Programme
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Working towards the improvement of the quality, consistency and digitalisation of e-SDSs
- Distributors’ role in REACH
- Communication in the Supply Chain and challenges for distributors
- Fecc activities towards the improvement
- Key messages
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Irantzu Garmendia Aguirre
Project Officer, European Commission, Directorate General Joint Research Centre -
Cooperation with customs, experience and upcoming pilot project
- Forum working group for the cooperation with customs
- Efforts at Forum level for further promoting the cooperation with customs
- Latest update
- Special focus on promoting the cooperation with customs in Cyprus
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Enforcement of imports of chemicals into Germany
- Cooperation with customs authorities
- Working methods and procedures
Sibylle Wursthorn
Senior Expert (Referent) and Inspector in the Unit Chemical and Product Safety, Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Energy, Germany -
Towards harmonisation of the enforcement of REACH at the EU borders
- Setting the scene & principles
- State of play of initiatives and statements
- Customs issues
- Examples REACH and customs codes
- Customs & wastes
- Survey in the metal/alloys industry
- Other enforcement issues
- Conclusions
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Q&A
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Refreshments
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The results of combined REACH-OSH inspections with painters and the follow up in the Netherlands
- Inspection of SDS quality at Down Stream User (DSU)
- Introduction of digital SDS checking tool
- DSU contact with supplier for correct information
- Supplier adapts SDS with information that is ‘correct’ according to REACH regulation
- RMMs not practical, sector organization guidance for painters on correct use of correct equipment to prevent exposure
- Link to information for performing good risk analysis/RMMs for DSU when working with dangerous/CMR substances
Diana Martens
Project Leader, Coordinating Inspector Dangerous Substances, Inspectorate Social Affairs and Employment, Labour Inspectorate -
Panel discussion:
- What are the impacts of divergent enforcement activities across the EU;
- How can harmonisation be improved; and
- What can companies do to manage divergent enforcement practices across the EU and even within countries?
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Lunch
- Session 5B: Enforcement elsewhere in the World
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K-REACH updates
- PEC registrations
- K-REACH amendment
- What to expect
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Chemical management enforcement in Taiwan
- TCSCA and chemical registration
- GHS and SDS
- Hazardous Chemicals, Priority Management Chemicals and Control Chemicals
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Obligations of KKDIK and compliance with Turkish chemicals regulations
- Turkish chemicals roadmap
- Transition periods according to KKDIK
- Roles and responsibilities of actors in the supply chain
- Links and gaps between EU REACH and KKDIK regulations
- Controls of chemicals in articles by the authority
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Q&A
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Refreshments
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Update on Canada’s chemical management plan and enforcement activities
- Chemicals enforcement context
- Federal evolution of chemicals management
- Acts and regulations
- Enforcement authorities
- Available tools and sanctions
- Enforcement planning and the use of intelligence
- Case studies, examples
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TSCA enforcement: compliance strategies with an eye toward EPA’s audit policy
- TSCA framework
- Key substantive provisions
- 2016 TSCA amendments
- Enforcement provisions of TSCA
- Responding to violations
- Using TSCA-specific environmental management systems to prevent future violations
- Conclusion
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California Proposition 65 enforcement and compliance
- New requirements including the new “safe harbour” warning label
- Enforcement and litigation activity
- Declaration of substances in component parts of mechanical or electrical products
- Using screening assessment to reduce the compliance burden
- Linkages with RoHS, REACH and POPs
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Q&A
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Close of session/day two
