February 5, 2009

SIEF and Consortia Training

The requirements of REACH are clear: A Substance Information Exchange Forum (SIEF) needs to be formed soon for each pre-registered substance with the same identity. The participants in a SIEF are all pre-registrants. A SIEF has no prescribed legal form, but is a forum to share data and other information on a given substance. Participants in a SIEF are free to organize themselves in consortia or other forms of agreements as they see fit to carry out their obligations under REACH.
A SIEF is formed when pre-registrants have agreed in a pre-SIEF that they manufacture or import the same substance. SIEF members need to nominate a Lead Registrant. They will share and assess data and prepare common parts of the registration (joint submission). Any SIEF member receiving a request for information that involves vertebrate tests must respond within 1 month. Compensation for sharing data is agreed among the respective SIEF members.

March 12, 2009

Tecnologia de Formulação de Poliolefinas

O Expert Services, unidade de negócios da Ciba Especialidades Químicas, promove um seminário dirigido aos responsáveis pelas áreas técnica, desenvolvimento de novos produtos e controle de qualidade em empresas que atuam na cadeia produtiva de materiais plásticos para os segmentos: automotivo, eletro-eletrônico, filmes/peças técnicas, construção civil, agrícola, entre outros.

March 26, 2009

Extractables & Leachables Testing – Learning from the Experts

Health authorities increasingly demand extractables and leachables studies from pharmaceutical manufacturers. Still, there exist no guidelines on how to conduct these studies from the analytical point of view. Based on Ciba Expert Services' extensive practical experience in this field a systematic approach on the different testing strategies - illustrated with instructive case studies - is presented.

April 2 - 3, 2009

REACH: Enhancing Competitiveness and Innovation - A practical, interactive Seminar

Industry focus on pre-registration and subsequently the registration of phase-in substances is a continuing and resource intensive activity. Businesses may already be questioning the real value of REACH and how industry benefits can be realised. This seminar, focusing on competitiveness and innovation, is one of the first to address how REACH can be used to extract real business benefits and is a must formanagers and regulatory experts alike.
The seminar’s main objective is to provide practical advice and to help industry better understand the advantages of REACH, particularly for non phase-in substances. Compared to the previous EU legislation for “new” substances, REACH provides a much improved process for substances marketed at less than 10 tons per year, securing a faster time to market.
In an ever demanding business environment, companies face numerous questions when dealing with ELINCS and new R&D substances, but so far very little guidance is available. This seminar will provide the participants with an opportunity to hear from experts from Industry and Authorities, and to share in their knowledge. It will be a platform to exchange best practice, allowing companies to make sense of their REACH obligations whilst making the most from the reduced requirements and exemptions.

April 21 - 22, 2009

Implementing the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) in the European Union, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, the new EU CLP Regulation - A practitioner’s workshop to future classification and labelling of substances and mixtures in the European Union

On 31st December 2008 the European Commission published “Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, and amending Directive 67/548/EEC and Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006”
The new EU CLP Regulation establishes how the internationally accepted GHS harmonised classification criteria and labelling elements (The Purple Book), will be integrated into EU law, eventually replacing the existing legislation for the classification, labelling and packaging of substances (Directive 67/548/EEC, as amended) and mixtures (Directive 1999/45/EC, as amended).
GHS is already in its adoption phase within Asia-Pacific, e.g. Japan, Korea, China, Australia and New Zealand and export oriented chemical companies are already working on GHS implementation. It is time now for companies, supplying within the European Community, to prepare for implementation, in order to meet the ambitious deadlines that have been set - 1st December 2010 for substance reclassification and 1st June 2015 for mixture reclassification.
This Ciba Expert Services workshop offers a hands-on review of the new EU CLP Regulation and its practical implementation for classification and labelling practitioners, and others in the chemicals supply chain who need to understand the forthcoming changes and the challenges that will be faced.