Regulatory Summit USA 2022

•  Recent operational changes to established policies and procedures at the New Substances Program
• Proposed changes of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 and how they will strengthen the foundation for the management of chemicals and other substances in Canada
• The intent of the Government of Canada to release, in official publications, notifier information claimed as “Confidential Business Information”.

Dan Bastien

Senior Director and Head of Chemicals, Intertek, Canada

• EU REACH: origins and whistle-stop history
• Why revise it?
• What will change: one substance one assessment, generic approach to risk management, essential use, grouping, reform of authorisation and restriction, Member State enforcement…
• A look to the future

Peter Sellar

Partner, EU Regulatory, Fieldfisher Brussels

• Same rules, different decisions: divergence due to regulatory decision-making 
• Regulatory reform to deliver ‘Brexit opportunities’: divergence due to UK legislative changes  
• Same destination, different speeds: divergence due to the EU’s Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability 

Simon Tilling

Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, UK

• K-REACH lessons learned from 2021 registration
• Rules and recent changes of K-REACH
• MSDS submission requirements according to the amended Occupational Safety and Health Act

Gayoung Lee

Managing Director, knoell Korea Ltd.

• Amendment to existing and new chemical substances registration in 2021
• Extension to 106 existing chemical substances registration deadline
• Other chemical-related developments (concern chemical substances, safety data sheets and labeling, and chemical restrictions on asbestos and polyvinylchloride)

Chia-Chen (Evelyn) Chuang

Expert Team Lead, Enhesa

Providing insights for the imminent shift from a regulated chemical management system to an autonomous system 

• Impact on GHS classification, labelling and SDS delivery
• Risk assessment and management of hazardous chemical substances 
• chemical substance inventory updates 
• the implications for companies going forward 

Reorganization of the Positive list of FCM  

• how does the draft revised list look like  

Sok-Han Ng

Expert Service & Solution (ESS) Manager, Japan, Enhesa Product Intelligence

• Chemical regulatory framework in India and its relations with the ICMSR
• The overall approach of the system established un the ICMSR
• Notification, Registration, and Restriction of Substances
• Compliance obligations for different substance categories
• Compliance strategies for Indian and oversea companies

Dr Jess Chia-Sui Hsu

Regulatory Manager, GPC Taiwan

• Turkey KKDIK in Brief - Basic requirements, timelines and tools
• KKDIK Registration and Status Today - Lead and Co-registrants, reuse of existing data and where are we now
• Challenges and way forward - Lack of lead registrants and activities, deadlines and how to manage

Frederik Johanson

Partner, Sales, REACHLaw, Finland

• Thailand – The amendment of the Hazardous Substance Act, new criteria of the List 5.6 declaration, and the inventory 
• Indonesia – Chemical Management Regulation: current status 
• Malaysia – Proposed changes for the new CLASS Regulation 202X 

• Others – Regulatory updates for Singapore, Philippines, and Vietnam 

Piyatida (Tung) Pukclai

Asia-Pacific Business Development & Regulatory Policy Lead, knoell, Thailand