Programme

  1. Please note, timings in Central European Time (Brussels)

  2. Welcome and introduction

  3. Keynote: the EU chemicals strategy for sustainability: a roadmap for implementation

    What are the priorities and the critical pathways?

  4. Q&A with Cristina de Avila

  5. Perspectives and panel discussion: criteria for chemicals that are ‘safe and sustainable’ by design

    How can trade-offs between safety, circularity and energy be managed?

    Speakers:

  6. Is the strategy in line with the Motion for Resolution of the European Parliament?

  7. Q&A and panel discussion: on ‘safe and sustainable’ by design and the motion for resolution

  8. The goal of one substance, one assessment: how can this be taken forward?

  9. Q&A

  10. Virtual break and networking

  11. Chemical Watch Demo

  12. Enforcement

    • Echa Enforcement Forum perspective
    • NGO perspective
  13. Q&A

  14. Beyond the Montreal Protocol: the challenges of ‘essential uses’ under EU legislation

    • The introduction of this new ‘essential uses’ concept from a regulatory and legislative standpoint
    • The consequences for industry
  15. Expanding the use of generic risk assessment and comparisons with the food packaging chain

  16. Q&A

  17. New hazard classes for CLP: What are the options?

    • Endocrine disruptors 
    • PBTs, vPvBs 
    • Persistent and mobile substances

    Speakers to include:

  18. Q&A

  19. Conference conclusion