engineered nanomaterial
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31/12/2015 – 27/03/2021 Article 3, Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 Scope: Whole act
‘engineered nanomaterial’ means any intentionally produced material that has one or more dimensions of the order of 100 nm or less or that is composed of discrete functional parts, either internally or at the surface, many of which have one or more dimensions of the order of 100 nm or less, including structures, agglomerates or aggregates, which may have a size above the order of 100 nm but retain properties that are characteristic of the nanoscale.Properties that are characteristic of the nanoscale include:(i)those related to the large specific surface area of the materials considered; and/or(ii)specific physico-chemical properties that are different from those of the non-nanoform of the same material.
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