6th  ESA REACH WORKSHOP
WORKSHOP ON THE EU REACH REGULATION AND ITS IMPACT ON THE SPACE SECTOR

The European Space Agency (ESA) is pleased to organise the 6th edition of our “Workshop on the EU REACH Regulation and its impact on the Space Sector” on Wednesday, 17 June 2025 at ESA ESTEC in Noordwijk, The Netherlands. 

We herewith invite you to save the date for this workshop!

At this interactive full-day event (ca. 9:00-17:30) we want to raise once again awareness and discuss the current state of play, challenges and risks with regard to EU REACH and related environmental regulations with experts from competent authorities, agencies and industry (including SMEs).

In addition, the revised EU political agenda after the 2024 European elections requires attention, as the new European Commission set out to put forward a new chemicals industry package, aiming to “simplify REACH” and provide clarity on “forever chemicals”, or PFAS, in order to boost competitiveness of the EU industry.

Furthermore, we will look at related requirements and evolutions in Switzerland and the UK, assessing the status of regulatory alignment and divergence with the EU.

The event is equally open to interested stakeholders from space agencies and industry, other sectors, NGOs and representatives from the European Commission, ECHA, the European Defence Agency (EDA), national agencies, and ESA member states.

Registration

All attendees are required to register their attendance to the 6th ESA Reach Workshop. During the registration process attendees can indicate if they want to join in person at ESTEC or online via WebEx.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Preliminary Agenda

The following key topics are foreseen to be addressed, among others:
  • A keynote presentation on REACH and environmental challenges from a Space Sector perspective
  • State of play on REACH and related environmental regulations within ESA member states, including in the EU, Switzerland and the UK
  • Updates from regulators and agencies
  • Industrial views and challenges
  • Universal PFAS restriction proposal
  • Regulatory status of chromates under the authorisation and restriction processes
  • ESA REACH Tool
In addition to our own experts, the list of invited speakers from REACH competent authorities, the EDA, other agencies and industry will be confirmed in the coming weeks.

Format

  • Your physical presence is encouraged. If not possible, online participation will been abled.
  • Sufficient time will be given to Q&As and background discussions during breaks.
  • The workshop will culminate in an interactive panel discussion.
  • The event will be free of charge.

Should you have any questions or suggestions concerning this workshop, please do not hesitate to contact the ESA REACH Officer Mr Premysl Janik at reach.officer@esa.int.

Logistics:

ESA Conference Bureau
Keplerlaan 1
2201 AZ Noordwijk
The Netherlands
T. +31 (0)71 565 5005
E. ESAConferenceBureau@atpi.com

Technical:

ESA REACH Officer
Mr Premysl Janik
E. reach.officer@esa.int

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