Regulatory Updates Europe 2023

by the moderator

David Dillon

Independent Biocides Expert

• Overview of the new hazard classes
• Impacts for business and on protection on human health and the environment
• Ongoing discussion at UN GHS

Sylvain Bintein

REACH and CLP Team Leader, European Commission

• Impacts of new hazard classes for the household cleaning products sector 
• A globally harmonised system? Work at UN GHS level 
• Other key elements of CLP revision  

Jan Robinson

Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Director, International Association for Soaps, Detergents and Maintenance Products, A.I.S.E.

• CLP hazard classes and what we need from REACH to deliver on EU chemicals strategy aims 
• `Waiting for REACH´: CHEM Trust and EEB report on the impacts of the REACH revision delay 
• Need for better protection: results from EU-wide human biomonitoring studies (HBM4EU), including PFAS 
• Addressing combination effects from chemical mixtures in REACH with a MAF 

Ninja Reineke

Head of Science, CHEM Trust

• Overview of the proposal from Aise’s perspective
• Predicted impacts on the industry

Cindy Chhuon

Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Manager, International Association for Soaps, Detergents and Maintenance Products, A.I.S.E.

• Main concerns with unsafe toys  
• TIE’s views on the revision of the toy safety Directive 
•  Market surveillance, chemicals, online sales 

Lars Vogt

Director EU Policy, TIE – Toy Industries of Europe

• Scene-setter: the CSS – consumers and chemicals 

• Generic Approach to Risk Assessment (GRA) – how to implement it in sector legislation and beyond, also interlink with REACH 
• Empowering consumers – how to improve communication of product information, including digital labelling 
• Zero tolerance for non-compliance – including for imports and online sales 

Pelle Moos

Senior Safety and Health Policy Officer, Team Leader, BEUC (The European Consumer Organisation), Belgium

• Background to the UK chemicals strategy 
• Key issues and themes 
• Looking forward 

Mary Tomlinson

Head of Chemicals Strategy, Defra

• Divergence areas in relation to chemicals regulations 
• Effect on UK REACH and other regulations 
• Practical steps to regulatory compliance 

Iain A MacKinnon

Managing Director, Dr Knoell Consult Ltd.

• UK REACH: transitional measures and impacts to industry 
• UK CLP: requirements for Great Britain 
• UK, GB or NI: working with the Northern Ireland Protocol 

Neil Hollis

Regulatory Affairs Manager, BASF plc