Nanomaterials under REACH: Legal aspects: Unless and until REACH is adapted to more specifically regulate nanomaterials, is there scope for national measures to regulate these materials?

European Journal of Risk Regulation

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-62

  Montfort, Jean Philippe ^a   Indirli, Giovanni ^a   Georgieva, Daniela ^a   Carrega, Claire Marie ^a  

^a Mayer Brown   (Belgium)

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EID: 84857615097     PISSN: 1867299X     EISSN: 21908249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1867299x00000064     Document Type: Article

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