{"id":8130,"date":"2016-08-04T13:53:44","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T11:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dana.ggiants.de\/faq\/where-can-i-find-answers-to-legal-questions-about-the-use-of-nanomaterials\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T10:19:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T08:19:15","slug":"where-can-i-find-answers-to-legal-questions-about-the-use-of-nanomaterials","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/materialneutral.info\/en\/faq\/where-can-i-find-answers-to-legal-questions-about-the-use-of-nanomaterials\/","title":{"rendered":"Where can I find answers to legal questions about the use of nanomaterials?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">With nanotechnology being a cross-sectional technology, the nano-specific aspects are being addressed in various European directives and regulations. These include the legal areas of chemicals, food &amp; food contact materials, <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_e6888cf7f8ef072bc513c9dc9e095782\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">pesticides<\/span> and biocides, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, occupational health &amp; safety and environmental protection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The website of the German Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA) provides information on regulations and preannouncements for workplace safety. The BAuA announcement &#x201C;Manufactured <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_b9e9395286233f41aea957abe9492004\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Nanomaterials<\/span>&#x201D; (BekGS 527) from 2013 contains assessment values for the safe use of nanomaterials at the workplace.<br>\nREACH, the European regulation on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals, also includes the nanoform of substances without specifically addressing and assessing the nanoform yet.<br>\nSince 2013 and 2014 respectively, regulations of cosmetics, biocides and food legislation include labelling requirements for nanosized ingredients.<\/p>\n<p>Further information on nano-specific regulations can be accessed via the following links<\/p>\n<p><strong>Germany<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA)&#xA0;&#x2013; <a title=\"Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA) - Nanotechnology\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baua.de\/EN\/Topics\/Safe-use-of-chemicals-and-products\/Innovative-materials\/Innovative-materials_node.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nanotechnology<\/a><\/li>\n<li>BAuA&#xA0;Announcement <a title=\"BAuA Announcement 527 &#x201C;Manufactured Nanomaterials&#x201D;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baua.de\/EN\/Service\/Legislative-texts-and-technical-rules\/Rules\/TRGS\/Announcement-527.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BekGS 527 &#x201C;Manufactured Nanomaterials&#x201D;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"REACH-CLP Helpdesk Germany\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reach-clp-biozid-helpdesk.de\/EN\/Home\/Home_node.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">REACH-CLP Helpdesk Germany<\/a><\/li>\n<li>German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV)&#xA0;&#x2013; <a title=\"German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV) &#x2013; General Information on regulations for nanotechnology (in GERMAN)\" href=\"http:\/\/nano.dguv.de\/en\/basics\/regulation\/overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">General Information on regulations for nanotechnology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br>\nSwitzerland<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH)&#xA0;&#x2013; <a title=\"Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) &#x2013; Current Law\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bag.admin.ch\/bag\/en\/home\/gesund-leben\/umwelt-und-gesundheit\/chemikalien\/nanotechnologie\/rechtsetzung-und-vollzug.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Current Law<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br>\nAustria<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"NanoinformationPortal - Regelungen (in GERMAN)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nanoinformation.at\/bereiche\/regelungen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NanoinformationPortal &#x2013; Regelungen<\/a> (in GERMAN)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"REACH-CLP Helpdesk Austria (in GERMAN)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reachhelpdesk.at\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">REACH-CLP Helpdesk Austria<\/a> (in GERMAN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#xA0;<\/p>\n<p>&#xA0;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","faq_category":[54],"class_list":["post-8130","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","faq_category-08_legal"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Where can I find answers to legal questions about the use of nanomaterials? - MANTRA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/materialneutral.info\/en\/faq\/where-can-i-find-answers-to-legal-questions-about-the-use-of-nanomaterials\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Where can I find answers to legal questions about the use of nanomaterials? - MANTRA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"With nanotechnology being a cross-sectional technology, the nano-specific aspects are being addressed in various European directives and regulations. 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