Summary report of EC Scientific Committees published
The European Commission has published a Final Report on the Scientific Committees 2004-2009. The report outlines the mandates, running costs, published opinions and meeting participation by Scientific Committees of the European Commission in 2004-2009:
- Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
- Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks
- Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks
Follow these links to find out more about the EC’s Scientific Committees, or to download the full Final Report 2004-2009.
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The EC’s Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) has published its opinion on the most recent developments in the risk assessment of nanomaterials. (18th February 2009)
The European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) has adopted an opinion entitled ‘Assessment of the Antibiotic Resistance Effects of Biocides’. (27th January 2009)
The EC has published the Minutes of the most recent meeting of its Scientific on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR); during its 27th plenary meeting, held on the 26th November 2008, SCENIHR concluded that the 2nd Dialogue on Nanotechnology – Safety for Success, held in Brussels in October 2008, ‘was considered a useful and informative initiative in particular for establishing a regular dialogue with different stakeholders. [...] The launch of a network on risk assessment on nanomaterials was foreseen as a result of this meeting to exchange and pool information.’ (23rd January 2009)