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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

A stakeholder workshop on the impacts of the extended generic risk management approach under REACH took place online on 27 June 2022.

  • single market | environmental risk prevention | chemicals legislation
  • Monday 27 June 2022, 09:30 - 15:30 (CEST)
  • Online only

Programme

  1. 27 Jun 2022, 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. 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

Practical information

When
Monday 27 June 2022, 09:30 - 15:30 (CEST)
Where
Online only
Languages
English

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