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Congo (Brazzaville)Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM)
| Report Title: |
Nanotechnologies and Manufactured Nanomaterials |
| Report ID: |
452 |
| Date: |
2/25/2010 |
| Report Type: |
Resolution |
| URL: |
[Advance%20report%20of%20the%203rd%20African%2.....] |
| Country: |
NGOs |
| Organization: |
Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) |
| Summary: |
Fifty-three African nations met at the third African regional meeting on the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) from January 25-26, 2010 (see report ID 451), where they adopted a non-binding resolution on nanotechnology (contained in Annex II of this document). The resolution follows the "no data, no market" principle similar to that of the EU, and recommends requiring a comprehensive hazard assessment, including toxicology and ecotoxicology data, prior to the introduction of nanomaterials into the market. Recognizing that developing countries often ship waste to African countries lacking the resources for safe management, the resolution also calls for a ban on shipments of waste containing nanomaterials unless the receiving country can adequately manage the waste. It also recognizes the right of countries to accept or reject the use and import of manufactured nanomaterials, and encourages the formation of multi-stakeholder working groups and international partnerships to develop the financial, technical, and regulatory knowledge necessary to safely manage nanomaterial use and disposal. |
| Archived Copy: |
Advance report of the 3rd African reg mtg on SAICM_April 25 2010_452_8810.pdf |
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| Report Title: |
Report of the Third Africa Regional Meeting on the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management |
| Report ID: |
451 |
| Date: |
2/25/2010 |
| Report Type: |
General Report |
| URL: |
[Advance%20report%20of%20the%203rd%20African%2.....] |
| Country: |
NGOs |
| Organization: |
Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) |
| Summary: |
The Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) is a policy framework to promote chemical safety worldwide, adopted by the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM). This document is an advance report of the activities of African governments who met on January 28-29 to conduct the third African regional meeting on SAICM. Nanotechnology was an emerging policy issue at the meeting, and a regional awareness-raising workshop had been previously held on January 25-26, 2010, held in conjunction with the SAICM meeting by OECD and UNITAR. Following the spirit of ICCM's Resolution II/4 (adopted at the ICCM’s second session in Geneva, 2009), the participants at this regional meeting adopted a resolution to ensure safe handling of nanomaterials. Other work at this meeting in the area of nanotechnology consisted primarily of raising awareness of new issues and ensuring that developing countries were adequately engaged in future ICCM sessions (for the third ICCM session, the OECD had encouraged greater attention to their nanotechnology-related concerns). |
| Archived Copy: |
Advance report of the 3rd African reg mtg on SAICM_April 25 2010_451_5906.pdf |
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