EU NanoSafety Cluster Announces Its Support of the Malta Initiative

On February 18, 2019, the European Union (EU) NanoSafety Cluster (NSC) announced that it is supporting the Malta Initiative by linking various projects with activities developed within the Malta Initiative.  According to NSC’s website, the Malta Initiative began in 2017, when Germany approached the EU Directorate-General (DG) for Research and Innovation to request political and financial support to develop and amend Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Test Guidelines and Guidance Documents to ensure that nano-specific issues for fulfilling regulatory requirements are addressed.  It is a self-organized group without any legally binding status.  In line with existing OECD procedures, any country or organization with expertise interested in working on adapting existing OECD Test Guidelines or developing new OECD Test Guidelines and/or Guidance Documents is welcome to become an active contributor.  The activities of the Malta…

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