Programme
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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.
Sue Bullock
Principal, Product Safety and Stewardship Head of Industrial and Specialty Chemicals, TSG Consulting -
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
