China Chemical Regulation Webinar, May 31, 2012. Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.'s consulting affiliate, The Acta Group, is participating in a webinar on chemical regulation in China with its joint venture partner Acta-PLS China. Leslie S. MacDougall, Andy Burgess, and Dr. Ya-Juin Chou, Novartis Pharma AG, will address the key elements of chemical control legislation in China. Registration is available online.

In light of the European Chemicals Agency's (ECHA) recent release of Version 2.0 of its Guidance on Data Sharing, which provides assistance to companies placing substances onto the European Union (EU) market under the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation (EC regulation 1907/2006), and other developments, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. has updated its memorandum on EU and international data compensation and sharing mechanisms. This 35-page memorandum reviews data citation, compensation, and sharing provisions under REACH and Canada's pesticide data citation and compensation regulations. If anyone is interested in obtaining a copy of this detailed and up-to-date memorandum, please contact B&C.

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C), B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM), The Acta Group, L.L.C. (Acta), and The Acta Group EU, Ltd (Acta EU) are pleased to announce that on October 25, 2011, Joseph E. Plamondon will speak in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the 30th Biennial Western Coatings Symposium on the regulation of polymers under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the European Union's Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation, and the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA). The Western Coatings Symposium is one of the coatings industry's premier events. Additional information is available online.

The Western Coatings Society is a voluntary, nonprofit trade association representing more than 100 paint and coatings manufacturers, raw materials suppliers, distributors, educators, and students. Its objective is to provide technical education and professional development to its members and the coatings industry through its monthly technical presentations, technical documents, job assistance, and scholarships.

The May 2, 2011, International Environment Reporter and May 3, 2011, BNA Daily Environment Report reference Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.'s memorandum concerning China's implementation of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals.