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SRA and Bar Council: 10 hours available
LEGAL IMPLICATIoNS & SuPPLy
CHAIN STRATEGIES CoNfERENCE 2011
Understand the post-deadline legal implications, resolve disputes,
defend challenges and take steps to protect your organisation
19th & 20th January 2011 • Crowne Plaza St James, London, UK
Meet your organisation’s legal
obligations with confidence, including:
4 Benefit from a superb review of enforcement and what to
expect after the deadline of REACH national enforcement in
Europe
4 Learn protective and proactive steps to deal with the
suppliers who fail to provide REACH compliant chemicals
4 Discover what you need to know about litigating before
the BoA and the EU Courts
4 Hear about the legalities and strategies for challenging
the competition
4 Learn strategies for dealing with disappointment in, and
frustration of, contracts
4 Analyse the key legal risks, main deadlines and their
commercial management
4 Equip yourself with tools and tips to implement measures
in your organisation for the commercial management of
REACH
Sponsored by:
Media Partners:
Expert commentary & insights
from speakers including:
Regulators & Key Institutional
Representatives:
Andreas Herdina, Director of Co-operation,
European Chemicals Agency *
Richard Bishop, HM Inspector of Health & Safety, HSE
Dr Joanne Lloyd, Director of REACHReady
Dr Hanns-Peter Nehl, Legal Secretary in the Chambers of Judge
Azizi, General Court
Corporate Perspectives
Mike Ellwood, Senior Regulatory Manager, Arch Biocides
Dr Keith Huckle, Corporate Director, Environment, Lhoist
Genevieve Hilgers, Regulatory Affairs & REACH Team Leader,
Procter & Gamble
Dr Roger Van der Linden, Group Manager Product Stewardship
and REACH, Borealis Kallo NV
Legal Experts
Dr Cándido García Molyneux, Of Counsel and Head of the
REACH Practice, Covington & Burling LLP
Dr Georg Berrisch, Partner and Head of EU Litigation,
Covington & Burling LLP
Scott Megregian, Partner Competition and REACH, K&L Gates
Gauthier van Thuyne, Partner, Head of the Belgian
Environmental Law Department, Co-Chair of the Global REACH
Team, Allen & Overy
William Wilson, Barrister, Burges Salmon LLP
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REACH: Legal Implications & Supply
REACH impacts on all products and chemicals
DAY 1, 19th January 2011 • Crowne Plaza St. James, London, UK
in all regions of the world. REACH has been
09.00
Registration & Coffee
described as one of the most complex texts
09.30
Chair’s Introduction
in the history of the European Union and it has
09.40
the power to block your sales or disrupt
your supply chain. Even the most prepared
and equipped organisation can look forward to
10.30
REACH National Enforcement in Europe
• Strategy and approach to REACH enforcement in the UK
• REACH enforcement activities in the UK
• Emerging trends and challenges
• Developments at the EU level and update on the Forum’s activities
Richard Bishop
HM Inspector of Health and Safety,
HSE
11.20
Coffee
11.40
Dealing with the Suppliers who fail to Provide REACH Compliant
Chemicals Protective and Proactive Steps
• Achieving successful internal dialogue to identify strategic vulnerabilities
• Purchasing vs. regulatory
• Anticipating those compounds which may not be supported – overseas
and speciality
• Contacting suppliers – the best approach
• Tackling trust issues with some overseas companies
• Late pre-registrations as an insurance choice
Mike Ellwood
Senior Regulatory Manager
Arch Biocides
12.40
Lunch
13.40
The European focus – Enforcement for companies who fail
to register
European Commission
challenges and issues in the aftermath of
the 1 December deadline and this conference is
designed to offer up measures and strategies
to limit the damage to your business, resolve
disputes and defend against challenges.
WHo SHouLD ATTEND
SPECIAL
ADDRESS
This cutting edge conference has been
researched with, and developed for, all
professionals involved in REACH including:
• In-house Counsel
• Head of Regulatory Affairs/Regulatory
Managers
• REACH Compliance Officers
• Company and Group Directors
• Lawyers and those advising companies on
REACH
• Registration Managers
KEyNoTE
Enforcement – What to Expect
Andreas Herdina
Director of Co-operation
European Chemicals Agency *
14.20
Was there light at the end of the tunnel? Lessons leaned from the
first REACH deadline
• What happened in the closing stages
• Relationships within the SIEFs
• Data ownership
• Vulnerable sectors
• What will happen to those who missed the deadline?
Dr Joanne Lloyd
Director
REACHReady
Meticulous planning is required in order to
15.10
Afternoon Tea
comply with REACH both before and after the
15.30
Thinking Ahead and Beyond REACH Registration
This session will look at the different REACH and CLP procedures
that could be used to target specific substances and will also provide
recommendations for companies in different industry sectors (e.g.,
cosmetics, electronics, packaging) to effectively defend their key substances
and uses.
Dr Cándido García Molyneux
Of Counsel and Head of the REACH Practice
Covington & Burling LLP
16.20
Chair’s Closing Remarks
16.30
Close of Conference Day 1
1st December 2010 deadline.
This event will allow you to discuss with
your peers the best strategies for managing
suppliers, customers, information requests and
much more besides.
* Subject to final confirmation
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y Chain Strategies Conference 2011
DAY 2, 20th January 2011 • Crowne Plaza St. James, London, UK
Registration & Coffee
09.15
Chairs Introduction
09.30
10.00
Litigating Before the BoA and the Eu Courts – What Companies
Need to Know
• What decisions can be challenged, by whom and before what body
• What grounds of appeal can be invoked
• What evidence will be accepted
• How to plan for litigation during the administrative procedure
Dr Georg Berrisch
Partner and Head of EU Litigation
Covington & Burling LLP
How to Appeal Decisions
Moderator
Dr Georg Berrisch
Covington & Burling LLP
PAnEL DISCUSSIOn
D UP
10.45
Case Study
REACH: Practical Implementation – Borealis
• How do you set up your organisation to comply?
• Managing the information
• Sourcing the right expertise for your team
• Communicating the process with the relevant stakeholders
• Obtaining buy-in from different business units and providing
appropriate training
• Ensuring value / controlling costs
Dr. Roger Van der Linden
Group Manager, Product Stewardship and REACH
Borealis Group
Speaker - European Commission*
Dr Hanns-Peter Nehl
Legal Secretary in the Chambers of Judge Azizi
General Court
Vincent Navez
Senior Legal Counsellor
CEfIC
Lunch
13.20
Strategies for Dealing with Disappointment in, and frustration of,
Contracts
Where suppliers outside the EU withdraw their REACH compliance at
the 11th hour: What do you do with your product if it doesn’t comply as a
result?
Panel Moderator
Gauthier van Thuyne
Partner, Head of the Belgian Environmental Law Department, Co-Chair of
the Global REACH Team
Allen & overy
Genevieve Hilgers
Regulatory Affairs & REACH Team Leader
Procter & Gamble
15.10
Afternoon Tea
15.30
Key Legal Risks, Main Deadlines and their Commercial
Management
• First REACH Registration deadline
• CLP regulation deadlines
• Impacts of Authorisation and planning for supply continuity
• Commercial and business risks
• REACH, CLP and senior management
William Wilson
Barrister
Burges Salmon LLP
16.20
Chair’s Closing Remarks
16.30
Close of Conference
WANT To PRofILE youR ExPERTISE?
11.20
Coffee
11.40
Legalities and Strategies for Challenging the Competition
• SIEFs and data access
• Consortia membership and terms of dealing
• Letters of access
• Free riders
• Trading without registering
Panel Moderator
Scott Megregian
Partner Competition and REACH
K&L Gates
Dr Keith Huckle
Corporate Director, Environment
Lhoist
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12.20
REACH RISK ROUn
09.00
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heighten industry awareness of your brand and communicate your unique
selling proposition to senior decision makers.
We can tailor specific sponsorship and exhibition packages to help you meet
and influence the people who are going to ensure the growth of your business
now and in the future. With a clear understanding of your overall marketing
strategy, we will work in partnership with you to develop a bespoke marketing
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Covington & Burling LLP, an international law firm, provides corporate, litigation, and regulatory expertise to enable
clients to achieve their goals. Founded in 1919, the firm has more than 800 lawyers and offices in Beijing, Brussels,
London, new York, San Diego, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Washington, DC. We provide legal, strategic, and
advocacy advice on the EU’s REACH and other product-related regulations, including the defence of key ingredients
during EU administrative procedures and before EU Courts.
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