5th Annual Regulatory Summit Asia

The 5th annual Regulatory Summit Asia 2018 brought together a panel of over twenty experts who shared invaluable insights into new chemical regulatory challenges facing industry today. With a mix of formal presentations and practical Q&A panel discussions, the Summit tackled regulatory and compliance issues in China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, and Thailand together with India, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and the USA.

Topics that were covered include:

  • Global regulatory drivers;
  • The Chinese government's update of regulatory departments and the impact on the industry;
  • Hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods in China;
  • Singapore's GHS task force;
  • Updates to K-REACH from regulatory and industry perspectives;
  • Regulatory updates in Japan;
  • Malaysian regulatory developments;
  • Proposed changes to chemical control legislation in Thailand;
  • Developments in The Philippines;
  • Updates with Vietnamese chemical regulations;
  • The current scenario for regulations in India;
  • The latest in chemical regulations in Australia and New Zealand;
  • REACH post-2018 and the next steps;
  • Preparations for Brexit;
  • The KKDIK regulation in Turkey;
  • Global data sharing; and,
  • The new CEFIC guidelines for telephone-based chemical emergency response.