Agenda
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Chair:
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Coffee & Registration
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Welcome and Introduction
- Session 1: Overviews and possible future developments
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The outcome of the REFIT process on the identification of SVHC and the listing in Annex XIV
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The outcome of the REFIT process on authorisation
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The SVHC Roadmap report and perspectives for the future
- The chemical industry's perspective on the SVHC Roadmap and associated implementation activities
- Enhancements to the Risk Management Options Analysis approach and its practical implementation
- Recently observed trends in regulating the most hazardous substances.
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Q&A
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Refreshment break
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The streamlining of authorisation: Efficiency versus leniency
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Making upstream applications work
- Upstream applications for authorisation have challenged both industry and the authorities in recent years, drawing out both critics and defenders.
- Upstream authorisation are clearly foreseen under REACH and are, moreover, a critical mechanism for several industry sectors, such as aerospace.
- While upstream approaches in principle should support harmonized and efficient regulation, such applications have been slow to progress and so deliver this promise.
- As decisions near for upstream applications submitted several years ago, it’s timely to reflect on the learnings so far and consider the possible futures for this process.
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Q&A
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Lunch
- Session 2: Substitution as a risk management question
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Risk management options analysis: How to ensure the best choice
- Thoughts on how to define “best choice” from various perspectives
- Available RMOs, SVHC identification may be part of most - but not necessarily
- Key principles used by NL CA to arrive at most appropriate RMO to manage substances of concern taking into account information on hazard/exposure/risk and socio-economic aspects
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Substitution as an RMM option: Reality and challenges
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Sustainable substitution in the metals sector
- For the metals and inorganics sector sustainable substitution is linked to specific properties of metals
- Stepwise approach to assessing if the replacement of SVHC is technically and economically feasible from a combined perspective of Chemicals Management (REACH), Circular Economy and other EU policy objectives
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Q&A
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Refreshments
- Session 3: Specific suggestions to improve efficiency of risk management
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How can we ensure that the right information gets fed into the public consultation to inform the authorisation process
- Authorisation process is to promote the replacement of SVHCs
- To make an accurate alternative assessment relevant, information from potential alternative providers and from other companies in the same field need to be taken into account
- Specifically the public consultation is not fit for purpose to gather all the necessary information to perform an accurate alternative assessment
- REACH authorisation process should reward the frontrunners instead of the laggards
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Use of Article 58(2) of REACH - exemptions for risks covered by other legislation
- What conditions must be met before a REACH Article 58(2) exemption from authorisation can be considered?
- Overview of available case law and legislative history
- Challenges for future successful Article 58(2) exemption applications
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Substances and mixtures containing SVHC minor constituents and impurities
- SVHC Risk Management so far focused on registered substance or main constituent
- Especially materials resulting from recycling contain minor constituents/impurities and may require Risk Management consideration
- Caracal provided several options but due to recent challenge clarification and legal certainty are now required
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Occupational Exposure Limits (OELs) as Risk Management Options (RMO) for substances at the workplace: Who does what?
- Pros and cons of authorisation in comparison to OEL system
- When should OELs be considered as the best option?
- Examples of recent cases.
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Panel/Q&A
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End of conference
