Seoul, Korea, 9^th -13^thSep, 2013
With the purpose of providing most up-to-date information regarding chemical regulatory affairs in China and exchanging the experiences about regulatory affairs with experts from leading chemical companies, authorities and associations all around the world, REACH24H regulatory consulting team went to attend the 2013 Asian Chemcon in Seoul .
Chemcon is widely regarded as the world’s most important chemical regulatory conference series. The conference deals with the most pressing global chemical legislative issues facing policy makers, industry and relevant stakeholders. In terms of cutting edge content and dissemination of important information on legislative changes and regulatory reform the Seoul 2013 conference was a resounding success.

Numbering amongst the attendees were several of REACH24H technical and regulatory experts present in the dual capacity of both spectators and exhibitors. The team in attendance had the rare opportunity to pick the brains of some of the foremost scientific, regulatory and legal experts along with rubbing shoulders with important policy makers. With the conference wrapped our team had a chance to pool their collective perspectives and we are now happy to provide you with a synopsis of the most important information presented at the conference.

Seminar and conference highlights:

• Korea: what to expect according to the Act on Registration Evaluation Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical Substances
• China: updates and developments on the regulations
• Asian industry experience with REACH
• REACH authorisation
• eSDS as supply chain communication tool
• Taiwan: legal framework and expected changes
• Indian Chemical policy overview
• Overview of global notification systems
• GHS implementation in APAC countries
• Hands-on aspects of MSDS requirements around the globe
• Lessons learned by industry in implementing and complying to new chemicals management in South-East Asia

Networking and Relationship building:

As conference agendas go Chemcon is always on the money in terms of content and quality. The unique spectrum of scientific disciplines and fields of expertise in attendance provide an unparalleled opportunity for networking.

REACH24H spoke with the vast majority of attendees and speakers and engaged in constructive dialogue relating to the promotion and development of chemical regulatory affairs. New alliances and relationships were forged and old bonds of friendship strengthened.REACH24H regulatory specialists spoke with many of our clients and EHS experts from leading chemical companies during tea break including representatives from BASF, DuPont and Johnson& Johnson etc,. Recurring themes included commonly encountered regulatory affairs problem and solutions along with more specific requests for detailed regulatory information on particular areas of regulatory affairs.
The success of Chemcon 2013 means that at REACH24H we have pledged our commitment to attend the upcoming Chemcon 2014 which will be held in Istanbul from March 31^stto April 4^th. We look forward to attending and hopefully will get to meet more interesting people and engage in more constructive dialogue.
As a leading service provider of professional regulatory consultancy and cost-effective solution for chemical regulatory compliance to various industries, REACH24 is committed to keeping track of the latest updates in global chemical regulations.

About REACH24H
REACH24H Group provides product stewardship & regulatory compliance service for global customers from its three offices – Ireland, Canada and China, assisting international companies to comply with global chemical regulations including the EU REACH, China new chemical substance notification, Global GHS, USA TSCA, etc. REACH24H in-house team consists of global-regulatory experts, toxicologists, environmental risk assessors, chemical engineers and IT software development engineers to provide cost-effective access to the marketplace for the clients. REACH24H Consulting Group is also the sub-company of Centre Testing International Corporation (CTI) , a publicly traded company on the Chinese Stock Exchange(300012.SZ). CTI is China’s leading product testing, inspection, certification, and consulting firm, providing comprehensive services for virtually all consumer products. For more information on REACH24H, please Contact us or visit About us.