Ms Maud Grunchard

Counsel at Fieldfisher

Speaker

Maud Grunchard is Counsel in the competition and EU regulatory department, with over 14 years of experience advising clients on EU regulatory and environmental law. Her expertise encompasses REACH, biocides, pesticides, food additives, WEEE, RoHS, cosmetics, medical devices, worker protection, product safety, and public health.

Maud has particular expertise in the EU agrochemical and biocidal sectors, as well as commodity chemicals. She has been actively involved in the establishment and operation of Task Forces and Consortia related to REACH and the Biocidal Products Regulation. Her legal support includes data-sharing negotiations with third parties.

Maud has been involved in several cases before the European Courts in Luxembourg and the ECHA Board of Appeal in Helsinki. Notably, she participated in the first legal action against ECHA and the first action challenging the inclusion of a substance in the list of substances of very high concern.

She is the author of 'Controlled risk and authorisation: SVHC uses with OELVs should be exempt from authorisation' (Chemical Watch Briefing: Expert Focus, December 2012/January 2013, p. 16-17) and 'Arrêt Allemagne c. Commission: précisions en matière de sécurité des jouets' (European Journal of Consumer Law, 2015/2, p. 443-449). Maud is also a co-author of articles in the Oxford Journal of Environmental Law, October 2009, and the Revue Européenne du Droit de la Consommation (REDC) 2009/4.

Maud is a regular speaker at conferences on REACH, biocides, and sustainability. She is also frequently involved in litigation, representing clients in front of arbitration instances. Additionally, she handles matters related to liability, data sharing & compensation, imports, and distribution.

Maud is a native French speaker and is fluent in English. She also speaks Dutch to a good level.