Downstream Users of Chemicals Co-ordination Group
Acronym: DUCC
General Information
Identification Code: 70941697936-72
Website: [object Object]
Entity Form: Association de fait
Registration Category: Trade and business associations
Registration Date: 2/2/2012
Last Update: 5/8/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: DUCC offers a platform for associations whose member companies use chemicals to formulate mixtures (as finished or intermediary products) for professional and industrial users, as well as for consumers. These eleven European-based associations represent represents several important “downstream” industry sectors, ranging from cosmetics and detergents to aerosols, paints, inks, toners, pressroom chemicals, adhesives and sealants, construction chemicals, fragrances, disinfectants, lubricants, and chemical distributors industries. DUCC aims to contribute to the successful implementation of the requirements of the REACH and CLP Regulations. DUCC’s objectives are to: - offer a platform for associations/federations of downstream users of chemicals, which formulate and/or place on the market chemical mixtures intended for end-users, where they can exchange information and expertise, work on issues of common interest and build up common positions towards other stakeholders; - advise and help
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Business and industry
- Consumers
- Customs
- Environment
- Public health
- Research and innovation
- Single market
Levels of Interest:
- european
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: REACH (including follow-up actions from the 2017 review); CLP; Better Regulation; EU Green Deal; Non-Toxic Environment Strategy; Interface between Chemicals, Products and Waste.
Communication Activities: DUCC is a Stakeholder of the Helsinki Chemical Forum.
DUCC was a Stakeholder of the HBM4EU initiative - Human Biomonitoring for Europe and have applied to be a stakeholder in PARC - European Partnership for the Assessment of Risks, which is the follow on activity to this project.
DUCC is part of the multi-stakeholder initiative initiated by ECHA: the Exchange Network on Exposure Scenarios (ENES). This forum is currently dormant but DUCC continues to lead/co-lead actions on this topics of ENES.
DUCC partners with other stakeholders, such as the SME and craft sector, to produce guidance for a wider audience.
For more information, also on our projects and publications, please visit our website: www.ducc.eu.
EU Supported Forums and Platforms: Competent Authorities for Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of CHemicals (REACH) and Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP)#E02385#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2385 #OBSERVER #C#IndustryStanding Committee on Precursors#E03245#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3245 #OBSERVER #C#IndustryWorking Group on Chemical Industry#E03326/5#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=103712 #MEMBER #C#Industry
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Boulevard du Souverain 165c/o A.I.S.E.
Post Code: 1160
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
Phone: [object Object]
EU Office
Address: Boulevard du Souverain 165c/o A.I.S.E.
Post Code: 1160
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
Phone: [object Object]
Financial Data
New Organisation: false
Closed Year: [object Object]
Current Year: [object Object]
Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 2
Members F T E: 2
Info Members: DUCC has a Platform Manager ensuring the DUCC Secretariat, working as 0.8 FTE since November 2023.
DUCC also has a chair, that is a representative of one of the DUCC member associations (which will also be registered on the trasparency register) but also is a representative of DUCC and engaged in the work
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: A.I.S.E., ATIEL, CEPE, Cosmetics Europe, CropLife Europe, EFCC, FEA, Fecc, FEICA, IFRA and I&P Europe.
For more details, please visit: http://www.ducc.eu/Members.aspx
Organisation Members: HCF - Helsinki Chemical Forum
https://helsinkichemicalsforum.messukeskus.com/
ENES – Exchange Network on Exposure Scenarios
http://echa.europa.eu/en/about-us/exchange-network-on-exposure-scenarios
HBM4EU - Human Biomonitoring for Europe
https://www.hbm4eu.eu/