Stakeholder workshop on the methods and results of the impact assessment on the extension of the generic approach to risk management (GRA) under the REACH Regulation

Program

1. 27 CZE 2022 r., godz. 09:00 - 09:30 (CEST)

   Online connection of participants
2. 09:30 - 09:45 (CEST)

   Plenary session: introduction of the workshop and its aim

   • Welcome and update on the impact assessment and the REACH revision (Kristin Schreiber, Director, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) – 10’
   • Aim and technicalities of the workshop (Lucas Porsch, VVA) – 5’
3. 09:45 - 11:15 (CEST)

   Plenary session: overview of impact assessment results – extension of the GRA

   • GRA extension in the wider reform process of REACH authorisations and restrictions (Otto Linher, Senior Expert, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) – 15’  
   • Scope of the impact assessment, overall approach, and limitations, including potential implementation scenarios used (David Tyrer, AQC) – 15’
   • Draft results of cost analysis (Michael Munk Sørensen, AQC) – 20’
   • Draft results of the benefits analysis (Marco Camboni, RPA) – 10’
   • Q&A and discussion – 30’

   Moderator: Otto Linher, Senior Expert, REACH Unit, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission

4. 11:15 - 11:30 (CEST)

   Coffee break
5. 11:30 - 12:30 (CEST)

   Break-out groups’ discussions on:

   • Human health and environmental impacts
   • Socio-economic impacts, including impacts on the internal market, innovation and competitiveness of EU industry

   Participants will be allocated to two types of online break-out groups, organised based on the type of impacts (a background paper with relevant details will be circulated ahead of the workshop). Based on the interest there may be several groups discussing the same topic.

6. 12:30 - 14:00 (CEST)

   Lunch break
7. 14:00 - 15:00 (CEST)

   Plenary session: feedback from break-out group discussions

   • Presentation of feedback from breakout groups (5 minutes per group) – about 30’
   • Q&A and discussion – 30’

   Moderator: Otto Linher, Senior Expert, REACH Unit, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission

8. Pokaż kolejne pozycje 2
9. 15:00 - 15:30 (CEST)

   Plenary session

   • Conclusions and next steps (Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

   Moderator: Otto Linher, Senior Expert, REACH Unit, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission

Informacje praktyczne

Opis

The workshop is one of the consultation activities carried out for the impact assessment of the REACH revision. The workshop aims to present the methods and results of the impact assessment on the extension of the generic risk management approach and validate these with stakeholders.

The workshop will be held online from 9:30 until 15:30 (connection starting from 9:00), with plenary sessions and one break-out group session.

If you wish to attend the workshop, please fill in the registration formbefore 20 June 2022.

Please note that in the registration form you will be asked to indicate your preferred mode of participation.

Actively
As an active participant, we expect you to contribute to the discussions in the break-out group session and you will be able to attend also the plenary sessions. In this case, you may indicate a preference for the topic of the break-out group.

Passively
As a passive participant, you will only have access to the plenary sessions (introduction, presentation of results, feedback from break-out groups and conclusions).

If registrations exceed available places for the break-out group sessions, the Commission reserves the right to select participants to ensure balanced participation of stakeholders.

Contact

reach_workshopvva [dot] it (reach_workshop[at]vva[dot]it)