Highlights from Regulatory Updates

Our Regulatory Updates: Latin America virtual conference, which took place on 21 January, provided delegates with important developments from across Latin America, including Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Chile and Argentina. Key topics that were discussed include:

Over the one-day event, experts discussed topics, including:

global drivers and the influence of chemicals regulations in the region;
upcoming changes to chemical inventory laws across Latin America;
an update on chemicals management in relation to electronics;
industry perspectives on the development of chemicals management in Mexico;
Peruvian regulations and requirements for the chemical industry; and
food contact materials across the Mercosur trade bloc.

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Speakers

Pablo Olivares
Head of Regulatory and Co-Chair of ICCA's virtual working group, SQM

Melissa Owen
Founder, ambientelegal

Lidiane Moraes
Latam Product Stewardship Advisor and Co-Chair, ICCA Latin America Regulatory Cooperation Forum, ExxonMobil

Francisco Tong
Partner, Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados

Raissa Havens
Regulatory Specialist, UL

Nidia Mariana Calvo Mendez
Americas Regulatory Affairs & Compliance Program Manager and TSCA Global Program Manager, HP

Catherine Nielsen
Partner, Keller and Heckman

Frineé Kathia Cano Robles
Sustainable Chemicals Manager, C&A México

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Related news coverage

Chemical Watch publishes news on the latest regulatory developments across Latin America to ensure you are always informed and never miss important updates. Stories include:

Key industry-backed amendments made to Colombia's chemicals draft decree
Colombia's government has revised its draft decree establishing a national inventory for industrial chemicals. Certain provisions have been scaled back after the country's chemicals industry expressed concerns about the previous draft from July 2020.
Brazilian draft chemicals bill under discussion in lower house
A committee in Brazil's lower house of Congress is considering a draft bill to establish a chemicals management system in the country, which has the support of industry, workers and civil society.

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