Lorna Brazell - Nanotechnology law : best practices

ADME

Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion

ANZF Code

Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code

ASTM

ASTM International

BSE

Bovine Spongiform Encephalytis (Mad Cow Disease)

C&L Inventory

Classification and Labelling Inventory (of the European Union)

CASG Nano

REACH Competent Authorities Sub-group on Nanomaterials

CEN

European Standards Centre

CEPA

Canadian Environmental Protection Act

CHMP

European Medicines Agencys Committee on Medicinal Products for Human Use

CLP

Classification, Labelling and Packaging (of Chemicals)

CMR

Carcinogenic, Mutagenic or Toxic for Reproduction

CNT

Carbon Nanotube

CSCL

Japanese Chemical Substances Control Law

DAR

Draft Assessment Report

DDP

Dossier Development Plan

DG

Directorate General (of the European Commission)

DNA

Dioxyribonucleic Acid

DSL

Canadian Domestic Substances List

ECHA

European Chemicals Agency

EEA

European Economic Area

EFSA

European Food Safety Agency

EINECS

European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances

EMA

European Medicines Agency

EPA

US Environment Protection Agency

EPC

European Patent Convention

EPO

European Patent Office

ETSI

European Telecommunications Standards Institution

EU

European Union

FAO

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization

FDA

US Food and Drug Administration

FIFRA

US Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act

FRAND

Fair, Reasonable and Non-discriminatory

FSANZ

Food Standards Australia New Zealand

FTC

US Federal Trade Commission

GHS

Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals

GLP

Good Laboratory Practice

GMO

Genetically Modified Organism

GRAS

Generally Recognized as Safe

ICCM

International Conference on Chemicals Management

IFCS

Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety

IOMC

Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals

IP

Intellectual Property

IPPC

Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control

IPR

Intellectual Property Right

IRGC

International Risk Governance Council

ISO

International Standards Organization

IUPAC

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

IUR

Inventory Update Reporting

JEDEC

Joint Electron Device Engineering Council (now known as the JEDEC Solid State Technology Association)

JRC

Joint Research Centre (of the European Commission)

LED

Light Emitting Diode

MA

Marketing Authorization

METI

Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

MHLW

Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

MHRA

UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

MPEG

Moving Picture Experts Group

MSDS

Material Safety Data Sheet

MWCNT

Multi-walled Carbon Nanotube

NICNAS

Australian National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme

NIOSH

US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

NMSP

US Nanoscale Materials Stewardship Program

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OIE

World Organisation for Animal Health

PCB

Polychlorinated Biphenyl

PCT

Patent Cooperation Treaty

PM

Particulate Matter

PMN

US Premanufacture Notice

RAE

UK Royal Academy of Engineering

RAPEX

Rapid [Product Safety] Information System

REACH

European Regulation on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals

ROHS

European Regulation on the Restriction on Use of Hazardous Substances

SAICM

Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management

SARS

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

SCCP

European Scientific Committee for Consumer Products

SCCS

European Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

SCENIHR

European Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks