Chemicals Policy, REACH and Health and Safety in the candidate countries

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Chemicals Policy, REACH and Health and Safety in
the candidate countries

• 29-30 May 2006
• Bucharest, Romania

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Languages

• Bulgarian
• Croatian
• English
• Romanian
• Turkish

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Social Partner Dialogueof theEuropean Chemical
Industry

• Conference organised by the European Mine,
  Chemical and Energy Workers Federation (EMCEF)
  and the European Chemical Employers Group (ECEG)
  supported by the European Commission DG
  Employment, Social Affairs and Equal
  Opportunities

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Welcome addresses

• Jean PELIN
• (UIC France, Vice President ECEG)
• Reinhard REIBSCH
• (General Secretary EMCEF)
• Liviu LUCA
• (President, PETROM)
• Tamara MORARIU
• (Director, Labour Inspection)

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Presentation of Conference Programmeby the
Social Dialogue Secretariat of ECEG and EMCEF

• Reinhard REIBSCH
• (General Secretary EMCEF)
• Lutz MÜHL
• (BAVC Germany, Secretary ECEG)

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Concept and policies regarding Social Dialogue in
the EU and Statements on Social Partner Dialogue
from the experience and the point of view of ECEG
and EMCEF

• Lutz MÜHL
• (BAVC Germany, Secretary ECEG)
• Reinhard REIBSCH
• (General Secretary EMCEF)
• Discussion and Statements on experience and aims
  of national Social Dialogues in the candidate
  countries

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Setting the scene on REACH

• REACH as part of European industrial policy
  background and importance for the Chemical
  Industry in Europe
• Jean Claude LAHAUT
• (Cefic, ECEG)
• Jean PELIN
• (UIC France, Vice President ECEG)

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Chemical Industry in the candidate countries from
the social and economic point of view

• Krasimir KRASTEV
• (President, NLF, Bulgaria)
• Yoncho PELOVSKI
• (Vice President, BCCI Bulgaria, ECEG)
• Kemal ÖZKAN
• (LASTIK-IS, EMCEF)
• Traian VULPE
• (Fepachim, Romania, ECEG)
• Emil KUHTIC
• (Employers Association, Croatia, ECEG)
• Octavian CIOBANU
• (FSLCP, EMCEF)

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29 May 2006

• End of day 1
• Dinner at 1900 Hrs

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Social Partner Dialogueof theEuropean Chemical
Industry

• Conference organised by the European Mine,
  Chemical and Energy Workers Federation (EMCEF)
  and the European Chemical Employers Group (ECEG),
  Supported by the European Commission DG
  Employment, Social Affairs and Equal
  Opportunities

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30 May 2006

• Opening of the Conferenceby Social Dialogue
  Secretariat ECEG / EMCEF

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Welcome addresses

• Ioan Cezar CORACI
• (President Fepachim Romania, ECEG)

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Panel Discussion on the impact of REACH for the
chemical industry in the old and new
EU-Member-States and the candidate countries

• Zsuzsa KÁDÁR
• (EMCEF, Hungary)
• Ladislav NOVAK
• (Director General SCHP Czech Republic, ECEG)
• Gheorghe BAIASU
• (President, Doljchim Craiova Free Union, Romania)
• Burak GÜRDAL
• (General Secretary, KIPLAS, Turkey, ECEG)

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Working Programme of Social Partner Dialogue in
the European Chemical Industry

• Presentation of the main elements of the Social
  Dialogue with focus on Industrial Policy, REACH
  and Health and Safety
• Challenges from a European point of view,
  initiatives of the social partners in the
  chemicals industry, transfer of experience and
  information to downstream user industries

• Jean PELIN (UIC France, Vice President ECEG)
• Reinhard REIBSCH (General Secretary EMCEF)
• Rachelina BAIO (Cefic, ECEG)

Discussion and Statements on national experience
in candidate countries
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Different approaches on health and safety
concerning chemical substances in Europe

• Lessons to be learned because of history and
  existing national traditions and agreements

• Achille DUTU (FSLCP, EMCEF)
• Boris JURESA (EKN, Croatia, EMCEF)
• Liliana DOMBALOVA (BCCI Bulgaria, ECEG)
• Zdravko SPEHAR (Croatian Employers Association,
  ECEG)
• Discussion and Statements on national experience
  in candidate countries

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Role and position of Social Partners
Panel discussion on the role and position of
Social Partners on national and European level in
EU and candidate countries on issues of common
concern voluntary initiatives and commitments
versus legislative approaches

• Zsuzsa KÁDÁR (EMCEF, Hungary)
• Marian DUMITRU (President, SLI UNIREA, Romania)
• Ioan Cezar CORACI (President Fepachim, ECEG)
• Jean Claude LAHAUT (Cefic, ECEG)
• Reinhard REIBSCH (General Secretary EMCEF)
• Jean PELIN (UIC France, Vice President ECEG)

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Conference Conclusions by ECEG and EMCEF

• Reinhard REIBSCH
• (General Secretary EMCEF)
• Jean PELIN
• (UIC, France, ECEG Vice President)

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End of the ConferenceHave a safe trip home...
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• Coffee break

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• Lunch break