Suppliers and retailers of chemicals and articles: Best practices to adopt

This conference will focus mainly on the regulatory requirements affecting companies (retailers, suppliers, importers of articles, etc.) selling chemicals (paints, solvents, oils, etc.) and/or articles containing chemicals (electronics, furniture, textiles, tools, etc.) to professional users or to the general public. During the conference, presentations will be done on regulatory requirements related to the Regulations REACH and CLP and activities relating to the implementation of those regulations in Luxembourg.

Other topics also discussed will be regulatory requirements related to biocides products and alert information systems for Consumer Protection.

Programme

14h00 - Program and Introduction

Laurène Chochois, Helpdesk REACH&CLP, Luxembourg

14h15 - REACH&CLP: What suppliers and retailers need to know?

Laurène Chochois, Helpdesk REACH&CLP, Luxembourg

14h40 -Enforcement activities in Luxembourg with an emphasis on retailers

Kim Engels, Administration de l'Environnement (AEV), Luxembourg

15h05 - Discussion: Questions and Answers

15h15 - Pause

15h45 -Other requirements on chemicals: Biocides

Jeff Zigrand, Administration de l'Environnement (AEV), Luxembourg

16h10 - ILNAS, a key actor in the control of products' conformity

Luis Arêde & Alexis Weber, Institut Luxembourgeois de la Normalisation, de l'Accréditation, de la Sécurité et qualité des produits et services (ILNAS), Luxembourg

16h40 - Discussion: Questions and Answers

16h50 - Conclusion

Laurène Chochois, Helpdesk REACH&CLP, Luxembourg