substances”. This is a teacher’s handbook about chemicals around us and hazardous substances in products. Already now the handbook has got a huge interest and teachers are waiting for the book and are interested to use it in the coming school season. The Estonian and Latvian editions of Teacher’s Handbook are attached to the report (Annex 7.2.3). The project team would like to add one more deliverable to the project – the teacher’s handbook in English. We see the additional value for publishing the handbook together with methodological materials in English as well. At present only general part of the handbook is available in English and the methodological parts and teaching materials are in Estonian or Latvian languages. This would give a good opportunity for our Lithuanian and German (WECF) team to use the handbook in future also in these countries as well potentially also in other EU countries and we have noted interest from Finnish and Swedish partners of our network as well – the replication potential would increase substantially. The English handbook would be published electronically but the funds are needed for translation as well for design. The requested participant list (21.03.2014) that was not presented in Mid-term report is attached in Annex 7.1.2.4. Detailed action report is attached in PR, Annex 7.1.2.4. 5.1.3.5. Action C5: Lobbying the integration of hazardous substance reduction measures into policy making During the reporting period active dialogue with policy makers in order to address and introduce the results from Action C7 campaign has been initiated, the first round table seminar with facilitated discussion for policy makers, decision makers or parliamentarians has been held and the first information leaflets produced and distributed. The target groups of this activity are not only politicians in parliament, but also specialists in ministries and other competent authorities (management and support level) who are dealing with the issues related to hazardous substances. The first round table „Endocrine disrupting chemicals in consumer products and their impact on human health" was held 24.04.2014 in Estonia. 19 participants took part in the roundtable, among them were politicians, specialists from different ministries and agencies involved in chemicals policy and legal acts developments in the field of chemical safety, representatives from state supervision institutions, representatives of environmental and consumer protection NGOs and volunteers from blood testing. Report from round table with signature sheet, presentation and invitation are included in Annex 7.1.2.5. The round tables with the same concept and aims are to be held 21.05.2014 in Latvia and 16.05.2014 in Lithuania. Lithuanian round table will cover also introduction of consumers right to know (REACH article 33) about substances of very high concern present in articles (among them some EDC) in order to introduce the experiment, when AB3 has sent 52 inquiries for retailers about substances of very high concern in articles and got practically no answers or not satisfying answers. Our team is in communication with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) on the issue of concern. The first information leaflets produced within this action were „Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) the action is needed now“. These leaflets were issued in the project specially for the first round tables about the EDCs and distributed to participants during the events. The printed versions of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian leaflets were issued. The printed EE, LV and LT editions and ENG pdf template leaflet are attached to the report (Annex 7.2.4). Project team wants to investigate the responsibility problem regarding consumers right to know (REACH article 33) about substances of very high concern present in articles. The introduction of REACH article 33 is needed, not only to consumers, but also to retailers. As AB3 (BEF LT) already has an experience on it where they sent inquiries for retailers about substances of very high concern in articles, we want to implement this activity also in Estonia and in Latvia. A special campaign will be launched in autumn 2014 to be followed up then with the ECHA colleagues. Detailed action report is attached in PR, Annex 7.1.2.5.
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