Agenda
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Registration and coffee
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Welcome and introduction
Moderator
- Session 1: Asia
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Update on China regulation for new and hazardous chemicals
- overview about the Chemical Regulations in China;
- new chemical registration and experience sharing; and
- hazardous chemicals management and “One enterprise, one product, one code”.
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Regulatory updates in Japan
- inventory updates - on topics like PFAS, designated chemicals etc. ; and
- FCM positive list updates.
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Key updates on K-REACH
- K-REACH progress;
- K-REACH amendments; and
- K-REACH 100-1,000T joint registration.
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Q&A
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Refreshment break
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Updates from Turkey KKDIK regulation
- KKDIK regulation amendment & new deadlines;
- Co & Lead Registration process;
- current status on SIEFs & data sharing; and
- updates on Turkish SDS obligations
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India's chemical regulatory landscape: an overview
- existing chemical regulations and authorities;
- access to Indian market; and
- recent developments.
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Q&A
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Lunch break and networking
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- Session 2: The Americas
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U.S. chemical legislation comes of age
- an overview of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations to manage the risk associated with important but historically problematic chemicals;
- discuss the seven years of missteps since the enactment of a recast Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in 2016;
- how EPA’s regulatory approach is more stringent than that under REACH;
- the struggles EPA still have with developing mechanisms to allow more sustainable chemistries on the market; and
- the tensions created as increased regulatory controls are placed on older products with no clear path to substitution.
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Overview of recent changes to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
- chemicals management in Canada;
- recent amendments to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999; and
- overview of various initiatives in development to implement the modernized Act
- implementation status
- consultation opportunities
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Q&A
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Refreshment break
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Latin America’s chemicals management regulations
- chemicals management laws in Latin America – an overview;
- country-specific chemicals management requirements;
- Chile
- Colombia
- Peru
- Brazil
- EU REACH versus LATAM ‘REACH-inspired‘ regulations; and
- current status of the GHS implementation in Latin America – an overview.
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Q&A
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Networking drinks reception
Join us for relaxed networking with drinks and appetizers, alongside our speakers and attendees.
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Close of conference
