The European Commission is hosting a second workshop together with a group of contractors led by the Logika Group. It is being held to follow up on the study 'Strengthening the role of substitution planning in the context of REACH and other EU chemicals legislation'.
This workshop will give an update on progress made on the project to date, including the problem definition. It will also provide an overview of the identified options for a substitution framework and explore their potential implications.
Views on the options and initial results will be sought from the audience, so they can be taken into account before the final stages of the study commence.
The agenda is available to download. For more information on the workshop's format and supporting documents, please visit Logika Group's website.
If you can't join in person, you're welcome to follow the workshop's livestream. This will be divided into 2 parts
- chemical industry | chemicals legislation | competitiveness | value chain | public health
- Tuesday 1 October 2024, 09:00 - 17:30 (CEST)
- Belgium
Practical information
- When
- Tuesday 1 October 2024, 09:00 - 17:30 (CEST)
- Where
- European CommissionDG GROW, Belgium
- Languages
- English
Description
Draft agenda
- opening plenary session, including
- project context and introduction by the European Commission
- overview of the problem analysis
- overview of the options for a subsitution framework
- group discussions on the identified options
- closing plenary session summarising feedback and next steps
The opening and closing sessions will be livestreamed.
Background
There is a need to find better and more efficient ways to promote and support substitution for targeted hazardous chemicals, in particular for complex cases.
A revised substitution framework should promote a faster transition towards improved health and environmental protections, facilitate cooperation and innovation between actors across complex value chains, and allow for enhanced investment and planning to secure the competitiveness of EU industry.
The first substitution workshop with Logika was held on 1 March 2024.
The presentations from the morning session and afternoon session of the first workshop are available to read.
You can also read a report on the workshop, published on 21 May. In addition, the recordings of both sessions are available to watch below