Photo: City of HelsinkiCASCADE Open Forum 2007
Helsinki, April 18
REACH in reality
– How will consumers, industry, NGOs, authorities and researchers accommodate their activities to the new reality under REACH?
After years of debate the REACH legislation comes into force in June 2007. It will replace over 40 national chemical legislations with one harmonized policy. REACH is short for Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals. The policy requires industry to register all existing and new substances with a new European Chemicals Agency.
CASCADE Network of Excellence invites all interested parties to an open session about the new REACH legislation. The session will serve as a platform for open discussions on the implications of the policy from different stakeholder perspectives. Short presentations will be followed by a moderated panel debate.
Agenda
Also available as pdf with speaker introductions.
Welcome
Introduction by moderator Henrik Ekman, science journalist.
Speakers
Heikki Salonen, Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE)
What is REACH and the new European Chemicals Agency in Helsinki? (download presentation)
Jari Luukkonen, WWF Finland
Environmental NGOs and the REACH. (download presentation)
Göran Wall, Swedish Plastics and Chemicals Federation
How will the chemical industry implement REACH? (download presentation)
Bengt Fjällborg, Akzo Nobel
REACH activities at Akzo Nobel Surfactants - a change of direction? (download presentation)
Annikka Marniemi, Finnish Consumer Association
The consumer perspective on REACH. (only oral presentation)
Joan-Albert Vericat, Neuropharma & In Vitro Testing Industrial Platform (IVTIP)
In vitro methods for testing of chemicals. Presentation of the view of IVTIP. (download presentation)
Jan-Åke Gustafsson, coordinator CASCADE Network of Excellence
CASCADE integrated test system for chemicals. (download presentation)
Panel discussion
Including questions from the auditorium.
Practical information
Date: April 18, 2007
Time: from 13.30 to 16.30
At: Biomedicum, Haartmaninkatu 8, Helsinki, Finland. Map of Helsinki.
Please register via this link at the latest by April 10. A limited number of seats are available and will be assigned on a first come, first served basis.
Please note: if you are registered for CASCADE Annual Meeting April 17-19 you do not have to register separately for the Open Forum. More information about the Annual Meeting here. |
Biomedicum.
Photo: Jussi Tiainen |
If you have any questions, please contact CASCADE Network Office.
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