ECHA | 1st Meeting of the Committee for Risk Assessment DWD Working Group reporting to RAC-65 | 1 - 2 June 2023 | Draft Agenda

The Draft Agenda 1st Meeting of the Committee for Risk Assessment DWD Working Group reporting to RAC-65 includes the following item(s) for discussion:

Item 4 – RAC

4.1 RAC and its role in ECHA - independent body, transparency role of Stakeholders Observers, rapporteurs, renumeration, other RAC processes, RAC Rules of Procedures, future of Scientific Committees (ECHA Basic Regulation)…

4.2. Mandate and practicalities of the RAC DWD WG - Role of WG; links to plenary and RAC members; meeting frequency, travel arrangements; support (secretariat, ECHA staff); role of COM and stakeholders; advisors vs WG members; workload expectations

4.3. RAC IT tools

4.4. Discussion on stakeholders’ engagement and their contribution to the work of RAC and its working group on the Drinking Water Directive

4.5. DWD work plan and expected workload (Development of working procedures, standards, templates, no of cases after 2025)

Item 5 - DWD

5.1. Introduction to DWD Article 11 and the preparatory work for its implementation

- History of Art. 11; structure of Art. 11; links between substances and materials; work of the two Sub-groups; role of Expert group and DWD Committee

5.2. Information requirements for DWD applications submitted

- Contents and scope of 1.IA; key concepts; status, timeline and date of application

5.3. Steps to the DWD application process

- Contents and scope of 3.DA; from notification to COM decision; actors, roles and responsibilities; process timelines; timeline and date of application

5.4. The 1st European positive lists

- Contents and scope of 2.IA; nature of entries per material type; number of entries; expiry dates and how they have been assigned; transitional provisions; workload per expiry date

5.5. Guidance development (plans, procedures)

5.6. IT tools and infrastructure planned for DWD applications

- IUCLID template and its development; ECHA’s planning for the development of the DWD solution; what this means for the RAC DWD WG