Annex I: DRAFT PROGRAMME OF THE CONFERENCE

************************* MONDAY, 4.9.2006 *************************
Chairing: Ms. Maria Pilar Aguar Fernandez, European Commission; Ms. Maja Remškar, Slovenia
08.30-09.30 / Registration of Participants / 60 min.
THEMATIC SESSION I: SAFETY OF NANOMATERIALS
1.1
1.2 / 09.30-09.45 / Opening of Thematic Session I
·  Welcome
·  Introduction: Programme and Purpose of Thematic Session I / 15 min.
Part A: Nanomaterials - Benefits, Risks and Uncertainties
2.1 / 09.45-10.15 / Risk Assessment of Nanomaterials - the View of the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) (Mr. Jim W. Bridges (Chair of SCENIHR)) / 30 min.
2.2 / 10.15-11.45 / Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials:the Work of the OECD (Ms. Noriko Oki, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)) / 30 min.
CB / 11.45-11.15 / Coffee Break / 30 min.
2.3 / 11.15-11.45 / Nanoparticles and Nanocomposites Research (Mr. Darko Makovec, Jožef Stefan Institute/Centre of Excellence in Nanosciences and Nanotechnology, Slovenia) / 30 min.
2.4 / 11.45-12.15 / Slovenia Tailored for Nanotechnology (Mr. Janez Navodnik, Chair of Slovene Technology Platform on Advanced Engineering Materials and Technologies (NaMat)) / 30 min.
LB / 12.15-13.30 / Lunch break / 75 min.
2.5 / 13.30-14.00 / Strategy and Action Plan of the European Commission on Nanotechnology (Ms. Maria Pilar Aguar Fernandez, European Commission) / 30 min.
2.6 / 14.00-14.25 / Green Line Approach: the UK Strategy for Appropriate Control of Nanomaterials (Mr. Christopher Snary; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, United Kingdom) / 25 min.
2.7 / 14.25-14.45 / Safe Production and Use of Nanomaterials (Ms. Maja Remškar, Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia) / 20 min.
2.8 / 14.45-15.10 / Application of Nanotechnology in Medicine (Mr. Peter Venturini, National Institute of Chemistry, Slovenia) / 25 min.
CB / 15.10-15.40 / Coffee Break / 20 min.
Part B: Stakeholder Dialogue Regarding the Safety of Nanomaterials
3.1 / 15.40-16.00 / Consumer Association's View on Nanotechnology (Ms. Marjana Peterman, Slovene Consumers’ Association) / 20 min.
3.2 / 16.00-16.20 / Innovation and Responsibility: Stakeholders’ Dialogues on Nanotechnology in Germany and Switzerland (Ms. Antje Grobe, University Stuttgart, Foundation “Risk Dialogue Switzerland/Germany”) / 20 min.
Conclusions
4.0 / 16.20-17.00 / Summary, Discussion and Conclusions (Mr. Helmut Witzani, Austrian Project Leader, Umweltbundesamt, Austria) / 40 min.
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************************* TUESDAY, 5.9.2006 *************************
Chairing: Ms. Marta Ciraj, Slovenia; Mr. Helmut Witzani, Austria
Thematic Session II: CHEMICAL SAFETY
08.30-09.30 / Registration of Participants / 60 min.
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1.1
1.2 / 09.30-10.00 / Opening of Thematic Session II:
·  Welcome Speeches:
-  Mr. Dorjan Marušič, State Secretary (Ministry of Health, Slovenia)
-  Ms. Erika Bernhard, Minister Counsellor (Austrian Embassy)
-  Mr. Juergen Wettig, Administrative Assistant of the Head of Representation (European Commission Representation in Slovenia)
-  Ms. Gundi Elke Lorbeer, Head of Division on Environmental Analysis and Chemicals (Umweltbundesamt, Austria)
·  Introduction: Programme and Purpose of Sessions II and III (Ms. Darja Boštjančič, Phare Slovene Project Leader, Ministry of Health/National Chemicals Bureau, Slovenia; Andreas Littkopf, Phare Residential Twinning Adviser) / 30 min.
Part A: Regulating the Risks
2.1 / 10.00-10.20 / A Horizontal Picture of the Slovene Intersectoral Chemical Safety Legislation (Mr. Hermann Goetsch, Phare Short Term Expert, Umweltbundesamt, Austria; Ms. Neža Mahorčič, Ministry of Health/National Chemicals Bureau, Slovenia) / 20 min.
2.2 / 10.20-10.35 / National Programme on Chemical Safety - from a Roundabout Way to the Road of Success (Ms. Darja Boštjančič, Phare Slovene Project Leader, Ministry of Health/National Chemicals Bureau, Slovenia) / 15 min.
D / 10.35-10.45 / Discussion / 10 min.
CB / 10.45-11.10 / Coffee Break / 25 min.
2.3 / 11.10-11.30 / Integrated Chemicals Inspection: A Tool for Improved Enforcement of Legislation, Good Inspection Practice (Mr. Eugen Anwander, Phare Short Term Expert, Austria) / 20 min.
2.4 / 11.30- 11.50 / New Rules and Codes of Practice on Safety and Health at Work With Chemicals (Ms. Petra Vrečko, Phare Work Element Leader, Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs, Slovenia) / 20 min.
D / 11.50-12.00 / Discussion / 10 min.
Part B: Prevention and Mitigation of Risks
3.1 / 12.00-12.20 / Knowledge of Toxicology – the Crucial Prerequisite for Risk Assessment and Risk Management (Ms. Katarina Černe, Phare Work Element Leader, Medical Faculty/Institute of Pharmacology and Experimental Toxicology, Slovenia; Ms. Lijana Kononenko, Phare Work Element Leader, Ministry of Health/National Chemicals Bureau, Slovenia; Mr. Andreas Littkopf, Phare Residential Twinning Adviser) / 20 min.
D / 12.20-12.30 / Discussion / 10 min.
LB / 12.30-13.45 / Lunch Break / 75 min.
3.2 / 13.45-14.05 / Awareness Raising in the Area of Chemical Safety - Organisation of the First Chemical Safety Week in Slovenia (Ms. Kristina Pahor, Phare Project Assistant Interpreter, Slovenia; Ms. Tatjana Humar-Jurič; Ministry of Health/National Chemicals Bureau, Slovenia) / 20 min.
3.3 / 14.05-14.25 / Synergy Effects in Water Monitoring and the Necessity for Cooperation (Ms. Ada Hočevar-Grom, National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia; Mr. Michl-Friedrich Klenner, Phare Short Term Expert, Austria) / 20 min.
3.4 / 14.25-14.45 / Chemical Accidents: New Developments and Open Questions (Ms. Jasmina Karba, Work Element Leader, Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning, Slovenia; Ms. Maria Stangl, Phare Short Term Expert, Austria; Ms. Lucija Šarc, Poison Control Centre, Slovenia) / 20 min.
D / 14.45-15.00 / Discussion / 15 min.
CB / 15.00-15.30 / Coffee Break / 30 min.
3.5 / 15.30-15.50 / Waste Chemicals Management - Steps for Improvement (Mr. Dušan Marc, Phare Work Element Leader, Slopak, Slovenia; Mr. Franc Lipovšek, Kemis d.o.o., Slovenia; Mr. Manfred Domenig, Phare Short Term Expert, Austria) / 20 min.
3.6 / 15.50-16.00 / Purchase of Equipment in the Area of Chemical Safety (Ms. Darja Boštjančič, Phare - Slovene Project Leader, Ministry of Health/National Chemicals Bureau, Slovenia) / 10 min.
3.7 / 16.00-16.15 / Children and Chemical Safety (Ms. Pia Vračko, National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia) / 15 min.
3.8 / 16.15-16.30 / Update on REACH, GHS and other important topics; Information on the Next Conferences / 15 min.
D / 16.30-17.00 / Discussion:
·  Summary of Sessions I and II of the Conference,
·  Outlook for the Future,
·  Improving Cooperation on the Local, National, Regional and Global Level,
·  Final Conclusions. / 30 min.
17.00 End of the Conference
17.15 Social Event with a Buffet/Picnic for All Participants

6th September 2006

Hotel Kokra, Brdo pri Kranju

(only for the Phare Work Element Leaders and Phare Short Term Experts)

9.30-12.00 Internal consultation: Results of the Project Phare Twinning Chemical Safety II and Outlook for the Future Projects

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