1 Workshop programme, Danish Environmental Protection Agency

The New Approach in Setting Product Standards for Safety, Environmental Protection and Human Health

1 Workshop programme

Thursday 29 November 2001

10:00

Welcome; Purpose of the Workshop
Preben Kristensen, Head of Cleaner Products Division,
Danish Environmental Protection Agency

Session I:	The New Approach: Background and issues
Facilitator:	Helge Andreasen, Deputy Director General, Danish Environmental Protection Agency

10:15	The New Approach: History of a success story Evangelos Vardakas, Director, European Commission, DG Enterprise G
10:40	Formulating New Approach Directives for Safety, Environmental Protection and Human Health Michail Papadoyannakis, European Commission, DG Enterprise E.1
11:00	Coffee
11:15	Preparing standards for essential requirements by CEN/CENELEC/ETSI David Perchard, CEN Consultant on Packaging, Perchards Consulting
11:30	The challenge of verifying compliance with essential requirements Richard Lawson, Deputy Director of Standards and Technical Regulations, UK Department of Trade and Industry

11:45

The wider international issues: Interface between European and international standards-setting
Jacob Holmblad, Vice President, CEN

Session II:	The New Approach: Ensuring a high level of protection for the environment and human health³
Facilitator:	Claus Jensen, Danish Agency for Trade and Industry

13:15	Experience with the New Approach from an environmental point of view John Hontelez, Secretary General, European Environmental Bureau (EEB)
13:35	The New Approach: Can it ensure a high level of protection for the environment and human health? Helge Andreasen, Deputy Director General, Danish Environmental Protection Agency
14:00	Panel on experience with the New Approach Experience with the Toys Directive Aage Stevns Hillersborg, LEGO Experience with the Medical Devices Directive Peter Thompson, CEN consultant on medical devices Experience from a consumer’s point of view Franz Fiala, Vice President, ANEC Standardisation in other forums Herman Köeter, OECD Discussion with Panel and Plenary
15:50	Presentation on options for consideration Christian Fischer, Danish Environmental Protection Agency
16:00	Breakout sessions
17:30	Reports from Session II break-out discussions
18:00	End of session

Friday 30 November 2001

Session III:	What is the role of the New Approach in promoting environmental innovation?
Facilitator:	Eckert Meyer-Rutz. German Federal Ministry of the Environment

9:30	The proposed use of the New Approach in Integrated Product Policy Otto Linher, European Commission, DG Environment, A.2
10:00	Panel on environmental innovation
	Dynamism in the standardisation process: Guiding or delaying innovation? Eva Schmincke, Büro für Ökologische Studien
	Eco-labelling, benchmarking, environmental product declarations, and other tools for promoting environmental innovation Nicola Breier, European Commission, DG Environment D.3 Management standards versus product standards Hugues Plissart, CEN Management Centre Environmental innovation in product design: The industry point of view Viktor Sundberg, Electrolux Innovation in product design: The environmental point of view Karola Taschner, European Environmental Bureau Discussion
11.30	Presentation on options for consideration Preben Kristensen, Head of Cleaner Products Division Danish Environmental Protection Agency
11:40	Break-out discussion
14:00	Reports from Session III break-out discussions

Session IV:	General Plenary Discussion
Facilitator:	Preben Kristensen, Head of Cleaner Products Division, Danish Environmental Protection Agency

14:30	Rapporteurs’ conclusions from Day I & Day II
15:00	General discussion on conclusions & next steps
15:30	End of workshop

³ e.g., long term exposures.