Fecc Business Plan 2012

European Association of Chemical Distributors

European business plan 2012November 2011

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Table of Contents

Foreword ................................................................................................................. 3

Executive Summary ................................................................................................. 5

SHE Committee .......................................................................................................10

GTDP Committee .....................................................................................................13

International Trade Committee ...............................................................................15

Precursors Committee ............................................................................................16

Responsible Care Committee ..................................................................................18

Cefic-Fecc SQAS Distributor/ESAD ............................................................................21

Product Stewardship Committee .............................................................................24

Logistics Committee ................................................................................................25

Surveys ...................................................................................................................26

Members ................................................................................................................31

Fecc Secretariat

Uta Jensen-Korte - Director General

María Jesús Almenar Martín - Responsible Care & Logistics Manager

Camila Diaz - Communications Manager

Monika Drążek - Life Science & International Trade Manager (Until November 2011)Joel D’Silva - Life Science & International Trade Manager (As from November 2011)Ophélie Roblot - Health, Safety & Environment Officer

Catherine Lefranc - Assistant

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Foreword

Dr. Uta Jensen-Korte

Director General

This report marks my first year as Fecc’s Director, I therefore take this opportunity to express how much I have appreciated and enjoyed working for this professional organisation and our members. During this time I also had the honour to welcome one more member to our associa-tion, the Stockmeier-Group joined our association in April.

The past year has gone by swiftly, but has it been action-packed. Fecc centred its efforts on regu-latory matters and voluntary initiatives such as Responsible Care, our main areas of activity. We adjusted some of our activities, with the intention to provide added value for our members.

On the regulatory side, we were confronted with the challenging deadlines of December 2010 and January 2011 for both REACH and CLP implementa-tion. This was a great challenge, however, it showed that all players involved were fully committed to make REACH work and succeeded to do so.

Our members –like the manufacturers– dedicated plenty of resources to comply with REACH and CLP. Nevertheless they should continue to do so to be able to cope for example, with informa-tion in the extended safety data sheets. While at the same time, begin with the preparation for the 2013 registration deadline, I can only say “The clock is ticking again”. To raise awareness and to provide tips to all members, the Fecc SHE Committee developed a guidance document.

Fecc continues to play an important role in the REACH debate by advocating workable solutions and practical improvements for implementation. We continue to monitor the REACH review 2012 process, as well as participating in the relevant studies launched by the European Commission.

Nevertheless, these are not the only regulatory challenges our industry faces. To name a few, the Seveso Directive, the Explosive Precursors

Regulation and the CBRN Action list, are some of the regulations currently under negotiations by the European institutions.

The past year also viewed the launch of the complete review of the SQAS/ESAD assessment scheme. The new version has a more time effec-tive assessment system covering important new topics such as GMP, Responsible Care and REACH.

New challenges come but some priorities remain the same and Responsible Care is one of them. In 2011 a record number of companies applied to jo in the Fecc European Respon-

sible Care Programme. This rewards our asso-ciation’s dedication to the active promotion of Responsible Care. It also highlights the growing importance of its integration in all distributors’ business strategy. Aiming at a more precise audience, we hosted the Respon-sible Care Seminar, separate from our annual congress. Krakow served as the ideal location to aid us in our aim to increase our presence in Easter Europe.

The Fecc Annual Congress is the highlight of our association’s programme. With the theme; “Turning challenge into opportunity”, our goal was to provide the participants tools to discover the opportunities hidden in the challenges that our industry faces constantly Fecc also hosted a press gathering during the congress. With a record number of journa-lists attending the event, this was not only and opportunity for Fecc to get our position on the current hot topics across, but also for our members to promote their companies.

“We adjusted some of our activities, with the intention

to provide added value for our members.”

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This resulted in an increased media presence for our association and additional coverage of our positions.

Europe’s chemical distributors are increasingly operating on a global scale, sourcing materials from Asia and exporting, although in a smaller proportion, to Russia, the Maghreb region and Turkey. Trade policy and issues are moving up in the agenda and are followed by the Inter-national Trade Committee. This year the focus fell especially on the Maghreb region, but we continue to closely look into the market situa-tion of the new member states.

It is of utmost importance to build partnerships and strategic alliances within in the supply chain. To join forces and expertise allow us to present –wherever possible– a unified voice to regulator; with the aim to achieve a smarter regulatory framework. Therefore we have strengthened our relationships with the Down-stream Users Chemicals Co-ordination Group (DUCC), EuroCommerce and we are proud to announce that we have also received Affiliate Status within Cefic.

Since the launch of the Fecc Strategy 2011 -2014, its implementation became one of our priori-ties. I believe the achievements of the different working committees are testimony of the efforts made to accomplish the objectives set out by the strategy.

I would like to take the opportunity to thank the National Associations, our company members and associated members for all their support and engagement in this past year, as well as my colleagues here in the Brussels office. It is a great pleasure for me to work with such a committed and motivated team, their commitment will allow us to reach our targets in the years ahead.

These are only a few highlights of what is reported in our business plan 2012; I wish you a pleasant and informative read.

I look forward to 2012,

Dr. Uta Jensen-Korte, Director General

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About Fecc

Fecc is the voice of the Chemical Distribution Industry in Europe. With a growing membership of companies and national associations, Fecc repre-sents around 1,400 companies of which many are small and medium sized companies (SMEs). The Chemical distribution in Europe employs more than 31,000 people and has an annual sales leverage of approximately €26 billion.

Fecc promotes initiatives such as Responsible Care, Product Stewardship and Good Trade and Distribution Practices. Fecc and its working committees give extensive information on current and proposed legislation to the members, while at the same time providing input and feedback to the European Institutions.

Fecc is recognised as the discussion partner for all stakeholders giving the chemical distribution sector a voice that is heard. By being actively involved in the EU decision-making process and contributing constructively to the debate, Fecc ensures that the specific needs of the chemical distributors are taken into account.

Fecc is represented in international ambit through ICCTA, the International Council of Chemical Trade Associations.

Fecc regularly organises workshops, seminars and meetings on topics that are important for its members. In addition, Fecc hosts its Annual Congress, an event that has become a must on the European chemical industry’s calendar.

Latest Key Documents

Fecc Recommendation paper “Be prepared for ,,

2013: obligations and recommendations to the registrants”Cefic, Concawe, Fecc and DUCC “Messages to ,,

communicate in the supply chain on extended SDS for substances II”Fecc Position on the “Seveso Directive” status: ,,

21 December 2010Fecc Position on the “Seveso Directive” status: ,,

27 September 2011Fecc/Cefic Position paper on guidance ,,

intermediatesFecc/Cefic joint position paper on the draft ,,

regulation on explosive precursors and the amendments proposed in the LIBE Committee to MEPs Fecc position on CBRN Action Plan related to ,,

Chemicals and the methodology suggested by the consultantsCefic/Fecc position on the DG Home proposal ,,

on CBRN chemical thresholds Analysis of the situation in the Eastern ,,

European Market

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Representing 1,400 companies with over 31,000 employees, at over 1,400 sites

handling 20 million tonnes shipped with an industry turnover of €26 billion


Fecc board

President: Edgar Nordmann - Nordmann, Rassmann GmbHVice-President: Enea Marchesi - AssICC (Italian Association) Treasurer: Peter Skou - R2 Group A/S

Harry Van Baarlen - BrenntagJordi Badosa - QuimidrogaAlessandro Clerici - AzelisFrancois-Xavier Du Passage - UFCC (French Association)

Ann-Christin Ericsson - P&K (Swedish Association)Thorsten Harke - Harke GroupNeville Prior - CBA (UK Association) Peter Steinbach - VCH (German Association)Ramón J. Viñas - AECQ (Spanish Association)

Director General: Uta Jensen-Korte

Members

Facing a still challenging world economy, Fecc’s sustained its membership and welcomed one new member company. The Stockmeier-Group, founded in 1920 a 100% family owned business, joined Fecc in early April 2011.

Beside the main business of chemical distribu-tion which represents around 60% of the turn-over, the Stockmeier-Group has various areas of own developed and produced products. The Stockmeier-Group has an annual Turnover of €350 Mill, the group employs 650 people.

As Fecc’s continues to establish itself as the voice of the chemical distribution industry in Europe; its membership strengthens its leader-ship position.

Fecc Annual Congress 2011

The grand Austrian capital, Vienna, served as the perfect backdrop for the successful Fecc Annual Congress. From 6 to 8 June over 200 participants from across Europe –with special representatives joining all the way from United States, Mexico,

China, Brazi l and Korea– exchanged experiences on the industry’s top issues.

This year’s theme “Turning challenge into opportunity”, embraced a wide range of key topics for the chemical distribution industry. T h e p r o g r a m m e addressed four funda-mental subjects: crisis management , l i fe

science, policy and legislation and corporate social responsibility.

The Fecc Annual Congress is the highlight of associ-ation’s programme. Its goal was to give the partici-pants tools to discover the opportunities hidden in the challenges that our industry faces constantly. The speakers ensured that the delegates could take away new insight and strategies that will lead

them to continuously innovate and capitalise on new opportunities.

This year’s Gala Dinner was reminiscent of a Vienne’s ball. Hosted at the stunning Palais Ferstel, the guests danced to the rhythms of a classical music band.

Fecc hosted a press gathering during the congress. With a record number of journalists attending the event, this was not only an oppor-tunity for Fecc to get its messages on the current hot topics across, but also for the members to promote their companies.

Fecc is confident that the delegates were able to take new ideas and insights useful for their busi-ness. The next Fecc Annual Congress will take place in Lisbon, 21-23 May 2012.

Fecc Award 2011

During the Fecc Annual Congress in Vienna, Fecc’s President Edgar E. Nordmann, presented Mr. Giorgio Bonetti, Chairman of the Italian Association of Chemical Trade, AssICC, with the Fecc Award.

This recognition is awarded to those who have distinguished themselves for outstanding performance in the European chemical distribu-tion industry. And this year’s recipient has truly made an outstanding personal contribution to our sector.

Edgar E. Nordmann and Giorgio Bonetti

Fecc Annual Congress 2011

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Giorgio Bonetti continues to play a leading role in the distribution industry and his support for Fecc’s activities is outstanding. With over 45 years of experience, Mr. Bonnetti’s impres-sive career in the chemical industry is testimony to his capabilities and dedication.

Fecc and ICCTA

In 2010, Fecc took over the Inter-national Council of Chemical Trade Associations (ICCTA) Secre-tariat, from the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) in the United States. ICCTA provides a platform where chemical distributors from many different countries can meet and exchange information and best practises. Fecc actively participates at the ICCTA meetings with the aim to exchange views on practical matters related to Responsible Care/Responsible Distribu-tion/Social Responsibility initiatives.

With the recent recognition of CCCMMC –China’s National Association– as a full member of ICCTA, and given the wish of the Council to expand ICCTA’s membership to other continents and countries, the revision of the ICCTA Internal Rules began in 2010. These internal rules set out the objectives, qualifications for membership, organi-sation, and working principles of ICCTA.

REACH

Fecc plays an important role in the REACH debate by advocating workable solutions and practical improvements for implementation.

Fecc monitors the REACH review 2012 process, participating in the relevant studies launched by the European Commission.

Fecc developed guidance for our members to comply with the 2013 registration deadline. This gives recommendations to fit with the timeline, face each registrant’s obligations and to ease SIEF management.

Fecc provides advice promoting the use of communication in all levels of the supply chain and gives training on how to best read and

comply with the extended safety data sheet obligations.

Advocacy activities include: representation of Distributors’ interests through the Director Contact Group, participation in Partner Expert Groups (PEGs) for the revision of the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) guidance documents and the follow up of the intermediates issue.

Other activities include: monitoring of existing chemicals legislation outside of Europe, moni-toring of enforcement actions conducted at Member States level, the development of the Downstream User CSA project and the update of the Fecc Mapping of uses.

CLP

Fecc members have to apply the CLP Regulation for substances since 1 December 2010. This is the reason why Fecc continuously updates and advises companies on their obligations regarding labelling and packaging, (unused diamonds issue, substances and mixtures on stock) and notification.

Seveso

Fecc provides input and follows up the review of the Seveso Directive. Fecc is actively involved in the advocacy of distributors’ position regarding the Commission’s proposal for amending the Seveso directive to relevant MEPs and to various political parties.

Excipact certification scheme

Fecc has been strongly involved in the devel-opment of the Excipact project, a certification scheme for pharmaceutical excipients, which is planned to be launched on 25 January 2012. Fecc took charge of the communication topics in addition to contributing with the work of the Global Steering Committee as a direct Member.

The Excipact certification scheme is an industry voluntary action and will provide an independent certification of manufacturers and suppliers of pharmaceutical excipients as a means of ensuring patient safety and supplier quality, while minimising the overall supply chain costs.

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It will also serve as an indirect response to the legislation requirements. With proposed legisla-tion requiring cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practice) and cGDP (current Good Distribution Practice) for excipients in Europe and the United States, it is very likely that excipient suppliers will be faced with an avalanche of quality audits and related requests to ensure their facilities and products meet these new requirements. In this regard, a group of industry experts from the Euro-pean Fine Chemicals Group (EFCG), the Interna-tional Pharmaceuticals Excipients Council (IPEC) Europe, IPEC Americas, the European Association of Chemicals Distributors (Fecc), and the Pharma-ceutical Quality Group (PQG), has worked together on the development of a certification scheme for pharmaceutical excipient suppliers. This scheme will ensure the quality and reliability of these key ingredients for medicinal products throughout the supply chain.

Pharma

Fecc’s Good Trade and Distribution Practice (GTDP) Committee took part in the public consul-tation and provided valuable input on Chapter 5 Production of the EU GMP Guidelines. The Euro-pean Commission will consider all the stake-holders contributions to the updated version of Chapter 5. Next to this, GTDP Committee members provided an update on the transposi-tion table of 2001/83/EC and 2004/27/EC, which presents different requirements for APIs, excipi-ents and intermediates across the EU. Moreover, the Committee in cooperation with IPEC Europe Federation submitted a proposal for the e-exam-ination for the accredited ESAD F&G assessors.

This document has been presented to the ESAD Steering Committee and will be used by Cefic and Fecc in the future.

International Trade

In 2011 the International Trade Committee decided to amend its scope of work in order to provide more market oriented information about foreign markets to the members. In accordance with this line of work the Maghreb region –in particular Morocco– was chosen as the focus area. The purpose was to inform members about economic climate, investment opportunities, access to credits, special programmes, chemical associations and fairs in this region. Represent-atives from the relevant bodies, including the Embassy of Morocco in Belgium and a chemical distributor active in Casablanca, were invited to share their expertise with the members. The committee also monitored the development of European trade policy. This group also analysed trade regimes including current and upcoming FTA, the reform of GSP and GSP+. Among other topics followed by the members were ongoing and new anti-dumping investigations, as well as the international recognised rules, Incoterms. Fecc’s secretariat prepared an analysis of the situation in the Eastern European market.

Precursors

Fecc’s Precursors Committee has actively moni-tored and participated in the development of the draft regulation on Explosive Precursors, as discussed in the European Parliament and the Council Working Group. Committee members liaised with representatives of the European Commission to present the industry’s posi-tion and to better understand the scope of the future regulation. Fecc participation secured the principle of applying concentration thresholds and the need for an Impact Assessment by the responsible parties. The Committee submitted a joint Fecc/Cefic position to MEPs explaining industry concerns about the workability of proposed amendments, one of the points was taken up by the Parliament’s rapporteur. Fecc also presented the industry’s position at

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EuroCommerce meetings attended by represent-atives from other downstream sectors.

Committee members have been actively involved in the discussion on the development of the Action Plan in both the CBRN Advisory Group and the Chemical Subgroup. The work on drafting of a chemical threat list -including developing the methodology- was one of the main topics for the Committee. Fecc submitted a position paper to the responsible parties at the Commission and also joined forces with Cefic in sending a common position to DG Home on CBRN chemical thresholds. With regard to the list of high risk chemicals industry input has been much appre-ciated and the list has been significantly short-ened after the joint discussions. Fecc proposals to introduce thresholds as well as the removal of hydrazine form the list has been also supported by the Commission.

Responsible Care

The promotion of Responsible Care is a priority for Fecc. The Responsible Care (RC) Committee has held regular meetings during 2011 with member companies’ RC Coordinators and Managers of National Associations in order to provide prac-tical help, support and to share best practices on the RC Programme.

The dimensions of sustainability, such as envi-ronmental, social and economic aspects, are incorporated into the Programme via regular reporting of industry’s Key Performance Indica-tors (KPIs), presence of the improvement plan and regular exchange of best practices.

Fecc received during 2011 a record number of applications to join the Fecc European Responsible Care Programme, mainly from company members’ subsidiaries, highlighting the commitment of our member companies to Responsible Care.

Responsible Care Seminar

This year’s Fecc Responsible Care Seminar was organised in Krakow, Poland. The theme was “Responsible Care: Kick-off in Eastern Europe” and the aim was to promote Responsible Care

in the Eastern European Countries and to attract new companies from that region to join the Responsible Care Programme.

Participants included Responsible Care Coordina-tors from RC compliant companies’ and National Associations, as well as participants from different companies based in Eastern Europe interested in joining the Responsible Care initiative.

Responsible Care Coordinators and other experts in the field shared their experiences in imple-menting Responsible Care in their own compa-nies and the importance of the Third Party Veri-fication tool, SQAS Distributor/ESAD.

SQAS Distributor/ESAD

A complete review of the SQAS/ESAD assessment scheme took place in 2010 and 2011. After the preparation work done in 2009, several working groups reviewed the assessment questionnaires and supporting guidance for the different SQAS modules.

The launch of the new system took place on April 2011. The new SQAS 2010 version has resulted in a more value added and time efficient assess-ment system covering important new topics such as GDP, Responsible Care and REACH.

Logistics

The Logistics Committee has held regular meetings during 2011 with representatives from Cefic, National Associations and Company members in order to monitor developments in European and interna-tional legislation concerning the safe transport and handling of dangerous goods (i.e. ADR, RID, IMDG, EU transport regulations).

In 2011 the Logistics Committee participated in several initiatives; like the revision of the SQAS/ESAD Warehouse assessment and gave input to the Cefic Issue Team on safety at un/loading sites (SULID document).

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Introduction

The Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) Committee is an expert group that monitors developments in the areas of safety, health and environment, evaluates critical developments in the legislation process and works closely with relevant stakeholders. Currently the committee focuses on the Commission’s Regulation on Regis-tration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of chemicals (REACH), on the CLP Regulation and on Seveso. Fecc’s contribution to the REACH and CLP debate involved the preparation of several Fecc position papers and amendments –or adap-tations to technical process to the REACH and CLP proposals. The committee also deals with the implementation of REACH through the participa-tion in ECHA’s Partner Expert groups (PEGs).

Other issues of priority include the Globally Harmo-nised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), the adoption and the implemen-tation of the Seveso Directive, Biocides and several initiatives concerning the safety of chemicals.

Activities 2011

The Committee has prepared Fecc’s input for the regular contacts with the European Commission, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and other industry Associations.

REACHParticipation in EU Conference organised by ,,

institutions or industryActive participation in the REACH review 2012 ,,

process (participate in the relevant studies for distributors)

Member of the Directors’ Contact group, represent ,,

distributors’ interestParticipated in the development and update ,,

of guidance documents (PEGs): revision of the Guidance on CSA/IR, ◊,

new Guidance on SDS, ◊,

revision of the Guidance on registration◊,

Raising awareness campaign for the 2013 ,,

registration deadlineProvided advice regarding REACH implemen-,,

tation for companies (registration, authorisa-tion, restrictions)Tested of ECHA’s Chesar tool ,,

Participated in the DUCC Task Force to develop ,,

a Downstream User Chemical Safety Assess-ment (DU CSA)Monitored and gave input regarding uses ,,

communication and Exposure Scenarios issues

Participated in the organisation of a joint ◊,

Cefic-DUCC workshop on how to read Expo-sure Scenarios

Provided input to the ESIG’s Generic Exposure ,,

Scenario working groupMonitored emerging and existing chemicals ,,

legislation outside of Europe (e.g. China, Turkey)Monitored enforcement of REACH throughout ,,

the EU member states (e.g. meeting with the Commission to raise the blockage of goods issue at the customs)Cost optimisation advice for companies,,

Developed with Cefic a joint position paper ,,

“Cefic and Fecc disappointed about the revised Guidance on Intermediates under REACH”

SHE Committee

Patrice Rollet

Inventec Chairperson (until October 2011)

Michael Paetzold

IMCD Chairperson (as from October 2011)

Ophélie Roblot - FeccHenk Boden - CaldicAhmed Diboune - Azelis GroupPeter Cooper - UnivarJacques Declercq - BACD (Belgian Association)Olaf C. Fehr - VWR InternationalSimona Lai - Omya Marianne Lyngsaae - Brenntag Heinz-Werner Dobbertin - VCH (German Association)Douglas Leech - CBA (British Association)

Linda van Gaalen - VHCP (Dutch Association) Birthe Oldenborg - KB (Danish Association) Renato Porta - AssICC (Italian Association) Gilles Richard - UFCC (French Association) Jan Skov Norby - R2 GroupPeter Steinbach - VCH (German Association) Heinrich Van Megen - BrenntagIris Verdeyen - BarentzSteffen Voss - Aug. HedingerDorota Zakrzewska - HSH Chemie


SHE Committee SHE Committee

CLPMonitored the EU discussion regarding the ,,

information requirements to Poison centres, participated in consultationsMonitored the Classification and Labelling ,,

inventory process

SevesoActively provided input and follow up on the ,,

review of the Seveso Directive Actively advocated Fecc position regarding ,,

the Commission’s proposal for amending the Seveso Directive to relevant MEPs and various political partiesAligned and shared positions with other ,,

industry associations where practicableProvided information to National Associations ,,

to aid discussions at the national level with regulators

Achievements 2011

REACHExposure Scenarios,,

Developed and circulated recommendation ◊,

and advice on “how to handle Exposure Scenarios”Invited to become a founder member of the ◊,

ECHA Expert Exposure Scenarios Network and participate in the organization of a workshop on Exposure ScenariosDeveloped the Exposure Scenario XLM 1.1 ◊,

software together with DUCC, Cefic and VCIDevelopment of a library of uses for the ◊,

development of Exposure Scenarios with all relevant sectors and update of the Mapping of uses of the distributor sector

Actively participated and gained concessions ,,

within Industry guidance on the communica-tion in the supply chain:

Cefic paper: “Messages to communicate in ◊,

the supply chain I”Cefic, Concawe, Fecc and DUCC “Messages ◊,

to communicate in the supply chain on extended SDS for substances II”

Raising awareness campaign for the 2013 ,,

registration deadlineRecommendation paper “Be prepared for ◊,

2013: obligations and recommendations to the registrants”

Generated advice on how to interpret the ,,

registration numbers and circulated via SHE Committee mailing list

CLP

Developed a recommendation document ,,

regarding the use of blank diamonds on generic labels to aid transition between the regimes without excessive cost being incurred

SEvESo

Successfully expressed our views to the Euro-,,

pean Parliament, which resulted in some of the Fecc amendment principles being accepted into specific amend proposals

Work plan 2012

GeneralPrepare Fecc’s views to be communicated to ,,

the EU institutionsGive input to the Fecc representatives working ,,

in external foraMonitor other relevant legislations that have ,,

an effect on health, environment or safety, as needed

REACHAdvice on REACH implementation for compa-,,

nies (registration, authorisation, restrictions)Support Fecc’s members for the 2013 registra-,,

tion deadlineMember of the DCG: identify solutions for ,,

new issues related to the 2013 registra-tion deadline and represent distributors’ interestsLaunch a survey amongst Fecc Membership ,,

on registration intentions for 2013 deadline in conjunction with the ECHA surveyUpdate the Fecc Mapping of uses table for the ,,

distribution sectorTake part in the DUCC Task force to develop ,,

DU CSAProvide company members with advice ,,

regarding use communication and implemen-tation of Exposure Scenarios Maintenance of the Exposure scenario XLM 1.1 ,,

with DUCC, Cefic and VCIMonitor and influence reviews in REACH e.g. ,,

REACH review 2012


Participation in the development and update ,,

of guidance documents (PEGs): e.g. revision of the Guidance on CSA/IR, revision of the Guid-ance on registrationMonitor the public consultation regarding ,,

substance inclusion on the candidate list, restriction and authorisation annexesMonitor enforcement actions at member state ,,

level, identify members’ issues and discuss with appropriate bodies

CLP

Continue to provide advice on the implemen-,,

tation of CLP (e.g. Adaptations to technical progress (ATPs))Continue to monitor the implementation of ,,

GHS within other countries to provide advice on the global adoption of GHSMonitor the Harmonized Inventory process ,,

and advise where necessary

SevesoContinue to provide input and follow regarding ,,

the review of the Seveso Directive to align with CLP

EnvironmentMonitor the development in environmental ,,

legislation such as waste legislation and Inte-grated Pollution Prevention Control (IPPC)

other topicsNanomaterials: Give input where necessary ,,

and follow up on the latest developmentsWorking at Heights: Inform on the develop-,,

ment of member state enforcement policies in this areaOverlapping legislation: Follow up on the activ-,,

ities of the GTDP with regards to biocides and give input where necessary Follow up on the activities of the Precursors ,,

committee and give input where necessary

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The Good Trade and Distribution Practice (GTDP) Committee deals with European and World Health Organization (WHO) initiatives that affect chemical distributors. Initially, the committee focused on the pharmaceutical sector where Fecc members are committed to the WHO standards for GTDP. Since then, the committee has expanded its activities to include the food, feed and cosmetics industries, where it monitors European and international initi-atives, and works actively to define good trade and distribution practices for these sectors.

The committee formulates Fecc views related to the distribution of pharmaceutical starting materials that are aimed at the European and global health authorities. The committee also facilitates GTDP education for Fecc members by organising technical seminars and confer-ences on related issues. The Committee acts as a stakeholder in relevant meetings with European and international regulatory authori-ties, including the European Medicines Agency (EMEA), the Council of Europe, WHO and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). It moni-tors and works closely with other international organisations involved in the pharmaceutical supply chain.

Activities 2011

Pharmaceutical ingredientsThe Committee closely monitored the ,,

proposals made to the draft Directive on falsi-fied medicinal products and communicated with European Parliament

Fecc actively participated in the development ,,

of the Excipact projectMembership in the Global Steering ◊,

Committee which entailed involvement in the preparation of the business plan and the structure of the projectLead on the communication topics and a ◊,

direct involvement in the preparation of the Excipact launch event

Members were provided with an access to the ,,

Codema database Revised the Fecc transposition table related to ,,

2001/83/EC and 2004/27/EC Fecc provided an input to the consultation on ,,

Chapter 5 of the EU GMP Guidelines

Food, feed and cosmetic ingredientMonitoring the recast of the biocides regulation,,

Analysis the recast of the cosmetics directive ,,

Achievements 2011

Pharmaceutical ingredientsSecured that the auditor qualification in ,,

Excipact includes a separate GDP auditor qualification schedule which can be used by accredited ESAD F&G auditors to become a Excipact GDP auditor

SQAS Distributor/ESADE-examination for accredited ESAD F&G asses-,,

sors, jointly developed by Fecc and IPEC Europe

GTDP Committee

Monika Drążek - Fecc until November 2011Joel D’Silva - Fecc as from November 2011Ralph Alberti - VCH (German Association) Pauline Ayres - Azelis Anja Budde - Aug Hedinger GmbH & Co. KG Monica Comajuam - Quimidroga Daniela Fermo - AssICC (Italian Association) Marta Ferrer Monsech - Campi y JovéUlrike Gerster - Barentz Douglas Leech - CBA (British Association)

Catherine Martin - Univar Europe Anneliese Neuser - HarkeJan Skov Norby - R2 Group Gilles Richard - UFCC (French Association) Stephan Rynka - IMCD Ringo Viane - Univar Europe Claudio Zanotto - AssICC (Italian Association)


Work Plan 2012

Pharmaceutical ingredientsSystematic monitoring of implementation of ,,

the Directive on falsified medicinal productsContribution to the GDP Guidelines for APIs◊,

Contribution to the risk assessment guide-◊,

lines for excipientsCo-operation with other stakeholders ◊,

to achieve a workable solution for the industry

Involvement in the finalisation of the Excipact ,,

project and its launchWorking on alignment of SQAS ESAD F&G ◊,

assessment with Excipact TM GDP certifica-tion; and in this way maximising the cross recognition of SQAS ESAD F&G verification to minimise cost to distributors for the addition of the Excipact certificationCo-operation with IPEC, EFCG and other ◊,

stakeholdersLead on the communication topics and a ◊,

direct involvement in preparation of the Excipact launch event

Review and follow up on regulatory changes,,

Food, feed and cosmetic ingredientsFinalisation of the new Cosmetics Directive ,,

analysisFollow up on the recast of the biocides direc-,,

tive and its implementationAnalysis of industry relevant topics concerning ,,

food, feed and cosmetics Monitoring of the Cosmetics Regulations,,

SQAS Distributor/ESADProvision of information to Fecc members about ,,

the acceptance of sections F&G in SQAS

Development of tools and trainingPossible organisation of a training with IPEC,,

Continue organising educational sites visits ,,

at the member’s premises during the GTDP Committee meetings

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Introduction

The International Trade Committee was begun working in 2009. Its objective is to deal with international trade issues related to the major emerging markets in Asia, South America, Africa, Middle East and Eastern Europe. The committee wants to focus not only on exports and imports, but also on distribution in the above mentioned markets.

Activities 2011

Analysis of the Maghreb region with focus on ,,

MoroccoPresentation of the representatives from ◊,

the Moroccan Embassy at the International Trade Committee meeting and the invita-tion of the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco as a keynote speaker to the Fecc Membership Gala Dinner Exchange of experiences of an European ◊,

chemical distributor in MoroccoProvision of economic data about the region ◊,

to the membersThe Committee looked into the existing trade ,,

regimes and trade defence instrumentsAssessment of General System of Prefer-◊,

ences (GSP) and GSP+Analysis of the FTA with Korea◊,

Provision of information on the major ◊,

existing anti-dumping investigations rele-vant for the Members Representation of the group in EuroCom-◊,

merce, International Trade Committee and DG Trade Market Access Working Group on Chemicals

Achievements 2011

Analysis of Eastern European countries ,,

prepared by the Fecc secretariat

Work plan 2012

In the future the International Trade Committee wants to focus on the following topics:

Provision of information on foreign markets,,

Analysis of economic data of different coun-◊,

tries and regionsPresentation of the economic climate, ◊,

investment opportunities, access to credits, special programmes, chemical associations, fairs etc. in foreign marketsLocal regulations affecting chemical distri-◊,

bution. In co-operation with the SHE Committee

Consider looking into distributor/agent and ,,

principal, distribution - agency agreementsContinue analysing and monitoring the trade ,,

practices of the major trading partners. Giving regular updates to its members on:

Free Trade Agreements (FTA’s)◊,

Anti dumping investigations and anti-◊,

subsidy measuresEU regulations on sanctions◊,

Other tariff and non-tariff barriers◊,

Analysis of upcoming regulations,,

Scrutiny of the new custom codes◊,

Incoterms◊,

Authorised Economic operator◊,

Monitoring the Russia Round Table discussions ,,

and the Customs Union (Russian Federation, Belarus and Kazakhstan)Participation in the Market Access Working ,,

Group on Chemicals with Cefic

International Trade Committee

Monika Drążek - Fecc until November 2011Joel D’Silva - Fecc as from November 2011Sandro Clerici - Azelis David Garcia - BarcelonesaIrene Guardiola - QuimidrogaCarsten Guentner - Nordmann Rassmann GmbHNathalie Veronelli - Eigenmann & VeronelliJuan Manuel Wilke - Campi y Jové

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Franz Saif

BTC Speciality Chemical Distribution Chairperson


Introduction

The Precursors Committee is a group of experts that shares information and discusses the latest European and global developments in the fields of drug precursors, Prior Informed Consent Proce-dure (PIC), explosives precursors and the chem-ical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) chemical element.

The Committee meets few times a year has an active circulation of information and is engaged with increasing frequency in the formulation of Fecc positions and advocacy. It informally reports on the progress to other working Committees. Fecc is investigating the establishment of industry codes of conduct and further sharing existing industry voluntary initiatives including knowing customers and the reporting of suspi-cious transactions. Working closely with the European institutions and relevant stakeholders, some of the issues being examined are the Euro-pean Commission’s drug precursor guidelines for industry, explosive precursors, the EU CBRN Action Plan, the Chemical Weapons Convention guidelines and developments, and the modi-fication of the Rotterdam Convention on Prior Informed Consent (PIC).

Activities 2011

Explosive PrecursorsActive participation in the discussion on the ,,

draft Regulation on the marketing and use of explosive precursors

Fecc/Cefic submitted a joint position paper ◊,

on the draft regulation on explosive precur-sors and the amendments proposed in the LIBE Committee to MEPs Fecc continues discussion and provides ◊,

industry feedback on the draft regulation on explosives precursors to DG Enterprise and HomeSecretariat presents industry position at ◊,

EuroCommerce meetingsJoint Fecc/Cefic response to amendments ◊,

document submitted to LIBE Committee

CBRNActive participation and input in the CBRN ,,

Advisory group and chemicals sub-groupParticipation in chemical threat list discussion◊,

Submission of Cefic/Fecc position on the DG ◊,

Home proposal on CBRN chemical thresholds Preparation of Fecc position on CBRN Action ◊,

Plan related to Chemicals and the method-ology suggested by the consultants

Liaising with Cefic and presenting common ,,

industry position

Drug PrecursorsActive participation and input in the Drug ,,

Precursor Working Group

PICFecc member in the PIC Working Group,,

Precursors Committee

Monika Drążek - Fecc until November 2011María Jesús Almenar Martín - Fecc as from November 2011Rinaldo Canofari - AssICC (Italian Association)Douglas Leech - CBA (British Association) Peter J. C. Newport - CBA (British Association)Birthe Oldenborg - KB (Danish Association) José M. Plana - Quimidroga S.A.

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Ralph Alberti

VHC (German Association) Chairperson


Precursors Committee Precursors Committee

Achievements 2011

Joint development and publication of a volun-,,

tary Responsible Care security agreement with Cefic

Explosive PrecursorsInfluenced the Commission, Parliament, ,,

national competent authorities and industry on the current work in progress

Adoption of the principle of the concentration ◊,

thresholdsAcceptance of the need for a regulatory ◊,

Impact AssessmentArticle 6 (4) draft amendment taken up by ◊,

several MEPs

CBRNInfluenced the Commission, national compe-,,

tent authorities and industry on the current work in progress

Significant reduction in scope of named ◊,

chemicals on draft CBRN listAdoption of the principle of concentration ◊,

thresholdsRemoval of hydrazine from the proposed ◊,

CBRN listAgreement to a joint DG Home / Move ◊,

working group on transport actions

Work Plan 2012

Develop a model voluntary security agreement ,,

for distributors

Explosive PrecursorsContinue monitoring and influencing the devel-,,

opment of the draft regulation on explosive in the European Parliament and the CouncilFurther develop the contact with the EU ,,

institutions and other stakeholdersLiaison with Cefic on exchange of best practices,,

Drug PrecursorsContinue monitoring and influencing the work ,,

of the Drug Precursor Working GroupProviding information to the Commission on ,,

the impact the possible revision of the drug precursors and advocating the distributor industry position

CBRNContinue monitoring and influencing the CBRN ,,

Advisory group and chemicals sub-group Broaden and deepen good contact and discus-,,

sions with the CommissionRegular cooperation with Cefic on industry ,,

relevant issues

PICContinue active involvement and influencing ,,

in PIC Working Group


Introduction

Responsible Care (RC) helps the chemical industry globally to operate safely and with care for future generations. Through the sharing of information and a system of checklists, performance indi-cators and verification procedures, Responsible Care enables the industry to demonstrate how its health, safety and environmental performance has improved over the years, and to develop poli-cies for further improvement. Responsible Care requires companies to be open and transparent with their stakeholders –from local communities to environmental groups, from local authorities and government to the media, and of course the general public.

On the national level, the Fecc Member National Associations (NAs) have developed local RC programmes in line with International Council of Chemical Trade Associations (ICCTA) Joint RC/RD Programme. Fecc actively promotes the imple-mentation of this joint programme. Fecc has also developed its own European RC Programme which was approved by Cefic in 2009.

The last year has been a record year in appli-cations to the Fecc European Responsible Care Programme: Fecc has received over 15 applica-tions coming from subsidiaries of top distribution companies, mainly located in Eastern European

countries. This confirms the increasing interest in the Responsible Care programme. With the current trend, 2012 promises to be another good year in companies, and their subsidiaries, joining the Responsible Care programme.

In order to promote the implementation of Responsible Care in Easter European countries, Fecc organised a Responsible Care Seminar in Krakow, Poland. The aim was to explain the Responsible Care concept and present SQAS/ESAD as an assessment tool to verify companies’ compliance with Responsible Care.

The promotion of Responsible Care is a priority for Fecc and the Responsible Care Committee has been established to strengthen and develop as well as to coordinate Responsible Care with national associations. The Committee is composed of company RC co-ordinators and national associ-ation RC managers. The Committee monitors the developments of the RC programme in Europe, with the yearly collection and review of perform-ance indicators, ensures an active promotion and communication of RC and carries out educational initiatives like seminars and conferences.

María Jesús Almenar Martín - FeccRalph Alberti - VCH (German Association)Monica Comajuan - Quimidroga Maarten Dankloff - ArkemaPatrick Delahaye - BACD (Belgian Association)Ahmed Diboune - AzelisRemi Magniere - AzelisBernd Klein - C.H. ErbslöhVerena Friedrichs - BTC Speciality Chemical Distribution ChairPeter From - DK (Danish Association)Eva Frostell - TKL (Finnish Association)Joaquim Gândara Marques - Groquifar (Portuguese Association)Catarina Carvalho - Groquifar (Portuguese Association)Felix Hartmann - Omya

Jakob Lamm Zeuthen - KB (Danish Association)Alan Looney - CDI (Irish Association)Karel Naessens - IMCD Michael Pätzold - IMCDJosé M. Plana - QuimidrogaRenato Porta - AssICC (Italian Association)Lucille Coriou - UFCC (French Association)Steffen Saecker - SafechemPaulo Soares - Quimitecnica Robert Stuyt - VHCP (Dutch Association)Gemma Torroella - Campi y Jové Heinrich Van Megen - Brenntag HoldingThomas Pühringer - Brenntag CEEDorota Zakrzewska - HSH ChemieHaimo Zekoll - SolvayPhil Hockaday - Univar

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Justyna Marciniak

HSH Chemie Chairperson


Responsible Care Committee Responsible Care Committee

Activities 2011

Regular meetings of companies’ RC co-ordina-,,

tors and RC managers of national associationsPreparation of promotional material, presenta-,,

tions and guidelines Organisation of the Responsible Care Seminar ,,

in Krakow (Poland)Practical help and support to share best prac-,,

tices on the RC programmePractical help and support to help companies ,,

join the RC programmePromotion of the RC programme with ,,

customers, suppliers and other stakeholders Monitoring the implementation of RC at ,,

national level for ICCTA complianceMonitoring implementation of the Fecc ,,

European RC ProgrammeAnnual analysis of Key Performance Indicators ,,

and recommendation of improvementsDiscussion about the Third Party Verification ,,

(TPV) tools Promotion of ESAD as one of the TPV tools,,

Publishing average score SQAS Distributor/,,

ESAD for benchmarkingCooperation with Cefic and the European ,,

Chemical Transport Association (ECTA) to promote RC across the supply chainAttendance to external meetings and seminars ,,

on RCReview and check all the applications (over 15) ,,

received from companies applying to the Fecc European Responsible Care Programme: CEO letter of commitment, RC Coordinator nomina-tion, KPIs (Key Performance Indicators), self-assessments or ESAD Reports and improve-ment plans

Achievements 2011

Update of the Responsible Care Fecc website ,,

section in order to ease the programme’s application processNew sites joined the Fecc European RC ,,

Programme

Work Plan 2012

Support and practical help on the RC ,,

programme implementation Training for new RC coordinators, workshops ,,

and information sessions will be organised in order to share best practices and to promote the RC programme with customers, suppliers and other stakeholdersEstablishing a European list of all RC distributors ,,

companies in collaboration with Chemagility (the World Chemical Distribution directory) and to make it available on both the Chemagility and Fecc websitesDevelopment of a guidance document for ,,

companies and National Associations to be used on a voluntary basis, explaining the Eight Guiding Principles from a practical/ business point of viewWork on further harmonisation of RC ,,

programmes within Fecc NAs (following the ICCTA Joint Programme and its Milestones)Monitor the needs of SMEs (e.g. use of ISO ,,

plus complementary RC questions for TPV, specific tools for SME’s)Increased communication on RC (e.g. Sustain-,,

ability as integral part of corporate strategies & stakeholders expectations)Explore the possibility to develop a Respon-,,

sible Care Security Code for Distributors and security Key Performance Indicators Explore the monitoring of environmental impact ,,

and discuss measures on how to diminish it with for example development of KPI View of the distributors to “Rio+20”, the United ,,

Nations Conference on Sustainable Develop-ment (UNSCD) in Brazil on 2012, to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), in Rio de JaneiroThe Fecc RC Committee agreed on a set of ,,

goals in regard to the RC implementation in Europe. The committee will prepare a timeline and work plan to achieve for 2015:

Increase the Fecc NA members belonging to RC ◊,

Increase the number of KPIs respondents◊,

Encourage RC companies to have an ◊,

Improvement Plan in place


The Fecc European RC Programme The Fecc European RC Programme is tailored for distributors and establishes a harmonised European approach for RC implementation. The programme assists companies comply with environmental, health and safety legis-lation by diminishing the risk of accidents, but also helps to optimise operational conditions and company performance.

The programme’s core principles are based on the eight guiding principles of the Interna-tional Council of Chemical Trade Associations’ (ICCTA) Joint Responsible Care & Distribution programme.

The programme is developed especially for members such as:

Companies operating in European countries ,,

where no national association exists National associations that need support ,,

with the implementation of RC in their country or are currently applying the manu-facturers’ RC programme Pan-European companies operating in more ,,

than one country that are authorised by the respective national associations to apply the programme

Companies applying the programme undergo independent third party assessment by, for example, SQAS Distributor/ESAD, demon-strating its quality, safety, and environmental performance.

The main requirements and responsibilities for applying Fecc’s Responsible Care programme are:

CEO signs the commitment to RC,,

Appointment of an RC coordinator,,

Third party assessment,,

Drafting an Improvement Action Plan,,

Annual reporting of key performance indi-,,

cators (KPI) to FeccParticipation in working groups and ,,

promoting the programme

Responsible Care Committee


Introduction

SQAS has developed to become a joint initiative between Europe’s chemical manufacturers asso-ciation (Cefic) and the European association of che mical distributors (Fecc) to develop and oversee a voluntary system to evaluate the quality, safety, security and environmental performance of Logis-tics Service Providers and Chemical Distributors in a uniform manner by single standardised assess-ments carried out by independent assessors using a standard questionnaire and guidelines.

The system is based on four pillars:

A common questionnaire for each category of ,,

companies The accreditation of assessors,,

The electronic database of assessment reports,,

The service group,,

For Distributors the objective is also to assess performance against the Eight Guiding Princi-ples of the Responsible Care Programme. This approach ensures that the Health, Safety, Security and Environmental aspects of the management systems of chemical distributors are assessed in a uniform manner, thereby avoiding the costly practice of multiple assessments by different suppliers.

The SQAS Distributor / ESAD Steering Committee

The Fecc Director General and several Fecc Members participate in the ESAD Steering Committee which is held in cooperation with Cefic. The aim is to oversee the ESAD system and identify issues of concern. The review of the ESAD questionnaires and new related issues are also decided in this Steering Committee.

Activities 2011

Monitoring and input to the revision of the ,,

SQAS / ESAD 2011 Status and progress of the ESAD system,,

Feedback on questionnaire, guidelines and ,,

functioning of the systemUse of the SQAS / ESAD database - analysis of ,,

trends and statisticsProgress of the ESAD Service Group,,

Progress of the Logistics and Distributors User ,,

GroupESAD communication and promotion,,

Achievements 2011

Launch of the new SQAS / ESAD 2011 in April ,,

2011

Work Plan 2012

Consolidation of the new SQAS/ESAD 2011 ,,

schemeMonitoring the implementation of the ,,

upgraded SQAS / ESAD 2011Status and progress of the revised ESAD ,,

systemFeedback on questionnaire/guidelines and ,,

functioning of the systemUse of the SQAS / ESAD Database - analysis of ,,

trends and statisticsPromotion of the distributors participation ,,

in the SQAS Logistics and Distributors User GroupMonitoring the assessor accreditation and to ,,

clarify issues regarding assessors’ accreditationESAD communication and promotion,,

Cefic-Fecc SQAS Distributor/ESAD

Robert Stuyt - Dutch Association (VHCP)Uta Jensen-Korte - FeccPhilippe Lavigne - TOTALWolfgang Marquard - CeficLeo Rupert - ShellFrank Milek - Hedinger

Peter Newport - CBA (British Association) Peter Steinbach - VCH (German Association)Inge Van Disthuizen - LyondellBasellHaimo Zekoll - SolvayFrank Braeckmans - ExxonMobil

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The SQAS Distributor/ESAD Steering Committee


SQAS Technical and Accreditation Committee

SQAS T & A Committee, composed of manufac-turers, transport service providers and distribu-tors, maintains the SQAS database system and conducts detailed technical work on the ques-tionnaires and guidelines. It also manages the training, accreditation and the quality monitoring of the assessors. The committee also prepares recommendation for decision by the SQAS Steering Committee.

Activities 2011A complete review of the SQAS/ESAD assess-ment scheme took place in 2010/2011. After the preparation work done in 2009, several working groups reviewed the assessment questionnaires and supporting guidance for the different SQAS modules. Each of these working groups consisted of relevant representatives from chemical compa-nies, logistics service providers and distributors. The complete review was finalized by early 2011.

Achievements 2011The launch of the new system took place on April 2011 and transition to the new system completed in the scheduled three months. The new SQAS 2010 version has resulted in a more value added and time effective assessment system covering important new topics such as GMP, Responsible Care and REACH.

Major changes in SQAS/ESAD 2010:Single Core questionnaire,,

Questions on Responsible Care included in the ,,

Core questionnaireUpdated and simplified Site, CS & F&G ,,

questionnaires More detailed pre-assessment document to ,,

be filled in by the assessed company three weeks prior to the assessment Improved question quality and reductions in ,,

duplicationBBS questions have been added ,,

Pre-defined template ,,

Reference table towards ISO9001 & ISO14001,,

Compulsory comments on defined questions ,,

Access for the assessor to previous reports ,,

Possibility of company’s comments to each ,,

question Upgraded and improved SQAS website,,

Assessor training:Open General Accreditation Training in January ,,

2010Accreditations to assessors in May 2011,,

Actions taken with regard to the lack of asses-,,

sors in Eastern Europe

Steven Beddegenoodts - SABICLuc Haesaerts - Haesaerts IntermodalJean Christophe Hermand - TotalJessie Huang - BASF Evert de Jong - De RijkeRob Montfoort - Shell ChemicalsPeter Newport - Fecc/CBA (British Association) Thomas Pindris - WincantonErwin Spaanderman - Panalon

Patrice Vaille - SNCFVictor Trapani - CeficAndrea Franke - BayerSabrina Robbe - HoyerAlain Delzenne - SolvayBernhard Haidacher - LKW Walter ObserversMaría Jesús Almenar - FeccColin Humphrey - ECTAHugo Kerkhofs - EFTCO

SQAS Technical and Accreditation Committee

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Cefic-Fecc SQAS Distributor/ESAD


The SQAS Warehouse module covers third party packaged warehouse and storage service provider installations.

During the SQAS 2010/2011 revision, this module was also reviewed and the questionnaire was iteratively aligned where possible with the SQAS ESAD questionnaire content.

Achievements 2011

New SQAS Warehouse questionnaire and ,,

supporting guidance

SQAS Logistics & Distributors User Group

Fecc participates in the “Logistics & Distributors” User group of the SQAS system. The aim of this group is to exchange experiences among the users of SQAS. SQAS data system enables access to SQAS Assessments of their partner companies such as their subcontracted transport companies.

Activities

Monitor the developments regarding ESAD in ,,

terms of number of assessments and avail-ability of assessorsFeedback from the Members on ESAD assess-,,

mentsPromotion of ESAD system among producers, ,,

distributors and customer industries in order to enhance the benefit of the assessmentAnalysis of the trends and statistics to identify ,,

areas for improvement

SQAS Warehouse Working Group

Jos Ooms - Exxon MobilEvert De Jong - De RijkeThomas Grau - BASFPeter Newport - Fecc/CBA (British Association)Marc Twisk - Cefic

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Introduction

The Product Stewardship (PS) Committee brings together representatives of the chemical distrib-utor community and the main European chemical manufactures holding Fecc associate member-ship to promote a better cooperation and imple-mentation of Product Stewardship along the supply chain. The aim is to discuss, develop and coordinate common initiatives of producers and distributors on safety, health and environmental matters.

Activities 2011

Product Stewardship initiativesCollection of PS initiatives on concrete sectors ,,

and promotion through the members area of the Fecc websiteTo inform on Security of Explosive Precursors, ,,

CBRN and drug precursors

SQAS Distributor/ESADEvaluated of the number of SQAS/ESAD assess-,,

ments and average scoresEvaluated the responses on specific PS questions,,

Input to the Steering Committee of SQAS ,,

Distributor/ESAD

REACH and CLPTo inform on uses under REACH in the supply ,,

chainTo inform on CLP and the amendments to ,,

technical progress

Achievements 2011 Update of the Fecc PS guidance document,,

Collection of Product Stewardship initiatives: ,,

GPS – Best Practice Guidelines

Work Plan 2012

Product Stewardship initiativesCollect PS initiatives and promote them ,,

Collect information on incidents that occur ,,

repeatedly in both the distribution and producers sectors and share experiencesPreparation of the updated flowchart for inci-,,

dent reporting to FeccIdentify specific products that lack of PS ,,

initiativesIdentify PS initiatives on specific products in ,,

consolidation with the producersTo inform on Security of Explosive Precursors, ,,

CBRN and drug precursors

SQAS Distributor/ESADGive input to the SQAS Distributor/ESAD ,,

Steering CommitteeMonitor the statistics on specific PS questions,,

Raise awareness of suppliers,,

Identify problems on carrying out an assess-,,

ment exchange of experiences among partici-pants regarding the assessmentsImprovement of incident data sharing,,

REACH/CLPTo inform on those aspects of REACH where ,,

communication in the supply chain is keyTo inform on the developments regarding ,,

CLP and the Adaptation to Technical Progress (ATP)

External relationsEnsure that the activities of the Committee are ,,

coordinated with the work of Cefic and the other Fecc committees as necessary Enhance cooperation with other associations ,,

e.g. European Solvent Industry Group (ESIG), European Chemical Transport Association (ECTA), etc.

María Jesús Almenar Martín - FeccFernand Breton - Dow CorningMonica Comajuan - Quimidroga Christiaan Fetter - Lyondellbasell Hartwig Mandau - BiesterfeldJustyna Marciniak - HSH ChemieHeinrich Van Megen - Brenntag

Dorota Zakrzewska - HSH ChemieHaimo Zekoll - Solvay Peter Cooper - UnivarMartin Rowlands - Dow CorningMichele Incagli - IMCDRemi Magniere - AzelisRepresentative - Dow Chemical

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Maarten Dankloff

Arkema Chairperson


Introduction

The Logistics Committee monitors developments in EU and international legislation concerning the safe transport and handling of dangerous goods as well as related security issues. Some of the regula-tions followed by this Committee are: UN Model rules/ADR-/RID-/IMDG, and other issues dealing with the carriage of dangerous goods (i.e. EU Transport legislations), security issues in the transport of dangerous goods, SQAS Distributor/ ESAD& Ware-house assessment systems and accident statistics.

The Committee works directly with relevant industry groups dealing with similar issues, such as Cefic (European Chemical Industry Council), IRU (Inter-national Road Union) and ECTA (European Chemical Transport Association), as well as through Chairman-ship of INDA (Alliance of European Industry Sectors Involved in the transport of dangerous goods).

Activities 2011

UN level - Monitoring the developments at the ,,

UN Sub-Committee of Experts for Transport of Dangerous Goods (UN/ADR/RID/IMDG), espe-cially the ADR revision 2011/2013EU level - Participation at the European ,,

Commission’s DG MOVE Committee on Trans-port of Dangerous Goods Involvement with stakeholders - Cooperation ,,

and exchange of experiences with relevant international associations (INDA, Cefic, ECTA)Work started on diverging national load ,,

securing legislationsInput to the Cefic Issue Team on safety at un/,,

loading sitesUpdate of INDA Security Guidance and publica-,,

tion for first time by DG MOVE on Commission website

Input to the SQAS Technical & Accreditation ,,

Committee - Revision of SQAS/ESAD & Ware-house 2011 systemParticipation in ECTA Working at Height work ,,

group

Achievements 2011

Input to Cefic helped secure a reformat of the ,,

draft SULID output document in to three sepa-rate forms for Bulk Liquids, solids and pack-aged cargoes

Work Plan 2012

UN level - monitor and input to the UN Model ,,

Rules and ADR 2013 revision EU level - development of positions and/or ,,

comments to European initiatives affecting logis-tics aspects of the chemical distribution sector:

The Commission White Paper – Future of ◊,

Transport 2010-2020Weights and Dimensions◊,

Revision of the Eurovignette Directive◊,

Urban transport◊,

Supply Chain Security◊,

Input to the Industry Guidelines on Safety at ,,

(un)loadingEnhance the relationships with the partners in ,,

the supply chain (Cefic, ECTA)Exchange of best business practices (e.g. ,,

learning from incidents)Monitor and evaluation of the SQAS/ESAD & Ware-,,

house 2011 implementation and input to the SQAS Technical & Accreditation Committee (number of assessments and feedback from the members on ESAD assessments, analysis of the trends and statistics to identify areas of improvement)Explore the possibility for pan European ,,

gui dance documents on logistics

María Jesús Almenar Martín - FeccAnaide Burel - UFCC (French Association)Ignace Dejager - BrenntagJohn Gustin - UnivarPaul Natens - AzelisChristian Hultenschmidt - VCH (German Association)

Peter Steinbach - VCH (German Association)Robert Stuyt - VHCP (Dutch Association)Franz Saif - BTC Speciality Chemical DistributionFrancisco Jimenez - Campi y Jové

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Peter Newport

CBA (British Association) Chairperson


Introduction

Each year Fecc collects a series of statis-tical data from its National Associations and Company Members. The collection, analysis and interpretation of these data allow Fecc to draw conclusions in different areas, such as demo-graphics of the sector, international trade and main activities among other. The results of the survey have also proven to be very useful for the Fecc advocacy activities.

Fecc Company Members Survey 2011

Results (data 2010) This year’s results show that, Fecc Company Members have around 13,8 billion Euros turnover (12,3 billion € in 2009), 19 thousand employees and 859 sites (689 in 2009). Fecc’s company members’ turnover represents almost half of the total reported by Fecc National Associations of 26 billion Euros. National Associations represent 31 thousand employees and 1385 sites.

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In the field of international trade, figures show that 45% of Fecc Company members are present in China and Russia, around 36% in Switzerland and 31% in Turkey. The main markets which compa-nies import from are South-East Asia with 72%, an important increase compared with last year survey where the percentage was 45%, China with 70%, a decreased compared to last year. Regarding export Russia and Switzerland lead the percentages with around 25%, followed by Scandinavia 22%, South-East Asia 19% and Turkey 17%.

Surveys

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Cosmetics

Paints

Food

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Paper

Electronics

Others

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Fecc Single Questionnaire 2011 Demographic, RC, KPIs

National Associations Results (data 2010)

The data collected via National Associations through the online Fecc Single Questionnaire allows Fecc to know also about the RC imple-mentation and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) from its National Associations Members (NAs).

The key statistical data shows an increase of the total number of member companies in the National Associations (1638 in 2010 vs. 1457 in 2009), as well as an increase of turnover from 23 billion Euros in 2009 to almost 26 billion Euros in 2010. This increase is visible in the number of employees counting more than 30,000. These figures show that the industry has recovered from the 2009 world economic crisis.

Nevertheless we have noted a decrease in the number of distributors compared to last year’s survey (from 1031 to 885).This difference is mainly due to the amendment made by the Italian National Association (AssICC) on their reporting strategy, focusing only on chemical distributors and not including pharmaceutical companies. AssICC reported 231 distribution company members in the 2010 survey while this year the number of reported companies was 79.

National Association members have around 1 million m2 of warehouse area and have made more than 5,5 million shipments representing more than 20,5 million tonnes shipped.

No. of Chemical Distributors (Fecc)

11171076

11281070

1031

885

300

470

640

810

980

1150

201020092008200720062005

No. of Employees (Fecc)

30000

35000

40000

45000

201020092008200720062005

37824

38892

33368

32917

3121931548

Surveys Surveys


Surveys

Regarding the Responsible Care (RC) imple-mentation, there has been an improvement in the percentage of companies belonging to RC; from around 40% of Fecc National Association members to around 55% in 2010. Moreover, in some countries the turnovers of RC National Association companies represent 72% of total turnover, around 50% of employees and 54% of sites belonging to RC companies.

Finally, about the 2010 KPIs and compared to the 2009 results, in the area of “Legal requirements” there has been the same order of magnitude of convictions; “Policies and documentation”–a slight increase in the number of ISO & ESAD assessments, “Provision of information”– slight decrease in TPV members assessed (this decrease can be explained by the three year cycle of SQAS Distributor/ESAD); and “Ongoing improvements” an important increase in the number of improve-ment plans in place (431 in 2010 vs. 308 in 2009). In the field of “Risk Management” –transport, site and (un)loading incidents, there has been an increase in the number of transport incidents.

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*Switzerland reports to Manufacturers’ Association (Cefic)


Members

AuSTRIA

Wirtschaftskammer Österreich (WKO), Bundesgremium des Handels mit Arzneimitteln, Drogerie- und Parfümeriewaren sowie Chemikalien und Farben

BELGIuM

Belgian Association of Chemical Distributors (BACD)

CzECH REPuBLIC

Svaz Chemickych Obchodníku A Distributoru Ceské Republiky (SCHOD CR)

DENMARk

Kemikaliebranchen (KB)

FINLAND

Teknisen Kaupan ja Palveluiden yhdistys (TKL)

FRANCE

Union Française du Commerce Chimique (UFCC)

GERMANy

Verband Chemiehandel (VCH)

HuNGARy

The Hungarian Chemical Industry Association (MAVESZ)

IRELAND

Chemical Distribution Ireland (CDI)

ITALy

Associazione Italiana Commercio Chimico (AssICC)

THE NETHERLANDS

Verbond van Handelaren in Chemische Producten (VHCP)

PoRTuGAL

Associação de Grossistas de Productos Químicos e Farmacêuticos (GROQUIFAR)

SPAIN

Asociación Española del Comercio Químico (AECQ)

SWITzERLAND

Scienceindustries (SGCI)

SWEDEN

Plast- & Kemiföretagen (P&K)

uNITED kINGDoM

Chemical Business Association (CBA)

Associate members

AkzoNobel ChemicalsArkema GroupBASFDow CorningDow EuropeLANXESSLyondellBasellSasol SolventsShell Chemicals EuropeSolvay SQM EuropeWacker Chemiew

Affiliate members

Amlin Corporate Insurance

AlgolAzelisBarcelonesa GrupBarentzBiesterfeldBrenntagBTC Speciality Chemical DistributionCaldicCampi y JovéC.H. ErbslöhEigenmann & VeronelliGrolman GroupHarke GroupAug. HedingerHSH ChemieIMCD GroupInventecJSC Ruskhimset

Krahn ChemieNordmann RassmannOmyaPenta ChemikalienQuimidrogaQuimitecnica.comR2 GroupSAFECHEM SteraChemicalsSTOCKMEIER GroupTelkoTennants DistributionTer HellUnivar EuropeVELOXVWR International

Welding

National Associations

Company members


www.fecc.org

European Association of Chemical Distributors (Fecc)

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Tel: +32.2.679.02.60

Fax: +32.2.672.73.55

Fecc Business Plan 2012

Documents

care committee

trade committee

stewardship committee

fecc business plan

feccs director

clp implementation

reach work

secretariatuta jensenkorte