EU 2004 REACH

News and discussion
- Prior to the workshop
- REACH on Monday
- REACH on Tuesday
- REACH on Wednesday

Workshop Photos

Program
- Program
- General Information

Participants

Speakers
- Terlouw
- van Gennip
- van Geel
- Patrick Hennessy
- Thomas Jostmann
- Klaus Mittelbach
- Michael Warhurst
- Stefan Scheuer
- Nico Schrakamp
- Frans Tummers

Workshop Venue
- Kurhaus
- Mauritshuis
- Den Haag /
Scheveningen

Programme
Monday 25 October 2004		Name of the room

11.00 hrs	Reception of participants to the workshop	Lou Bandy
12:00 hrs	Lunch and welcome	Cor Ruys
13:00 hrs	Welcome by Mrs Karien van Gennip (Minister for Foreign Trade)	Adama Zijlstra
13:25 hrs	Introduction workshop's program by Professor Jan Terlouw (Chair)
13:45 hrs	'State of affairs' and 'Forthcoming studies', by Mr Patrick Hennessy (EC)
14:15 hrs	Presentation of comprehensive overview and analysis of all available results from national and other impact assessments, by Mr Bart Witmond (Ecorys) Question time
15:30 hrs	Tea break	Lou Bandy
16:00 hrs	Presentations of Unice, Cefic, EEB and WWF, Question time	Adama Zijlstra
17:00 hrs	Preview of the subjects to be discussed on day two of the workshop
18:00 hrs	End of the workshop's first day
19:00 hrs	Drinks and dinner in the Kurhaus	Galerij Zuid + Kandinsky

Tuesday 26 October 2004

09:00 hrs	Opening by Professor Jan Terlouw (Chair)	Adama Zijlstra
09:10 hrs	‘The direct costs for industry of REACH’ Introduction by Mr Nico Schrakamp First plenary discussion of ‘The direct costs for industry of REACH’
09:50 hrs	‘The indirect costs for industry of REACH’ Introduction to the discussions by Mr Frans Tummers First plenary discussion of ‘The indirect costs for industry of REACH’
10:30 hrs	Coffee break	Lou Bandy
11:00 hrs	Group A: Breakaway session of 'The direct costs for industry', chaired by Mr Nico Schrakamp	Cor Ruys
11:00 hrs	Group B: Breakaway session of 'The indirect costs for industry of REACH', chaired by Mr Frans Tummers	Koos Speenhoff
12:15 hrs	Lunch	Galerij Noord
13:30 hrs	Plenary discussion of the results of the breakaway sessions ('Direct and Indirect costs for industry ')	Adama Zijlstra
14:30 hrs	'The consequences of REACH for competitiveness and innovation'. Introduction by Mr Frans Tummers Plenary discussion
15:15 hrs	Tea Break	Lou Bandy
15:45 hrs	Discussion of remaining subjects not yet covered by the program
16:15 hrs	'The impact of REACH on society'. Introduction by Professor Jan Terlouw Plenary discussion
16:45 hrs	First step to drawing conclusions
17:15 hrs	End of the workshop's second day
18.15 hrs	Gather at the hotel lobby (please be in time)	Lobby
19:00 hrs	Drinks, tour and dinner at the Mauritshuis (a museum adjacent to the government buildings in The Hague containing a royal picture gallery with masterpieces by Rembrandt, Vermeer and other Dutch masters)

Wednesday 27 October 2004

09:00 hrs	Discussion of conclusions to be presented to the Ad Hoc Working Group on Chemicals	Adama Zijlstra
10.30 hrs	Coffee break	Lou Bandy
11:00 hrs	Presentation of the conclusions to Mr. Pieter van Geel, State Secretary for the Environment, acting as representative of the Dutch Presidency of the EU.	Adama Zijlstra
11:30 hrs	Closing by Professor Jan Terlouw (Chair)
12:00 hrs	Lunch	Cor Ruys
14:00 hrs	End of the workshop