The Swiss Federal Council intends to prolong the Action plan for Synthetic Nanomaterials until 2019. The Federal Council issued a report, analysing the implementation of the action plan to date and defining goals for the coming years.
The "Action plan for synthetic nanomaterials" illustrates the work required in Switzerland for the safe handling of nanomaterials. It was adopted by the Federal Council in April 2008. On 17.12.2014 the Federal Council decided to continue the action plan until 2019.
The action plan was developed by the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) in cooperation with an inter-departmental task force and the involvement of a panel of scientific and economic experts.
The objectives of the action plan (PDF; 500 KB) include:
The creation of regulatory framework conditions is divided into two phases:
Phase 1 (short and medium term): Strengthening of corporate responsibility through different tools (precautionary matrix, guide to self-regulation, support of private-sector codes of conduct, guidelines for nano-specific safety data sheets, improved consumer information, disposal guide)
Phase 2 (medium and long term): Development of legal framework conditions for the safe handling of synthetic nanomaterials (review of measures exceeding existing provisions and coordination with developments abroad)
The complete press release (in German) can be accessed via the following link http://www.bag.admin.ch/dokumentation/medieninformationen/01217/index.html?lang=de&msg-id=55708
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