Monthly Briefing – December 2009/January 2010 issue

Highlights of the December/January edition:

• Mamta Patel reports on new information on REACH enforcement activities by EU authorities
• Update on CLP implementation - discussions at key industry and ECHA meetings
• Emma Chynoweth gives an update on work by industry and ECHA to develop tools to help prepare CSA/CSRs
• After 10 years of its Long-range Research Initiative (LRI), the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) takes stock of what it has achieved and seeks feedback on the next steps
• California's Green Chemistry Initiative is setting the standard for safer use of chemicals in products. We report on progress
• As global chemicals regulation increases, the case for chemical management services has never looked stronger, a new US study suggests. Geraint Roberts reports
• Sean Milmo reveals Switzerland's plans to create a positive list of substances allowed in food packaging inks
• Mamta Patel previews hot topics for ChemCon Europe 2010 which takes place in March
• A recent EU cartel case holds lessons for REACH consultants, Charles Whiddington of Field, Fisher Waterhouse discusses
• Hans Schoolderman and Bas Coolsma of PricewaterhouseCoopers give advice on managing transactions in substance information exchange fora (SIEFs)
• Dr REACH looks at the importance of understanding how decisions on REACH interpretation were made and by whom
  
• Jean-Philippe Montfort of Mayer Brown discusses the first lessons from REACH enforcement activities and what companies should be prepared for
• In our Guest Column, Erwin Annys, REACH director at CEFIC, assesses the current state of play of REACH implementation and what it will take to get through 2010