REACH Workshop: The Plastics Industry State of Play with practical examples

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WORKSHOP SPEAKERS

Thursday, 17 March 2016

1. Introduction to REACH and its impact

• CLP and REACH in a nutshell: rights & obligations along the plastics supply chain
  Geoffroy Tillieux, EuPC Technical Department Director & PCE Regulatory Compliance Director

• REACH - Evaluation of the impact on the affected industries and the whole economy in Austria
  Dr. Bernhard Mahlberg, Head of “Population Economics & Production", Institute for Industrial Research (IWI)

2. Registration in REACH

• Notification of nanomaterials
  Roger Van Der Linden, PlasticsEurope REACH Committee Chairman

• Registration in 2018 and orphan substances
  Karin Van de Velde, Secretary General, REACH Orphan Substances Consortium (ROSC)

• Registration of bio-based chemicals TBC

• Duties of importers and only representatives under REACH
  Venelin Marinov, Advisor to the Bulgarian Association Polymers

3. Protecting health and environment

• Understanding risk management measures: the example of PESTOOL
  Geoffroy Tillieux, EuPC Technical Department Director & PCE Regulatory Compliance Director

4. End of chain, recycling and the circular economy?

• Recycling in a circular economy, the link with REACH
  Bjorn Hansen, Head of Unit Chemicals, DG Environment, European Commission

• Recycling automotive applications and REACH
  Maurice Funcken, REACH Coordinator for Nissan in Europe, Nissan

• Learning from authorisation process
  Eric Vandevijver, Manufacturing Excellence Engineer, Inovyn

Friday, 18 March 2016

1. Risk Management options for substances and Enforcement

• Implementing REACH in a streamlined way: Risk Management Option Analysis, Restriction and Authorisation
  Klaus Berend, Head of Unit REACH, DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission

• Risk Management Options: experiences from the Netherlands
  Dr. Jochem F. M. van der Waals, Senior Policy Advisor, Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment

• Risk Management Option Analysis of the UV absorber
  Christian Schmitt, REACH Substance Coordinator Performance Chemicals Division, BASF

• Learnings from authorisation
  Risk Management Implementation Unit, ECHA TBC

• REACH Authorisation - The right tool for substances only used in industrial settings and already subject to workplace legislation? Exemplified by ADCA
  Sabine Dröge, Legal Assessor and Deputy Managing Director, PolyComply Hoechst

• Restriction for diisocyanates
  Michel Baumgartner, Secretary General, the European Association of Flexible Polyurethane Foam Blocks Manufacturers (EUROPUR)

• Enforcement of REACH in different Member States and Forum activities
  ECHA Unit A2: Support, Forum and HelpNet Secretariat TBC

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