Agenda
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Registration and coffee
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Welcome and introduction by the moderator
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Keynote 1: REACH revision – simplification, modernization or deregulation?
- Session 1: Exploring the Commission's action plan for the chemicals industry, chemicals omnibus package and REACH revision
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The European Chemicals Industry Action Plan
- Key challenges facing the EU chemical industry
- Main pillars of the action plan
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A path towards easing regulatory complexity
- Why is it important?
- How to achieve it without compromising on the protection of human health and the environment
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Closing the loop: what the REACH revision means for the waste sector
- Key challenges and needs for the waste sector in the REACH revision context
- Opportunities to align chemical safety and circularity through smarter, more inclusive regulation
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Q&A
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Refreshment break and networking
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Panel discussion: Will the simplification of chemicals regulation achieve the twin aims of protection and greater regulatory coherence?
- Is it ever possible to simplify and speed up the registration process?
- How can we ensure that simplification and greater competitiveness don’t result in deregulation?
- Will the planned REACH revision drive the EU green/circular economy forward?
Additional participant:
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Lunch and networking
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Keynote 2: A more holistic REACH
- Session 2: Implementation of the REACH regulation and lessons for the future
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European Commission perspective
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Industry perspective
- Will the drive for simplification and greater competitiveness result in deregulation?
- Will the planned REACH revision drive the EU green/circular economy forward?
- Is the ‘simplification’ of chemicals regulations likely to achieve greater regulatory coherence? Looking at the generic risk approach (GRA), mixture assessment factor (MAF), grouping and assessment of regulatory needs (ARN), overlaps with one substance one assessment (OSOA) and their implications and data requirements.
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Simplification, acceleration and modernization: the key priorities for REACH reform
- Simplification: How can REACH be simplified for both industry and regulators?
- Acceleration: How can REACH decisions move faster so as to give a clearer signal to supply chains, and really provide a high level of protection of human health and the environment?
- Modernization: Science on the impacts of chemicals has moved on; REACH needs to catch up
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Q&A
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Refreshment break and networking
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Likely changes from how REACH has been interpreted until now: legal considerations
- Legal questions raised by the current REACH regulation
- Interpretation provided by ECHA Board of Appeal (BoA) and by the Court of Justice of the EU
- Likely incorporation of legal interpretation and decision in the future REACH text
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Brief individual Q&A
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Panel discussion on the implementation of the REACH regulation and lessons for the future
- One or two of the most important lessons for the registration, substance evaluation, authorisation and restriction processes from each panelist
- How can ‘one substance, one assessment’ (OSOA) and grouping of chemicals be integrated effectively?
- Lessons for data requirements and risk assessment, including the assessment of mixtures
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Networking drinks reception
Join us for relaxed networking with drinks and appetizers, alongside our speakers and attendees!
Kindly sponsored by Mayer Brown LLP
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End of day one
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