Information session: public consultation on microplastics restriction
Webinar date
3 April 2019 11:00 - 13:00 EET, GMT +2
Summary
This online information session will provide an update on the proposed restriction on the placing on the market of intentionally-added microplastics, which was submitted to ECHA’s scientific committees on 11 January 2019. Following the required conformity check, a 6 month public consultation on the proposal started on 20 March. This webinar will introduce the detail of the proposal and clarify the objectives of the public consultation.
The session will also provide an opportunity for our panel of experts to answer any questions on the proposal and how to prepare and submit any comments in the consultation.
Agenda
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Timing |
Title |
Speaker |
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11:00 |
Introduction to webinar and its purpose |
Mark Blainey |
|
11:10 – 11.30 |
Presentation 1: Scope of the proposed restriction |
Peter Simpson |
|
11.30 – 12.00 |
Q&A on the scope of the proposed restriction |
Peter Simpson, Pertti Elo and Anu Kapanen Moderator: Mark Blainey |
| 12:00 – 12:10 | Break | |
|
12:10 – 12:20 |
Presentation 2: Participating in the public consultation |
Evgenia Stoyanova |
|
12:20 – 12:50 |
Q&A on the public consultation |
Evgenia Stoyanova, Peter Simpson and Sanna Henrichson. Moderator: Mark Blainey |
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12:50 – 13:00 |
Concluding remarks and next steps |
Mark Blainey |
Presentations
- Public consultation on the proposed restriction on the placing on the market of intentionally added microplastics [PDF] - Mark Blainey, Peter Simpson, Evgenia Stoyanova - ECHA