PAPER
CHEMICALS ASSOCIATION
FOOD CONTACT, HEALTH &
SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT,
REGULATORY AFFAIRS FOR PAPER
CHEMICAL SUPPLIERS.
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The essential site for chemical suppliers
regulatory affairs people to find out what is necessary to ensure compliance
with the current and upcoming regulations for the paper, board and tissue
industry.
Membership is extremely cost effective and allows you to
contact fellow regulatory people facing the same challenges as you. Click JOIN for
more details
About Us
Aims
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To present the
collective voice of suppliers of chemicals to the paper industry by
participating in the formation of legislation, sharing non-commercial
toxicological data and disseminating relevant information from a variety of
sources.
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To positively
avoid being involved in trade affairs, technical and commercial issues relating
to the chemistry and technology of papermaking.
Objectives
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To have a
unified voice for chemical suppliers to the paper industry.
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To provide a
mechanism for the transfer of non-commercial information.
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To co-ordinate
the information required by national or European legislators for relevant
issues covering Health &
Safety, Environment, and Food Contact relating to Paper Chemicals.
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To collate the
members considered opinions and present these to the legislators in order
assist them in developing meaningful and effective legislation.
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To inform, guide
and assist with issues relating to legislation, or proposed legislation, that
is considered relevant to the members of the Association as chemical suppliers
to the paper industry.
PCA Activities
Members companies supply approximately 80% of the
UK’s Paper Chemicals.
Quarterly
Technical Forum: Information exchange and advice sessions.
Special work
groups and task forces.
The PCA is an Associate Member of CEFIC.
Authoritative Documents for Members (see
Publications)
Cefic Associate membership
PCA members enjoy the highly
cost effective benefit of password access to the CEFIC E- Room for up-to-date
on essential relevant information on matters of the Council of Europe progress
of Food Contact Articles, Regulations and the activities of the Additives in
Paper & Board Group (APBIG), which help to ensure that meaningful
regulations are made.
Council of
Europe Inventory list, updates.
APBIG, meeting diary, agenda,
minutes, reports.
Daily E-room updates sent
electronically to members.
PCA Membership
PCA Technical Forum (Active participation meeting Quarterly, with e-mail updates as they happen.)
Discuss
problems solutions in confidence with fellow regulatory affairs people.
Co-operate
with cost sharing
E-MAIL Distribution service
for Members
Information to your desk “hot off the
press”.
Member
access to and weekly updates on:
Environmental Labelling
European: http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/ecolabel/
Nordic Swan: http://www.svanen.nu/Eng/default.asp
FDA Regulations: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/index.html
FDA Inventory of Effective
Premarket Notifications for Food Contact Substances:
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/opa-fcn.html
Bfr
Website. (English page.): Chapter XXXVI (1,2 & 3) “VERY
USEFUL”
2005 update due May 05
http://bfr.zadi.de/kse/index.htm?lang=en
DEFRA
REACH
Chemical Stake holders Forum
Nonyl Phonenols
perfluorooctane sulphonate
(PFOS)
UK Food Standards Agency: http://www.foodstandards.gov.uk/
Acrylamides
Pollution Prevention and Control
Working Party on Materials and Articles in Contact with Food or Drink
HEALTH & SAFETY EXECUTIVE
Biocides
Products Directive
CHIP
(Chemicals (Hazard Information and
Packaging for Supply)
ATP (Adaptation to Technical Progress)
Council of Europe INVENTORY
LIST Food Contact Materials
The Council of Europe (CoE)
has the task of compiling a list of chemicals used in paper that comes into
contact with food.
The CoE will eventually
present the Inventory list to the European Commission (EC) for ratification by
Member States. The detailed work involved in preparing the Inventory List has
been passed from the CoE to working groups in the Confederation of European
Chemical Industries (CEFIC) and the Confederation of European Paper Industries
(CEPI).
The PCA continues to provide
a speedy and effective service of disseminating and collating information for
chemical suppliers to the paper industry to ensure that their products appear
in the Inventory List.
The pooling of non-commercial
toxicological information by members is just one area where considerable
monetary savings can be realised by members working together.
17th draft currently in now available (Jan
2005)
Extra
Benefits
Publications
Glossary
of Terms
This is a compilation of the terminology acronyms
and abbreviations used in the world of health safety environmental and
regulatory affairs. Each item is
explained in full in a simple easy to understand way. (A most useful downloadable .pdf document)
(Available free to members
and to non-members for 35 UK Pounds (55 Euro or 55 USD)
Contact: Info for order form.
Environmental
Labelling Guidance Manual
With the introduction of the
EC's Preparations Directive (1999/45/EC) into law across the EU which includes
the provision for the classification packaging and labelling of preparations
(mixtures) as "dangerous for the environment", there is plenty of
scope for misunderstandings on all sides.
The PCA has prepared this document to enable its members to better understand
the new regulations, and to assist in providing authoritative information to
customers. (Downloadable .pdf document)
(Available free to members
and to non-members for 35 UK Pounds (55 Euro or 55 USD)
Contact: Info for order form.
Order both for 65 UK pounds (100 Euro
or 100 USD)
CO-OPERATION
The PCA co-operate with the
following groups on relevant matters to ensure our common aims are effectively
met.
European Paper Chemicals Group of TEGEWA (German equivalent of the PCA)
Confederation of Paper Industries
formerly The Paper Federation of Great Britain.
RECOGNITION
The PCA is in meaningful dialog and regular contact
with: -
Paper Industry
Technical Association (PITA)
The European Chemical
Industries Association (CEFIC)
The European
Papermakers Association (CEPI)
The European
Packaging Association (CITPA)
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Membership is open to any UK based
manufacturers, importers and sellers of chemicals to the Paper, Board and
Tissue Industry. Your nominated
representative will receive all updates, call for meetings and action lists for
distribution in your own organisation.
Active participation is encouraged but not essential.
If your company is based outside
the UK but active in the UK and or European paper industry market, membership
is essential and extremely cost effective for you ensure you comply with
current legislation
Current annual subscription £630 (950 Euro or 1,200 USD)
Contact: Info
for full details
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Last Revised: 21st March 2006