| MAY 10th WEDNESDAY (DAY 1) |
| Session 1 |
Chair |
Craig Barker,
Ciba Specialty chemicals |
| 08:30-10:00 |
5' |
Opening & Welcome address |
Jochen Rudolph,
Degussa AG |
| 30' |
Mutual acceptance of classification (MAN) - experience with the first substances in the process and next steps to follow |
Marianne Heinrich,
BP
Linda Gerber,
US EPA |
| 30' |
Nanomaterials / Nanotechnologies - what is meant by such terms, uncertainties about the health and environmental effects of nano-particles and regulatory challenges |
Hans-Jürgen Wiegand,
Degussa AG |
| 25' |
Panel discussion |
|
| 10:00-10:30 |
Coffee break |
| Session 2 |
Chair |
Hans-Jürgen Wiegand,
Degussa AG |
| 10:30-12:00 |
25' |
PIC & POPs - overview on the current situation |
Ulrich Schlottmann,
German Ministry for the Environment |
| 25' |
Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management |
Rainer-Kurt Koch,
Bayer AG |
| 25' |
Product Stewardship as a contribution to sustainable chemistry |
Volker J. Soballa,
Degussa AG |
| 15' |
Panel discussion |
|
| 12:00-13:30 |
Lunch break |
| Session 3 |
Chair |
Ulrich Wietschorke,
RCC Ltd |
| 13:30-15:00 |
25' |
Biocides - the EU Active Substances Review Program |
Klaus Berend,
European Commission, DG Environment |
| 25' |
Biocidal Product or not? Borderline cases, their differentiation to other EU-Directives and implications for product labelling |
Enrico Kiefer,
RCC Ltd |
| 25' |
Cosmetic regulations in the major markets: control of cosmetic ingredients and their permitted use. |
Clarine Sieger,
Atrion International |
| 15' |
Panel discussion |
|
| 15:00-15:30 |
Coffee break |
| Session 4 |
Chair |
Ulrich Wietschorke,
RCC Ltd |
| 15:30-17:00 |
25' |
WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive) and RoHS (Restriction of Use of certain Hazardous Substances Directive). |
Gabrielle Williamson,
Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek |
| 25' |
European legislation and provisions related to VOC, Fluorinated Gases, Montreal Protocol (EU, Memberstates, N, CH) - overview and structure |
Paul Krajnik,
Austrian Ministry for the Environment |
| 25' |
Other legislation linked to chemical legislation in the EU - do REACH and GHS contribute to harmonisation? |
Christian Gründling,
Austrian Chemical Industry Association |
| 15' |
Panel discussion |
|
| 17:00-17:30 |
Coffee break |
| Session 5 |
Chair |
Craig Barker,
Ciba Specialty chemicals |
| 17:30-19:00 |
Electronic tools for hazard communication and legal compliance.
Panel discussion on new technologies, future trends, basis for harmonisation and global HSE framework.
Kick off statements (5'-10' per speaker):
HSE
Atrion Intl
Technidata
European Chemicals Bureau
|
| 19:30-23:00 |
Social Event |
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