Contributions to the consultation on the definition of “nanomaterial”
The European Commission published the 136 contributions1[NDLR] Initially published on the following link https://ec.europa.eu/environment/pdf/chemicals/nanotech/TSC_Nanodefinition_PublicExcerpt.xlsx, they seem to have disappeared from the European Commission’s website; AVICENN had downloaded them in 2021 and has decided to upload them to veillenanos.fr in order to keep track of the positions defended at that stage by the stakeholderscollected as part of its consultation on the definition of the term “nanomaterial”, as well as additional contributions from French authorities, the Industrial Minerals Association (IMA) and the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR).
The Commission said it is conducting a “detailed analysis” with the goal of publishing a summary and statistical analysis of the responses by the end of 2021, as well as its plans for the potential revision or replacement of the current definition recommendation.
Upcoming Nano Agenda
- Awareness-raising aimed at personnel in contact with nanomaterials during research, formulation, production, maintenance, cleaning, upkeep, etc., as well as safety coordinators or engineers, facility managers, heads of laboratories where nanoparticles are handled.
- Organizers: INSTN Grenoble (CEA)
- On the agenda: potential impact on health; metrology and protection; control of potential risks associated with nanomaterials; consideration of societal aspects.
- Website: https://instn.cea.fr/formation/maitrise-des-risques-lies-aux-nanomateriaux-sensibilisation
- 11th International Conference on Nanotoxicology
- Forum aimed at personnel from research and academic institutions as well as from industry, governmental agencies, and other relevant organisations
- Organizers: the leading EU-funded H2020 Projects DIAGONAL, HARMLESS, and SUNSHINE
- 23 – 25 September 2024
- Site internet: https://www.nanotox2024.eu
- As part of the “unusual CNRS visits” program, “Dive into the invisible world of atoms: explore nanotechnologies” : discover how nano-objects are manufactured and analyzed, with control and ultimate spatio-temporal resolutions of around 1/10,000 meters, in spaces exceptionally open to the public.
- Organizer: Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies (C2N), a flagship laboratory for research in nanoscience and nanotechnology in France (CNRS)
- Site internet : https://visitesinsolites.cnrs.fr/…
Notes and references
- 1[NDLR] Initially published on the following link https://ec.europa.eu/environment/pdf/chemicals/nanotech/TSC_Nanodefinition_PublicExcerpt.xlsx, they seem to have disappeared from the European Commission’s website; AVICENN had downloaded them in 2021 and has decided to upload them to veillenanos.fr in order to keep track of the positions defended at that stage by the stakeholders