1. Fitness check on chemicals legislation Fertilisers Working Group meeting Brussels, 15 December 2014

2. Table of contents Background on REFIT Background on Fitness checks Fitness check on chemicals legislation Next steps

3. Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme (REFIT) Launched in December 2012 in the context of smart regulation Goal: simplifying EU law, reducing unnecessary regulatory burden and contributing to a clear, stable & predictable regulatory framework Different measures: Legislative actions: amendments and consolidations Repeals and withdrawals Evaluations and fitness checks Scoreboard (latest: 18 June 2014) REFIT programme

4. Comprehensive policy evaluations, assessing whether the regulatory framework for a policy sector is fit for purpose Identifying excessive regulatory burden, overlaps, gaps, inconsistencies, obsolete measures, etc. Assessing effectiveness, efficiency, coherence, relevance and EU added value of the legislative framework Fitness checks

5. Background Complex legislative framework Survey on burdensome legislation for SMEs Stakeholder feedback on issues at interfaces of different legislation Certain CARACAL members calling for a systematic review of the links between CLP and other legislation Fitness check on chemicals legislation Planned fitness check: Fitness Check on the most relevant chemicals legislation (other than REACH) as well as related aspects of legislation applied to downstream industries

6. Fitness check on chemicals legislation Hazard identification & classification Risk management measures & communication Mandate currently under discussion Legislative framework for the risk management of chemicals:

7. Fitness check on chemicals legislation Hazard identification & classification Risk management measures & communication CLP PBT/vPvB Mandate currently under discussion Examples of relevant legislation within the scope of the fitness check:

8. Fitness check on chemicals legislation Hazard identification & classification Risk management measures & communication e.g. labelling, packaging, prohibition, restriction of use, other measures CLP SevesoPPPBiocidesEcolabelWasteCosmetics Mandate currently under discussion Examples of relevant legislation within the scope of the fitness check:

9. Fitness check on chemicals legislation Hazard identification & classification Risk management measures & communication e.g. labelling, packaging, prohibition, restriction of use, other measures CLP SevesoPPPBiocidesEcolabelWasteCosmetics Mandate currently under discussion Examples of relevant legislation within the scope of the fitness check: e.g. for plant biostimulants

10. Fitness check on chemicals legislation Hazard identification & classification Risk management measures & communication e.g. labelling, packaging, prohibition, restriction of use, other measures Direct link, Risk assessment Socio- economic factors

11. Fitness check on chemicals legislation Hazard identification & classification Risk management measures & communication e.g. labelling, packaging, prohibition, restriction of use, other measures Direct link, Risk assessment Socio- economic factors e.g. SCHER

12. Fitness check on chemicals legislation Hazard identification & classification Risk management measures & communication e.g. labelling, packaging, prohibition, restriction of use, other measures Chemicals Waste

13. Fertilisers industry affected by chemicals legislation (e.g. labelling under CLP) Secondary raw materials covered by chemicals legislation (e.g. digestates covered under REACH(?)) Interplay of different legislation affecting organic/inorganic fertilisers in the current framework (e.g. PPP vs. fertilisers) Relevance for fertilisers industry

14. Finalisation of fitness check mandate Consultation on relevant issues to be assessed Input from Member States and stakeholders needed: Issues resulting from inconsistencies, incoherence, legal uncertainty, legal overlaps between different chemicals legislation, e.g. CLP vs. other legislation Next steps