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Programme

  1. Registration and coffee

  2. Welcome and introduction

    Moderator

  3. Session 1: Asia

  4. 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”.

  5. Regulatory updates in Japan

    • inventory updates - on topics like PFAS, designated chemicals etc. ; and
    • FCM positive list updates.

  6. Key updates on K-REACH

    • K-REACH progress;
    • K-REACH amendments; and
    • K-REACH 100-1,000T joint registration.

  7. Q&A

  8. Refreshment break

  9. 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

  10. India's chemical regulatory landscape: an overview

    • existing chemical regulations and authorities;
    • access to Indian market; and
    • recent developments.

  11. Q&A

  12. Lunch break and networking

  13. Welcome back

    Moderator

  14. Session 2: The Americas

  15. 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.

  16. 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

  17. Q&A

  18. Refreshment break

  19. 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.

  20. Q&A

  21. Networking drinks reception

    Join us for relaxed networking with drinks and appetizers, alongside our speakers and attendees. 

  22. Close of conference