Managing Chemicals in the EU: What You Need to Know 25 May 2022 - PM

• Articles: Introduction and main elements / defining an article and complex object / the candidate list / the substances of concern in products (Scip) database
• Introduction to interfaces between different chemicals legislations: Basics and overview / general considerations / international context
  Special restrictions (and more):
  • persistent organic pollutants (POPs): regulatory framework / relevant chemicals and rules / concrete interfaces with REACH/CLP;
  • mercury and compounds: regulatory framework / relevant chemicals and rules / concrete interfaces with REACH/CLP; and
  • RoHS-directive: basics and overview / relevant chemicals and products / concrete interfaces with REACH/CLP.

Marko Sušnik

Advisor to the Secretary General on Chemicals Policy, SMEunited, and Senior Advisor Chemical Policy, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKÖ), SMEunited / WKÖ

Christian Gründling

Deputy Director, FCIO, Austria

Special uses and their rules:

• biocidal and plant protection products: basics and overview / main regulatory elements / concrete interfaces with REACH/CLP;
• fertilisers: basics and overview / main regulatory elements / concrete interfaces with REACH/CLP;
• detergents and cosmetics: basics and overview / main regulatory elements / concrete interfaces with REACH/CLP; and
• f-gases: basics and overview / main regulatory elements / concrete interfaces with REACH/CLP.

• Tracking of possible regulatory actions: Available databases and lists / practical considerations and strategies

EXERCISE: Defining your obligations for a specific case

• Exporting chemicals from the EU: The prior informed consent (Pic) system / relevant chemicals and rules / notification – more detailed / concrete interfaces with REACH/CLP
• Enforcement: Basics and background / practical considerations / EU-wide actions

• Developing law: European Court of Justice and Echa’s Board of Appeal / basics and procedures / interesting developments / practical impact and why you should care
• Political context and outlook: EU chemicals strategy for sustainability / REACH review / CLP review / UN activities / OECD activities