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The European Commission’s approach to Nano Safety

The European Commission’s approach to Nano Safety. Nicholas Deliyanakis European Commission Research DG Industrial Technologies. Conference on Nano-Safety, Ljubljana, 22-24 April 2009. EC Integrated Strategy for Nanotechnology:. Research Infrastructures Human Resources

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The European Commission’s approach to Nano Safety

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  1. The European Commission’s approach to Nano Safety Nicholas Deliyanakis European Commission Research DG Industrial Technologies Conference on Nano-Safety, Ljubljana, 22-24 April 2009

  2. EC Integrated Strategyfor Nanotechnology: • Research • Infrastructures • Human Resources • Industrial Innovation • Societal Issues • Outreach, Ethics, Code of Conduct • Safety & Regulation • International Cooperation • In both Research and Policy Communications on Strategy, Action Plan & Implementation: COM(2004)338 of 12/05/04 COM(2005)243 of 07/06/05 COM(2007)505 of 06/09/07 (2009)…

  3. Implementation: • N&N in FP6: ~1.4 Billion € in 550 projects (not only from NMP) • EC accounts for ~1/3 of public funding in EU • 600 M€ in 2007, first year of FP7 • Similar amount expected in 2008 • Support for Infrastructures and Human Resources in nanotechnology (generic/specific) • Increasing industrial participation & patents • Funded R&D: Topics gradually moving from “enabling” science to industrial applications and systems

  4. Implementation –pt II: • Staying in tune with society: Information and dialogue • “Code of Conduct for Responsible N&N Research”, Feb 08 • Work on safety and regulatory issues (several DGs) • Increasing investment in safety R&D • “Regulatory Review”, Jun 08 • International cooperation –in research and policy, e.g. • Coordinated call with Russia, 2009 • International dialogue, OECD, ISO etc

  5. Regulatory Challenge: Is the regulatory framework sufficient? • Regulatory Review: COM(2008)366, 17/06/08 • Accompanying Staff Working Document SEC(2008)2036 Relevant EU legislation • Chemicals (REACH) • Worker Protection • Products (Specific and General regulations) • Environmental protection (IPPC, Seveso II, Water, Waste directives)

  6. Regulatory Challenge: Is the regulatory framework sufficient? • Overall, it can be concluded that current legislation covers to a large extent risks in relation to nanomaterials and that risks can be dealt with under the current legislative framework. • However, current legislation may have to be modified in the light of new information becoming available, for example as regards thresholds used in some legislation. Currently this is the subject of debate (e.g. EP) • Specific legislation • Labelling

  7. Safety Challenge: • SCENIHR opinions -latest in January 2009: The methodology for both exposure estimations and hazard identification needs to be further developed, validated, and standardised. ref: SCENIHR opinions • R&D to address safety gaps: • Effects on human health • Environmental effects, life-cycle • Exposure assessment • Test equipment • EC invested 28M€ up to 2006, >20M€ since 2007; work of JRC

  8. Organisational Challenges: • Global strategy • International coordination of effort • Work of OECD WPMN • Unpublished or proprietary data • Standardisation • Regulatory changes, where appropriate

  9. R&D projects on Safety • SAFETY OF NANOPARTICLES: • CELLNANOTOX: Cellular Interaction and Toxicology with Engineered Nanoparticles • DIPNA: Development of an Integrated Platform for Nanoparticle Analysis to verify their possible toxicity and eco-toxicity • NANOINTERACT: Development of a platform and toolkit for understanding interactions between nanoparticles and the living world • NANOSH: Inflammatory and genotoxic effects of engineered nanomaterials • NANOCAP: Nanotechnology Capacity Building NGOs (FP6-SOCIETY) • IMPART: Improving the understanding of the impact of nanoparticles on human health and the environment • PARTICLE-RISK: Risk Assessment of Exposure to Particles (FP6-NEST) • SAFETY OF PROCESSES • NANOSAFE2: Safe production and use of nanomaterials • SAPHIR: Controlled Production Of High Tech Multifunctional Products And Their Recycling • STANDARDISATION AND METROLOGY: • NANO-STRAND: Standardization related to Research and Development for Nanotechnologies • NANOTRANSPORT: The Behaviour of Aerosols Released to Ambient Air from Nanoparticle Manufacturing - A Pre-normative Study

  10. FP7-NMP: Topics addressed in2007

  11. FP7-NMP: Topics addressed in2008

  12. FP7-NMP: Topics addressed in2009

  13. A project cluster on Nano-Toxicology First meeting 26/02/2009; next 01/04, 28-29/04 Synergy, projects mapping, data, test protocols, results verification and validation, material characterisation, research roadmaps Towards a RTD stakeholders’ forum Competence and Infrastructure Integration Modelling/simulation (planned joint call EU-USA) Risk detection and monitoring Risk reduction International cooperation Standardisation The next steps

  14. EC Nanotechnology Information • Commission Nanotechnology homepages (with FAQs): ec.europa.eu/nanotechnology cordis.europa.eu/nanotechnology • CORDIS – Information on (NMP) Calls: cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc • Industrial Technologies website: ec.europa.eu/research/industrial_technologies/

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