Nano governance: how should the EU implement nanomaterial traceability?
European Trade Union Institute for Research, Education and Health and Safety, Brussels
ETUI - Brussels
2011
4 p.
nanotechnology ; nanomaterials ; occupational safety and health ; regulation
EU countries ; Belgium ; France ; Italy ; Netherlands
ETUI Policy Brief. European Social Policy
2/2011
Technology
English
Bibliogr.
2031-8782
"This Policy Brief addresses the need for a governance response from the European bodies to establish a registry of nanomaterial-containing articles. Better comprehensive data is urgently needed to improve knowledge of what is on the market, who is exposed and what should be regulated. Member States welcome such inventories and have developed their own initiatives but it is crucial to harmonise them in order to achieve proper protection of human and environmental health."
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