The City of Paris excludes nanomaterials from its future supplies

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17/12/2021 - Modifié le 20/12/2021
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ban precautionary principle vigilance

It is through a tweet from Alice Timsit, a Parisian councilor, that we learned that the new Parisian public procurement plan states that no nanomaterials should be in the City of Paris supply contracts:

A few days later, the Parisian plan for responsible public procurement 2022-2026 was put on line. It included the following statement: “Eliminate endocrine disruptors and nanomaterials from all City of Paris supply and service contracts1See axis 2: “Environmental responsibility” of action 2.1 “Protecting against health risks”, page 20.

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  • 1
    See axis 2: “Environmental responsibility” of action 2.1 “Protecting against health risks”, page 20