Pre-Conference WorkshopsMonday, 5 October 2026

• Strategic regulatory pivot: European Commission's shift from authorisation-based frameworks to restriction-focused regulation.
• The latest intelligence on the delayed REACH revision (now expected second half of 2026 following Regulatory Scrutiny Board rejection in September 2025)
• What this strategic recalibration means for manufacturers navigating the transition; from established compliance pathways to emerging restriction paradigms.

• 12-year data protection challenges under REACH

• Third-party joint registration complexities

• The compliance deadline hammer: With enforcement effective in August, what is the impact of these stringent restrictions?

• Emission limits across furniture, construction, textiles, and automotive sectors force fundamental reformulation decisions.

• Supply chain verification becomes the critical variable.

• Key elements of the REACH revision & what is changing
• Industry impact: continuous dossier compliance, data strategy, and supply chain digitalisation
• Risk management and enforcement: what may change for registrants and downstream users in practice.
• Polymers: expected framework direction
• What a workable transition would look like: impact assessment expectations, proportionality, and burden control

• Regulatory credibility crisis: unpacking the tension between proposed measures and their assessed impacts.
• With strategic planning demanding clarity, are we still staring down the barrel of uncertainty?

• The restriction that changes everything: Analysing the impact and status of the universal PFAS restriction.
• Sector-specific impacts revealing impossible trade-offs regulators face—from packaging to firefighting foams, every use case presents unique safety versus functionality dilemmas.

Brief summary of action items and compliance priorities for attendees.