Programme
Please note all timings are BST (London)
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Module 1
- Downstream user
- Focus on the role and obligations
- Communication in the supply chain
- Relevance of registration and authorisation
- Echa tools and guidance
- Industry support
- Safety data sheets
- Communication in the supply chain
- Structure and content of the SDS
- Exposure scenarios
- Extended SDSs (eSDSs)
- Addressing mixtures
- Practical examples
- Risk management for chemicals
- Basics and details
- Political background and consequences
Marko Sušnik
Advisor to the Secretary General on Chemicals Policy, SMEunited, and Senior Advisor Chemical Policy, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKÖ), SMEunited / WKÖ -
Refreshment break
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Module 2
- Restriction and authorisation
- What are substances of very high concern (SVHCs)?
- The restriction process
- The authorisation process
- Applying and granting an authorisation
- Articles
- Introduction and main elements
- Defining an article
- Borderline cases
- Complex object
- The candidate list
- The substances of concern in products (Scip) database
EXERCISE: Defining articles
Marko Sušnik
Advisor to the Secretary General on Chemicals Policy, SMEunited, and Senior Advisor Chemical Policy, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKÖ), SMEunited / WKÖ -
Lunch break
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Module 3
- Enforcement
- Basics and background
- Practical considerations
- EU-wide actions
- Tracking of possible regulatory actions
- Available databases and lists
- Practical considerations and strategies
- Available information on the Echa website
- Practical tips and tricks
EXERCISE
- The Board of Appeal
- Basics and procedures
- Interesting developments
- Facts and figures
Marko Sušnik
Advisor to the Secretary General on Chemicals Policy, SMEunited, and Senior Advisor Chemical Policy, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKÖ), SMEunited / WKÖ -
Refreshment break
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Module 4
- The European Court of Justice:
- Basics and procedures
- Interesting developments
- Practical impact
- Interfaces with other chemicals legislation
- CLP
- POPs
- Mercury
- Pic
- f-gases
- biocides
- pesticides
- fertilisers
- REACH-review
- Ongoing issues and what to expect
Marko Sušnik
Advisor to the Secretary General on Chemicals Policy, SMEunited, and Senior Advisor Chemical Policy, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKÖ), SMEunited / WKÖ -
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