Palace of Academies (room de Duve), Brussels | Friday 11 October 2024 from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M.
In collaboration with the Federal Public Service Public Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment
The Federal Council for Sustainable Development (FRDO-CFDD) is organising an event in Brussels on 11 October entitled “New challenges for products and sustainability”, which will provide an opportunity to take stock of important recent developments in product regulation in our country, in Europe and elsewhere in the world.
What will be discussed :
I. Towards a global action on plastic pollution?
- What does plastic pollution tell us on sustainability
- Towards a new Treaty?
II. Sustainability of products in Europe today
- Ecodesign: sustainability as the new standard
- The right to repair
- Packaging and chemicals – The interdiction of PFAS
III. Product standards in Belgium
- The Law on product regulation: new developments – How do you control access to the market
- Recent export bans
- Interfederal governance of products in Belgium: case study on pesticides
- Dialogue and role of advisory bodies
This event is also organised in honour of Prof. Luc Lavrysen, who was a scientific member of the FRDO-CFDD for many years, chairing the working group on product standards.
This event will be held in English (without simultaneous translation).
Registration: the event is full. If you would like to be placed on the waiting list, please email mail@frdo-cfdd.be. We will then inform you as soon as possible whether you can still participate or not.
The final programme will be announced at a later date.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Sven Vermassen (02/743 31 50 – sven.vermassen@frdo-cfdd.be).