Agenda
Please note: Timings are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)
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Updates from Canada
- 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”.
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Q&A
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Refreshment Break
- Session 2: Regulatory Updates in Europe
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The EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability and the Sustainable Products Directive
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The future of the EU REACH Regulation
- 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
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EU and UK Divergence
- 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
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Q&A
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Lunch
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- Session 3: Regulatory Updates from Asia
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China: Chemical Control Updates
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Current status and issues experienced in Korean chemical regulations
- 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
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Regulatory Updates from Taiwan
- 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)
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Q&A
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Refreshments
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Regulatory Updates from Japan
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
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India REACH: Updates of the Indian Chemical Management and Safety Rules (CMSR)
- 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
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Regulatory Updates from Turkey - KKDIK
- 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
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Elsewhere in Asia - Round Up
- 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) PukclaiAsia-Pacific Business Development & Regulatory Policy Lead, knoell, Thailand -
Final Q&A
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Close of Conference