Overview
Event Details
On April 1-2, 2015 Steptoe organized in Brussels a complimentary seminar on the latest chemicals regulatory issues. Speakers were drawn from the European Commission, ECHA, Ctgb (the Dutch biocides Competent Authority), industry, and members of Steptoe's global Environment & Life Sciences team.
Event Location
Le Châtelain Hotel Brussels
ue de Châtelain 17
1000 Brussels
ue de Châtelain 17
1000 Brussels
Program Presentations
Wednesday, April 1
- Opening Remarks (Seth Goldberg)
- Upcoming Chemicals Legislative Challenges for Downstream Users in Europe: REACH Authorization (Lorenzo Zullo)
- REACH Authorization: Avoiding the Pitfalls, Arriving Successfully (Elke Van Asbroeck)
- The Future of REACH Authorization: Proposed Simplification (Anna Borras)
- Nanomaterials Under REACH (Anna Gergely)
- Classification, Labeling, and Packing: Process & Practice (Darren Abrahams and Ruxandra Cana)
- REACH – Substance & Dossier Evaluation (Ruxandra Cana and Anna Gergely)
- PBTs and vPvBs: Properties of Concern under REACH (Eléonore Mullier)
- Endocrine Disruptors – Developments in EU Law (Ruxandra Cana)
- Endocrine Disruptors – What’s Happening in Europe (Andy Adams)
- Workshop: The Board of Appeal for REACH & Biocides (Darren Abrahams and Ruxandra Cana)
Click here to download all presentations from April 1.
Thursday, April 2
- The BPR: Key Commission Issues & Next Steps (Pierre Choraine)
- Data Sharing under the BPR and Supply Chain Strategy (Darren Abrahams)
- 2015 Key Biocides Points (Hugues Kenigswald)
- Fee Overview Under the BPR (Annakathrin Faupel)
- Evaluation of Active Substances: The Industry Experience (Samantha Champ)
- Transitional Measures Under the BPR: In-situ Generated Active Substances and Food Contact Material (Anna Gergely)
- Issues for Product Authorization: The Industry Experience (Jack Poppleton)
- Key Member State Issues for Product Authorization (Joost Van Galen)
Click here to download all presentations from April 2.
