1. ChemicalWatch.com REACH: Past, Present and Issues for 2009 and Beyond Emma Chynoweth, Chemical Watch REACH USA 2009 20-22 January 2009 Smithers Rapra

2. ChemicalWatch.com Introduction 2008 What a year! REACH CHAMP Other regulatory controls Supply chain issues NGO activity Recession What’s in store for 2009?

3. ChemicalWatch.com Some initial thoughts… REACH et al—a massive challenge, but not entirely uncharted territory.  The bedrock is risk assessment  New information and communication requirements, especially on uses  Industry and authorities are going to have to learn by doing  As a journalist it is invigorating!

4. ChemicalWatch.com Looking back through 2008… REACH Industry meeting its obligations  Substance inventories  Useful supply chain communications, use mapping  Pre-registration, etc  Planning for registration

5. ChemicalWatch.com Looking back through 2008… REACH ECHA up and running  Setting up infrastructure, IT, committees etc  Helpdesk  Pre-registration etc  SVHC…Candidate List  International communications  Classification and labelling

6. ChemicalWatch.com Looking back through 2008… CHAMP  Launched March, a response to REACH  Screening-level hazard and risk characterisations, action where needed  Targeting assessments based on risk  Getting more out of HPV Challenge  Expanding to MPV  Inorganic HPV and TSCA inventory reset in the pipeline

7. ChemicalWatch.com Looking back through 2008… Other EU chemical controls (1)  UN Globally Harmonised System on Classification and Labelling—EU version Classification, Labelling and Packaging regulation adopted  Biocides—mini and substantive revisions  Plant protection products—concern over plans to use hazard-based criteria to reject substances

8. ChemicalWatch.com Looking back through 2008… Other EU chemical controls (2)  Cosmetics—proposals published in February, issue over nano products  RoHS—proposals published in December; consolidation not expansion

9. ChemicalWatch.com Looking back through 2008… Other pressures (1)—supply chain  Safety of products made in emerging economies—toys, food products  Greening corporate agenda—especially for consumer product companies; greater focus on end-of-life  Greater supply chain security—declarable substance lists: aerospace, electronics etc

10. ChemicalWatch.com Looking back through 2008… Other pressures (2) NGOs  International Chemical Secretariat—SIN list  Business-NGO Working Group for Safer Chemicals and Sustainable Materials  Growing NGO pressure in USA for TSCA reform  Increased NGO activity at State level

11. ChemicalWatch.com 2009 and beyond… REACH  Registration  SIEFs/Consortia  Dossiers—exposure scenarios/Chemical Safety Report  Dossiers—compliance  Authorisation and Restriction Process  Various elements still to be finalised  Enforcement  ECHA project  Member state initiatives  Missed pre-registration  Budgets

12. ChemicalWatch.com 2009 and beyond… CHAMP  TSCA Reform  Kids Safe Campaign  CHAMP—what will stick?  Chemical regulations at state-level; California and others  Canadian influence

13. ChemicalWatch.com 2009 and beyond… Other chemical controls (in Europe)  Biocides—revision proposals published, debated  Plant Protection Products—draft revision debated  Detergents—studies currently underway may spark action  Cosmetics—proposals debated  Indoor air quality—Green Paper to be published  Product specific controls? BPA, phthalates

14. ChemicalWatch.com 2009 and beyond… Aspiring to REACH  Korea  Japan  China  ICCM2  WTO

15. ChemicalWatch.com 2009 and beyond… Supply chain impacts/NGO focus  Retail  Textiles  Aerospace  Automotive  Electronics  SIN 2  Product specific—healthycar.org, healthytoys.org, safecosmetics.org etc

16. ChemicalWatch.com 2009 and beyond… Emerging issues  Nanotechnology  Endocrine disruptors  POPs  Biomonitoring  Children’s health  Recession???  SMEs

17. ChemicalWatch.com REACH: Past, present, 2009 and beyond…some final thoughts Pressure on industry and authorities for  Integrity  Transparency  Progress

18. ChemicalWatch.com REACH: Past, present, 2009 and beyond…some final thoughts  Pragmatic approach  Fair but firm  A common understanding of the intent and long term aims of REACH and a desire to achieve those objectives

19. ChemicalWatch.com Many Thanks emma@chemicalwatch.com www.chemicalwatch.com