The Petrochemicals, Chemicals & Refining Working Group is glad to invite you to their next Working Group Meeting, that will take place on Wednesday, 28th June, 15:30-17:30 at the European Chamber Beijing Office and Shanghai Office via videoconference.
During this meeting, we will have a dialogue with Mr Geert Dancet, Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). Likewise, the Petrochemicals, Chemicals and Refining Working Group will introduce its activities and publications, including the Position Paper 2017/2018 currently under preparation to Mr Dancet.
We will hold a discussion on ECHA and EU’s chemicals legislations and ECHA’s enhanced dissemination of information on chemicals. Additionally, Mr Dancet will debrief our members on ECHA visit to China. We expect to have a fruitful exchange to find insights on Chinese chemical legislation and chemicals management and how to best inform Chinese authorities and companies about EU regulatory requirements.
Visit of ECHA to China
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is responsible for the implementation of the EU chemicals legislation, REACH, CLP , BPR and PIC . The visit is carried out in the frame of the 2018 REACH registration deadline and awareness raising on the REACH requirements for substances in articles. In addition, visit of ECHA will also raise attention to ECHA’s improved dissemination portal that was launched in 2016. As a recent improvement, the Agency has made selected information in the database available for download with the aim of improving the safe use of chemicals world-wide. As ECHA is an independent EU body the visit is technical in nature focusing on the implementation of the chemical legislation, lessons learned in the process, how things can be done better in the future and also to facilitate information flow on chemical management - especially on regulatory requirements - between the EU and China.
Agenda
1515-1530 Registration
1530-1545 Introduction to the Petrochemicals, Chemicals and Refining Working Group, by Mr. Jan Kreibaum, PCR Working Group National Chair, Regional Head China and South Korea, Clariant
1545-1630 Presentation by Mr. Geert Dancet, Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) on:
- ECHA and EU’s chemicals legislations
- ECHA’s enhanced dissemination of information on chemicals
- Debrief on ECHA visit to China
1630-1720 Roundtable Discussion
1720-1730 Closing remarks, by Mr. Jan Kreibaum