Objective
The CSA links different initiatives and facilitates the integration of results from these initiatives, so that a maximum use of these results can benefit the regulatory process. The CSA is designed to facilitate this process and show European leadership on chemical safety, including nano’s.
The aim of this activity is to coordinate and support for risk assessment, management and governance by streamlining data acquisition, collection and management on regulatory orientated toxicology testing of nanomaterials, exposure monitoring, LCA, and disposal and treatment of waste nanomaterials. A number of topics were not included in NANoREG, as they fell outside the scope of that call. The principles enshrined in NANoREG will through PROSAFE be transferred to as many other member states and non-EU states as possible.
Nano-safety can be considered to improve significantly when Safe by Design is internationally accepted to guarantee safety. But it lacks agreed definitions, guarantees, and therefore confidence for acceptance. PROSAFE will facilitate and promote the acceptance of Safe by Design within the EU-COM, its Member and Associated states. Consideration is given to regulatory developments including challenges raised by the convergence between nano and biotechnologies.
To prepare for the future, after decades of playing EHS catch-up on innovations that became major environmental hazards like lead, asbestos, PCB’s, a shift is needed towards a proactive approach of demonstrating safety and sustainability in pre-commercial innovation.
Priorities are:
•Move from generalized discussions to case specific differences
•Improve characterization of nanomaterials and require reporting on their use
•Increase funding for research on ecotoxicology and environmental fate and behaviour
•Use value chains assessments when considering environmental impacts
•Commit to environmentally sustainable and socially robust innovation.
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CSA - Coordination and support actionCoordinator
2500 EX Den Haag
Netherlands
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Participants (13)
EH14 4AP Edinburgh
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1049 Bruxelles / Brussel
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75794 Paris
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00161 Roma
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1200 Bruxelles / Brussel
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8152 Opfikon
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
1150 Bruxelles / Brussel
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35131 Padova
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06844 Dessau-Rosslau
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1249 074 Lisboa
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060021 Bucharest
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36030 Monte Di Malo
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
3721 MA Bilthoven
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