> Dear Colleagues,
> Welcome to the seminar Hazardous Chemicals - New Strategies
> Kiruna, Sweden, Friday March 30, 2001,(Please observe the date!)
> Register at: http://www.snf.se/snf/seminarier/eusem3-kemi.htm
> Reduced admission fee: 150 SEK
> The EU environmental ministers will meet to discuss issues in Kiruna on
> the 30 march - 1 April. The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation,
> SSNC, will hold it's third EU seminar as a prologue to the minister
> meeting. Representatives from the Commission, the science community,
> national governments, industry and NGO:s will present their views and
> discuss ways to combat the threats from hazardous chemicals.
>
> PROGRAM
> 09.00 Welcome
> Per Rosenberg, chairman of the SSNC
> 09.10 What is the problem? - The dispersion and effects of
> hazardous chemicals in the environment.
> Bo Jansson, Professor, Institute of Applied Environmental
> Research at Stockholms University
> 09.40 An uncontrollable development? Lack of knowledge,
> lack of resources
> David Stanners, Head of the Integrated Assessment and
> Reporting Group, European Environmental Agency,
> Copenhagen
> 10.10 Coffee break
> 10.30 EU's white book and the new Swedish proposal
> - A brief presentation
> Per Rosander, Consultant, Kemi&Miljö AB
> 10.50 How are our children threatened by hazardous chemicals?
> Gunnar Bengtsson, Director General, Swedish National
> Chemicals Inspectorate
> 11.10 Legislation vs. voluntary measures, an industry perspective
> Henrik Sundström, Environmental manager, Electrolux
> 11.40 A perspective from the Council of the European Union
> Kerstin Niblaeus, General secretariat of the Council of the
> European Union, Brussels
> 12.10 Lunch
> 13.30 The global perspective. The new convention on persistent
> organic pollutants (POPs)
> Viveka Bohn, senior advisor, Ministry of the Environment,
> Sweden
> 14.00 Denmark's lead phase out and other preventative
> approaches
> Lisbeth Seedorff, director of the chemicals office,
> The Danish Environmental Protection Agency.
> 14.30 A toxic free environment - The Swedish approach
> Kjell Larsson, Minister of the Environment, Sweden
> 15.00 Coffee break
> 15.30 The NGO perspective - what is needed and what can be achieved?
> Mikael Karlsson, vice chairman, SSNC 16.00 Panel Discussion The
> lecturers discuss the different approaches. Questions and comments from
> the audience. - Moderator: Svante Axelsson, Secretary General, SSNC
> 17.00 Our strategy for future chemical policy EU Commissioner Margot
> Wallström, DG Environment (time not yet confirmed). 17.30 Summary of the
> day and closing remarks Per Rosenberg, chairman of the SSNC 17.45 End of
> seminar
>
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> Vänliga hälsningar Anna
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> Anna Nordström, Miljökonsult
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