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Chemical Industry Regulations

5 - 7 October 2026
Novotel Barcelona City
Barcelona, Spain

9 Key Themes for BPR Track 2026

1. REFIT revolution: BPR's transformation journey

The comprehensive REFIT evaluation assesses 12 years of BPR implementation across five critical criteria. Simplification omnibus proposals introduce unlimited approvals and streamlined authorisation procedures.

2. The 3Rs revolution: Non-animal testing methods

The Commission roadmap phases out animal testing through OECD guideline developments and validation studies. New approach methodologies offer technical feasibility for regulatory compliance.

3. Innovation under pressure: Technical feasibility reality check

Reformulating products to replace CMR, PBT, and ED substances whilst maintaining efficacy presents significant challenges. Manufacturing realities including production adaptations, supply chains, and data generation reveal timeline feasibility gaps.

4. Data protection extended: The 2030 letter of access landscape

Data protection extension to 2030 reshapes Letter of Access obligations and active substance renewal economics. Extended protection benefits EU dossier supporters whilst creating new compliance requirements for data access seekers.

5. The ethanol countdown: CMR classification crisis

The Biocidal Products Committee supports approval whilst final classification decision remains pending. Potential CMR classification scenarios impact healthcare, food service, and consumer markets requiring reformulation strategies.

6. Active substance availability crisis: The renewal bottleneck

Active substance losses threaten end-user options across biocidal product applications. Review programme delays and economic viability challenges require balanced approaches between simplified renewals and safety standards.

7. UK-EU regulatory divergence: Post-Brexit BPR alignment

Post-Brexit "general alignment" implementation remains ambiguous between automatic EU adoption and independent UK assessments. HSE's retained Article 59 powers enable UK-specific SVHCs where domestic risk assessments diverge.

8. Harmonisation breakthrough: BPR-CLP-PPP alignment

The "One Substance, One Assessment" framework eliminates contradictory conclusions across ECHA and EFSA evaluations. Common data platform implementation through 2029 requires strategic dossier preparation for shared data requirements.

9. One substance, one Assessment: Digital harmonisation

The OSOA framework and Common Data Platform end contradictory active substance evaluations. Implementation through 2029 demands understanding of shared data requirements across BPR and PPP regulations.