5th  ESA REACH WORKSHOP:
WORKSHOP ON THE EU REACH REGULATION AND ITS IMPACT ON THE SPACE SECTOR

The workshop took place 19th June 2024 at ESTEC, ESA site in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. There were over 40 registered participants on site and over 50 joined us online. On behalf of organising team, we would like to thank all presenters, moderators and participants on site and online.

5th ESA REACH workshop summary including main points from the panel discussion can be found here.

Each of the
presentations can be downloaded by clicking the links within the timetable below. 



Final Agenda

Each of the presentations can be downloaded by clicking the links within the timetable below. 

08:00 - 09:00Registration at ESTEC Gate
09:15 - 09:20Introduction & Welcome
Britta Schade (ESA, TEC-Q) 
09:20 - 09:50ESA REACH Office – Introduction and space sector-wide initiatives 
Premysl Janik (ESA, REACH Officer) 
09:50 - 10:20European Commission update on the status of CSS actions, REACH revision, and key regulatory developments (focus on PFAS and Cr6+) 
Julien Fabre (DG ENV) & Martijn Beekman (DG GROW)
10:20 - 10:50Authorisation and Restriction – Updates from ECHA 
Simone Doyle (ECHA) -WebEx
10:50 - 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 - 11:45REACH and Defence: Update from the European Defence Agency
Alexandra Lesage (EDA) 
11:45 - 12:15Priority actions on EU REACH and issues of concern for the European Space Sector
Tim Becker (REACHLaw) 
12:15 - 12:45 REACH Management within MT Aerospace
 
Manuelle Chaffardon (MT-Aerospace) - WebEx                                       
12:45 - 14:00Lunch Break
14:00 - 14:30Regulatory challenges for SMEs
Michal Gabco (Invent + AKRK)
14:30 - 15:00Lead-free Transition for the European Space Sector - LETTERSS project
Agustin Coello Vera (REACHLaw) 
15:00 - 15:30Substitution efforts in CNES 
Elisabeth Laurent & Delphine Faye (CNES) - WebEx
15:30 - 16:00Coffee Break
16:00 - 16:45










Panel CompositionPanel Discussion
P. Lionnet (Eurospace) - moderator 
Eurospace/ space industry association perspective 
Josef Denzel (ADS)
Space industry perspective   
Hugo Waeterschoot (Eurometaux)
REACH expert perspective   
Premysl Janik (ESA)
Space agency perspective   


Topics:
Questions:
1.    Supply chain challenges for European space sector -wider context,
2.    Specific threats to industry (European capability vs. internal European regulatory constrains),
3.    Specific REACH/Regulatory challenges… 

16:45 - 17:00Closing Remarks
(ORGANISING TEAM)

Thanks a lot for your interactions, questions and comments.

If you have further ideas, remarks or suggestions, please contact: reach.officer@esa.int 


Logistics:

ESA Conference Bureau / ATPI Corporate Events
ESA-ESTEC
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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