Agenda
Chemicals management for the electronics industry
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Registration
Moderators:
- Aidan Turnbull, Director, BOMcheck, UK &
- Mike Kirschner, President, Design Chain Associates, US
- Session 1 - EU Regulatory Developments
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EU Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS) updates
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Post implementation review of the UK RoHS Regulations and plans for UK RoHS post Brexit
Jameson Mashakada
Senior Policy Advisor, RoHS Policy & Single use Plastics| Resources & Waste – Environmental Quality, DEFRA -
EU RoHS - European industry’s key issues and opinions
- Background & context: introducing key principles of RoHS
- Industry involvement & expertise: presenting industry’s general position and activities within and outside the EU
- RoHS outside the EU: addressing the global dimension
- What’s next: “Pack 15” and the general review
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Q&A
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Refreshments
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How will new EU Enforcement Regulation increase enforcement actions for RoHS, REACH and Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) across Europe?
- In November 2018 the European Council agreed a new regulation to enhance the enforcement of environmental restrictions such as RoHS, POPs and REACH
- A lot of non-compliant materials are still used in electronics and electrical equipment
- Example: product testing by 7 countries across Europe in 2016 found that 24% of USB cables were non-compliant with RoHS substance restrictions
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The New EU Medical Devices Regulation
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Recovery and recycling of critical raw materials
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Q&A
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Lunch
- Session 2 - Other Global Developments
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IEC TC 111 - The electronics industry standards body
- What is IEC: the world organization for standardization of electrical products. What are the other major organizations
- The IEC Environmental standardization committee: IEC TC111
- The IEC TC111 standard IEC 62474 on substance declaration
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The role of the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT)
- Overview of GEC and GEC activities related to chemical management in electronics
- Overview of EPEAT including registration process, use among purchasers, and verification methods
- How chemical management is addressed in EPEAT criteria, including cutting edge trends for sustainability
- Future product categories in EPEAT and ways to participate in the criteria development process
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Q&A
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Refreshments
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The end of plastic in electronics?
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Panel discussion - Staying ahead of regulators
- Why are regulators targeting electronics?
- How can manufacturers stay on top of the regulatory onslaught?
- Who is setting the agenda? How does industry get a voice in it?
Moderators:
- Aidan Turnbull, Director, BOMcheck, UK &
- Mike Kirschner, President, Design Chain Associates, US
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Q&A
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