AGAI NST T HI S BACK DROP… • Go ve rnme nt a nd in-ho use inde pe nde nt re g ula to ry re vie ws sug g e st re g ula to ry ‘ g a ps’ • Ca lls fo r a mo ra to rium o n the te c hno lo g y a nd/ o r the use o f na no ma te ria ls in c e rta in a re a s • Unc e rta inty within the sc ie ntific c o mmunity: po te ntia l risks o f c e rta in na no ma te ria ls, suita b ility o f c urre nt risk a sse ssme nt fra me wo rks a nd ro ute s o f e xpo sure • L o ng me mo ry o f pub lic b a c kla sh a g a inst GM fo o ds
‘ [p]ro b a b ly fo r the first time e ve r, the a tte mpt to de ve lo p a re g ula to ry fra me wo rk fo r a ne w te c hno lo g y is e me rg ing o n the pub lic a g e nda ha nd in ha nd with the de ve lo pme nt o f the te c hno lo g y itse lf’ – L e vi-F a ur a nd Co ma ne shte r(2007)
SOF T L AW SOL UT I ONS a . I ndustry Se lf-Re g ula tio n • BASF Co de o f Co nduc t • F o re sig ht Guide line s fo r MNT • NanoSAFE b . Pub lic -Priva te Pa rtne rships • E DF -DuPo nt Na no Risk Ma na g e me nt F ra me wo rk • Na no Co de • OE CD T e sting Pro g ra mme o f Ma nufa c ture d Na no ma te ria ls c . T hird Pa rty Re q uire me nts • Sta nda rds b o die s – I SO T C229 – Na no te c hno lo g ie s d. Vo lunta ry Go ve rnme nt Pro g ra ms • E PA Na no sc a le Ma te ria ls Ste wa rdship Pro g ra m • F DA Guida nc e do c ume nts
1. CODE OF CONDUCT F o ur Co re Va lue s & Princ iple s: 1. Pro te c tio n o f e mplo ye e s, c usto me rs a nd b usine ss pa rtne rs 2. Pro te c tio n o f the e nviro nme nt 3. Pa rtic ipa tio n in sa fe ty re se a rc h 4. Co mmitme nt to o pe n c o mmunic a tio n a nd dia lo g ue •
2. PART NE RSHI PS • OE CD Wo rking Pa rty o n Na no te c hno lo g y - T e sting Pro g ra mme o f Ma nufa c ture d Na no ma te ria ls (la unc he d 2007) • Po o le d re so urc e s o f OE CD me mb e r c o untrie s, no n- me mb e r c o untrie s + industry + a c a de mia to fund / c o ntrib ute to na no ma te ria l sa fe ty te sting • Prio rity list o f 11 na no ma te ria ls • 7 ye a rs, o ve r 780 studie s
3. T HI RD PART Y RE QUI RE ME NT S • I SO: inde pe nde nt/ no n-g o ve rnme nta l inte rna tio na l o rg a niza tio n; c re a te s vo lunta ry, c o nse nsus-b a se d sta nda rds • F o c us: ma rke t/ industry • I SO/ T C229 - Na no te c hno lo g ie s (2005-) • 35 pa rtic ipa ting me mb e rs; 16 o b se rve rs • F o c us: te rmino lo g y & no me nc la ture ; me tro lo g y a nd instrume nta tio n; te st me tho ds; mo de lling a nd simula tio ns; E HS pra c tic e s • 64 sta nda rds; 42 unde r de ve lo pme nt
4. GOVE RNME NT PROGRAMS • US E PA’ s Na no sc a le Ma te ria ls Ste wa rdship Pro g ra m (2008) • NMSP le ft sig nific a nt da ta g a ps • Ne a rly two -thirds o f the c he mic a l sub sta nc e s fro m whic h c o mme rc ia lly-a va ila b le na no sc a le ma te ria ls a re b a se d we re no t re po rte d • Appro xima te ly 90% o f the diffe re nt na no sc a le ma te ria ls tha t a re like ly to b e c o mme rc ia lly a va ila b le we re no t re po rte d “Unde rwhe lming ”
NE XT ST E PS… • E U & NZ: o nly jurisdic tio ns to ha ve e na c te d na no -spe c ific le g isla tio n • US: re po rting rule , g uida nc e do c ume nts, c a se b y c a se a ppro a c h • (Ne w) push in Austra lia fo r na no -sa fe ty re g ula to r • Windo w fo r so ft la w to re a lly ta ke ho ld…b ut…
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