Substances Compliance Council (SCC)

Mission:

The Substances Compliance Council (SCC) provides influence and direction for AEM’s chemical regulatory and compliance efforts. Members address concerns and issues surrounding regulatory compliance with the goal of moving our industry from awareness to competence to compliance with these regulatory issues through tools and education.

Responsibilities:

The SCC will focus on all relevant global chemical and substance regulations. This may include, but is not limited to, EU REACH, RoHS, conflict minerals, US TSCA, SCiP, California Prop 65, CEPA, 1999, and others. The commit. Other activities include:

• Identify regulatory issues that impact, or are likely to impact in the future, our members and their suppliers.
• Provide an industry perspective on best practices for regulatory compliance
• Initiate subcommittees to work on specific aspects of regulatory initiatives.
• Periodically review work and timelines of sub-committees as well as approve of new initiatives from members as needed.
• Liaise with industry stakeholder groups
• Engage with governmental regulatory officials
• Educate the membership on new market access concerns

Product Focus:
This issues this council focuses on affects all product types and industry sectors

Organization:
The SCC reports to the Safety & Product Leadership Council (SPLC)

Meetings:
The SCC meets the second Tuesday of every Month.