Fecc Working Committees

Leading Industry experts contribute to Fecc's work and to the promotion of best practices in the Chemical Distribution sector. Check the calendar to see when the next meetings take place.

Good Trade & Distribution Practice (GTDP)
The GTDP Committee is focused on the development of best practices for the supply to the pharmaceutical, food, feed and cosmetics sector. Fecc assists Members to comply with WHO's GTDP standards for pharmaceutical starting materials. For more information, please contact Joel D'Silva at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

International Trade - Russia Round Table
The International Trade Committee’s objective is to deal with issues related to trade with major emerging markets such as; Asia, South America, Africa, Middle East and Eastern Europe. The committee centres not only on exports and imports, but also on distribution in these economies. The Committee also focuses on trade relations with Russia through the Russia Round Table. For more information, please contact Joel D'Silva at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Logistics (LOG)
The Logistics Committee focuses on European and international legislation concerning the safe transport and handling of chemicals as well as related security issues. For more information, please contact Jan Thienpont at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Product Stewardship (PS)
The PS Committee brings together representatives of chemical distributors and producers to promote a better cooperation and implementation of PS along the supply chain. The aim is to develop and coordinate common initiatives on HSE matters. For more information, please contact Jan Thienpont at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Responsible Care (RC)
RC is the voluntary commitment of the chemical industry to continous improvement in Health, Safety and Environmental performance. The Committee works to strengthen and promote the RC programme. For more information, please contact Jan Thienpont at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Safety, Health & Environment (SHE)
The SHE Committtee is the expert concerning the implementation of REACH. It also deals with other issues such as safety, occupational health, environmental protection, Seveso, GHS, etc. For more information, please contact Ophélie Roblot at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Precursors Committee
The Drug Precursors, Prior Informed Consent Procedure (PIC), CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear) and Explosives issues are dealt within an expert group who shares information and discusses on the latest European and global developments in the field. For more information, please contact Jan Thienpont at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

SQAS Distributor / European Single Assesment Document (ESAD)
The European Single Assessment Document (ESAD) is a third party assessment of chemical distributors' commitment to Responsible Care, and a single system to evaluate the quality, safety and environmental performance of chemical distributors. For more information, please contact Jan Thienpont at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it