Chemicals Americas

Chemicals in the Americas

November 30, 2017 The Houston Club, Houston TX www.bdlaw.com/2017ChemicalsConference Global Influences on National Chemical Laws

Russ LaMotte, Managing Principal, Beveridge & Diamond

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• Identify key global KEY TAKEAWAYS

drivers of chemicals  Your takeaways policy here

• Flag opportunities to track and influence

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Agenda

1. Global Outlook 2. European Union & REACH: Global Impacts KEY TAKEAWAYS 3. Multilateral Treaties  Your takeaways here − Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

− Rotterdam Convention on Prior Informed Consent 4. Other Pressure Points − UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) − Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM)

www.bdlaw.com/2017ChemicalsConference 4 New Section/Subsection Divider OptionGlobal 2 – Picture Outlook Background Global Chemical Policy Initiatives

International Orgs Key National Regimes OECD European Union WHO United States (TSCA) FAO Canada APEC Japan UNEA Australia China SAICM CA/WA/OR/MN UNECE (GHS)

Multilateral Treaties NGOs IPEN Stockholm (PBTs) Greenpeace (“detox”) Rotterdam PIC SIN (hazardous chemicals trade) Retailers/Purchasers Basel (hazardous Walmart waste) Target Montreal Protocol WERCs (ODS and HFCs) Green procurement Minimata Mercury Market deselection Restricted Chemicals

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Global Chemical Policy Initiatives

International Orgs Key National Regimes OECD European Union WHO United States (TSCA) FAO Canada APEC Japan UNEA Australia China SAICM CA/WA/OR/MN UNECE (GHS)

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Global Chemical Policy Initiatives

International Orgs Key National Regimes OECD European Union WHO United States (TSCA) FAO Canada APEC Japan UNEA Australia China SAICM CA/WA/OR/MN UNECE (GHS) Chemicals

of Concern Multilateral Treaties NGOs IPEN Stockholm (PBTs) Greenpeace (“detox”) Rotterdam PIC SIN (hazardous chemicals trade) Retailers/Purchasers Basel (hazardous Walmart waste) Target Montreal Protocol WERCs (ODS and HFCs) Green procurement Minimata Mercury Market deselection Restricted Chemicals

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EU REACH – Global Impacts

Registration KEY TAKEAWAYS

 Your takeaways here Substances REACH of Very High Concern

Restrictions

www.bdlaw.com/2017ChemicalsConference New Section/Subsection Divider MultilateralOption 2 – Picture BackgroundTreaties Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants: Overview

• Not directly binding on companies … but near universal applicability KEY TAKEAWAYS

• A global material restriction rule for PBTs  Your takeaways here • Eliminate intentional production and use and trade, including in products and articles containing POPs • Restrictions on import and export – for POPs chemicals and for products/articles containing POPs • Restrictions on disposal and recycling of wastes containing listed chemicals

• Expanding to include widely used industrial chemicals

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PESTICIDES INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS BYPRODUCTS

• Initially Listed • Initially Listed • Initially ListedKEY TAKEAWAYS − Aldrin − Hexachlorobenzene − Chlordane − HCB − PCBs  Your takeaways − DDT* − Dioxins − Dieldrin • Added by Amendment here − Endrin − Hexabromobiphenyl − Furans − Heptachlor − Brominated FRs: − PCBs − Hexachlorobenzene ◦ Octa-BDE − Mirex ◦ Penta-BDE • Added by Amendment − Toxaphene ◦ HBCDD • Added by Amendment − Alpha HCH ◦ Deca-BDE − Chlordecone − Beta HCH − Alpha hexachlorocyclohexane − PFOS* − Beta hexachlorocyclohexane − Polychlorinated − Pentachlorobenzene − Lindane napthalenes − PCNs − Pentachlorobenzene − HCBD − HCBD − Endosulfan − SCCPs − Pentachlorophenol

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• Affects products & articles containing any listed chemical KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Disposal methods must destroy POPs content  Your takeaways (e.g., hazwaste incineration), unless: here

− POPs content below a “low” threshold level − Set chemical-by-chemical under Basel Convention • Impact on recycling: − Products and articles containing POPs generally not allowed to be recycled − Exemption for recycling included for PBDEs, but excluded for HBCDD

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• Hostile listing forum KEY TAKEAWAYS • Downside impacts  Your takeaways here

− Rapid market deselection − Increased scrutiny of regulators − High likelihood of eventual listing

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PFOA PFHxS • (EU, 2015) • (Norway 2017) • Perfluorinated compound, still • Perfluorinated compound, stillKEY TAKEAWAYS with targeted uses with targeted uses • Under Risk Management • Just started “risk profile”  Your takeaways Review (exemptions) here

Dicofol Future: D4??? • (EU, 2013) • EU attempted notifications in • Pesticide (obsolete 2016 and 2017 • Review complete – listing • Base chemical used for silicone decision in 2019 polymers • Vast applications

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• Establishes global “Prior Informed Consent” (PIC) procedure for listed chemicals KEY TAKEAWAYS

− Importing party decides to allow, prohibit or allow with  Your takeaways conditions here

− Exporting party must respect importing party decisions − Export notifications required prior to shipment

• 50 chemicals on the list

− 35 pesticides

− 15 industrial chemicals

• Almost all countries are party (except United States)

www.bdlaw.com/2017ChemicalsConference 16 The PIC List: Another Expanding Treaty

• Trigger for listing consideration KEY TAKEAWAYS − Notification of final regulatory action of ban or severe restriction  Your takeaways here − From two different PIC regions

• Notifications must meet risk-based criteria − Final regulatory action taken to protect human health or environment − Final regulatory action taken as consequence of risk evaluation

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Short-term: Long-term: KEY TAKEAWAYS • Adverse publicity • Tied to automatic prohibition • Unfavorable product image in in some countries  Your takeaways the market • Becoming a ‘secondary here standard’ for trade, grower • Administrative burden of export notification associations, and • Can trigger a national review supermarkets • Increased pressure on regulators from national and international non-government organizations to ban or severely restrict chemical, especially severely hazardous pesticide formulations

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• UN Environment Assembly • Next meeting December 2017 KEY TAKEAWAYS  Your takeaways • High-level policy shop here • Sets agenda and issues mandates for future work • Focus on: − Chemicals & wastes: lead, circular economy − Plastics in marine environment

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• “Multi-stakeholder forum” Emerging Policy Issues KEY TAKEAWAYS • Policy framework to promote chemical •Lead in paint safety in absence of global agreement •Chemicals in products Your takeaways •Hazardous electronicshere • Goal: sound chemicals management by •Nanotechnology 2020 •Endocrine disruptors •Environmentally Persistent • Substantive work focuses on emerging Pharmaceutical Pollutants policy issues • Next meetings late 2018 or early 2019

www.bdlaw.com/2017ChemicalsConference 21 New Section/Subsection Divider OptionConclusion 2 – Picture Background Key Takeaways

If you make a chemical of concern • Track every forum where it appears on agenda KEY TAKEAWAYS • Engage downstream users to defend products, not substances  Your takeaways • Defend at EU and global level (regardless of here location of market)

If you use a chemical of concern • Expect proliferation of restrictions • regulatory • non-regulatory • Engage with upstream users • Identify early substitution options

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

Russ LaMotte  Your takeaways Managing Principal here Washington DC [email protected]

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