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Conference agenda


REACH CONFERENCE 2024
| Bratislava | Slovakia | 15.10.2024 – 16.10.2024
Ekotox Centers together with partners and representatives of Cefic, Eurometaux, BASF are delighted to invite interested parties to join us for REACH Conference 2024. 

15. OCTOBER 2024 – TUESDAY

12,00—12,50               REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS 
                                       Sandwich lunch
12,50—13,00               WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION

13,00—13,15                 EU Chemical Strategy for Sustainability (CSS)            
                                         TBI

SESSION 1
EU Chemicals Legislation – as of today

13,15—13,35                 Chemical Strategy for Sustainability 
                                         Dunja Drmač, Cefic tbc

13,35—13,50                 How to improve chemical legislation to foster the green transition and boost the European competitiveness
                                         Jonathan Crozier, BASF

13,50—14,10                 CLP revision and its implementation
                                         Tatiana Staruchova, Exxon Mobil

PANEL SESSION 1

14,10—14,40                 Panel discussion led by Hugo Waeterschoot, Eurometaux

14,40—15,00                 COFFEE BREAK

SESSION 2 The transition towards new requirements for chemicals and products

15,00—15,20                 Practical examples of the main issues of  REACH revision under CSS       
                                         Dr. Fatemeh Ahmadnian, BASF

15,20—16,40                 Almost 20 years of restrictions in the EU up to the PFAS case – lessons learned
                                         Hugo Waeterschoot, Eurometaux

16,40—17,00                 The role of chromates in Aerospace & Defence
                                          Elisa Consoli, ASD

17,00—17,20                 Substitution planning carried out by companies 
                                         Dr. Fatemeh Ahmadnian, BASF

PANEL SESSION 2

17,20—17,50                 Panel discussion led by Ainhoa Gonzalez, Eurometaux

17,50—18,00                 CLOSING OF CONFERENCE DAY 1

18,00—18,40                 GLASS of WINE and Corridor Discussions

20:00                                DINNER

 

16. OCTOBER 2024 – WEDNESDAY

SESSION 3 Chemicals Management beyond REACH

9,00—9,30 One Substance One Assessment (OSOA)
TBI
9,30—10,00 Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) – what’s next for the industry and how to make it work
Dunja DRMAČ, Cefic
10,00—10,20 Battery regulation – recharge
TBI
10,20—10,40 Other frameworks regulating chemicals
TBI
10,40—11,00 Challenges to cope with the multitude of different legislations: experience from the metal IND
Ainhoa Gonzales, Eurometaux

11,00—11,30 COFFEE BREAK

SESSION 4 Chemicals – Knowledge base, Rights to know, Enforcement

13,00—13,30 Inspections – today practice and future challenges
TBI
13,30—14,00 REACH4Textiles project
TBI
14,00—14,20 Update from ECHA’s Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement
TBI
14,20—14,40 Enforcement by MS
TBI

PANEL SESSION 4

15,00—16,00 Panel discussion

16,00—16,15 CLOSING OF THE CONFERENCE


CONFERENCE VENUE:

Pan-European University
Tomášikova 20
82102 Bratislava
Slovenská republika

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