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Candidate list – NGO experienceDr Ninja ReinekeWWF European Policy Office, Brussels04 10 2010

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Overview

Candidate list – NGO experience

First part

REACH candidate list: idea and reality

Second part

NGO priority list (SIN list) – methodology and experiences

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Important REACH fora & WWF involvement

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Need to reduce exposure to SVHC

2010 – Year of biodiversity

WWF concerned about contamination in wildlife and humans

Abundance of recent studies of hazardous chemicals in environment, homes and people

Human diseases/disorders linked to chemical exposures

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REACH candidate list: vehicle for change

lists chemicals with unwanted properties

helps progressive replacement of SVHC

early warning signal for companies

information within supply chain and to consumers

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Reality check I: Too slow on the way to substitution

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>1500SVHC

38 candidate list

11 new proposals

6 on Annex XIV

6-8 new prioritised

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Reality check II: Insufficient information for consumers

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Article 33 obliges companies to respond to customers within 45 days on SVHC in articles

NGO investigations in Denmark, Germany, Czech Republic, Hungary, Netherlands, Sweden and Belgium

Unsatisfactory results:EEB survey (to be released 11 October)

50 %28 %

22 %

Overall answer rate

No answer

Unsatisfactoryanswers

Satisfactoryanswers

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Urgent issues to address

Hormone disrupting chemicals need to be identified as equivalentconcern chemicals (57 f) for the candidate list

Stronger focus on PBT/vPvB chemicals using revised criteria

Grouping of chemicals for nominations on candidate list

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Science has shown cumulative effects for chemicals with same adverse outcomes; these should not be authorised on an individual base

Phthalates will be an important test for REACH!

Candidate list – NGO experience

First part:

REACH candidate list: idea and reality

Second part:

NGO priority list (SIN list) – methodology and experiences

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SIN list – NGO priority list

Candidate list – NGO experience

Launched in September 2008 in Brussels

Lead International Chemical Secretariat

to assist Candidate List processto prioritize chemicals for phase-outto offer guidance to companies, consumers, regulators

Aims

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SIN list – NGO Advisory Committee

Candidate list – NGO experience

European Unit

European Policy Office

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SIN list – selection of substances

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CMR

PBT/vPvB“…serious and irreversible effects giving rise to equivalent concern.”

Criteria for justification, e.g.:

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findings in monitoring studies−

delayed effects−

potential effects on the next generation

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SIN list 1.1

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17PBT/vPvB

substances

28Equivalent

concernsubstances

311 CMR

substances

SIN List 1.1356 subst.

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Who wants the SIN list?

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Downstream users

Authorities in Member States

Policy makers outside the EU

Investors

Researchers/Green Chemists

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Conclusions

Candidate list – NGO experience

Authorities need to increase efforts in nominating chemicals to candidate list to drive the replacement of SVHC

Enforcement needed to give consumer access to information in SVHC in products

SIN list is a useful tool for companies, policymakers

@Business: invest in replacement, not defense of SVHC!

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