10 Amendments of Anja WEISGERBER related to 2008/2208(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas nanomaterials are likelycontribute to be the next "big thing", especially given that manipulating all matter has been man's ultimate dream for centuriesresolution of global challenges and help the European Union in its aim to become ‘the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world’ (Lisbon Strategy),
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas there is no clear information about the actual use of nanomaterials in consumer products, for instance: − while inventories by renowned institutions list more than 800 manufacturer-identified nanotechnology-based consumer products currently on the market, trade associations of the same manufacturers question these figures, on the basis that they are overestimations, without providing any concrete figures themselves, − while companies happily use "nano- claims", as the term “nano” seems to have a positive marketing effect, they are strictly opposed to objective labelling requirement varies from one information source to another and whereas REACH will provide a clear picture of such uses,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas there is a major controversy debate about the possibility of assessing the safety of nanomaterials: while is ongoing, and the scientific committees of the Commission point to major deficiencies not only in key data, but even and the OECD have noted that the available testing methods of obtaining such data, manyare applicable in principle; whereas this view is shared by most representatives of the industry claim that all relevant data are available and that there are no methodological deficiencies, who also observe that the necessary data for assessing the safety of commercial products are available in respect of the vast majority of the nanomaterials currently manufactured,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the Commission’s overview shows that there are no nano-specific provisions in Community legislation for the time beingare not necessary, since nanomaterials are substances and since substances are sufficiently covered by legislation on chemical substances and by sector-specific legislation,
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers it highly misleading for the Commission to state, in the absence of any nano-specific provisions in Community law, that current legislation covers in principle the relevant risks relating to nanomaterials, when due to the lack of appropriatSupports the Commission’s view that current legislation covers in principle the risks of nanomaterials; agrees that the data and methods to assess the risks arelating to nanomaterials it is effectively blind to its risk applicable in principle, and that the further adaptation of these methods must be tested by the OECD Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that as long as current legislation is devoid of any nano-specific provisions, and as long as data and even methods to assess the risks of nanomaterials are missing, betterwhile nanomaterials are adequately covered by current law and the OECD has confirmed the applicability of the testing methods, the instruments for the implementation of the current law alone cannot bring about the necessary level of protectionegislation need to be further developed;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the proposed implementation focus does not provide thenecessary steps are being taken towards the implementation of a "safe and integrated approach" to nanotechnologies as advocated by the Commission, given that numerous nanomaterials are already on the market, particularly in sensitive applications such as personal care products or cleaning products, without adequate safety;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for potential patent rights to be limited to specific applications or production methods of nanomaterials, and not to be extended to nanomaterials themselves, to avoid stifling innovation and to avoid creating a North-South "nano-divide"granted in accordance with existing patent law in order to ensure an appropriate level of protection for patent holders and not to discourage innovations by strict supervision of the patent criteria;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12