| Title |
| Consultation on the REVISION OF THE "CODE OF CONDUCT FOR RESPONSIBLE NANOSCIENCES AND NANOTECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH" |
| Policy field(s) |
| Research - Nanotechnologies |
| Target group(s) |
| All people and organisations involved or interested by Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies research in Europe, and notably policy makers, industry, media and civil society organisations |
| Period of consultation |
| From 20.10.2009 to 03.01.2010 |
| Objective of the consultation |
| On 7th February 2008 the European Commission adopted a Recommendation on a Code of Conduct for Responsible Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies Research. This recommendation was followed on 26th September 2008 by Council Conclusions on Responsible Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies. Both documents suggested that the Commission Recommendation and the Code of Conduct should be revised after two years. Therefore, in view of the said revision, planned for February 2010, the Commission is opening a new public consultation in order to receive new inputs |
| How to submit your contribution |
We welcome contributions from citizens, organisations and public authorities.
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| Reference documents and other, related consultations |
Recommendation on a Code of Conduct for Responsible Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies Research. (07 February 2008) Council Conclusions on Responsible Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies (30 September 2008) |
| Contact details |
| Responsible service : Directorate-General for Research – Unit L.3 |
| E-mail : philippe.galiay@ec.europa.eu |
| Postal address : European Commission, Directorate-General for Research, SDME 7/68, B-1049 Brussels, BELGIUM. |
| View the contributions |
| In the interests of transparency, organisations have been invited to provide the public with relevant information about themselves by registering in the Interest Representative Register and subscribing to its Code of Conduct. If the organisation is not registered, the submission is published separately from the registered organisations. |
| Results of consultation and next steps |
| Analysis of results |