"The European Union intensified its regulatory efforts from 2004 onwards. New legislation is based on existing regulations. While at the beginning the assumption that nanotechnologies are covered in principle by current legislation was prevailing, some fields have started to adapt; in particular chemicals, cosmetics and food. This dossier describes the changing EU regulatory strategy and further gives an overview of the legal fields, important to nanotechnology. These fields range from workplace safety, chemicals and product safety to industrial and environmental law."

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