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Welcome and opening Statement
Joël Decaillon, Confederal Secretary of ETUC [FR]

Links between REACH and the Chemical Agents Directive
Chaired and introduced by Joël Decaillon, ETUC confederal secretary

• Will REACH duplicate the Chemical Agents Directive?
  Henning Wriedt, BIAG, Germany
• Risk assessment in REACH and in worker safety legislation
  Christine Northage, HSE, UK
• REACH exposure scenarios and exposure assessment
  Elina Karhu, DG Entr, European Commission
• Occupational Exposure Limit Values and Derived No Effect Levels
  Norbert Rupprich, Baua, Germany

Substitution under REACH and Worker Protection Legislation
Chaired and introduced by Werner Schneider, DGB, Germany

• REACH without prejudice for the Carcinogens Directive?
  Laurent Vogel, ETUI-REHS
• Hazardous chemicals can be substituted
  Christian Ege, Danish Ecological Council
• The place of substitution in the REACH authorisation
  Yvon Slingenberg, DG Env, European Commission

Social Dialogue in the Chemical Industry
Chaired and introduced by Reinhard Reibsch, EMCEF General Secretary

• Workers' point of view [IT]
  Stefano Ruvolo, EMCEF
• Employers' point of view
  Jean Pelin, ECEG
• Successful substitution through social dialogue at national level
  Carmen Mancheño, CC.OO, Spain

Improving the synergy between REACH and Worker protection legislation: Pannel discussion
Moderator: Marc Sapir, Managing Director of the ETUI-REHS (Summary coming soon)

• José Biosca de Sagastuy, DG Empl, European Commission
• Marita Luotamo, FIOH, EU Presidency, Finland
• Jean-Claude Lahaut, CEFIC
• Tony Musu, ETUC
• Guido Sacconi, MEP, Environment Committee (IT, PES)

Summary and Conclusions
John Monks, ETUC General Secretary

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