1. Chemicals
1.1. REACH
1.2. Existing Regulation
2. Worker Protection
3. Products
3.1. Plant Protection Products
3.2. Biocides
3.3. New Approach Legislation
3.4. Cosmetic Products
3.5. Aerosol Dispensers
3.6. Medicinal Products
3.7. Cars
3.8. Food Legislation
3.8.1. General Food Law
3.8.2. Novel Food
3.8.3. Food contact materials
3.8.4. Food additives
3.8.5. Food supplements
3.8.6. Feed legislation
3.9. Consumer products not covered by specific regulation
4. Environmental legislation
4.1. Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC)
4.2. Major-accidents, Seveso II Directive
4.3. Water
4.4. Waste
4.5. Air quality
4.6. Soil
4.7. Environmental liability
Research needed to support legislative work in the field of environment, health and safety
1. Measurement methods, reference materials and materials characterisation
2. Test methods for human health, safety and environment and reference materials
3. Exposure information throughout the life cycle of nanomaterials
4. Risk assessment methods
5. Risk Management
6. Networking and infrastructure aspects
Addressing the knowledge gap
1. International cooperation at the level of OECD
1.1. Testing Methods and Risk Assessment
1.2. Information Sharing, Co-operation and Dissemination
2. Standardisation at the international and European level
3. Eu scientific committees with regard to risk assessment
4. The European Food Safety Authority
5. Ethical considerations with regard to nanomedecine
6. Joint Research Centre of the European Commission
7. Study on socio-economic factors
8. Sixth and Seventh Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development
1.1. REACH
1.2. Existing Regulation
2. Worker Protection
3. Products
3.1. Plant Protection Products
3.2. Biocides
3.3. New Approach Legislation
3.4. Cosmetic Products
3.5. Aerosol Dispensers
3.6. Medicinal Products
3.7. Cars
3.8. Food Legislation
3.8.1. General Food Law
3.8.2. Novel Food
3.8.3. Food contact materials
3.8.4. Food additives
3.8.5. Food supplements
3.8.6. Feed legislation
3.9. Consumer products not covered by specific regulation
4. Environmental legislation
4.1. Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC)
4.2. Major-accidents, Seveso II Directive
4.3. Water
4.4. Waste
4.5. Air quality
4.6. Soil
4.7. Environmental liability
Research needed to support legislative work in the field of environment, health and safety
1. Measurement methods, reference materials and materials characterisation
2. Test methods for human health, safety and environment and reference materials
3. Exposure information throughout the life cycle of nanomaterials
4. Risk assessment methods
5. Risk Management
6. Networking and infrastructure aspects
Addressing the knowledge gap
1. International cooperation at the level of OECD
1.1. Testing Methods and Risk Assessment
1.2. Information Sharing, Co-operation and Dissemination
2. Standardisation at the international and European level
3. Eu scientific committees with regard to risk assessment
4. The European Food Safety Authority
5. Ethical considerations with regard to nanomedecine
6. Joint Research Centre of the European Commission
7. Study on socio-economic factors
8. Sixth and Seventh Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development