EU REACH for Chemical Compliance Professionals

• 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 Su??nik

Advisor to the Secretary General on Chemicals Policy, SMEunited, and Senior Advisor Chemical Policy, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WK??), SMEunited / WK??

Christian Gr??ndling

Deputy Director, FCIO, Austria

• 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

• 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

• 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 - timelines and content
• Ongoing issues announced in the CSS and what to expect