-like regulations
- Overview and Dossier Evaluation Compliance Advice for EU REACH
- Overview of Ukraine REACH
- China REACH Implementation Status
- Korea REACH Revision and Update including LOC template update, draft guidance, Voluntary Reporting Grants
- Exemption from Penalties
- Philippines PICCS update
- Chemical Regulations in Brazil, Peru, Chile, Columbia
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Q&A and panel discussion: The future of global chemicals management
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Networking drinks reception
Join us for relaxed networking with drinks and appetizers, alongside our speakers and attendees.
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Close of day two
