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Dr Alex Föller Director TEGEWA

Making REACH less threatening for EU suppliers and downstream users - Current activities of TEGEWA related to leather chemicals -. Dr Alex Föller Director TEGEWA. TEGEWA = Association of manufacturers of.

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Dr Alex Föller Director TEGEWA

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  1. Making REACH less threatening for EU suppliers and downstream users- Current activities of TEGEWA related to leather chemicals - Dr Alex Föller Director TEGEWA COTANCE Round Table - 27 October 2008 - Bologna - Alex Föller

  2. TEGEWA = Association of manufacturers of Performance chemicalsand auxiliariesfor industrial downstream users- substances- polymers- mixtures- reaction masses- preparations - surfactants - paper chemicals,- textile auxiliaries - leather and fur auxiliaries,- colourants for leather, textile, paper- complexing agents,- antimicrobial products,- polymeric flocculants,- cosmetic raw materials,- pharmaceutical excipients- and allied products COTANCE Round Table - 27 October 2008 - Bologna - Alex Föller

  3. Key questions for Downstream users • Will REACH costs of the supplier be passed on along the supply chain? • Will substances / formulations been withdrawn from the EU markets? • Will suppliers of substances consider the uses within the leather manufacturing by providing appropriate Exposure scenario for the downstream communication? • Will leather manufacturers have to consider specific duties under REACH? COTANCE Round Table - 27 October 2008 - Bologna - Alex Föller

  4. Price Testing costs per product Sales price, apportionment of reg. costs for 5 years per kg 1.40 € 2.44 € 1.89 € (+35%) Quantity 40 t/a 56,000 € 97,600 € Impact on the product price The impact on calculation, example: water repelling agent for the leather industry (on the basis of the REACH text according to COM proposal 2003) COTANCE Round Table - 27 October 2008 - Bologna - Alex Föller

  5. Standard fees Registration fees -25 % Reduced fees for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (case of ≥ 1,000 t) -30 % -60 % -90 % COTANCE Round Table - 27 October 2008 - Bologna - Alex Föller

  6. Current activities TEGEWA  support members to implement REACH • TEGEWA/CESIO model agreementsforconsortiaformation (‚Redeker model agreements‘) • Support pre-registrationforauxiliariesandspecialtychemicalswhichneedidentificationandgrouping • Implementationof an organisationandselectionofconsultantsforprojectmanagementandadministrationofco-operations • Other activities – branch-specificexposurescenario, platformtoexchangeinformationandexperiences COTANCE Round Table - 27 October 2008 - Bologna - Alex Föller

  7. Support of pre-registration activities …in the field of leather chemicals • „Strategy“ forpre-registrationoffatliquors on thebasisof • Fishoils • Animaloils (exceptfish) • Vegetableoils • More than300substanceshaveinitiallybeenreportedto TEGEWA… • …which will probablybe registered withinsome20co-operations COTANCE Round Table - 27 October 2008 - Bologna - Alex Föller

  8. Exposure scenario …in the field of leather chemicals • Elaboration offiveExposurescenario relevant to different stagesoftheleathermanufacturingprocess • …projectsupportedbysuppliersandtanners • …final reportavailablesoon • …guidancescanbederivedfromthe final reporttobeusedbysuppliersandtheircustomers COTANCE Round Table - 27 October 2008 - Bologna - Alex Föller

  9. Co-operation TEGEWA - AISPEC …in the field of leather chemicals • Aim: todevelopmentstandardsolutions (bestcase) • …commonstrategyforpre-registration • …informationexchange on thedevelopmentofExposurescenario • …common sense on open questions, e. g. pre-registrationforCaseinatesappropriateor not? COTANCE Round Table - 27 October 2008 - Bologna - Alex Föller

  10. Duties of manufacturers of articles • Major requests from manufacturers of articles and retailers: REACH par. 7 and 33 - par. 7 (1): Intended release  (pre-)registration - par. 7 (2): SVHC substances  notification - par. 33: SVHC substances  consumer rights to know COTANCE Round Table - 27 October 2008 - Bologna - Alex Föller

  11. REACH – Impact on the portfolio strategies Withdrawal of substances due to registration … …some conclusions (1) • Assumption: all existing chemical substances will bepre-registered, as companies want to support and maintain their current markets (even if some companies may abstain from pre-registration in single cases) • It may as well be expected that large-volume substances (≥ 1,000 t) will be registered (question: will each use be covered in the registration dossier?) • Thus, no severe changings in the EU substance portfolio to be expected before 2013. COTANCE Round Table - 27 October 2008 - Bologna - Alex Föller

  12. REACH – Impact on the portfolio strategies Withdrawal of substances due to registration …some conclusions (2) – What will happen beyond 2013? • Will ECHA be able to cope with all claims and demands in time (registration dossiers and evaluation of the large volume substances, authorization)? • Will the Review of the regulation (2011 or 2012?) affect the conditions for the registration of the small volume substances…in a positive way? • Will industry as well as authorities be in a better shape (learning curve) to get along with the registration duties? COTANCE Round Table - 27 October 2008 - Bologna - Alex Föller

  13. REACH – Impact on the portfolio strategies Withdrawal of substances due to registration…some conclusions (3) – What will happen beyond 2013? • What is the overall market situation beyond 2013? • Will other regions of the world copy REACH? • …or will they produce better regulations?  very difficult to forecast the withdrawal of small volume substances due to REACH COTANCE Round Table - 27 October 2008 - Bologna - Alex Föller

  14. Thank you very much for your attention Any questions? Dr Alex Föller Verband TEGEWA e. V. Frankfurt, Germany Phone +49 – 69 – 2556 1339 foeller@vci.de COTANCE Round Table - 27 October 2008 - Bologna - Alex Föller

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