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On Monday, July 18, the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research and the General Secretariat for Investment published the list of the 13 winning projects of the second round of the PEPR (Programmes et Équipements Prioritaires de Recherche exploratoires – “priority programmes and facilities for exploratory research”) call for projects. Ineris is partnered with two of the 13 projects that were selected: IRIMa and SOUSSol, with respective budgets of €52M and €72M over a seven-year period.

The beginning of a new school and business year often means new purchases: school supplies, clothing, sports equipment, new home and office supplies, etc. But some of these items may contain Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) that not everyone is aware of. Current regulations entitle you to access this information, and Ineris has prepared a summary of these rights.

This week Ineris is attending the 6th general assembly of the Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Department (CAMS) in Bonn. They will present their work in forecasting and public policy support services in the field of air quality.

A member of “Europe Sequencing” from 2021, the institute is now a member of the Batteries European Partnership Association, BEPA.

On 12 and 13 May, the Institute is taking part in the "Partnership on risk assessment for chemical" (PARC) launch meeting. This is a European partnership encompassing all aspects of chemical substances risk assessment.

This week, the French National Institute for Industrial Environment and Risks (known as the INERIS) is working alongside the French Ministry of the Ecological Transition (known as the MTE), which is coordinating work on talks around reviewing the Gothenburg Protocol as part of France’s presidency of the Council of the European Union.

The AskREACH project is launching a European-wide competition to reward the company that most effectively provides information on SVHCs in its supply chain, and the most engaged retailer on the matter of SVHCs. Follow the guide to take part!

The French National Institute for Industrial Environment and Risks (Institut National de l’Environnement Industriel et des Risques - INERIS) and the French Centre for Research on Risks, Environment, Mobility, and Urban Planning (Centre d'Etudes et d'Expertise sur les Risques, l'Environnement, la Mobilité et l'Aménagement - CEREMA) renewed their scientific collaboration on 30th March 2022 by signing a partnership agreement. The two institutions therefore have a framework formalising a five-year work cycle and reinforcing existing cooperation in areas of shared interest.

The European LIFE AskREACH project and Scan4Chem app aim to raise awareness among consumers and manufacturers of chemicals in items and, in particular, the presence of substances of very high concern (SVHCs, according to REACH rules). Mixtures (such as foods, household or cleaning products, inks and paints) are not covered by the Scan4Chem app, but their packaging is.

In early January 2022, the INERIS was approved by the British government for the certification of pyrotechnic items, including airbags, under the UKCA standard. As a result of Brexit, CE-marked products can no longer be placed on the UK market from 1 January 2023. Instead, they will have to comply with British standards and be UKCA-marked.