Maud Grunchard

Fieldfisher

I have particular expertise in the EU agrochemical and biocidal sectors as well as commodity chemicals. I have been actively involved in the establishment and running of Task Forces and Consortia related to REACH and the Biocidal Products Regulation, and have provided legal support, including data sharing negotiations with third parties.

I have been involved in several cases before the European Courts in Luxembourg and the ECHA Board of Appeal in Helsinki, including the first legal action against ECHA and the first action challenging an inclusion of a substance in the list of substances of very high concern.

I am the author of the article 'Controlled risk and authorisation: SVHC uses with OELVs should be exempt from authorisation' (Chemical Watch Briefing: Expert Focus, December 2012/January 2013, p. 16-17) as well as 'Arrêt Allemagne c. Commission: précisions en matière de sécurité des jouets' (European Journal of Consumer Law, 2015/2, p. 443-449).

I am co-author of Oxford Journal of Environmental Law, October 2009: 'First ECJ Ruling on REACH: Choosing Registration over Exemption Case C-558/07, R (on the application of SPCM SA, CH Erbsloh KG, Lake Chemicals and Minerals Ltd, Hercules Inc.) v Secretary of States for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' and of Revue Européenne du Droit de la Consommation (REDC) 2009/4: 'Les possibilités de recours contre une norme technique dans l’Union européenne'.

I am also a regular speaker at conferences on REACH and biocides.

Practice Area

Environment

Panel

Contributing Author

Qualified Year

2008

Membership

Alumni ULB (Université Libre de Bruxelles) and Law Faculty
Alumni IEE (Institut d'Etudes Européennes – Institute for European Studies)
Brussels Bar (French speaking section: Ordre Français des Avocats du Barreau de Bruxelles)

Qualifications

LLM, Master in European Law (2004)
LLM, Master in Law (2003)

Education

Université libre de Bruxelles, Master in European Law (2003-2004)
Université libre de Bruxelles, Master degree in Law (1998-2003)

1 Contributions by Maud Grunchard

PRACTICE NOTES

GB Biocidal Products Regulation (assimilated EU 528/2012): framework, approvals, authorisations, NI market access, Article 95, treated articles, data protection, and upcoming reforms

Assimilated Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products Entry into force: 16 July 2012 — see Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, Article 97 Application: from 1 September 2013 Transposition deadline: N/A Amendments Assimilated Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 736/2013 of 17 May 2013, amending Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 regarding the length of the work programme for the review of existing biocidal active substances Assimilated Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 837/2013 of 25 June 2013, revising Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 concerning information requirements for the authorisation of biocidal products Assimilated Regulation (EU) No 334/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014, modifying Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 on the making available on the market and use of biocidal products, with respect to certain market access conditions Assimilated Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1819 of 8 August 2019, amending Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council to include...

Environment

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