Agenda
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Registration and coffee
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Welcome and introduction
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Keynote: EU CSS/Reach revision: State of play given the new parliament
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Q&A
- Session 1: Updates from an EU level
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EU chemicals policy – recent progress and current context
- Recent progress in the delivery of the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (CSS)
- New policy context – Chemicals Industry Package, within the context of the Mission Letters
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Trends for regulating chemicals by implementing recently adopted legislation
- Four years of the EU's CSS, transition phase of the European Commission – what trends do we see occurring?
- What is needed to move forwards in the new policy context?
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Refreshment break
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ECHA Board of Appeal (BoA) and EU courts: Recent judgments on REACH and CLP cases
- Litigation trends on REACH and CLP
- Recent rulings of the BoA – an evolving case law
- Key judgments of EU Courts – a focus on CLP and its classification criteria
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Extended Q&A on EU updates
Additional participant:
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Lunch and networking
- Session 2: Recent important developments relating to authorization and restrictions
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Context of the EU substitution planning project for hazardous substances
- REACH authorization and broad restrictions proved resource intensive and difficult to implement, in particular for complex cases where suitability of alternatives depends on company/use-specific considerations
- Instead of detailed regulation, the commission is considering substitution planning as a complementary/alternative tool to provide more flexibility for continued use of substances in exchange for industry engagement to invest into alternatives where feasible
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Scope, content and goals of the EU substitution planning project for hazardous substances
- Background to study scope and objectives
- Methodology and key concepts
- Milestones and current status
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Problem definition and policy options for the EU substitution planning project for hazardous substances
- Identification of potential options to incentivize and accelerate safer and more sustainable substitution, including integration into the REACH restriction process
- Rationale, benefits and disadvantages
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Q&A
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Refreshment break
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The EU essential use concept (EUC): Definition and plans
- Overview of reasons for defining the essential use concept
- Overview of benefits of using the essential use concept
- Presentation of high-level and sub criteria with examples from the communication
- Considerations for uses deemed essential
- Thoughts on next steps
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Kastalie Bougas
Policy Officer and Economist, Safe and Sustainable Chemicals, DG Environment, European Commission -
One Substance One Assessment (OSOA) and the EUC from an industry perspective
- OSOA will affect regulatory risk assessment by emphasizing the hazard element and strengthening ECHA's role: practical implications and thoughts on how to address upcoming challenges
- EUC’s practical implementation may be impacted by recent shift of EU priorities towards competitiveness
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Q&A
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An NGO view of the EUC as introduction to the panel
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Panel discussion: How do the different stakeholders see EUC and the future authorisation and restriction processes working?
Additional panellist:
Marko Sušnik
Advisor to the Secretary General on Chemicals Policy, SMEunited, and Senior Advisor Chemical Policy, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKÖ), SMEunited / WKÖ -
Networking drinks reception
Join us for relaxed networking with drinks and appetizers alongside our speakers and attendees.
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Close of day one
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