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Workshop on Substance Identification and Substance Sameness
Helsinki | 6-7 October 2014
The aim of the workshop was to discuss specific challenging areas of substance identification under REACH and CLP, in particular substance sameness, in order to develop solutions and criteria to assist both industry and regulators adopt a consistent approach.
Background document
2014 SID Workshop – Substance Sameness
Agenda
Presentations
Setting the scene
Background to the workshop - Guilhem de Seze, ECHA
Rights and obligations resulting from SID considerations - Cyril Jacquet, ECHA
MSCAs' experience on SID and substance sameness
From substance identification to experiences from SID checks - Kristof Seubert, BAuA, German Competent Authority
Substance identification in Substance Evaluation – the French CA experience - Cecile Michel, ANSES, French Competent Authority
ECHA's proposal
Substance sameness – concepts and development of a methodology - Ronan Nicolas, ECHA
Challenges faced by registrants to establish substance sameness
CEFIC: General approach on substance 'sameness
Industry reflections on substance identity - Erwin Annys, CEFIC
Hydrocarbon solvents
Hydrocarbon solvents, Paula Karjalainen, Neste Oil Oy
CONCAWE: Specific features of Petroleum UVCB Substances
Petroleum Substances - Stephen Harley, BP
Eurometaux: inorganic UVCBs
Experience from non-ferrous metal industry in establishing substance sameness - Katia Lacasse, Copper Alliance & Katrien Arijs, Arche Consulting