Nanotechnology: balancing benefits and risks to public health and the environment

Amendment No. 2 | Doc. 13117 | 24 April 2013

Signatories:

Mr Rubén MORENO PALANQUES, Spain, EPP/CD ; Mr José María BENEYTO, Spain, EPP/CD ; Ms Delia BLANCO, Spain, SOC ; Mr Arcadio DÍAZ TEJERA, Spain, SOC ; Mr Alejandro MUÑOZ-ALONSO, Spain, EPP/CD

Origin

2013 - Second part-session

In the draft recommendation, at the end of paragraph 5.7, add the following words:

"without prejudice to the continued support, even in financial terms, to ongoing research projects aimed at determining potential risks of nanomaterials."

Explanatory note

Currently, nanotechnology is a scientific research activity which is still scarcely present in markets. The generation of this knowledge should not be entrusted exclusively to a great interdisciplinary centre. This research, international and interdisciplinary, is currently part of several research projects aimed at determining potential risks of nanomaterials, financed within the EU research framework programme itself.