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This visit occurred during the 2016 Circular Economy Exhibition organised by the China Association of Circular Economy (CACE). Dr.\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/circular-economy-euchems-at-european-commission-mission-to-china\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 STUDY ON INTERNATIONAL SECTORAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORKS AND SYSTEMS The European Commission has recently published a study on the International Sectoral Qualifications Frameworks and Systems. This study, for which EuCheMS provided input namely regarding its European Professional card for chemists, reflects on the potential role of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) in supporting recognition of International Sectoral Qualifications and related initiatives. The EQF is\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/study-on-international-sectoral-qualifications-frameworks-and-systems\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 NAMES FOR NEW ELEMENTS 113, 115, 117 AND 118 NOW APPROVED On the 28 November, after a five-month period of public review, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) approved the name and symbols for four elements: nihonium (Nh), moscovium (Mc), tennessine (Ts), and oganesson (Og), respectively for element 113, 115, 117, and 118. In concordance with and following the earlier reports that the\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/names-for-new-elements-113-115-117-and-118-now-approved\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 FIRST SCIENTIFIC OPINION OF THE SAM HIGH LEVEL GROUP DELIVERED Last month, Henrik C. Wegener, the Chair of the European Commission High Level Group of Scientific Advisors, the Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM), submitted the SAM\u00b4s first Scientific Opinion to Carlos Moedas, Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation. In its Opinion, SAM analyses how to close the growing gap between the measurement of CO2 emissions from\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/first-scientific-opinion-of-the-sam-high-level-group-delivered\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 MEPS OBJECT TO COMMISSION PLANS TO RENEW BENTAZONE HERBICIDE Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) approved a non-binding resolution stating that the EU authorisation for Bentazone herbicide, which expires on 30 June 2017, should not be renewed as its safety has yet to be confirmed. MEPs point out that Bentazone\u2019s consumer risk assessment has not been finalised and that data are missing, particularly on\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/meps-object-to-commission-plans-to-renew-bentazone-herbicide\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 OBSERVATORY FOR NANOMATERIALS The signing of an agreement between the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and the European Commission earlier this month, marks the formal kick-off on the creation of the European Union Observatory for Nanomaterials (EU-ON). The information sources for the observatory will include data generated by various pieces of EU legislation regulating the safe use of nanomaterials\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/observatory-for-nanomaterials\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR REPORT 2016 The European Environmental Agency (EEA) Environmental indicator report 2016 [http:\/\/www.eea.europa.eu\/airs] gives a snapshot of progress made so far by the 28 EU Member States in meeting a selected number of EU policy objectives. These are relevant to achieving the three key priority objectives of the EU\u2019s 7th\u00a0Environment Action Programme: natural capital; resource-efficient, low-carbon economy,\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/environmental-indicator-report-2016\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 PISA 2015: EU PERFORMANCE AND INITIAL CONCLUSIONS The PISA Survey (Programme for International Student Assessment), published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), is a key international educational assessment tool providing valuable input for possible educational reforms. The 2015 edition of the PISA survey, which is based on tests given to 15\/16 years old students, offers key insights into the\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/pisa-2015-eu-performance-and-initial-conclusions\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 REPORT ON WATER QUALITY IN EUROPE Report on Water Quality in Europe The quality of drinking water and bathing water, and the effectiveness of waste water treatment across the European Union continues to improve, according to a new European Environment Agency (EEA) report recently published. Nonetheless, pollution from sources like waste water treatment plants, agricultural runoff and storm water overflows,\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/report-on-water-quality-in-europe\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 RAW MATERIALS FOR GREEN TECHNOLOGIES A new Joint Research Centre (JRC) study presented at the 9th Conference of the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan), concludes that the EU is vulnerable to supply bottlenecks of some materials needed in wind, photovoltaic and electric vehicles technologies. Such materials are for instance rare earths \u2013 neodymium (Nd), praseodymium (Pr) and dysprosium\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/raw-materials-for-green-technologies\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 GLYPHOSATE RAW DATA SHARED BY EFSA The European Food Safety Agency has shared the raw data that was used in the EU safety evaluation of the pesticide glyphosate. The information has been sent to a group of MEPs who submitted an official request to see the information. The information released includes the raw data from all the genotoxicity and carcinogenicity studies\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/glyphosate-raw-data-shared-by-efsa\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 ERC TO RE-LAUNCH SYNERGY GRANTS IN 2018 The ERC Scientific Council decided to take the preliminary steps to reinstate the Synergy Grant funding scheme in 2018. This comes after a thorough assessment of the ongoing projects funded through the pilot calls in 2012 and 2013. Synergy Grants can bring together top researchers with complementary skills and knowledge and enable them to jointly\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/erc-to-re-launch-synergy-grants-in-2018\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 COUNCIL CONCLUSIONS ON EARLY STAGE RESEARCHERS In its recent Council Conclusions, the Council of the European Union, calls countries for, among others, further promotion of science and research careers. It also calls for the promotion mentorship activities of senior researchers from all sectors to work with early stage researchers. The Council also calls for more international cooperation and for the promotion\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/council-conclusions-on-early-stage-researchers\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 Innovation & Entrepreneurship   \u00a0  \u00a0 INDUSTRIAL R&D INVESTMENT SCOREBOARD 2016 Earlier this month, the Joint Research Centre published the 2016 edition of the EU Industrial Research and Development (R&D) Investment Scoreboard analyses the 2500 companies investing the largest sums in R&D in the world in the fiscal year 2015\/16. It comprises companies based in the EU (590), the US, Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Switzerland\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/industrial-rd-investment-scoreboard-2016\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 RIO COUNTRY REPORT: CHINA China 2015 Research and Innovation Observatory Report [https:\/\/rio.jrc.ec.europa.eu\/en\/country-analysis\/China] (RIO) explains recent policy reforms and laws aiming to accelerate innovation-driven growth and address major challenges in China\u2019s innovation system. It examines the recent 'Made in China 2025' plan and an ongoing major reform, begun in 2015, towards greater independence, transparency and coordination of China\u00b4s many R&D\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/rio-country-report-china\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 Consultations and Roadmaps   \u00a0  \u00a0 PUBLIC STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION ON INTERIM EVALUATION OF JOINT UNDERTAKINGS OPERATING UNDER HORIZON 2020 This consultation aims to collect the views of the public about the implementation of the Joint Undertakings (JUs) under Horizon 2020 for the period 2014 to 2016. The Joint Undertakings (JUs) are formalised public-private partnerships involving companies at the European level. The JUs bring together industry, the research community, in some cases Member States, regulators\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/public-stakeholder-consultation-on-interim-evaluation-of-joint-undertakings-operating-under-horizon-2020\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE ACTIVE SUBSTANCE BENALAXYL EFSA will assess all comments from interested parties regarding the active substance Benalaxyl. Input is requested on the following: physical\/chemical properties; details of uses and further information; methods of analysis; mammalian toxicology; residues; and environmental fate and behavior. Deadline: 25 January 2017 Website: http:\/\/www.efsa.europa.eu\/ [http:\/\/www.efsa.europa.eu\/en\/consultations\/call\/161125]  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/public-consultation-on-the-active-substance-benalaxyl\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 ROADMAP - COMMISSION'S COMMUNICATION ON A ONE-HEALTH ACTION PLAN TO SUPPORT MEMBER STATES ON ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE (AMR) RESEARCH CHALLENGE The Council conclusions of 17 June 2016 on AMR call for a reinforced EU strategy against AMR and a new and comprehensive EU Action Plan (AP) on AMR based on the One - Health approach. The current Action Plan has been subject to an evaluation, which showed that the EU can bring added value in\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/roadmap-commissions-communication-on-a-one-health-action-plan-to-support-member-states-on-antimicrobial-resistance-amr-research-challenge\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 REFIT EVALUATION OF THE EU LEGISLATION ON PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS AND PESTICIDES RESIDUES The general objective of this Regulatory Fitness and Performance (REFIT) evaluation is to perform an evidence-based assessment of the implementation of the legislation on plant protection products and pesticides residues. The results of the evaluation will be the basis on which the Commission will draft the report to the European Parliament and the Council on\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/refit-evaluation-of-the-eu-legislation-on-plant-protection-products-and-pesticides-residues\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 INITIATIVE TO LIMIT INDUSTRIAL TRANS FATS INTAKES IN THE EU The main policy objectives of a possible regulation are: 1) to ensure a high level of health protection for EU consumers; 2) to contribute to reducing health inequalities, one the objectives of Europe 2020; 3) To contribute to the effective functioning of the Internal Market for foods that could contain industrial trans fats. Possible proposal\u2026  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/initiative-to-limit-industrial-trans-fats-intakes-in-the-eu\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 Calls for Funding and Awards   \u00a0  \u00a0 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE SELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE OPERATIONAL GROUPS OF THE EUROPEAN INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP ON RAW MATERIALS [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/call-for-applications-for-the-selection-of-members-of-the-operational-groups-of-the-european-innovation-partnership-on-raw-materials\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE SELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE HIGH-LEVEL STEERING GROUP OF THE EUROPEAN INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP ON RAW MATERIALS [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/call-for-applications-for-the-selection-of-members-of-the-high-level-steering-group-of-the-european-innovation-partnership-on-raw-materials\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 PRODUCTION OF NEXT GENERATION BATTERY CELLS IN EUROPE FOR TRANSPORT APPLICATIONS [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/production-of-next-generation-battery-cells-in-europe-for-transport-applications\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 SWEETENERS AND SWEETNESS ENHANCERS [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/sweeteners-and-sweetness-enhancers\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 EUROGIA 2020 CALL FOR PROJECTS [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/eurogia-2020-call-for-projects\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 COORDINATING AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH AND INNOVATION ACTIONS ON THE DECARBONISATION OF THE EU ECONOMY [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/coordinating-and-supporting-research-and-innovation-actions-on-the-decarbonisation-of-the-eu-economy\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 PATHWAYS TOWARDS THE DECARBONISATION AND RESILIENCE OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMY IN THE TIMEFRAME 2030-2050 AND BEYONDOPOSALS FOR ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANT [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/pathways-towards-the-decarbonisation-and-resilience-of-the-european-economy-in-the-timeframe-2030-2050-and-beyond\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 WATER IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/water-in-the-context-of-the-circular-economy\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 NEW SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION OF RAW MATERIALS [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/new-solutions-for-sustainable-production-of-raw-materials\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 RAW MATERIALS POLICY SUPPORT ACTIONS [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/raw-materials-policy-support-actions\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 EuCHeMS Events   \u00a0  \u00a0 E-WISPOC 2017 \u2013 11TH EUROPEAN WINTER SCHOOL ON PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/e-wispoc-2017-11th-european-winter-school-on-physical-organic-chemistry\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN DRUGS [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/circular-economy-in-drugs-3\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 ICCE 2017 \u2013 16TH EUCHEMS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CHEMISTRY AND THE ENVIRONMENT [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/icce-2017-16th-euchems-international-conference-on-chemistry-and-the-environment\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 ISOS 2017 \u2013 INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL ON ORGANIC SYNTHESIS \u201cA. CORBELLA\u201d [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/isos-2017-international-summer-school-on-organic-synthesis-a-corbella\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 BIENAL 2017 \u2013 XXXVI BIENNIAL MEETING OF THE SPANISH ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY (RSEQ) [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/bienal-2017-xxxvi-biennial-meeting-of-the-spanish-royal-society-of-chemistry-rseq\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 7TH EUROVARIETY \u2013 7TH EUROPEAN VARIETY IN UNIVERSITY CHEMISTRY EDUCATION [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/7th-eurovariety-7th-european-variety-in-university-chemistry-education\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 EICC-4 \u2013 4TH EUCHEMS INORGANIC CHEMISTRY CONFERENCE [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/eicc-4-4th-euchems-inorganic-chemistry-conference-2\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 ISSNP 2017 \u2013 INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL ON NATURAL PRODUCTS [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/issnp-2017-international-summer-school-on-natural-products-3\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 EUCOMC 2017 \u2013 22ND EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/eucomc-2017-22nd-european-conference-on-organometallic-chemistry-3\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 Other Events   \u00a0  \u00a0 6TH INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONICS RECYCLING CONGRESS IERC 2017 [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/6th-international-electronics-recycling-congress-ierc-2017\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 HOW TO ATTRACT TALENTED RESEARCHERS [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/how-to-attract-talented-researchers\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 SEAFOOD SAFETY \u2013 NEW FINDINGS AND INNOVATION CHALLENGES [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/seafood-safety-new-findings-and-innovation-challenges\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0 SWISS SCIENCE BRIEFING ON \u2018TOWARDS A NEW GENERATION OF PUBLISHING MODELS\u2019 [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/swiss-science-briefing-on-towards-a-new-generation-of-publishing-models\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0   [160413 Newsletter] [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/latest-issue-of-euchems-newsletter-3\/] LATEST ISSUE OF EUCHEMS NEWSLETTER Read it here [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1610-Euchems-Newsletter-11_16.pdf]! Some of the highlights are:  * ECC6 in Seville  * EuCheMS General Assembly  * EuCheMS-American Chemical Society MoU  * Seville Declaration on Chemical Weapons  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/latest-issue-of-euchems-newsletter-3\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0   [Season's Greetings] [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/seasons-greetings\/] SEASON'S GREETINGS Thank you chemists and friends of chemistry for all your support! We wish you an amazing 2017, full of chemistry!  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/seasons-greetings\/]   \u00a0  \u00a0   [ECC7] [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/ecc7-2\/] ECC7 ECC7 - Liverpool, UK [http:\/\/www.rsc.org\/events\/euchems2018] (and congratulations to Lisbon, the city chosen to receive the 2020 EuCheMS Chemistry Congress)  read more [http:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/ecc7-2\/]   \u00a0   \u00a0  [https:\/\/twitter.com\/EuCheMS] [https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/European-Association-for-Chemical-and-Molecular-Sciences\/432872506750171]   \u00a0  \u00a0 {can-spam} {copyright}   \u00a0  \u00a0","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/wp-content\/uploads\/mailster\/templates\/bnu v1_3\/img\/EuCheMS_BNU_logo.png"}