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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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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

• 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

• 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
• 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
• 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…